Rantings of a New Yorker

Stunning photo of a female wasp

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:37:14 +0000

This is an amazing photo of the face of a Southern Yellowjacket Queen (Vespula squamosa).

Call the Waaaaahmbulance! Senators who voted against Al Franken’s anti-rape amendment blame him for resulting bad PR

admin — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:18:18 +0000

Epic Blonde Woman Parking Fail!

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:32:37 +0000

Is it really so hard to proofread?

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:17:54 +0000

How hard is it to check the facts that are being reported?

Castle Rock

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:55:17 +0000

If you’ve never gotten up to Castle Rock before, take a trip with Scouting, NY and discover a beautiful place that more people should visit.

A Million New Yorkers Are Good Without God. Are You?

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:54:31 +0000

Atheism ads ran on New York City buses in July, now, they’re running in the subways.

The dozen subway stations where the ads are running are:

14th Street-Sixth Avenue

14th Street-Seventh Avenue

14th Street-Eighth Avenue

23rd Street-Eighth Avenue

Pennsylvania Station (three ads)

86th Street-Lexington Avenue

96th Street-Lexington Avenue

42nd Street-Sixth Avenue/Bryant Park

66th Street-Broadway/Lincoln Center

72nd Street-Central Park West

86th Street-Central Park West

West Fourth Street

Anne Frank on film

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:32:20 +0000

The Anne Frank Museum has its own YouTube channel and has released this video, the only known bit of film that shows Anne Frank on film.

July 22 1941. The girl next door is getting married. Anne Frank is leaning out of the window of her house in Amsterdam to get a good look at the bride and groom. It is the only time Anne Frank has ever been captured on film. At the time of her wedding, the bride lived on the second floor at Merwedeplein 39. The Frank family lived at number 37, also on the second floor. The Anne Frank House can offer you this film footage thanks to the cooperation of the couple.

Illegal Beekeepers in Brooklyn

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:14:54 +0000

Brooklyn’s Urban Beekeepers: Breaking The Law For The Planet (Part I) from SkeeterNYC on Vimeo.

Sometimes laws are meant to be broken. Meet a passionate crew of illegal urban beekeepers in Brooklyn, New York working on their very first honey harvest for their restaurants. Find out why raising bees on NYC rooftops is important for Mother Earth. And be inspired to get into the illegal “bees”ness of urban beekeeping in your own backyard or rooftop. It’s not only fun, but dangerous, especially if you don’t like wearing bee suits!

Set in a secret location in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Shot & Edited by storyteller, Liza de Guia.
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Hrustevich on his Bayan Accordion

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:24:12 +0000

Hrustevich plays the accordion (bayan) and the sound is as if there’s a full orchestra behind him.

War for Resources

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:23:47 +0000

The Age of Stupid looks to be an awesome film when it comes out!

War for Resources HD from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.