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How To See The Pope Without A Ticket

Animal blogger Bucky Turco has posted a hi-res mockup of an official ticket to see the Pope's appearance at the St. Patrick Cathedral tomorrow. Apparently someone with computer skills (Note to US Secret Service: Not us) could theoretically print this out into a reasonable facsimile of a real ticket and use it to attend the event. In related news, Bucky is "posting from an undisclosed location today," and we all wish him well and hope that he makes it to Monday a free man. Click to enlarge. [Animal NY]

12:50 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Hamilton Nolan
1,039 views, 25 comments

Latest by Steverino: @saltwatertaffy:@In Other News...: Heh. My mistake, good sirs (?). THE PASTORAL VISIT TO NEW YORK HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI OPENER, BY POPULAR DEMAND: TOKIO HOTEL! more »

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That Giant Thing Bulging From Your Trenchcoat At The Cineplex Had Better Be Your Wang

Take care the next time you sneak your videocamera into a movie theater to illegally bootleg a first-run feature: The City Council has passed legislation raising the fine for such behavior to $5000. In addition, Variety reports that the mayor
has tasked his administration to boost efforts through undercover investigations and inspections, documenting trademark infringements, and using nuisance abatement law to hold accountable the owners of buildings where movies are duped and sold.
The story notes that more than "40% of all counterfeit CDs seized in the U.S. are made within the New York metro area," which kind of makes us proud to call this city home, but if the crackdown proves as oddly successful as the rest of Mr. Bloomberg's War on Fun it's goodbye, grainy copy of Blades of Glory. Is nothing illegal in this city sacred? Costs up for illegally videotaping films [Variety]

1:50 PM on Tue Apr 17 2007
By abalk2
783 views, 20 comments