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Tue Feb 9
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#urbananthropology

The Literary Manboys of New York City

In today's New York Times, we met John Bowe, a 42-year-old writer and bachelor who fell in love for the first time at age 39—in Saipan. It didn't work out. Not surprising, since he's the quintessential Literary Manboy. More »

01/28/10

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By Doree Shafrir

#crime

Japan's Bad Neighborhood Still Bad

Tokyo's struggling to "clean up" its Roppongi neighborhood, where Nigerian hustlers steer suckers into shady bars where they're drugged and robbed. You'd think that business would fall off naturally, right? But this next drink might be the un-spiked one! [LAT]

01/26/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

11/16/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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]

10/28/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

10/27/09

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By Ryan Tate

#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 »

09/30/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

09/08/09

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By Ryan Tate

#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 »

09/03/09

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By Ryan Tate

#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!] More »

08/20/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

07/30/09

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By Ryan Tate

#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 »

07/29/09

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By Ryan Tate

#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. More »

07/01/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

06/03/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

05/26/09

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By Ryan Tate

#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 »

05/19/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#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 »

05/18/09

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By Joshua David Stein

#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 »

05/11/09

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By Richard Lawson

#crackups