Yesterday was Veterans Day, and with America mired in two wars overseas, unemployment sky-high, and Kanye West in turmoil, a group of upwardly mobile New Yorkers gathered to discuss one of the most important issues of our time: Corduroy, and the threat posed by velvet, the "louche, lude, lascivious fabric of evil." Last night was the fifth anniversary Grand Meeting of the Corduroy Appreciation Club, a shadowy association open only to those elites who posses two items of corduroy. It's a society whose powerful members perform secret handshakes and arcane rituals, and unlike other members of the complicit lamestream media, we're here to expose them once and for all. [ MORE]
 | [UPDATED] Can you guess which year this photograph was taken? We'll update later with the answer, some details and more photographs. UPDATE: These photos were all taken in 1933—original captions have been added.... [ MORE ] |
 | Mary Pat Christie As the feds await NJ Transit to repay the $271 million in federal assistance funds sunk into the now-cancelled Trans-Hudson ARC Tunnel project, NJ Governor Chris Christie explained who convinced him to kill the huge infrastructure plan: His wife. Christie said, "The lobbying to me on... [ MORE ] |
 | The tobacco industry has had many targets over the year, and their latest: The Hipster. Sorry, young creatives. Whether you live in Williamsburg, or aspire to, their latest campaign is aimed to get you smoking their cigs. Wait, what, why? Well, company spokesman David Howard says, "We believe that... [ MORE ] |
 | After details about the The Underbelly Project, a massive illegal art installation in an abandoned Brooklyn subway station, were released, it was only natural that people would try to visit the station. And it was just as expected that they would be arrested. Three arrestees told us about the experience,... [ MORE ] |
 | This Chase bank in Richmond Hill is allegedly a hotbed of Guyanese Vs. Trinidadian trash-talking. A Chase bank in South Richmond Hill Queens is a serving as a case study of Guyanese/Trinidadian racial tensions. We never realized there was any animosity between the two countries, but apparently there's at... [ MORE ] |
 | Apollo, the bedbug beagle! Uh-oh: Apparently man's best friend might not be the best arbiter of whether your apartment has bedbugs, even though he (or she) is so cute with those puppy eyes and wagging tail. According to the NY Times, "As the number of reported infestations rises and... [ MORE ] |
 | Remember how there were "cool" teachers in high school? Well, a NJ science teacher described as "kool" and "a god" by students was arrested for allegedly giving students alcohol in his house and for pot possession. Frank Melchiorre, who lives in Chatham Borough, was suspended from his position at... [ MORE ] |
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