Thursday, April 30, 2009

TGTheDayIsOver - daily edition.

Daily picks from today's reading.

Penn State apparently learned its basketball lesson from last season, adding a team with an RPI less than 1,386 to next year's schedule. [penn live]

Tortoises really are smart if they can survive in the Bronx. [Gothamist]

PSU students in need of beer money will need to find a new way to generate capital this fall. [Daily Collegian]

I would support this being passed by Congress. [Dealbreaker]

This cannot possibly end well for NYPD. [NY1]

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Daily dose of Hump Day goodness.

TGIFriday's switching to $5 sammys and salads. The good news? They're full portions. The bad news? It's TGIFriday's. [USAT via Grub Street]

I might be one of two New Yorkers that doesn't love Porchetta's pork sandwich. [Midtown Lunch]

Quite possibly the coolest subway read of the year. [Pentagram via Curbed]

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Daily readings from inside the cube.

Apparently the Yankees accountant thinks $1,250 is the recession-friendly value of the new stadium's best seats. [NYP]

This swine flu just won't go away. [Gothamist]

The music industry wins a $7,000 music piracy lawsuit, loses money on lawyer fees. [NYT]

Celeb Twitter approval matrix. [NYMag]

Only in Staten Island. [Gothamist]

Cheers to the hump being here.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Almost Totally Famous!

It might have taken weeks, but the quote I posted here finally got published on Overheard in New York. Official quotage here.

Bam. Little kid roasted.