Possibly distraught over a recent divorce, a Harbor Seal stopped by Williamsburg Park today after emerging from The East River. The seal was no doubt looking to cheer up by consuming several Ramen Burgers at nearby Smorgasburg. Unfortunately this loose seal was not wearing a watch and
Dead Shark Found On N Train
Update: looks like the mystery is solved. All we can say is what the what?! We know it’s Shark Week, but this is pretty bizarre. From the tipster who alerted Gothamist: “I board a car that’s not terribly full and as soon as I enter, a stench hits my nose. It’s not the typical urine/trash […]
MTA Announces They Are Raising Fares Again!
First they throw us a bone, THEN the drop this bad news: Don’t get too attached to that $2.50 fare. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is set to hit straphangers with fare hikes in 2015 and again two years later, as rising long-term debt payments and soaring pension and health care expenses force higher prices per […]
ITW WTF: An Experimental Film Experience with Will Oldham, Rosie Perez, and Moby?
In the Woods (ITW) is a mysterious, experimental new film so mysterious and experimental that there’s not much known about it other than a vague description, the cast, composer, and tiny bits of footage found on its nightmare-inducing website. Let’s start with the description: No one knows what the experience is about. Each person agreed […]
The Oil Spill Just Killed a Fucking Whale.
As if a daily stream of 60,000 barrels of oil into the ocean, heartbreaking photos of suffering animals, the northern migration of man-eating sharks , or you know, the complete decimation of the Gulf Coast wasn’t enough, now there’s this. Accrding to Gawker, the oil spill has killed a fucking whale. Scientists are still studying […]