You can breathe a sigh of relief, Popeye Doyle fans: Gene Hackman is okay after getting hit by a car while riding his bike in the Florida Keys . His rep told People, “He’s suffered minor bumps and bruises and is already on his way home.” [ more › ]

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Gene Hackman Not Wearing Helmet While Cycling And Getting Hit By Car

Last month, Stephen Colbert’s Super PAC, Americans for A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, attempted to sponsor South Carolina’s GOP primary with a $500,000 donation. “Of course, I can’t offer that kind of no-strings-attached-money without getting something in return,” Colbert wrote in an op/ed for The State, and in exchange for the money, he asked that his name be placed on the ballot and the primary itself, and that voters also be asked about corporate personhood. Alas, the state’s GOP declined to take the bait, but PPP polled voters anyway: 33% of likely voters think that “corporations are people,” while 67% believe “only people are people.” Look for Jim DeMint to be unseated by Senator Bojangles in 2016. [ more › ]

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Poll: 67% Of South Carolina Voters Believe "Only People Are People"

On Saturday freelance writer Julieanne Smolinski was diligently doing the NY Times crossword when she started trippin’ on the clue for 28 down, which read “Wack, in hip-hop.” According to the Paper of Record, the answer is “ILLIN,” but Smolinksi, who identifies herself as “Not Even a Hip-Hop Expert,” thought this was a misinterpretation of the word, so she fired off a letter to the Times crossword editor, Will Shortz, insisting that “illin’” is not “wack.” Gawker obtained the correspondence , in which Shortz stands his ground: [ more › ]

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Buggin’ NY Times Reader Blasts Crossword For Use Of Word "Illin’"

To satisfy America’s bloodlust for pallid men in funeral attire yelling at each other, the GOP presidential candidates faced off in two debates, twelve hours apart, ahead of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. At last night’s ABC debate at St. Anselm, frontrunner Willard Romney was content to let Ron Paul, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich claw each other’s eyes out. But at this morning’s NBC/Lunesta debate his rivals came to their senses and with the help of Romney’s inability to relate to anyone other than T-1000, attempted to tear down his commanding lead in the polls. [ more › ]

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Police say that three-alarm fire in a Yonkers apartment building yesterday morning was caused by a marijuana grow house. The Journal News reports , “Twenty-four people, 12 adults and 12 children, from 11 families, including the unidentified suspect, were left homeless following the three-alarm blaze at 81 Van Cortlandt Park Ave.” [ more › ]

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Pot Grow House Allegedly Sparks Three-Alarm Fire In Yonkers

For years, many New Yorkers have enjoyed the pleasures of drunk shopping—whether it’s for a snazzy suit or a puppy , the phenomenon is nothing new—the fashion blog Racked even has a regular column called “Drunk Shopping.” Today, the Times looks at the people who prefer to drunk shop on the internet, where no one can peer pressure them into buying anything but themselves, and oh, it is magical: [ more › ]

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NYT Discovers Drunk Shopping…On The Internet!

People are riding bicycles inside bars, and the NY Times is on it. Today the paper of record takes a look at the slightly zany subculture of bicycle roller racing, a pastime favored by competitive cyclists during the off-season. Earlier this month, NY Velocity and the Century Road Club Association held a fundraising race inside the Parkside Lounge, where cyclists competed to see who could pedal the fastest without going anywhere, by riding fixed-gear bikes on stationary rollers. As you can see spirited crowd turned out to drink and cheer on the cyclists as they rode in place (and sometimes crashed): [ more › ]

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Video: Racing Bikes In Bars

A fire that broke out in the early morning in an exclusive Stamford, Connecticut neighborhood has claimed the lives of three children and two adults. Stamford mayor Michael Pavia told reporters , “It’s a terrible, terrible day for the city of Stamford. There probably has not been a worse Christmas day in the city of Stamford.” [ more › ]

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Five Killed In Stamford, CT House Fire

Because you prefer pre-WWI LOLCats, check out today’s Christmas Eve links: a “Home Alone” supercut, a touchdown endzone flip, NY’s dysfunctional duo, and the “intellectual capital” of the United States. Don’t forget to follow Gothamist on Twitter and like us on Facebook . You can also get the top stories mailed to you— sign up here . [ more › ]

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Extra, Extra: People Were Into Funny Cat Photos In 1914 Too

Nike released the Air Jordan 11 Retro “Concord” at midnight, and the $180 sneakers caused a stir at shopping malls across the country, to the point where reports of violence spurred a hoax Tweet that one person was killed for the shoes . Over in the NYC-area, there was a stampede at the Burlington Center Mall in NJ and a scuffle at the Staten Island Mall with at least two people being taken into custody . [ more › ]

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Yes, People Got Into Fights About The New Air Jordans