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Dorothy: You know, I knew someone who went to this fabulous restaurant in Paris and just had watercress for lunch because, you know, she didn't want to gain weight. And then after lunch, she walked out of the restaurant and a gargoyle fell off the building, hit her on the head, and killed her.Blanche: Oh, no.Dorothy: I mean, look at what her last meal was.Blanche: That is tragic, just tragic.

How do you say OY-VEY in Japanese? Shohei Ohtani Diagnosed With Tear In UCL, Will Not Pitch Again This Season It isn’t clear if he’ll require surgery; Ohtani is seeking a second opinion before making that decision. Ohtani started the first game of today’s doubleheader against the Reds. He departed in the second inning with what the team initially announced as arm fatigue. He underwent imaging between games and learned of the ligament damage. He nevertheless played in the nightcap as the designated hitter, going 1-5. Since pushing in two of their top prospects for Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López at the trade deadline, the Halos have gone 9-18. They’re a season-worst six games under .500 after being swept by the Reds. Their playoff hopes had all but evaporated even before tonight’s news both that Ohtani would no longer be able to pitch and that Mike Trout was headed back to the injured list. It has been a staggeringly brutal few weeks even for a franchise no stranger to disappointment. Angels To Place Mike Trout On Injured List GM Perry Minasian informed reporters that Trout remained in too much discomfort when hitting to continue playing. The three-time MVP had just returned from an IL stay on Tuesday.

Kevin Hart revealed he’s in a wheelchair after trying to race former NFL running back Stevan Ridley. “Guys, I blew all my s—t,” the “Jumanji” star announced in an Instagram video Wednesday. “Tore my lower abdomen, my abductors are torn — I don’t even know what that is, but I tore ’em. … I can’t walk!” Hart, 44, rolled himself in the wheelchair for the camera while blaming his predicament on being over the age of 40. The actor explained his injuries stemmed from a “debate” with the retired New England Patriots player, 34, over “who is faster.” Hart challenged Ridley to a 40-yard dash. He also referred to himself as the “dumbest man alive” in his caption. Several celebrities hopped into the “Night School” star’s comments with well wishes and a few jokes. “If 44 is kicking yo ass..wait til you hit 55…you might just disintegrate. Get well dummy!” Wanda Skyes wrote. “Getting older is REAL!! Heal Up, Kev!!” Will Smith chimed in. Hart also referred to himself as the “dumbest man alive.”

I'm a terrible person. All I can think of is that he can re-grout my tile anytime he wants to.

Monkey spotted at Florida Popeyes drive-thru: 'Weirdest thing I've ever seen' maybe they serve banana milkshakes (or fritters)

Lifelong bachelor, 93, to wed woman he met at NJ wedding 64 years ago call me a cynic, but I give the marriage less than ten years.

JC Garcia-Lavin and George Fesser had a barren backyard when they bought their house in 2019. The garden room, accessed from a stair off the kitchen, is used with a wood-burning stove when the weather gets cooler. It’s got the vibe of a sunken living room,” says real-estate broker George Fesser of the garden that he and his partner, stylist Juan Carlos “JC” Garcia-Lavin, cultivated during the pandemic behind their house in Bedford-Stuyvesant. They had bought the house in September 2019 and planted eight bamboo plants and a river birch that, Fesser recalls, was around seven feet tall; today, it’s more than 30 feet tall. “I thought that to get a garden like this would take ten years,” Garcia-Lavin says, as we sit under the giant willow tree in the corner. “The willow came by mail. It was a tiny raggedy thing, only three or four feet high, and rail thin. I was insulted,” he remembers. “We get this Charlie Brown one stem with three little arms, and I thought, I am getting rid of this thing.” But he didn’t; he let it grow along with the other trees, flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruit bushes that he and Fesser planted from scratch, save for a few inherited tea roses. Because they had time on their hands (it was during the lockdown), they did research, watching how-to YouTube videos to figure what would help the garden grow. “I think it is all in the dirt,” Fesser says of the sauce of ingredients he mixed to make a rich cocktail of soil that includes fish carcasses and bat manure. Garcia-Lavin adds that “we learned the most from our mistakes.” That included growing squash and zucchini. “They took over, and it was a mess, so we don’t do it anymore.” But not before Fesser made fried zucchini flowers. “We have scheduled it so that there is always something blooming in the garden,” Fesser says. “When the tulips die, they let me know it’s time to plant the tomatoes.” There are two fig trees that will soon be ready to harvest. The smaller tree, in the back of the garden, has turned out to be an effective squirrel decoy, as they’re so busy pillaging that one they haven’t noticed the larger one nearer the house. And one thing about gardens is that you can’t rush them, Garcia-Lavin has learned. “Because I am a stylist and used to getting results right away visually, I would have ordered enormous trees and everything big,” he says. “But literally everything had to come in the mail, so everything we got was so tiny, so it was nerve-racking, but, boy, when it took off, it really took off.” The herb garden is just outside the kitchen for easy access when cooking, plus it gets lots of sun throughout the day. The produce includes mint, sage, oregano, thyme, peppers, chives, strawberries, lettuce, basil. and different varieties of tomatoes. The view toward the house with a cozy couch from Ikea, which their dog, Jenny, loves to sit on. Fesser, on the top stair, and Garcia-Lavin bringing lunch down to the table. The large fig tree by the stairs hasn’t been discovered by the squirrels, which are distracted from it by the figs on the smaller one at the rear of the garden. The table set for lunch with most of the edibles picked fresh. There is so much hidden in plain sight including a cherry tree, strawberry plants, and lavender bushes. How it started. 2019, before they started planting. https://www.curbed.com/article/herb-sitting-garden-backyard-bed-stuy-tour.html

‘Keep Your Clothes On,’ Sunflower Farm Warns Guests A summer getaway southwest of London put up signs asking people to stop posing for risqué photos where other guests, including children, could see. August 22, 2023. The signs that dot Sam Wilson’s family farm southwest of London carry an unusual warning for visitors seeking an Instagram-worthy photo amid the endless rows of golden sunflowers. “No Public Nudity.” When the notoriously gray and soggy weather cooperates, as it has in recent weeks, tourists flock to Sam’s Sunflowers, part of Stoke Fruit Farms, to take part in a quintessential British summer activity: flower picking. But a rash of guests baring it all for the cameras earlier this summer led Mr. Wilson, 38, part of the third generation of his family to run the farm, to plant the signs and turn to social media to remind guests about the rules of play. “Reminder to all we are a family area and please keep your clothes on in the sunflowers!,” the farm, located near Portsmouth on England’s southern coast, said on its Facebook page earlier this month. “We are having an increase of reports of naked photography taking place and this must not happen during our public sessions please!” Hundreds of people left comments, mostly delighted and bemused, about the situation. (“Darn it, my plans have been scuppered,” one user lamented. “Where exactly is this farm?” another wrote. “Asking for a friend obviously.”) Generally, photos are encouraged. Mr. Wilson even has props ideal for a photo shoot strewn across his fields, including a grand piano, a bathtub and a tractor. The flowers — golden, towering and elegant — are the perfect backdrop. Mr. Wilson’s farm has lots of them, about 2 million, making it easy to hide and take some risqué photos among these symbols of warmth, love and happiness. “They obviously make people want to take their clothes off,” Mr. Wilson said. The nudity isn’t new, but this year, it has been happening more often, in some cases where young children could see. “We’ve always had people come to the sunflowers and do risqué photos shoots and things,” Mr. Wilson said. “It’s just about respect for other people around, people of all ages. We’re a family attraction.” “We have had a busy week, and people have been very respectful of our plea for no public nudity,” he said, adding that there had been an increase in requests for private sessions to allow for photo shoots that include nudity. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sunflowers have served as an inspiration before. In 2003, Helen Mirren starred in “Calendar Girls,” a British film based on a true story, about a group of middle-aged women who pose for a nude calendar to raise money for blood cancer research. Sunflowers featured prominently in the photos. “I think it’s very funny,” said Patricia Stewart, 74, one of the original Calendar Girls, whose idea it was to create the monthly guide. The Calendar Girls have raised about $7 million for Blood Cancer U.K. in the past two decades, according to the organization’s website. For nature lovers who promise to not go topless, the window to take a picture among Mr. Wilson’s sunflowers is about to end. The farm was open on Monday [2023-08-21], according to the website, but it usually closes in the middle of August.

https://foresthillspost.com/queens-historian-joins-brooklyn-based-preservationists-in-salvaging-signs-from-shuttered-nyc-businesses Queens man joins Brooklyn-based preservationists in salvaging signs from shuttered NYC businesses Gone, but not forgotten. A Queens historian and preservationist has teamed up with a Brooklyn-based foundation to salvage storefront signs from shuttered city businesses — including the distinct red and yellow sign of the Alpha Donuts coffee shop in Sunnyside and the Tower Diner sign in Forest Hills that sat under the building’s tower clock. Forest Hills resident Michael Perlman and the operators of the New York Sign Museum, located at 2465 Atlantic Ave., have been carefully taking down notable local signs and placing them in safekeeping in order to save the pieces of local history from being tossed in the dumpster. The museum has accumulated dozens of signs with the aim of preserving and promoting the history of signage and advertising across the area. It was founded by David Barnett and Mac Pohanka. Perlman, who is the founder of the Rego Park-Forest Hills Preservation Council, joined forces with the museum in early 2022. He said that preserving such signs is important in order to remember the past. “If not salvaged, works that hold much significance in regard to 20th century history, art, culture,and construction methods would have ended up in a landfill,” Perlman said. “All too often, we inhabit a needless throwaway culture. Now the spirit of these cherished businesses and art that is part of New York City’s fabric can live, intriguingly serving as an educational resource. These historic signs also bridge the generations.” Perlman said that his partnership with the museum has resulted in the salvaging of several significant signs. For instance, one of the most recent signs taken into the care of the museum was that of the Alpha Donuts coffee shop in Sunnyside which closed abruptly in late June. The inside of the store was completely gutted and the only remnant of the shop that remained was its distinctive sign. Perlman said when he heard the news of the closure, he contacted owner Patty Zorbas in order to save the 1970s-styled sign. Other noteworthy items taken into the possession of the museum include the sign to Jones Surgical Co., a former medical supply store on Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills that shuttered last year after an 80-year run (I bought something from them once), the sign to the Tower Diner, a beloved diner in Rego Park that has been demolished to make way for apartments and retail space, and the sign to the Oxford Bake Shop in Ozone Park that shut its doors in June after 94 years in business. Jones Surgical in Forest Hills before the sign was taken down. The only SIZZLER left in the northeast was at the other end of the block. It closed in 2019. I guess they couldn't save that sign. The sign to H Goodman Furs, located at 11607 Queens Blvd., in Forest Hills now also sits in the museum. It was the first project Perlman and the museum teamed up on. In Manhattan, the preservationists have saved the sign to the famed Starlite Deli near Times Square and the sign to the New York Jewelry Center in Diamond District, while in Brooklyn they have taken possession of the sign to the Gestetner Print Shop in South Williamsburg. “The NY Sign Museum’s collection is a treasure trove,” Perlman said. “[The signs] are unique examples of commercial archaeology that tell the story of families, neighborhoods, and methods of design and construction.” The New York Sign Museum takes down signs at no cost to building or business owners and then stores the items at its facility in Brooklyn. The foundation, which is made up of preservationists, artists, archivists, and signage professionals, also offers repairs and refurbishment, tax incentives for donations, as well as a rebate program for businesses that would like to replace their old signs. COOL! Independently of the museum, Perlman recently salvaged the sign to Housewares World hardware store in Forest Hills, and a huge Art Deco sign to the Jay Dee Bakery in Forest Hills in 2009. (My dad occasionally purchased from them.) New York Sign Museum/Noble Signs, located at 2465 Atlantic Ave Fancy-Shmancy!

Queens jury convicts man of attempted murder in Wolverine-style attack on BLM protesters in 2020 maybe he had feelings of rage and inadequacy because of his tiny feet.

THE HISTORIC LATE-SEASON RUN TO THE PENNANT BEGINS: The Yankees are promoting outfield prospect Everson Pereira before tomorrow’s series opener against the Nationals, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network. Infielder Oswald Peraza is also being recalled.

GM's Cruise to slash robotaxi fleet in San Francisco by 50% after collisions yeah, I heard there was a lot of knocking boots going on...

This is dedicated to you, @pubic_assistance: A Field Guide to the Great Hot Dogs of America From New York’s all-beef classic to Alaska’s reindeer-driven rendition, here are 15 supremely local versions that flaunt the bounty to be found on a bun. By J. J. Goode August 14, 2023. Summer is high season for the hot dog, from backyard grills to ballparks to the finest roadside joints. Across the United States, hot dogs exhibit a striking diversity that reflects the microclimates in which they’ve evolved ever since the 1860s, when an entrepreneurial immigrant introduced the species from Germany. Here we take a wide-ranging, but admittedly inexhaustive, look at some of the varieties you may encounter in the wild. New York Dog NATURAL HABITAT The Big Apple DISTINCTIVE FEATURES All beef, with sauerkraut and spicy brown mustard New York State is a epicenter of American hotdoggery, home to beloved hyperlocal wieners like Syracuse’s Snappy Grillers, micro-regional variants like the three-inchers of Troy, and destination footlongs like those grilled over coals at Ted’s in Buffalo. Still, New York City lays claim to the defining dogs: not the dirty-water type, but the all-beef franks puckering on the griddles at Nathan’s Famous in Coney Island, pastrami-slinging delis and storefronts with “Papaya” in their names. Tomato-stained “onions in sauce” is a worthy condiment, but spicy brown mustard with either sauerkraut (for traditionalists) or relish (for swashbucklers) is the move. Tales are even told of those who take both. Texas Tommy NATURAL HABITAT The Delaware Valley, oddly DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Bacon and cheese In the grand tradition of misleading hot dog names, this mid-20th-century creation hails not from the Lone Star State but, reportedly, from Pottstown, Pa. It may have taken its name from a Ragtime dance that was as indecorous then as the topping combo may seem today. Now you can get one from Wilmington, Del. (at Johnnie’s Dog House & Chicken Shack, it’s bacon-wrapped in the original fashion), to Philadelphia (at Steve’s Prince of Steaks, you’ll find a split wiener topped with bacon strips and whiz). The region’s other contender, a fried fish cake on a dog, doesn’t stand a chance. Slaw Dog NATURAL HABITAT The South DISTINCTIVE FEATURES The slaw In West Virginia, which lays claim to masterminding the topping way back in the 1920s, it’s often paired with hot dog sauce (or, as some might identify it, chili). In North Carolina, it could come piled on an electric-red, locally revered Bright Leaf dog. The dog is nearly vermilion at Nu-Way Weiners, a Macon, Ga., destination since 1916, where the slaw atop the chili is cold, creamy and finely chopped. So, too, is the topping at the Varsity in Atlanta, where it’s a valid move to skip the chili and order an all-beef frank crowned with just slaw. Puerto Rican-Style Dog NATURAL HABITAT The island’s many stands and carts DISTINCTIVE FEATURES No topping spared Puerto Rico is rich with carts selling hot dogs adorned in the Boricua style. These low-key setups belie the joys of this frank, which is decked out with some version of virtually every standard topping: Squirts of mustard, ketchup and cheese sauce join forces with layers of sauerkraut, onions and carne molida (ground beef cooked with sofrito that plays the role of chili). Finally, there are crunchy potato sticks, the crown that turns this variety into dog royalty. The Sonoran NATURAL HABITAT Arizona in general, Tucson in particular DISTINCTIVE FEATURES The best kind of fusion The name nods to the leading theory of its provenance: Sonora, the Mexican state just across the border. But spend enough time in metro Phoenix or Tucson and you’ll see that this extravagant dog is Arizonan to the core. The “dogueros” who operate the mobile outfits (like El Sabroso in Phoenix) and griddles (Los Chipilones in Tucson) don’t hold back. In a roll that clocks in somewhere between bolillo and bun, there are pinto beans, diced tomatoes and onions, as well as stripes of mustard, drizzles of green salsa and squiggles of mayo. Under there somewhere is a hot dog wrapped in bacon and on the side, a little gift — a couple of charred yellow chiles. The Ripper NATURAL HABITAT North Jersey DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Deep-fried perfection The paradigmatic New Jersey dog is defined by its cooking method, a bath in hot oil that transforms a natural-casing frank into the blistered archetype of ugly-delicious. Some North Jersey legends specialize in the ultimate version: rippers. The default at Hiram’s Roadstand in Fort Lee and an option at Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, they are fried until they burst and new nooks and crags emerge to char as crisp as cracklings. Chili-cheese, relish and mustard are all welcome. A highly honorable mention goes to the Italian Dog, invented in Newark at the original Jimmy Buff’s: Two links are fried, stuffed in “pizza bread” and buried under cooked peppers, onions and crispy potato. <b<New York System NATURAL HABITAT Rhode Island, strangely DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Meat sauce, strict parameters and a touch of flair Don’t let the “New York” fool you — these are pure Rhode Island, and rival Chicago dogs in their particularity. The midcentury brainchild of the Original New York System restaurant, they are also called hot wieners, gaggers and Greek lobsters, though never hot dogs. At places that carry on the tradition, staffers deftly prepare them “on the arm,” lining up steamed, slightly sweet buns from Homestead Baking Company on their forearms and filling them with wieners made from veal, beef and pork. They are then dressed with mustard, “meat sauce” (what an outsider might call chili), raw onions and a flurry of celery salt. That’s “all the way,” and with a glass of coffee milk on the side, it’s the only way. Chicago Dog NATURAL HABITAT The Windy City and its environs DISTINCTIVE FEATURES “The garden” Regional hot dog tradition at its most precise, the Chicago dog is an improbable masterpiece, whether you’re peacefully taking down a boiled version at Superdawg Drive-In or ordering a char dog while you get roasted by the staff at the Wiener’s Circle. It’s “dragged through the garden,” which means topped with exactly seven items that doting partisans can rattle off without hesitation: yellow mustard, relish (customarily a neon green), chopped white onions, tomato slices, a pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt. The foundation beneath is also imperative: a natural casing, all beef (nearly always from the local wiener maestros at Vienna Beef), tucked inside a poppy-seed bun. Half Smoke NATURAL HABITAT Washington, D.C. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES A special sausage Underneath the blanket of saucy chili and beyond the chopped onions and yellow mustard that are vital to a Half Smoke served “all the way” is the signature sausage that defines this capital classic. While the smoky, slightly spicy pork-and-beef links were invented as breakfast fare at the Weenie Beenie, they are now available at establishments throughout the city. But no purveyor is more famous than Ben’s Chili Bowl, the U Street monument to meat. Technically, its Half Smoke is more sausage than hot dog, but it’s so good that we don’t care. Cheese Coney NATURAL HABITAT The chili parlors of Cincinnati DISTINCTIVE FEATURES The city’s famous (or infamous) chili This Midwestern standout wields a familiar trinity: chopped onion, a stripe of mustard, a sauce of finely ground beef. But it is then topped with a prodigal pile of shredded Cheddar. Adherents who haunt parlors like Skyline and Camp Washington scoff at the it’s-not-chili complaints, celebrating the sauce’s distinctive spicing of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon — and the miraculous merging of Mediterranean and Slavic flavors with early-20th-century American tastes. That said, they also take theirs on spaghetti, so the jury’s still out. Seattle Dog NATURAL HABITAT The food carts of Seattle DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Hot frank, cool cream cheese Outsiders sometimes wince at the thought of Seattle Dogs. Even some locals consider them fit only for a post-boozing binge. Yet there they are, cream cheese-slathered buns hosting hot dogs. Lore has it that the creation is a good three decades old, invented by a bagel purveyor named Hadley Longe. He opened a bagel cart in Pioneer Square, and soon after began offering dogs served with a schmear on bialy rolls, begetting imitators galore who swapped in buns. Griddled onions — possibly a nod to the onions on bialys — complete the style. Coneys NATURAL HABITAT Michigan DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Not just another chili dog with mustard and raw white onion Coney Island is the name for the dogs, the whole category of restaurants that sell them, and the place that inspired their originator, a Greek immigrant (either Gust Keros or George Todoroff, depending on whom you ask) who passed through the hot dog hub of New York City on his way west. Michiganders differ, with Midwestern politeness, over Coney particulars: In Detroit, the Coney sauce at the stalwarts American Coney Island and Lafayette Coney Island has a fluidity that makes staining your shirt inevitable. In Flint, locals call the sauce “dry” as a compliment, while the city of Jackson has its own variation, with differences so subtle they’re nearly undetectable by outsiders. Most everyone seems to agree on the supremacy of Koegel’s brand dogs and the necessity of beef heart in the chili. Bologna Dog NATURAL HABITAT The Jewish delis of Baltimore DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Beef two ways The heyday of Baltimore’s Jewish delis has passed, but the legacy lives on, at least at Attman’s Deli, one of the last vestiges of East Lombard Street’s Corned Beef Row, and the Essen Room in nearby Pikesville. Both still offer the duet of emulsified meats that’s become known as Baltimore’s hot dog. Slices of griddled beef bologna on an all-beef frank is a textural lark and, as the beloved local historian Gilbert Sandler noted “grease from the bologna mixes with the grease from the hot dog, and both find their way into the bread.” What sounds like redundancy is actually profundity. Polish Boy NATURAL HABITAT Cleveland DISTINCTIVE FEATURES Kielbasa à la barbecue Long ago, Clevelanders said “Polish boy” and meant kielbasa, the garlicky smoked sausage beloved by the Polish immigrants who arrived in the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Today the term refers to this sloppy sensation, a glorious fusion. Propelled by local Black-owned smoked-meat concerns like Virgil Whitmore Sr.’s Mt. Pleasant Bar-B-Q, cooks began to furnish the city’s hallowed sausage with the toppings on hand: coleslaw, a pile of fries and plenty of barbecue sauce. Reindeer Dog NATURAL HABITAT Alaska DISTINCTIVE FEATURES A delicately gamy link, Coca-Cola onions In the summer of 1892, Capt. Michael Healy brought back the first reindeer from Siberia as a new food source for hungry Alaskans. That same summer, Nathan Handwerker (the founder of Nathan’s Famous) was born. Coincidence? Well, yes. All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer. The consummate rendition comes from Yeti Dogs in Anchorage, where the link teams up with another Alaskan hot dog tradition: sautéed onions spiked with Coca-Cola. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/dining/regional-hot-dog-styles-america.html [Limited access]

Flushing Meadows Corona Park now features a home for retired concrete playground animals in a quiet grove just east of the iconic Unisphere. NYC Parks hosted a retirement party for the six whimsical cement sculptures on Aug. 18, complete with party hats and cake, and issued a proclamation honoring the retired animals that graced public parks until they reached their golden years. “At NYC Parks, our civil servants take many forms: not only park workers, but also the beloved concrete animals children have been playing on for decades in our playgrounds across the city,” NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue said. “We’re so excited to unveil this new contemplative space in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, as we send some of our hardest-working employees into retirement in style.” Hailing from all across the city, the six playground sculptures — two dolphins, one elephant, one aardvark, one camel and one frog who until now were living out their last years in storage — will be the first residents in the new retirement home. The grove includes new benches that were installed to add to the contemplative nature of the area. A new accessible pathway has also been added to allow park goers easy access through the area from three separate points. Parks will also be enhancing the existing canopy with additional trees, shrubs, and landscaping elements. Most of the concrete animals found in the city’s parks today were added in the 1980s and ’90s under former Commissioner Henry Stern, who tasked Parks engineers to incorporate animal art into every new playground project. While some features were designed by staff in-house, most — like the frog, which can be found in many city playgrounds — were prefabricated by manufacturers. As playgrounds are renovated over time, the concrete animals are often removed, with the blessing of the community members who use the park, to make way for new play features and to add more accessible play space. Stern died in March 2019, and now his beloved playground animals have their retirement home in his favorite park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. “We hope that despite their retirement, they will continue to inspire imagination and creativity in park goers into the future,” Donoghue said. Visitors can park at the Queens Museum Parking Lot and then walk past the Unisphere to the grove. NYC Parks unveils ‘home for retired playground animals’ at Flushing Meadows Corona Park – QNS.com QNS.COM Flushing Meadows Corona Park now features a home for retired concrete playground animals...

When it comes to country music, I don't know shit from Shania.

F. Murray Abraham walks picket line: 'Average actors don’t make a living' If you're only average at what you do, how well should you be compensated?

We should have a sub-topic for DWE -- Driving While Elderly (meaning well over 65, of course, because 65 is NOT elderly, damn it!) Runaway car slams into salon, misses patron by feet: see video An elderly woman lost control of her car in Arizona on Saturday afternoon and crashed into a local beauty parlor, narrowly missing a patron in the waiting room — with the whole thing caught on video. 1.mp4

Mom of 15, who faked death after allegedly boiling newborn puppies, found alive behind false wall not that same old story AGAIN!

Matt Rife befuddled as bra flung at him during stand-up show 'befuddled' is a synonym for 'nauseated', right?