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splendid mayhem
the 13th Annual Cycle Messenger World Championships kick into high gear today as "Bike messengers of the world gather for a weekend of splendid mayhem." cool stuff is going on around the city all weekend - here's a list of scheduled events.

we caught some of the time trials on Allen St. Wed night. the bikers we met were from very friendly and excited for the event (and all from around the country.) we had to wonder if the NYC actually condones this edgy event as cops seemed very angry when they pulled over one of the bikers for zipping up Allen. more info on the Gothamist.

obligatory summer flower shot
cuz flowers are purty...

Hell to the yeah!
FourFour has blow by blow screen captures of ALL the best scenes from Being Bobby Brown last night! if you didn’t get to catch the show - just about every brilliant moment is there with subtitles and fabulous commentary, including Whitney Houston's new catch phrase...
"Hell to the no!"

Tom likes a he
we just can't get enough of the the Tom Cruise roller coaster ride... a clever reader of the excellent site A Socialite's Life figured out that "Katie Holmes" is an anagram for "Tom likes a he" - HAAA! that's just too good. we couldn't resist checking an anagram site for versions of "Tom Cruise", and this one made us laugh "Scrotum ie"

a lovely day
Bud I look at you, and the world's all right with me.

Gossip up
"Being Bobby Brown" debuts tonight!!
They transcend the A list because they're SO DAMN HIGH
The gays and Bobby Brown are coming

Ellen DeGeneres to Dance on ABC?
A Very Special Cruise Round-Up
Strip Search Brit Style
Tom Cruise kills Oprah (thanks Gail!)
Butts are the new boobs
Ben & Jen Legally Become Garnfleck. Or is it Affner?
Celebrities Celebrate Diamonds and Disease
Chicken Soup for the Celebrity Obsessed Soul

(Bobby Brown image via FourFour)

agenda-driven design
a brilliant exhibition and event has been going on at SPRING 3D this month "SPRING and Nicholas Rhodes have partnered to present a group of innovative UK based product designers currently blurring the lines between art and utility with their thought provoking work."

shown above are 2 of our favorites pieces:
'Rupert' - Tissue box concealing secret condom drawer. Designed by Eva Menz.
'Really useful bookcase' - The bookcase doubles as coffin, when the time comes. Lid is stored on the back. Designed by Kenneth Grange.

check out their slide show for more fascinating and innovative work.

small victory for NY pot smokers
the Gothamist reported last week that the NYPD may be scaling back small pot busts - halleluiah! we've been holding smoke-in's around the city for over a year now in protest of NYC's ridiculous waste of money aggressively hunting down small time joint busts - so this is music to our ears!

more info on NYC's (hopefully former) small time pot bust campaign, in the post that started our public smoke-ins - Beware of The Man in the Van. and here are some of our favorite smoke-in photos from the last year...

In front of the 9th Precinct on E 5th St
In the middle of Avenue A in broad daylight
On the street in the heart of Tribeca
Near Mars Bar on 2nd Ave
Walking down St. Marks Place
On Bleeker Street
Protesting the Jet's stadium
Outside CBGB's
At the Circle Line
At the Intrepid
In the Lower East Side
Outside the Puck building in Soho