June 3rd, 1989, at 10:30 local time, The Chinese People's Liberation Army moved into Tiananmen Square to remove protesters gathered there initially to demonstrate against the Government's blocking of their right to mourn a recently deceased civil rights activist but increasingly were moving towards a general protest against the Government's authoritarianism. By the time the PLA had done their wor... read full post picked by pocksucket 6 months 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

Chinese police have formed a ring around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, blocking any attempts to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists. picked by orfnerwerdna 6 months ago

IT'S red. It's square. And although it's not far away, astronomers have just revealed the first picture of the Red Square Nebula. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Square tomatoes are only one of a handful of weird and strange plants you can grow at home. picked by Milkshake 3 years 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 3 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 3 years 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

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

Visitors’ heart rates will be monitored by two heart rate sensor sculptures, and will activate two hundred theatrical spotlights, creating a pulsating matrix of light across the central Oval Lawn of the Madison Square Park in NYC. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Wonder what they dined on? White fish? picked by topofall 6 months ago

Anyone else think this is a bit much for the prepubescent crowd? picked by gammerus 8 months ago

The longest I've managed so far is 21.566 secs. picked by Doggylives 5 months ago

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

CashTomato.com staged a publicity stunt in Union Square in NYC on February 29th. At 2:29, they were supposed to give out envelopes with $29 to random people in the crowd. Poor planning and an even worse execution lead to a small riot and a man had to be taken to the hospital in an ambulance. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years 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

You've seen sculptures in stone. And wood. Now there's even human hair.

A Beijing hairdresser is preparing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Communist China's founding with a replica of the buildings and monuments around Tiananmen Square -- all made entirely of human hair. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A gallery of vintage snapshots & vernacular photography. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Many Web 2.0 forum services & blogs allow you to create a profile where you can upload a small square image to represent yourself. Now you can make personalized avatars with over 5,000 avatar/icon images (about 100 pages to browse) to customize. From ANIME cartoon characters to ZEBRAS (animals). Create your own customized avatars with your personalized words/text. You will be able to select an... read full post picked by generator 3 years 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