Bulgarian politicians prefer to spend their time milking virtual cows. (Huffington Post) Hawkers will sell you anything these days, including dental appointments. (Gothamist) Careful with that joint. It could get you deported. (NYT) Volunteers go above and beyond for the Great American Census – not surprising as it may one day be worth a fortune. […]

English professor/Shakespeare godhead James Shapiro has a new book coming out, and he’s looking to shake up the authorship debate. (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Sarko’s appearance Monday wouldn’t have been complete without his famous personal lectern, designed to make the height-conscious president appear a few inches taller. Bonjour, mon petit Napoleon! (The Daily Mail) […]

Large Hadron Collider turned on, and actually working. (BBC) Barnard faculty reduce course load. (Spec) Nearly half of all the security cameras installed in the subway don’t work. (NYT) Performance artist at MoMA is challenged to become part of another’s conceptual piece. (Gothamist)

James Franco: current Columbian, NYUer… and future Yalie? (Yale Daily News) Mystery surrounds an early morning stabbing on the 2 train. (NYT) Is CUNY full of the city’s ignominious? (NYP) Will pulling up your pants help fight crack? (Gothamist) Still not much is known about the future of GSAPP associate professor Lionel McIntyre. (Spec) Update: […]

Crime goes up. (Gothamist) A crane goes down. (NY1) Met Opera budget goes up. (NYT) MTA budget goes down. (NY Post) Coyote population goes up (even more!). (NY Mag) Lights go down. (NY Daily News)

Professor and former Provost and Dean of Faculties Jonathan Cole discusses why no one knows that American universities are the “envy of the world.” (WNYC) The Times reviews Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu at the Italian Academy on Wednesday. Researchers at the Medical School study a cocaine vaccine. (Spec) Propaganda? (NYT) Coyote phones home. (NYT) […]

Gothamist cites Bwog comments. (So you could be famous!) HuffPo defends Women’s Studies at Columbia. The City comes to an agreement to develop Ground Zero. (Times) Columbia opens ‘Global Centers’ in Mumbai and Paris. Debate continues over the Jail-themed playground in Brooklyn. (Times)

Chewbacchanal is coming–and it’s in 3D! All of it! (Facebook) There are fewer people in Manhattan now than ten years ago? (The New York Times) King Tut to return. (New York Post) Cigarettes may get even more expensive. (Daily Intel) But New Yorkers want to replace them with those other cigarettes. (Gothamist)

Spring arrived! History professor Simon Schama weighs in. (BBC) There is now a five-minute grace period before NYC drivers get tickets for expired meters, making for a potentially interesting move-out day. (NYDaily) Don’t take up more than one seat on the subway… the NYPD is stepping up and you might just get a ticket for […]

BSchool professor Adam Dell is Padma’s babydaddy. At long last: beekeeping is legal in New York. GS student Sam Elchert is relieved. More on GS and the G.I Bill: GS student John McClelland talks to the BBC about his time as an Army medic. Generally Big Deal Person and History Professor David Eisenbach is writing […]

Obama is delaying his spring break. (NYT) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will take himself off the Paterson case. (NYT) Conan O’Brien has planned his comedy tour after leaving NBC (NYP) A sex toy dealer’s parties have drawn the attention of the cops. (Gawker)

It’s time for everyone to leave Butler. (Spec) The Columbia bubble isn’t good for our reputation. (Huffington Post) Paterson set the standard for the position of Governor. (Huffington Post) Maybe next year we won’t have to go home on Christmas Eve. (Spec) The government’s answer to helping us all stay healthy. (Huffington Post)

Photo: The New York Times Corey Haim, dead at 38. (New York Post) Two Columbians have made it to the next round of the STA World Traveler Internship competition. Go ahead and vote for Spencer Oberman, GS ’12, and Reni Calister, BC ’11–you can even pick both of ’em! (STA Travel, which doesn’t actually stand […]

“When Columbia builds, the city cringes.” (New York) Why New York is a city of superheroes. (City Room) Legos will solve all the city’s problems. (NY Post) We will not be scammed! (NYDaily)

Columbians snagged some Oscars last night! Adjunct film professor Geoffrey Fletcher won Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on “Precious,” and Kathryn Bigelow, SOA ’81, became the first female to ever win an Academy Award for Best Director, and her movie “The Hurt Locker” took home 6 awards in total, including Best Picture. (NBCNY & […]