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  • Did Justin Theroux have bachelor party at NYC

    Justin Theroux is rumoured to have had celebrated his bachelor party in New York City. The 41-year-old actor, who was photographed enjoying a stag party at the Big Apple on Sunday, is fuelling speculation that he could be tying the knot with Jennifer Aniston sooner than expected, Contactmusic reported. A pal of Theroux, writer Gavin McInnes, posted a photo of himself fooling around with the ...

  • Is no place safe New Yorks gay community unsettled by hate crimes

    Photo credit: David Gatten of New York marches in a rally to honor Marc Carson. (Craig Ruttle) The string of savage hate crimes in New York City, culminating with the death of Marc Carson in Greenwich Village early Saturday morning, has New York's gay community reassessing its assumption of "safe places." Gay people come from all over the world to enjoy the non-judgmental ...

  • Knicks face many questions heading into 2013-14

    The Knicks were eliminated from the postseason by the Pacers. (David E. Klutho/SI) Here’s a look at what’s in store for the Knicks this offseason after their second-round loss to the Pacers. ...

  • The New York Times Reinvents the Boring Banner Ad

    obscure piece on The New York Times’ website about Picasso repurposing his canvases by painting over older, abandoned projects was fascinating, at least insofar as stories about master artists and their recycling habits go. But let’s face it-it wasn’t exactly click ...

  • Mandatory gun ownership law passed in Colorado town

    The latest opposition to gun control has come out of Nucla, Colorado. The town of less than 1,000 people has passed a new ordinance which would require heads of households to own a gun. According ...


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Dressed to Kill [Blu-Ray]

Dressed to Kill [Blu-Ray]

Few movies have become lightning rods for the kind of intense, focused public controversy that swirled around Brian De Palmas Dressed to Kill when it was released during the summer of 1980. The highly stylized and seductive mixture of sex and violence in De Palmas elaborate ... ...

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  • As Seamless and GrubHub merge online orders continue to dominate New York

    Photo credit: Seamless and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in 2012 takeout sales. The two giants in online food ordering merged Monday, as GrubHub and Seamless became one massive company that hopes to expand its footprint and become ubiquitous nationwide. Seamless, which is based in New York, and GrubHub had a combined $875 million in takeout sales last year, resulting in more than $100 ...

  • Mets to honor military on Sunday

    A representative from each branch of the military will throw out a ceremonial first pitch before the game. (AP) NEW YORK -- After the cancellation of Fleet Week, the Mets joined with the USO of Metropolitan New York to plan their own gathering for thousands of military personnel. On Sunday, more than 3,000 servicemen and women, as well as their families, will be at Citi Field to participate in ...

  • Murphy maintains top spot in lineup

    Email NEW YORK -- Seeking some sort of production out of the first spot in his lineup, manager Terry Collins solicited advice following Saturday's loss in Chicago. Bench coach Bob Geren presented the winning suggestion, revisiting an idea that the team had broached several times in recent years: Daniel Murphy, leadoff man. "I said, 'OK, but we've got to have somebody hitting ...

  • Davis moved to sixth in batting order

    Email NEW YORK -- Ike Davis' rope with the Mets may extend indefinitely, but his run as the cleanup hitter has come to an end. Manager Terry Collins bumped Davis to sixth in the lineup on Monday, marking the first time in more than a week he has hit anywhere other than fourth against a right-handed pitcher. Collins had promised Davis a full week's worth of starts at the cleanup spot ...

  • More Oklahoma tornado damage path painfully similar to the May 3 1999 Storm

    Comparing preliminary data from today with that the National Weather Service's storm summary from the 1999 event and the tornado tracks are amazingly ...

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