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more about #urbananthropology more comments → OMG! Ponies!: Look, I'm not an elitist or a classist by any stretch of the imagination but can you honestly say that something as blue-collar as a garage for garbag... more » Mike Jahn: Pre-gentrification, my son used to brag about having an apartment in the Meatmarket District. Now he just says "Village." #trendwatch more » City_Dater: So make them (or rather, their "people") carry their own garbage to a secure location far away where garbage trucks are sequestered to protect Rich Pe... more » DennyCrane: You mean the area that already has a Department of Sanitation facility on Canal and Washington, the Fed Ex World Service Center on Leroy and Greenwich... more » hamburgerhotdog: Ah Tribeca! Where the hellmouth known as the Holland Tunnel dumps slow moving traffic spewing exhaust, night and day honking. How dare they park a tru... more » misslinda: Bah, this is nothing. Gimme a call when someone applies for a liquor license within the East Village's "resolution zone," then I'll show you some real... more » Dickdogfood: The "wonderful halo of long-gone industrial grit," eh? Yeah. The only people who love grit for its own sake are, for all intents and purposes, tourist... more » Go Like Hell Machine: I suppose the city could raise garbage rates in the neighborhood to cover the cost of having to find a presumably further and/or less convenient locat... more » MisterHippity: That's Chris Cooley. He's a TIGHT END!!! #dc more » Elektra: I have nothing even vaguely witty to say. Just: Good jesus what a rump. #dc more » unclevanya: Pass completed! #dc more » Rufus-T-Firecrotch: Should I save my concerns about Cooley breaking his ankle Monday vs. the Eagles and the fact that the 'Skins are going to finish 3-13 for Deadspin? #dc more » ms_priestypants: Um, since we're on the subject of packages...can we see this from the front? #dc more » MissNormaDesmond: Why is anyone giving the guy shit over this? He in fact didn't whine, he made good-natured fun of himself the whole time, including characterizing hi... more » blix: Wide receiver admires tight end. #dc more » -
#urbananthropology
The New NIMBYs
Here is how cities work: Seedy neighborhood+Gentrification= Only a faint romantic halo of former seediness, which is used for real estate marketing purposes. Any attempt at neighborhood reversion to pre-gentrification standards will be terminated with extreme affluence. More » -
#perspective
DC Worried About Least of Its Worries
Washington DC is worried that its losing sports teams will make the city the butt of jokes. Hey, don't forget about your poor schools, violent crime, young racist tools, and fat Republicans everywhere, either. It's a whole package. [WP] -
#urbananthropology
Jonathan Ames Learns What Twitter's Good For
Twitter's not all narcissistic minutiae and celebrity retweets: Jonathan Ames used it to obtain a TV, from his employer, via "whining." More » -
#sulzbergheir
Young Sulzberger Hunts a Sniper!
Heir to the New York Times throne A "To the Muthafuckin G" Sulzberger, The Younger, has been sent out into a virtual urban war zone! People are being shot (with BBs) all over Alphabet City. To the projects, AG! More » -
#playahaters
How to Survive Your Burning Man Hangover
The annual pilgrimage of Bay Area pyromaniacs to a Nevada desert playa is over; now comes the inevitable Burning Man hangover, in which participants and haters alike bemoan the bacchanal's worst excesses. More » -
#urbananthropology
Protect Your Laptop by Disguising It as a Newspaper
It's the ultimate camouflage for your sleek, seductive MacBook Pro: A sleeve masquerading as that rotting corpse of print journalism, the daily newspaper. More » -
#urbananthropology
Passage to Hipster Brooklyn Clogged With Nekkid Ladies, For Art
Just when you think there are no good jokes about Williamsburg left, a patriotic actress strips on the L train for art's sake, making a story for New York's foremost vagina journalist, and all is well again. [Beware! NSFW art!]
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#urbananthropology
How Twitter Is Escalating the Street Food Vendor Wars
Twitter has been a boon to mobile food vendors, allowing fans to find them wherever their carts might be. But their location-hopping threatens upsetting the entire order on which food vendor peace rests. More » -
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#crackups
Jakob Lodwick Auditions for Psycho Blue Man Group Spinoff
When do we force ourselves to look away from Jakob Lodwick's seeming public breakdown? The Vimeo founder shot this insane, angry video beautifully. Could a genuine trainwreck be so intricately choreographed? More » -
#controversies
Pukey Pug Hugger or Kooky Jew Boo-er?
Yesterday, Chrissie Brodigan said she was manhandled by a cop and arrested just because her pug dog threw up on the L train. But the cop says she's a raving anti-Semite! Let's explore this breathtakingly minor controversy.
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#terror
Stray Pet of Doom Sparks Media Frenzy
As of this morning there are 171 news articles about the totally harmless rat snake—a popular type of pet—that was found in a Bronx apartment. It did not eat anyone, yet. More » -
#urbananthropology
The Jakob Lodwick Crack-Up Goes Taxi Driver
Vimeo founder Jakob Lodwick is now sporting a haircut straight out of Taxi Driver. Which wouldn't be disturbing, except that the young millionaire seems to be having a breakdown that would make a fitting sequel for the gritty film. More » -
#strangecreatures
Black...Hipsters? Please Explain!
Black. Hipsters. Blipsters. Is your brain leaking out of your ears, socioculturally speaking, at the very idea? Who are they? Why are they? Fortunately there's a new article that tries—and fails—to provide answers: More » -
#urbananthropology
Subway Reading Census Confirms Print is Effed
This morning on the F train, I did a little urban anthropology which included a quantitative analysis of commuter reading material. Conclusions: Invest in iPhones. Dump your Kindle stock. Paid print content is terminally ill. More » -
#batterysup
Everyone's Poor But Happy In New York Today
Up there in the sky, look at that cloud, is that a silver lining we see? Sure the 'conomy's in the shitter, but let's focus on the positive. New York might be livable again! More » -
#crackups
The Scary Knife Rites of an Apostate Fameball
Hipster millionaire Jakob Lodwick can't stop seeking web attention. Yet even the dim lights of internet semi-fame drive him up the wall. So he's left to stab in frustration, in the dark. More » -
#urbananthropology
Charlie Leduff Owns the Raccoon Meat Beat
Mustachioed man of the people Charlie Leduff is the type of reporter who wanders the backstreets of America, searching for someone who hunts raccoons for meat, so he may write about them. Found one! More » -
#therich
Vacuous Spenders Suddenly Find Their Souls
Six months into the economic meltdown, all big spenders know conspicuous consumption is out. The (new) rules forbid it! But now they're trying to convince the New York Times they've truly changed. Inside. More » -
#urbananthropology
Why New York Will Win The Recession
Maybe you've seen Richard Florida's Atantic article on meltdown geography, or the New York Times on LA's beleaguered hipster suburb . Both effectively say suburbs will eat it in this recession. Why? More » -
#classwarfare
Save the Bankers
Don't get us wrong: We despise the arrogant and overpaid financiers responsible for this economic mess. They, not taxpayers, should pay for their incompetence. But banker hatred is starting to get worrisomely extreme. More »
