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 2 years 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 1 year ago

If you've been to New York City you certainly have seen the naked man playing guitar in Times Square. He goes by the name 'Naked Cowboy' and after eight years of standing in the middle of the street he is coming out with an album. picked by musicgirldani 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 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 4 months ago

Teenage poultry farmer Dean Sambers was stunned when one of his hens laid a gigantic egg - weighing a staggering four times as much as a normal one. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

The NY Times finally realizes how the internet works and stops charging for their content. Their premium area, Times Select is now open and free to all and furthermore all content from 1987 to the present and from 1851 to 1922 will be offered free of charge. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The headline "From Fun to Fear. What Made Clowns go Bad?" Caught my attention So I had to look up the Magazine called Fortean Times. I wasn't disappointed. A smörgåsbord for the freaky gooey wierd stuff connoisseur. (Oooh. fancy spelling correction on smorgasbord!) picked by stinkobinko 1 year ago

A Polish woman was so intoxicated during her labour, her baby was born 15 times over the limit. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Britney Gallivan has solved the Paper Folding Problem. This well known challenge was to fold paper in half more than seven or eight times, using paper of any size or shape. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago

In this case, it appears the suspect was dead the last two times he was shocked and I doubt seriously that he was resisting very much at that point. [/sarcasm]

Followup to this post by RowenGrey picked by tigertony 2 months ago

The New York Times on Thursday endorsed Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton and Republican Sen. John McCain for their party's nominations to contest the U.S. presidential in November.

Linked to Ny Times editoral on each canidate and why they chose them. picked by unoriganl 9 months ago

Well at least that is what Thomas Friedman and the NY Times thinks. He thinks you are “stupid” if you still care about the atrocity committed against this country. What an a*****e picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

"A police officer shocked a handcuffed Baron "Scooter" Pikes nine times with a Taser after arresting him on a cocaine charge. He stopped twitching after seven, according to a coroner's report. Soon afterward, Pikes was dead." picked by RowanGrey 3 months ago

A central New York man hit the criminal justice trifecta, three arrests in three hours. Kevin Rich, 40, was charged early Sunday morning with soliciting money from people and loitering. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The New York Times dramatically slashed its normal rates for a full-page advertisement for MoveOn.org's ad questioning the integrity of Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. picked by Hoosker 1 year ago

Guy hits cop with car then hits undercover van. Police shoot at car 50 times, miss 29 times (oops). One officer empties full clip, reloads and empties 2nd clip (31 bullets)! Guess what! Guys in car are un-armed (oh-oh)! picked by sfeldner 2 years ago

If you have a *.edu email address, you can now access the normally for-fee New York Times TimesSelect service for free, which gets you access to archived articles and special content. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago