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Extra, Extra: Ubiquitous Sperm Donors Mean "Accidental Incest" Worries
The usually paradisaical (and naked) beaches of Cherry Grove on Fire Island were targeted by a gun-toting rapist early Sunday morning. Police sources tell Newsday ( paywall ) a man armed with a silver handgun sexually assaulted and beat her on the beach around 5:30 a.m. The unidentified victim described her assailant as a 30 year old Latino, 5’5″, with a thin build, short black hair and a thin mustache. [ more › ]
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Armed Man Sexually Assaults Woman On Fire Island Beach
When it was revealed that Gwyneth Paltrow saved a woman’s life on September 11, 2001 by almost hitting her with her Mercedes SUV on 7th Avenue, thus making her miss her train to work at the World Trade Center, the nation came together by promising to add Sliding Doors to their Netflix cue. At the Venice Film Festival, Gwyneth spoke for the first time about her newly discovered hero status: “I was on the way home…and a girl was jaywalking across the street and we kind of both stopped at the same time.” She didn’t even use her paparazzi-grade cowcatcher—how magnanimous! [ more › ]
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Gwyneth Paltrow Speaks About "Saving" Woman On 9/11
The family of the Yale graduate student who was killed by a lab technician has filed a lawsuit against the school , accusing the Ivy League institution of failing to protect women. A statement released lawyer Joseph Tacopina said that Yale had “long taken inadequate steps to ensure the safety and security of women on its campus. Yale’s persistent tolerance of sexual harassment and sexual assaults on campus caused students to file a Title IX Complaint against Yale University. And, just five days before she was to be married, Annie Le was a victim of that environment.” [ more › ]
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Murdered Grad Student Annie Le’s Family Sues Yale
We’ve known for a while now that Regis Philbin has been planning to peace out of Live with Regis and Some Other Lady , but up until today, the Reeg has been mum on when exactly that sad, sad day will come. Until now. [ more › ]
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Regis Philbin Is Officially Leaving Live On November 18
Brooklyn-born Colin Quinn will be one of the judges at this year’s Vendy Awards , the annual event that spotlights the best street food vendors in NYC. The former Saturday Night Live cast member joins an all-star lineup of judges that includes CNN’s Kat Kinsman, New York Times columnist John T. Edge, and street food enthusiast Zenia Muna as the “citizen judge.” [ more › ]
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Funnyman Colin Quinn Will Judge Food At Vendy Awards This Month
Welcome back to our Instant Entertainment weekly feature, in which we offer you bits of entertainment currently available on demand on Netflix Instant Watch, Hulu and/or Amazon Prime. Watched something online recently you think we should highlight? Send us a note at tips@gothamist.com . [ more › ]
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Instant Entertainment: Top Five Back To School Movies
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the official 9/11 Memorial Flag. A press release explains, “The symbols on the flag evoke what was lost on September 11th and what still endures. The 40 yellow stars represent the fatalities from United Flight 93, which crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The five-sided figures represent the Pentagon, where 125 people died. At the center of the flag are the Twin Towers, where the greatest loss of life occurred that day.” [ more › ]
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Photo: This Is The Official NY State 9/11 Flag
While President Obama draws down troop commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, make no mistake: the War on Terror is still being waged, from heightened airport security measures to the fact that the CIA has turned into a killing machine. But with the death of Osama bin Laden, the (arguably) diminishing influence of Al Qaeda, and the risk of turning the War on Terror into the War on Drugs, should we call it quits? [ more › ]
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Debate: Should We End The War On Terror?
Last week, former Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel was in hot water over the inclusion of sodium benzoate, a potentially toxic preservative, in her patented, “all-natural” Skinnygirl Margarita science experiment drink. And you do not mess with a calorie-deprived Skinnygirl! Frankel posted a defensive explanation on her website today, writing: [ more › ]
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Real Housewife Defends Her Potentially Toxic Margarita