Afghan police went on alert yesterday to guard against demonstrations triggered by a U.S. church’s plan to burn a copy of the Quran on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, which has drawn global condemnation.
Iranian authorities have suspended the execution-by-stoning of a woman convicted of adultery, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday, after weeks of worldwide condemnation.
Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement’s recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.
Every time the Ghost of Britney Spears puts on a new weave and speaks coherently for a couple of months, she has to go and creep us out again.
Danny Trejo feels like he’s been preparing to play the title character in “Machete” for over a decade — about as long as he’s been working with writer/director Robert Rodriguez. “Robert’s been training me for this movie since we did ‘Desperado,’” says Trejo, who’s appeared in eight of Rodriguez’s films. “He said, ‘Hey, you’re perfect for this character. That was 14 years ago. And so, you know, 14 years and 780,000 phone calls later — it was just like stepping into the guy.”
Ready to tackle all those home-repair projects you’ve been putting off in favor of days down the shore? Head to the West Philly Tool Library, where homeowners can borrow an unlimited number of tools and ladders for up to seven days. It costs just $20 for a yearly membership, and “tool librarians” are always on hand to lend expert advice.
NEW YORK. The State University of New York has adopted new practices to help prevent students from falling victim to deceptive credit card marketing that can burden them with too much debt in tough economic times.
Surfing is an excellent total-body workout combining upper and lower body strength, cardiovascular fitness, core strength, stability, balance and flexibility.
Architect Pete Dye doesn’t build run-of-the-mill golf courses. His designs are sought out nationwide by golfers looking for the most innovative and demanding layouts the game has to offer. A Dye course becomes a destination unto itself.
Placing yourself in a choice college can be a numbers game, and if your GPA or tuition veers off, your most frugal and strategic bet might be to transfer.
Another wave of job losses is heading to Wall Street, according to a banking analyst who correctly predicted problems for Citigroup and other big financial institutions as early as 2007.NEW YORK. The MTA yesterday unveiled new signs that it hopes will better inform riders of subway service changes.A Seaside Heights judge called Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi a “Lindsay Lohan wannabe” prior to sentencing her to one day of community service and a $500 fine yesterday.NEW YORK. The Urban Assembly New York Harbor School’s 400 kids had their first day of classes yesterday in their new building on Governors Island, reached by a seven-minute ferry ride from Lower Manhattan.The ear-splitting alarm that goes off when riders open the emergency exit gate is an invitation for fare-evaders, says Andrew Albert, president of the New York City Transit Riders Council.The fight over a plan to build a mosque near Ground Zero has overshadowed the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site.Days away from the ninth anniversary of 9/11, PETA is trying to capitalize on the Ground Zero mosque controversy with a new ad campaign. But 9/11 family members say it’s offensive to place ads near the former World Trade Center site.NEW YORK. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to overturn term-limits on city elected officials doesn’t sit well with New Yorkers, according to a New York Times poll released yesterday.Not all subway stations are created equal. A station agent booth at the Wall Street 2,3 stop was to be one of the hundreds shut down under MTA cuts.The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to designate Newtown Creek — a heavily polluted 3.5-mile waterway dividing Brooklyn and Queens — a Superfund site next month. High levels of metals, PCBs and volatile organic compounds in its sediment reflect 100 years of oil refineries, glue factories, tanneries, coal yards and other industries flanking its banks. Haiti was in the thoughts of many who celebrated at yesterday’s annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade.Bank robbers fire at copsHeat wave to broil the whole weekVisiting St. Lucia striker gunned down in Brooklyn‘Small voices?’ Park51 imam’s math is a bit offComptroller looks into MTA overtimMosque raises funds: Developer owes taxesTwo dead in SI car crashHit, run leaves boy criticalFirst trees arrive at WTC memorialMan arrested in senior rapeMotorman saves womanDA looks into club where teen partiedCab driver: Hatred caused my woundsDrunk defiles Queens mosqueGov. could face charges over tixThieving ‘Cat Lady’ taken off the prowlHate crime adds to mosque meleeCaution: Don’t stand under this umbrellaNo light at end of the transit tunnelMosque peace seems elusiveNYC on recycling: We’re green if it’s worth some greenNew York scores big in Race to the Top dollarsSkyscraper battle: Empire State wants new tower cutPaterson, Dolan meet to discuss the mosqueJury selection for bomb plot trialCrowds polarized by proposed mosqueEven city’s finest can’t escape miceArrest in Theater District stabbingSchumer saves pool parties … againCity jobs rebounding as nation waits it outCity worker raped at playgroundNerds’ hoop dreams play out in tourneyQuiet block turned into battlegroundBed bugs here to stay, expert saysW’burg pool party concerts on thin icePensions funding BP, other maligned firmsNY loses bid to tax missionsPaterson plans talks to move WTC mosqueComing in single, leafing togetherSenate Leader opposes mosqueReality TV pitch for Steven SlaterGun charges only in HarlemComing soon: Countdown clocks for pedsStudy: Black male students left behindBronx pool gets quiet in heat waveNew York charging toward the future?Slater mum on noggin bumpCan’t drive unless you BreathalyzeK-Rod suspended, faces assault chargeSlater would like his job backLooking for gold in BK scrap metalNot everybody’s glad tourists have returnedStars or bars in Slater’s future?From air attendant to American heroRep. Rangel rambles in defiant speech to HouseRare city beach colony faces its last summerFlight attendant blows up ... the slideNYPD bullet killed man in HarlemWoman run over by 11 trains after crew didn’t see herCrowds, crime on rise in ConeyCon Ed holds cards in mosque battleDominicans put pride on parade along Sixth Ave.Officers shot, one man killed in HarlemWeekend bloodied by gun crimeTeen duo went on park mugging spreeIntrepid in search for a heroDiNapoli: Overtime at MTA out of controlCops: Rudy’s girl was shopliftingSuit filed against WTC mosqueJudge pulls Obama condomSundays on the NJ Shore: ‘What would Snooki Do?’State to city: OK, you can have your criminals backWTC mosque clears hurdleAs NYPD ranks decline: Civilian watches catch onSolar city aims to dampen blackoutsArrest made in latest SI attackMan beaten to death in Park SlopeAnother possible hate crime on SICan’t duck city report cardsWebsite aims to help ‘UnRage’ driversTentative Rangel deal reviewed by ethics panelFamilies call on Iran to release hikers one year after captureNEW BOOK. WHY TAKE TOUR BUS? TAKE MTAEasy-to-draw dictators and other courses for all agesFirst grades posted for city’s eateriesMTA cuts 210 station agentsArea waters swimming in sewageNew plan to knock bloodsuckers deadReport: Paterson shouldn’t face chargesRangel scrambles to cut deal at 11th hourNJSE? From Shore to the floorRavishing Russian babe charged with smugglingMTA choice: Bad or worseMom on mission to save her sonReport: NY stadiums called on food foulsDollar vans thrive in wake of bus cutsSI suicide note was mother’sMTA on wrong trackFamily dead in Staten Island murder-suicideLawsuit against chefCrane rigger walks in collapseThis weekend, head toward the harbor‘Hero’ EMT nabbed in string of sex assaultsBouquet bandit behind barsHome to hostel: State to stamp out illegal rentalsDespite the heat, NY blackout-freeRapper, actor Ice-T arrested in ManhattanPlayboy arrives at the office — Wait, what?Comptroller trips on no-secrecy vowWary of losing unlimited ridesPalin’s politics of, um, ‘refudiation?’Religious ads find home on city busesTwo teens drown in Bronx RiverEMT at heart of controversy killedCops seek man who shot boyBloomie for prez rumbling tirelessTea Party boots anti-mosque lightening rod over racist blogWorkers finish 7 train tunnelYou think it’s hot? You’ve got no idea ...Brooklyn home prices jumpCracking down on park art vendorsIntrepid looking for heroesPoor judgment by school ended in drowningGeorge just wanted to winRiders’ safety at risk as station agents are cutMosque fight heats up at landmarks hearingLT pleads not guilty to rapeRenaming stations is a risky business planBloomberg defends mosquesFrom a local farm to our local storesSaying goodbye to voice of the BronxWrong audience for adult energy drinksSamaritans pull woman from tracksBus-only lanes get federal boostDelivery competition rears up in the gardenCon Ed worker saves fire victimRough ride as MTA cuts car inspectionsStores open doors in heat waveCops hunt vicious park attack suspectMTA sells off subway name rights for cheapMade-in-NYC food faves leave, new names crop upHow about that heat! City melting point hits 103Convicted cop killer may dodge execution‘Hometown Heroes’ sought by IntrepidFourth-flavored dessertStanding tall is dangerous in NY transit systemTwitter topographyHigh-priced madam chargedMass confusion for the morning train commuteReport: MTA knew of problemDoomsday dawns for riders in city transit systeSix-month-old baby killed by falling tree limb in parkLoft dwellers worry law meant to protect, will drive them outLegislators push to restore school cutsPaying more for shirt on your backFeathered vermin plague commuters, tooJudge orders UHO dissolvedMTA asks cops for help with station camerasMore remains found at WTCHookergate comes to CNNWilliamsburg expansion scares subway ridersNun run down by fleeing teensSeinfeld: Why give the finger?Most riders in the dark on changes to MTA transitHunts Pt. kids left high, drySecond Ave. work proves profitableThe streets are alive —with the sound of musicTimes Sq. bomber pleads with prideSchmutz survey finds M dirtiest NYC subway lineYanks say they’re still gaga over GagaBudget cuts hitting bone, advocates sayNew York sailor home after record tripState, MTA near deal on free fares for kidsShazad indicted for car bombAin’t it grand: City overrun by pianos“I chose to show a cross-section of NY”NYC spillover: Prices creep up on seafoodSI ID theft ring robbed soldiersLunch trucks under fireCity’s subway rat fight gets derailedCity Hall is going solarNew plan set for restaurant gradesLong Island Indian nation gets nodMaking New York into a mall townTerror trial delay irks judgeGOP fixer charged with robbing mayorWTF? MTA to change FML signsGuggenheim takes on YouTubeMosque fights heat up in New York CityHope for saving student MetroCardsRed tape tangles NYC’s waterfrontShot trying to protect her kidsNo bail for Jersey jihadistsQuinn won’t take no for an answer on Mother TeresaHistoric garden celebrates 100 yearsJihad’s latest crop of losersHow to gain fame and fortune — for your petGov. seeks to hold off city shutdown as rebels gatherSexy Citi suer had surgeryGlass ceiling for the female entrepreneur?Judge halts MTA layoffs and token booth closuresValor honored in NYPDSen. Espada says he’ll stop emergency state budgetsBushwick laughs last over MTA cutsAG investigates iPad purchase complaintsThe NYC tech sector powers upProtesters rally against mosque by Ground ZeroBig tobacco sues NYC over adsKey to city unlocks its secretsOne night only: Elvis tributeMayor halts 4,500 teacher pink slipsFashion fights for its DistrictMettle-tested heroes honored with medalsMTA service cuts disproportionateSon of Ted Koppel dead after booze runPaterson calls for increased DNA collectionCultural capital at risk over cutsNew mass transit smart card on saleNYC teachers bracing for the chopping blockBees make home at downtown hot spotGovernor offers renters a breakBus ads targeting MuslimsNFL Super Bowl headed this wayBus drivers take cue from MTA managersIt’s gross, but is it worth 64 days off work?Healthy restaurant closed by rodentsCuomo starts his ‘cakewalk’ after years of waitingHeavy wool, big wheelsRevised soda tax not quite so flatAging ex of Harlem kingpin bustedMTA takes the fight to unionTweet deal: You can get paid for that?Bomber:What went wrong?How much for a sip?Report: Beat-down squad run in schoolTimes Sq. was just one targetCoyotes welcome — if they can play niceWTC mosque says it reflects the local areaSmartBuy sued for bilking GIsDislike — separate, not equal vowsAnti-Ariz. protest ends with 16 arrestsTourists unfazed in wake of scareIs bike riding out of control?Dark day for NYPDKilled while trying to save friendMayor, Obama to talk terror cashPolice bust Bronx drug kingpinSuper bid chases 2014 Super BowlFeds cut terror funds for NYCPaterson beat back on furloughs, raises |
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.