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pet store no more

not sure what will be taking over this pet store that's resided on the corner of Houston and Eldridge for over 20 years. as we expected, searching Curbed, we found they scooped a bit of info on the place back in January - and it looks like ANOTHER HOTEL! dam, our heads are spinning with the increasing misery the over-development of our hood has brought. as L.O.C.O. can tell you, it's already out of control and ruining the beauty of one of NY's most historic neighborhoods and the lives of people living here. we can't even keep track of the number of hotels being built in the LES, think it's up to 5. fuck.

bang your head (for peace)

Grounded tipped us to a rocking benefit for CODEPINK, the Women's Peace Organization, being held this Sunday night at Arlene's Grocery. only $7 for a line up of 7 kick ass bands, and it's for a great cause! get out and rock out for peace y'all.

relax... do it...
the voices have been speaking to us, so we're splitting town for a few dayz. some juicy stuff is stacked to fire while we're away so stay tuned. back next Wed. have a good week.

To our friends in the UK...
the bombings in central London have shaken the world today. like so many NY'ers we're overwhelmed with empathy and sadness for the people of London and all of the UK. at a loss for words, we'd like share the heartfelt message posted on Gabsmash this morning...

Our prayers are with you during this time. We pray for your families, for strength, for unity and peace. We care deeply and mourn with you. God Bless you all.

the war between Madonna and Mariah
yesterday a story made the rounds about Madonna hating on Mariah at Live 8. well, FourFour dug up the background on the crazy longstanding fued between these 2 Mega Divas! and posted a killer video of Mariah nailing Madonna with the most eloquent slam we've heard in a long time... "Supposedly, Madonna revealed during an interview that she'd kill herself if she were Mariah (paraphrasing here)... Mariah hit back with a gem of a soundbite ...'when she used to be popular.'" check it out!

Bonus link: A Socialite's Life has some hilarious photoshopped images in... Brazilians go crazy over Mariah Careys Homeless Man

Bowery breakdown
many of the East Village's oldest and coolest building were recently demolished to make way for the Avalon Chryistie's additional complex that extends several blocks north of the massive main structure (seen in background.) knowing this beauty was coming down, we snapped a couple shots to remember her by.

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the building (and graf) in the second photo in this post are also gone

Karl Lagerfeld 's male camel toe
and other juicy celeb tidbits...
- Karl Lagerfeld 's male camel toe!
- Jimmie Smits will attend your wedding for $5
- Martha Stewart’s Prison Nickname Is Better Than Yours
- Sure, the penguins seem untainted by the business now
- Tom Cruise has vowed to destroy every sofa he encounters
- Celebs signing autographs AND giving the finger
- Cluballah, the LA club scene is so corny
- Brangeletus Adoption or is Ang preggers
- George Clooney’s Big Fat Entourage
- The Artistry of Aaron Carter
- Ewan McGregor acting drunk
- Tara Reid, What Happened?
- God bless Luther

update: OMG! Adrienne sent us this gem and has forever changed our vocabulary... "down here in ol' Virginny, we call a male camel toe a moose knuckle" - amen and yeehaw. and MORE fun... William insists that it "can only be: MANGINA."

Gloria Estefan to take over Tony Danza's show
not that we really give a shit, but this host change has dumbfounded us. Tony and Gloria are like neck and neck for the most boring people in showbiz. but Googling around, we found Gloria's website brings some hope that she may have a little edge we haven't seen... what the fuck is up with her promo photos! - it looks like someone threw a handful of bird seed at her face and let a bunch of Pigeons loose! does this mean we can count on some whacky stunts as part of the shows new direction?...

check out the multimedia section for more crazy tribal photos of Gloria