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Suppress my vote? Not today.

This morning my vote was suppressed. But I’m glad to report that I went to court, was re-enfranchised, and five hours later cast my vote.
I walked around the corner to vote at about 10am. After 45 minutes of waiting in line at the Brooklyn Museum, my name could not be found on the rolls. [...]

Check your NY Voter Registration

Hey New Yorkers,
Have you recently registered to vote or changed your address? Are you nervous that your info hasn’t been received or correctly added to the rolls? Well, now you find out if you’re screwed online.*
Isn’t that like so dot gov two point oh?
* You aren’t totally screwed. You can submit a provisional ballot, though [...]

Pope criticizes pursuit of wealth

Seriously.

It’s times like these…

6:50 PM, Monday. 4/5 subway platform at Atlantic Avenue. I just heard the worst music ever. It was electric guitar and it sounded like Steely Dan, but much worse, and it echoed. There were no words. Times like these challenge our political resolve, and raise the question of whether or not the city should be [...]

Open caption time, furry human suit edition:

Tila Tequila spawns.

After more than 48 hours of gestation, Ms Tequila gave birth to a boy at a Whole Foods supermarket in West Hollywood. The bag boy from register 7 watched in awe as she pulled the baby from under her skirt after swiping her debit card. “She seemed a bit flustered at first and couldn’t [...]

Rain or shine, TV.

A study by NASA found it rains more on weekdays than weekends. They speculate it’s due to commuting cars, but you know it’s due to millions of simultaneous wishes for an excuse to stay home and watch reruns of Desperate Housewives.
Cross your fingers and knock on wood too, and new episodes will be in [...]