Were you outside between six and eight this morning? Did something feel “odd” to you? For only the third time this month, and for less than two hours, the temperature went below freezing. The cold air is half the ingredients needed to produce significant snow. The other half, a storm, was present down south where up to 9 inches fell, but that storm quickly went out to sea. Despite the chilly start this President’s Day should warm to the mid 40s under sunny skies this afternoon. However, given the brisk northerly wind it may not feel like the mid 40s. [ more › ]
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Spring Weather Later This Week
Having linfected Stephen Colbert, President Obama and Sarah Palin, Linsanity finally hit Jon Stewart and The Daily Show last night. Stewart ended up having to defend Lin to a bummed out Larry Wilmore, who felt Lin’s basketball theatrics were overshadowing Black History Month: “How can it be that in the middle of Black History Month an Asian kid comes in and does this?…Hey, I’ve got one: you’re kil-lin me. This is more painful than a lin-grown toe nail.” [ more › ]
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Video: The Daily Show’s Hysterical Linsanity Debate
Last night President Obama announced that he will join his Republican counterparts in suckling from the opaque, monied teat of super PACs. “Our campaign has to face the reality of the law as it currently stands,” Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina wrote in an email to supporters. “We’re not going to fight this fight with one hand tied behind our back,” Messina added later. “Democrats can’t be unilaterally disarmed.” Mutually assured destruction has been achieved. [ more › ]
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Obama Gives In To Super PAC Lust, Crow Caws Ominously
Superman is currently atop the statue of George Washington in Union Square. And it appears that he needs a man bun. Twitter users and our handy police blotter note that a large crowd has gathered around Superman, who may or may not be shouting something about freeing humanity. Oh get a job, Superman! We know print media’s in a tough spot right now but if you send your resume to BuzzFeed Ben he may bite. [ more › ]
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Happening Now: Superman Mounts Horse At Union Square
Hey, remember Roger Toussaint? He was the president of the Transit Workers Union Local 100 who made the decision to lead its members on a two-and-a-half day transit strike in 2005 . More recently he’s been vice president in charge of strategic planning at TWU, but now the Daily News reports he was at the MTA’s Brooklyn office to be “reinstated as a track workers… [He] filed paperwork and took a physical required of any employee seeking to return after an extended absence, sources said.” And when told of the news, a TWU official said, “Holy s—.” [ more › ]
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Ex-Transit Union Leader Roger Toussaint Wants To Go From VP To…Track Worker
EV Grieve directs us to this notice posted on East 9th Street asking permission “to temporarily dress several storefronts and buildings,” in preparation for the Coen brothers’ new 60′s period piece, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which features Justin Timberlake. No word on whether Ryan Gosling has been retained to diffuse the expected hysteria when shooting begins. [ more › ]
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Justin Timberlake Shooting Coen Brothers Flick In EV Next Week
An eighth grader at a Queens public school has been accused of selling pot brownies to her Junior High classmates. Officials say at least 20 students bought the marijuana-laced brownies from a female student, who sold them for $3 each, or two for $5. Some parents were so agitated and upset, they lapsed into talking like it was happy hour at a ’20s speakeasy: “They slipped my son a mickey,” one such angry mom, who didn’t want her name used, told the Daily News . “How come nobody noticed these kids were high?” [ more › ]
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Junior High Times: Middle Schooler Sold Classmates Pot Brownies
Because every three-legged dog should learn to surf, check out today’s mid-day links: Monty Python reunion, human jukebox plays hits from the ’90s, President Obama’s learning curve, and a lamb with six legs. 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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Early Addition: Healthy Six-Legged Hermaphrodite Lamb Born
In an interview with Diane Sawyer, President Obama discussed the dramatic rescue of two aid workers who had been held by Somali pirates since October. Obama said of his call with the father of American hostage Jessica Buchanan, “I cannot imagine what he went through – given Malia and Sasha – and for him to be able to stay strong and then for our incredible men and women in uniform to do what they do, it makes you proud about this country.” [ more › ]
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Video: Somalia Rescue Of Aid Worker Made Obama Think About His Daughters
Photo via Chicago Mag CHICAGO — Frank Lloyd Wright’s Heller House officially hits the market for $2.5M today. Completed in 1987, the property had been quietly floated informally for weeks. [Chicago Mag] WORLDWIDE —Gawker’s looking for tales of horrible roommates. The best one wins a prize! [Gawker] WASHINGTON D.C. —During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed a new mortgage refinancing plan. Here’s the breakdown. [WSJ]
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CurbedWire: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Heller On the Market; Bad Roommates