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Rose Hill Tavern View Full Caption KIPS BAY — Rose Hill Tavern, a home to fans of the New England Patriots, was shut down by the Health Department just days before the team is set to play in the Super Bowl. The sports bar, at 337 Third Ave., was closed on Wednesday evening because of…
When this launched, there were dozens of confused comments from people wondering what old videogames has to do with Internet history. In my mind, this stems from mistaken perception issues of the Internet Archive as solely an institution saving webpages. But their mission and motto is much broader: Universal access to all knowledge. The Internet…
Today, Giphy is using every “excited” GIF we have! We’re thrilled to announce that we have raised a $17 million Series B financing round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from General Catalyst and current investors. So, what does this mean for our users? Giphy is going to use this funding to accelerate our…
Economist Edward Wolff’s latest paper on household wealth during the Great Recession has some really startling data on who gained and lost ground between 1983 and 2013. Alisha Ramos turned it into this striking chart: US net worth rose considerably over that period, which is what you would expect to see. Technology has improved and productivity…
It’s going to take a revolution to change the sordid and systemic sexism in Silicon Valley. Our cover story: http://t.co/1qXvXer9cs — Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 29, 2015 Good on Newsweek for taking on the subject; bad on Newsweek for doing it with this cover, tagline, and story. “The sexism in Silicon Valley is sordid”—like that cover—”shocking”—like…
Since sitting all day is slowly killing us, office workers are now turning to standing desks. But why just stand when you can walk, ask proponents of the even more ridiculous treadmill desks? Walking while at work is even healthier than standing still. But can you actually work while walking? Or will the office turn…
Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well. Well. Despite the nearly unanimous agreement that ordering delivery during asnow storm is a dick move, we just can’t help ourselves. Yesterday we revealed that New York and Boston decided to get tanked on Monday night and sent Drizly (an on-demand booze delivery service) ordersskyrocketing to an over…
Nora Cox, 26, gathers eggs from the chicken coop in her backyard in Buffalo (Jordan G. Teicher / Gothamist) Last year, Bernice Radle and her boyfriend Jason Wilson paid $16,000 for a three bedroom 1,600 square foot, American Foursquare-style house on Buffalo’s West Side. After growing up in nearby Niagara Falls, attending Buffalo State College,…
http://youtu.be/uEe5xL4G3Y8 via How Objective Is The Law? Serial: Part 1 | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios – YouTube.
via 8 Reasons Advertising Doesn’t Work Anymore – YouTube.