http://lexiphane.com/wp Lexiphane.com is a NYC-based site featuring news and commentary on a wide range of topics, including current events, pop culture, politics, public policy, sports and arts and literature. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:26:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1840 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1840#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:26:12 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1840 [caption id="attachment_1841" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Hulu.com users, anyway, HATE Jay Leno."][/caption] If there was any doubt about which late night television host owned the Internet, these tags for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Hulu.com demonstrate that the Internet's with Coco.... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1840 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1835 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1835#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:54 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1835 [caption id="attachment_1836" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Alexander Hamilton: Original West Indies Man"][/caption] Today is the 43rd Annual West Indian Carnival Parade in Brooklyn--one of the most populous parades in the world. We want to give a shout out to our favori... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1835 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1831 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1831#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:45:58 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1831 Why is pop artist Rihanna, whose relationship with former boyfriend Chris Brown ended in a pile of ugly domestic violence charges, paired with rapper... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1831 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1823 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1823#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:22:44 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1823 [caption id="attachment_1828" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="This year\'s Dumpster Pool is just last century\'s Swimmobile."][/caption] Summer is doing us a favor this year. Lest we romanticize its passing too heatedly, it's been broiling us on an asphalt brazier for the last few days leading up to Labor Day Weekend. This weekend will be the last days that city pools will be open. As part of NY... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1823 2 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1818 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1818#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:06:54 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1818 Multiply this ridiculous throwaway joke by 200 per episode, and that's why I watch.... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1818 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1813 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1813#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:16:49 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1813 There is no burying the lede on this New York Times article about pedestrian safety and accident data. The first sentence: Want to take a safe stroll around New York City? Avoid crossing at intersections. It's been my observation that nothing will lull a pedestrian into the path of... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1813 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1808 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1808#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:55:04 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1808 Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1808 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1797 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1797#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:59:17 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1797 Back in 1984, NYC was a different animal. Before Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to turn the city into a gilded tourist trap and his predecessor Rudy Giuliani made a name for himself fighting quality-of-life crimes like graffiti and drinking in public... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1797 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1791 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1791#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:28:14 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1791 Bumped into butcher Jeffrey Ruhalter (almost literally in the crowded Essex Market) Saturday while looking for bread. He recommended the excellent loaves at Pain D'Avignon, which was convenient b/c we were standing in front of the store. And Ruhalter would know, because his butcher shop is a few steps away. My shopping partner that afternoon is opening a bar in the neighborhood and Ruhalte... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1791 0 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1778 http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1778#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:27:10 +0000 Lexiphane http://lexiphane.com/wp/?p=1778 As we were filing from the arena and into the passageways that lead out of Madison Square Garden, I turned to my friend Melissa and said, "If I had t... Read more..]]> http://lexiphane.com/wp/?feed=rss2&p=1778 1