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Happy June Heat Wave!
Guess what? It's brown-out season! Power outages are expected across the Upper East Side tonight. DisasterReadyNYC—the scariest site on the Internet?—recommends filling your bathtub with water. Ha ha ha that won't protect you from the looters and Cloverfield monsters! NOTHING CAN. An Upper East Side hospital sent the following warning to its staff today, in case you need to hear it from Con Ed themselves: More »
culture wars
God Smites Dirty Hippie For Reading 1984, Fox Reporter Believes
The blow-dried, plastic smile-bearing Fox 5 reporter asks Jared Crystal what happened. Jared, the very cultural opposite of the reporter in his ponytail and "Republicans For Voldemort" T-shirt, explains that he was simply sitting in his car, reading 1984—an ordinary night—when a tree limb came crashing down! A scary situation! The reporter grimaces at the disheveled man with the disastrous car. "Reading 1984, and look what it got you!" the reporter says. "Next time read something more easy and calm!" Jared graciously blames Arbor Day, rather than punching the reporter in the face. Click to watch the underlying tension of the media's culture war in action.
bob stokes
Weather Channel Anchor Accused Of Being Leering Dirtbag
Weather Channel anchor Bob Stokes is being accused by a former on-air colleague, Hillary Andrews, of being a sexually harassing, stalkerish jerk. For an extended period of time. Andrews says that Stokes harassed her predecessor out of a job, and then began harassing Andrews even harder, constantly hitting on her and asking her inappropriate questions; i.e., "Will you lick my swizzle stick?" Andrews is now suing Stokes, and two highlights from her court documents are below, describing some of Stokes' conduct. Also, a bonus clip: a colleague forgetting Stokes' name, on-air. Maybe she blocked him out of her mind. More »
death
Deadly Spring's First Victims Make Fox Anchor Positively Giddy
Fox News morning anchoress Gretchen Carlson is so thrilled about the arrival of Spring that she can't stop smiling, even when delivering the news of 13 deaths from severe weather. "Guess what—it's the first day of Spring! Whoo-hoo!" she exclaims over an aerial shot of a flooded house. She almost regains her composure: "But it's not so great for some people in the country." Amazing clip, after the jump. More »
things we actually like
Snow!
It's snowing! We are vaguely aware that this is an inconvenience to people who need to go to the airport and such, but we don't care, we love it. Winter days without snow feel a hundred times more miserable. Celebrate New York's proverbial white blanket before it all turns into a mess of disgusting slush with this atmospheric clip of the gentleness that falls from the heavens. Suggested listening material: "Taking Tiger Mountain" by Brian Eno, Vince Guaraldi's "Skating" song from A Charlie Brown Christmas, Sinatra's "Sleep Warm" if you are feeling emo, or that easy-listening classic "Steal Softly Thru Snow" by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band.
new york times
'Times' Building Shock: It's Cold!
The gorgeous new New York Times building is not just a rat-infested danger to pedestrians—it's also freezing cold! Exec editor Bill Keller emailed the troops earlier on this freezing, snowy Tuesday: "We raised this with the building services people Sunday when the temperature dropped, and they are on the case. Basically, cold air is leaking into the podium side of the building through the open loading dock and elevator shafts." UPDATE: We hear... that Page Six and the New York Post library were also freezing cold yesterday, with the temperature eventually measured at 39 degrees. Which is a real problem, considering how many staffers there are cold-blooded reptiles (zing!). Please send in any and all additional tales of newsroom frostbite. [Radar]
maps
Killer Tornadoes Attack Only Clinton Country
Gawker video guru Richard Blakeley MASHED-UP two of the New York Times' interactive newsmaps: one showing the deadly path of Tuesday's tornadoes, the other showing which Democratic candidates won which states on Super Tuesday. The results: does God hate Hillary? (And note: Obama won Alabama, but Hillary won each county in that state with a recorded death from Tuesday's storms.) Click to enlarge map. [NYT, NYT]
High Wind Advisory! Approach 'NYT' Building With Care!
Uh oh...there's a high wind advisory in New York today! Gusts up to 50 mph! Use extra caution! Especially if you find yourself in the vicinity of the New York Times building in Midtown. Seriously, watch your head, that skyscraper sheds parts like no tomorrow. Send us reports of any injuries please! After seeking medical attention, of course. Ahem.
Uh oh...there's a high wind advisory in New York today! Gusts up to 50 mph! Use extra caution! Especially if you find yourself in the vicinity of the New York Times building in Midtown. Seriously, watch your head, that skyscraper sheds parts like no tomorrow. Send us reports of any injuries please! After seeking medical attention, of course. Ahem.
nyc
This month will be the first January in 75 years without measurable snow in New York, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists say one can't jump to conclusions based on one season's data, but snowfall in New York City has declined in the last one hundred years, as global temperatures have increased. (Upstate, near the Great Lakes, seems to be an exception.) After the jump, a gallery, a photographic reminder of the snowbound city. Piles of slush are so much more romantic in faded black and white.
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A January Without Snow
This month will be the first January in 75 years without measurable snow in New York, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists say one can't jump to conclusions based on one season's data, but snowfall in New York City has declined in the last one hundred years, as global temperatures have increased. (Upstate, near the Great Lakes, seems to be an exception.) After the jump, a gallery, a photographic reminder of the snowbound city. Piles of slush are so much more romantic in faded black and white.
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weather on the ones
Call Matt Drudge, The Sky Is Falling In NYC
Is anyone else disturbed by the fact that it's thundering and lightning in New York City in the middle of January? Since Matt Drudge's weather link real estate is currently devoted to something about snow falling in Baghdad for the first time in a century, we thought we'd volunteer some headlines to blow this climatological phenomenon wildly out of perspective: More »
I'm in London and it's raining. Hasn't stopped raining since I got here. Won't stop raining until I leave.
We're in the wrong media business
The Weather Channel, one of the few privately held cable channels and one of the most mind-numbing, is for sale. The pricetag: $5bn.
The Weather Channel, one of the few privately held cable channels and one of the most mind-numbing, is for sale. The pricetag: $5bn.
You will never be able to light a cigarette outside today. Related: SPOTTY BLACK ICE. General forecast: Serious suck.
WHAT ABOUT MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL???
It may have ice-snowed yesterday but Jennifer Garner escaped unscathed. [NYP]
It may have ice-snowed yesterday but Jennifer Garner escaped unscathed. [NYP]
BREAKING! IT IS HAILING IN BROOKLYN. UPDATE: OMG HAIL IN THE EAST VILLAGE!
I'm trying a new management technique this morning! Instead of just writing posts myself every morning, I'm waiting for the staff to file their own items. Crazy, right? Well, it's 9:45 a.m. now. We'll see how this goes! P.S. The weather outside is fairly mild, though NY1 says it's
SNOW DAY SNOW DAY SNOW DAY
Hey everyone it's snowing! In, like, the Bronx. And Jersey maybe? Anyway, some schools are delayed! And if you haven't left for work yet you might as well skip it. Because snow!! Somewhere or other. Not really out where we are, but still.
Hey everyone it's snowing! In, like, the Bronx. And Jersey maybe? Anyway, some schools are delayed! And if you haven't left for work yet you might as well skip it. Because snow!! Somewhere or other. Not really out where we are, but still.
