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The Twin Towers were part of the American psyche long before the 9/11 attacks a decade ago. This supercut by Dan Meth highlights the towers all-too-short film career.
Culture Buzz This photo, taken near a New York fire station visited by President Obama, is 100% Fuck Yeah. Pay special attention to to the window display in the background.
Culture Buzz In his first trip to New York following the death of Osama bin Laden, here are photos of President Obama laying a wreath and observing a moment of silence at Ground Zero. Beautiful and heart-wrenching. A small semblance of closure.
Culture Buzz In his first trip to New York following the death of Osama bin Laden, here are photos of President Obama meeting with the first responders of September 11th. He's seen here with firefighters at Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9 and with police officers at the First Precinct. And that's indeed Rudy Giuliani with him. It's nice to see everyone putting politics aside, at least for a few days.
I was at Ground Zero tonight and this is what I saw. Well done, New York.
Politics Buzz Well, that didn't take long. All of the purported inconsistencies and mysterious anomalies with President Obama's long form birth certificate. And this is only within the first few hours of the document's release. Give the Birthers a few days to come up with some really juicy stuff. Between this and the conspiracy theories about Osama bin Laden's death, they're going to be very busy.
Recently unearthed footage of the World Trade Center in flames on September 11th, 2001, shot from a NYPD helicopter and obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The narration from the helicopter crew is riveting and heartbreaking. “Our people are down there.”
The first teaser trailer for the movie, Notorious, telling the true story of legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G. has just been released. Look for it in theaters January 16, 2009. If you don’t get chills watching this trailer, you obviously haven’t listened to Biggie while sippin’ 40s and attempting to rap, “Biggie Biggie Biggie, can’t you see - sometimes your words just hypnotize me.” Plus, the shot of the Twin Towers in the trailer chokes us up.