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Nov
04

Dazzle Dancer Cary Curran Sounds Off Over Facebook Profile Deletion

Matt Connolly -

As a member of the famed downtown dance troupe The Dazzle Dancers, Cary Curran (aka Cherry Dazzle) spends much of her time celebrating the semi-nude human form in all its gyrating glory. It's not shocking, then, that Curran decided to make a photo of her pregnant body (decked out in little more than gold pasties, a thong bikini bottom and a liberal sprinkling of gold body glitter) her Facebook profile picture. The surprise came when Facebook shut down her account as a result.

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NY comPRESSed
Oct
06

The Big App-le?

Editors -

As if there weren't enough things to keep people glued to their iPhones instead of paying attention to real life. Now, New York City is encouraging programmers to mine raw data to come up with new ways for iPhone users to annoy their friends and seem like know-it-all assholes.

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NY comPRESSed
Sep
25

Best of Manhattan (and Beyond) Readers' Poll

Editors -
Tell us what you think! What do you think the best "Hotel Experience" is? Have a favorite place to take a date? It's your chance to make your opinion count. Take the 2009 Best of Manhattan (and Beyond) Readers' Poll available here

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NY comPRESSed
Sep
24

Man Makes Blood Lamp

Jordan Galloway -

When President Obama asked for energy alternatives to put an end to our gas-guzzling fuel addiction, I don't think he was expecting people like Michael Thompson to answer to call. Dude created a lamp that runs on human blood!

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Posted In: Science, Technology, Environment, Health at 11:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
 
NY comPRESSed
Sep
24

Get Out Of My Dreams And Onto My Unicycle

Mike Spence -

Have you ever looked at a Segway and said to your self, “It's good, but it has one too many wheels, and what’s with all the standing?” Don’t worry, three people in the world who still think about Segways, because the good people at Honda have created a new, even more pompous mode of self-propulsion.

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NY comPRESSed
Sep
09

iTunes 9.0 to Allow (Limited) Legal File-Sharing...Today!

Matt Connolly -
Live-blogging Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" techno-palooza in San Francisco, Gizmodo editor Jason Chen reports that iTunes 9.0 will, amongst other things, allow users to "home share," or view music, TV, and movies on other computers in your network and then copy them to your hard-drive. And the MP3 gorging can begin very soon; 9.0 will be available later today.

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NY comPRESSed
Aug
24

Brooklyn Museum to Give Gallery Tours Through Your Phone

Henry Melcher -

The Brooklyn Museum says no more to the days of carrying around or even wearing one of those clunky interactive tour wands. On Thursday, the museum will be launching a new kind of interactive tour that connects to your cell phone (if it has internet access). Just silence your phone to not annoy those around you and you’re off to the races.

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NY comPRESSed
Aug
19

Now Casting: Chaz Bono’s Sperm Provider

Henry Melcher -

Hey you, there, stop that nasty thing you're doing. Save up your semen and you could achieve fame and fortune!

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NY comPRESSed
Aug
12

NASA Too Poor to Save the World

Will Alden -
Remember Deep Impact? Well it's ABOUT TO REALLY HAPPEN.

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NY comPRESSed
Aug
05

Cougar Valley

Will Alden -
Young men looking to score their very own Mrs. Robinson need look no more.

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