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Bronx down
sunset over the Bronx, shot out the window as our plane landed at LaGuardia Sunday night

eldridge street art
some shots taken between Stanton and Delancy on Eldridge St. in the LES...

New York schtuff
- Dear Retards: Not Too Fast, Not Too Slow
- 'Martha! The Unauthorized Musical' in development
- Wash & Fold bill of rights!
- The Layers of Tribeca
- Three Card Monte is back!
- The day the border came to NYC
- Gothamist reports on another bike death
- Memorial for a Bicyclist
- Raising Bike Death Awarness

inky goodness
this tat we caught on our first day of vacation last week kinda said it all for us...

and check out the cool new site: INKEDblog
"tattooing is a modern art form which today encompasses fine art and illustration, fashion, style and pop culture. While respecting the history of tattooing and paying homage to its roots, the mission of INKEDblog is to present a contemporary take on tattooing and to look into the future."

more great tat stories in CityRag's - Tattoos are Personal

the hunk of chunk
check out this great piece on beefy Bryce of VH1's Strip Search "a real guy with a real butt and a real belly" (with lots of awesome screen captures) and insightful rant on the "taut and toned standard of male objectification"... Baptized in the Chunk

cute squared
greeting us at the top of the stairs, when we got back from vacation we could swear Buddy got cuter...

and meet Teddy Spaghetti! also adopted from petfinder.org, from his owner Kate... "he's an epileptic daschund terrier mix, and both he and Buddy share the same proud white chests."

150 crafty superstars hit Brooklyn
HOT WEEKEND TIP... the NY Renegade Craft Fair hits McCarren Park in Williamsburg this Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am - 5pm. it's free and over 150 crafty superstars will be selling their wares!

from their site...
- What is the Renegade Craft Fair? The Renegade Craft Fair is an edgy D.I.Y. event showcasing a ton of the coolest crafts from all over the country.
- When and where is the fair being held? This year's Brooklyn fair is being held Saturday + Sunday, June 25 + 26 from 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM, in McCarren Park which is located at N. 12th St and Bedford Ave.
- What kinds of crafts will be there? All sorts of cool crafty stuff...knitting, jewelry, sewn items, paper goods, silk screened items, woodworking, comics, zines, cosmetics...you name it!

photos from last year's event in Chicago...

a wonderful opportunity to explore and buy one of a kind works of art and craft. we got chills just looking through the amazing sites of the hundreds of vendors scheduled to participate - this fair looks fucking fantastic!

Billy Corgan: worse than clowns
thought we'd share this hilarious statement made by our friend Mo... "OH MY GOD - Billy Corgan scares the shit out of me! He's worse than clowns!"

and what's up with Billy's new manorexic skin and bones look?