We always assumed that people were still smoking inside because the places we tend to hang out are less than savory, but according to Eater, it's happening all over.

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Artist Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, who is best known for her collaborative environmental arts installations with husband Christo Javacheff, died today in Manhattan of complications stemming from a brain aneurysm. Jeanne-Claude, 74, is survived by her husband and son Cyril Christo.

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Helmer Toro, owner of H&H Bagels, was indicted for tax fraud yesterday. He pled not guilty to charges of withholding over $360,000 in payroll taxes. Surely the owner of the self-described “largest bagel manufacturer in the world” wouldn’t risk an enterprise that promising just to get out of paying some taxes?

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Superdive opened its doors this summer just in time to earn its place in our Best Of Issue infamy as this year’s Best Bar Idea With the Worst Execution, but unfortunately the execution was worse than even we projected because the frat-boy frequented space on Avenue A just went up on the auction block.

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They’re still creepy and they’re still kooky. The upcoming Addams Family musical shared backstage interviews and a cast photo with Vanity Fair, proving that the actors will stay true to the undead hilarity of Charles Addams’s original New Yorker cartoons.

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On Friday we reported about a male erotic massage demonstration in the windows of The Chelsea Blue we knew would surely draw a crowd. Well we were right—though it doesn’t take a genius to figure out nearly naked men massaging each other in a store front might catch an eye or two. Not only did the event attract the attention of passersby, but also that of the boys in blue, who shut down the man-on-man masseuse show!

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The Library's lion is getting a haircut! The Times is reporting that the New York Public Library is unveiling a new logo which is designed to look better online when shrunk—the old one was too detailed and wouldn’t translate digitally. Also Patience, the lion who is featured in the logo, just really wanted to try something new, you know? It was time! Too bad the king of the jungle ended up with an 80s blowout.

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In a move sure to appeal to wacky and inexplicably wealthy uptowners and other people who might be characters in the irritatingly offbeat world that corduroy-clad director Wes Anderson has created, Bergdorf Goodman will feature sets from the director's forthcoming film The Fantastic Mr. Fox in its windows beginning tomorrow night. In a perfect world, the farmers of the outer boroughs would take up the role of the farmers in the story and go after Fox and his obnoxious family. Here's hoping.

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Nothing’s shocking in New York anymore, but a live male erotic massage demonstration is the kind of window display bound to catch someone’s attention. Or at least that’s what the visionaries behind Manworks.com hope will happen tonight when they take over the window space at The Blue Chelsea, transform it into a masseuse station and display their erotic massage techniques on willing volunteers.

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Looking for a free game to play here in New York that requires almost no commitment while at the same time offers fabulous prizes? Your prayers have been answered by a man dressed as a leprechaun. Once a week Bob Freedman, the man behind the game “Beat the Mob” will find a hiding spot and Tweet clues about his whereabouts, waiting for the first person to come find him and win a prize. It’s too soon to say that this new game is sweeping the city, but it is certainly creating a dedicated fan base. I spoke to Mr. Freedman, half of the duo who came up with the game only a few months ago.

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