Oct 21, 2007
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come back and manage the Bronx Bombers. At least the city’s attempt to give some direction to subway riders was interesting, pranksters went shirtless at the Fifth Avenue Abercrombie & Fitch and the I Heart Brooklyn Girls calendars came out. And just…
Dec 14, 2006
The Early Birds Get the Meteors
If you can drag yourself out of bed early tomorrow morning (and if you’re like us, that’ll be difficult to manage with a post-Work Holiday Party Hangover), those of you in Virginia could be in for a nice treat: It’s time for the Geminid Meteor Shower. Astronomer Ken Wilson at the Science Museum of Virginia said as many as 120 meteors falling per hour are expected to be visible over Virginia at about 6 a.m….