• Lock up your 13-year olds. It looks like R. Kelly is in town for CMJ. [ToTC]
• Proving, once again, that Little Italy is solely for tourists: A discussion of the neighborhood's big festival, formerly known as San Gennaro. [Overheard in New York]
• Last time we saw a woman collapsed on the ground in Cobble Hill, we assumed it was Natasha Lyonne. But maybe it was just someone making sure her parking job was OK. [A Brooklyn Life]
• You can give to Katrina relief and make an asshole lawyer look stupid at the same time? It's two great tastes that taste great together. [Saab Bumper]
• Of course, being an asshole might not be entirely the lawyer's fault. Once they turn you into an asshole lawyer, they basically won't let you out. [Opinionistas]