• Like women and whiskey, the Gowanus Canal is at its most beautiful when it is at its most poisonous.
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• Deadspin's Will Leitch tries to avenge NYC against famous 7-train hating pitcher John Rocker in Bryant Park and...strikes out. Serves Will right; bastard won our Oscar pool. [Deadspin]
• Remember how it kind of pissed you off that all your friends in Montauk wanted to do was get stoned on the beach last summer? Just be glad you didn't take the share on Fire Island. [New York Hack]
• A giant blue monster attacked 14th Street the other day, and peyote was not involved.
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