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The $6 million lawsuit filed by the New York City street performer known as The Naked Cowboy against M&Ms candy maker Mars Inc can go forward on grounds of trademark infringement, a judge ruled on Monday. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

A man who makes his living posing for pictures with tourists as "The Naked Cowboy" in New York's Times Square plans to run for mayor on a platform of "bringing transparency to a whole new level." picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Times Square has evolved over the past century from a bustling theater district to a symbol of crime and decay and now to a sanitized entertainment mecca, pumps about $55 billion a year directly into the city's economy, more than the combined economies of Bolivia and Panama, according to a new study. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Imagine seeing a simulcast from Lincoln Center of Madama Butterfly while you are sitting in Times Square with a plastic cup of wine. This took place last night and if you were one of the lucky 600 to score a free seat in Times Square it was a night to remember. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Yes, number "9" has finally arrived via ferry. picked by suebe 11 months ago

A mayoral candidate there, Pat Andwan, is urging city council members to protest Robert Burck's performance at the Greenhills Summer Festival tomorrow, saying "it's an inappropriate venue for a man who wears only underwear." Maybe she should ask the tourists in Times Square or Gerald, the gnome picked by suebe 5 months ago

An interview with the New York City street performer Robert Burck of Cincinnati, Ohio calls himself Naked Cowboy. He claims to make $1,000 a day in tips. picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago

Out with the old, in with the new. Times Square Alliance sponsors jumbo shredder Sunday to help you get rid of those annoying 2008 memories. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Now you can see it year round. Come check it out and give me a call - it's around the corner from my office. picked by suebe 11 months ago

He originally thought it was cool that he had been recognized as a NYC landmark. Later... picked by tigertony 2 years ago

The New York Times has worked to ensure that its site and search results are incredibly Google friendly, so Google friendly in fact that a search for “sex” on Google currently serves the NY Times internal archive search results for sex as #2. picked by super 3 years ago

An almost naked man hijacked a school bus in Atlanta. He had no shirt or shoes on but did have sweatpants round his ankles. And a condom. That's probably not something to overlook. Naked man, on a school bus wearing a condom. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

US police have cordoned off a section of New York City's Times Square to investigate a small explosion picked by topofall 2 years ago

Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

...writing crossword puzzles for the New York Times. The theme of the puzzle is "Twistin' the Oldies," with clues seeking updated versions for baby boomers of musical hits.
Link to his puzzle picked by suebe 3 years ago

We've heard about "pelvic models". Now listen to the words of a naked sushi model. You've seen the pictures of a naked or near naked woman festooned with raw fish which people proceed to eat off of her. There is a restaurant <nsfw> offering this in New York. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

An infamous French daredevil known for his Spidey-like stunts climbed the New York Times building today - drawing hundreds of lunchtime gawkers to the busy street below. But guess what - Breaking news!!! Another man is climbing the building again!!! He's up about 30 stories right now as of 6:15pm ET. You can watch the live video here. Parents were asked to keep their children away from the t... read full post picked by suebe 1 year ago

Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.
The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, falls on Tuesday — 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine). picked by bingo 9 months ago

The Iraq War is over, according to the fake New York Times! This morning a cadre of volunteers has fanned out across New York City to pass out a remarkably good, faux-copy of the Times dated July 4, 2009. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Police in Victoria, British Columbia, were alerted by startled motorists to a car on the Trans Canada Highway with a naked man and two naked women having sex. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago