Paterson Stands His Ground

cityfile · 02/09/10 02:02PM

Gov. David Paterson gave a press conference a little while ago, ostensibly to address how the state is preparing for tonight's big snowstorm. Not surprisingly, he quickly segued to the topic everyone in the room wanted to hear him address: those rumors that have been hounding him for the past few days and the supposedly damning New York Times article that's in the works. Paterson said that he met with reporters at the paper earlier today and the topic of drugs or sex didn't come up. And if you were still thinking he was planning on resigning, think again: "The only way I'm not going to be governor next year is at the ballot box and the only way that I'll be leaving office before is in a box." [CBS News, NYDN]

Gawker.TV Meet Up Tonight!

Richard Blakeley · 02/09/10 01:54PM

Can't get enough Gawker.TV? You're invited to come hang out with the crew of Gawker.TV for after work drinks this upcoming Tuesday, February 9th at Destination Bar in the New York. More details after the jump.

Klein, Moss. Pot, Kettle

cityfile · 02/09/10 01:12PM

In an interview with Britain's Telegraph, Calvin Klein says Kate Moss was always a "difficult" model to work with: "I have worked with so many women, great ones, and Kate was always difficult." That may very well be true—working with any supermodel is never easy, especially one that subsists on a diet of vodka and Marlboro Lights. But what's it like to work for Calvin Klein?

Lost Tease: What Kate Didn't Do?

Richard Lawson · 02/09/10 01:11PM

Tonight's episode is called "What Kate Does," an obvious recall of the season two episode "What Kate Did," wherein we found out who Kate killed. Though, a curious video from last summer's ComicCon suggests that history may have changed...

How to Destroy a Perfectly Good Fake Trend Story

Hamilton Nolan · 02/09/10 01:06PM

We all know that New York Times fake trend stories are annoying because they are 1) fake, and 2) trend stories. But do not neglect their third worst quality: many are terribly written. Allow us to show you.

The 1980s: The Golden Age of Commercials

Anderson Evans · 02/09/10 12:15PM

Remember the 80's? Television had really hit a stride in this exuberant decade, and it wasn't just the sitcoms, Saturday morning cartoons, and prime-time soaps, but the segments that filled the voids between. From the ones you can't help but remember to the ones you wish you could forget, here are the commercials that will be with us forever: the immortals.

Snow Day

cityfile · 02/09/10 11:51AM

The snowstorm that was supposed to hit NYC last week didn't amount to much in the end. This time around, though, it's shaping up to be the real thing. With as much as a foot of snow expected to fall between tonight and tomorrow, the Department of Education has gone ahead and decided to close all NYC public schools tomorrow. [NYDN]