Columbia students’ taste for red meat. (Spec) The FDNY’s big, strong muscles. (Gothamist) David Paterson’s power obsession. (NY Daily News)

“Top terror prosecutor is a critic of civilian trials” and an alumnus of Columbia College. (NYT) A released Riker’s Island inmate is suing the city for $5 million after a “cracker-related beating.” (Gothamist) New sidewalk sheds will not only offer aesthetic appeal but keep the city safe and prevent lawsuits. (Spec) A group of lady firefighters […]

You can’t live in sin next year. Stay tuned to Bwog for more coverage. Cigarettes will no longer be allowed to be called “light,” but will instead be conveniently color-coded. (NYT) A J-School alum was just named Times National Editor. (NYT) CU Researchers find that pretending to be happy is good for you (Daily News)

Tavi was cute. A 5 year old fashion-blogger is just creepy. (Racked) The city is training the next generation of arborists (tree climbers!) (NYT) An un-known name in the art world, Shaquille O’Neal curates a new show at the FLAG Art Foundation, opening Friday. (NY Mag) Prestigious pooches parade! (NY Post) You can be great […]

Former City Council candidate Peter Gleason accuses the J-School’s Wayne Barrett of working for a “Publishing Pimp.” (NYPost) Premed students may have more options by the time they graduate. (NYT) Feeling generous and a fan of Chowdah? Why, you’re in luck! (eBay) But not nearly as lucky as this grad student who was hit by […]

Famous people sing songs of love. (Entertainment Weekly) Bubba comes home from the hospital. (NYT) Your journalism professor takes off his clothes. (NY Daily News) New York gets its very own street artist. (Gothamist) New York hearts you. (MediaBistro)

Columbia professors get elected to things (Senate.gov) Columbia’s core is the magic of video games (NYT) Columbia’s architecture is blogworthy for Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Columbia knows about the best diets (CNN) Now that Obama’s popularity is declining, it turns out he never attended Columbia? (TransWorldNews)

Our four-legged friends took a field trip to Central Park yesterday, and wound up all over the internet. (Urban Hawks) The Royal Shakespeare Company will ply the bard’s trade during a month-long residency at Lincoln Center in the summer of 2011. (NYT) The MTA figured out that the F train was slow, so, naturally, it […]

Coyotes were spotted on campus yesterday; local news channel seemed amused that we seem amused about it. (WABC-TV) Mayor Bloomberg receives over 8,000 letters a month, and every one gets a response. (NYPost) The G Train has talented conductors. (Gothamist) Your favorite economics professor Sunil Gulati was re-elected yesterday as the U.S. Soccer Federation president. […]

Teenage prostitutes. (CNN) The blobfish. (Daily Mail) New York accents. (Gothamist) New York mafia clubs. (NY Daily News) Male college students. (NYT)

Modesty (Gothamist) Optimism (NYT) Gratitude (Post) Generosity (Spec)

It’s finally time to buy an apartment in Manhattan! (NY Mag) MTV is letting people like you choose where to send season 2 of Jersey Shore. Giants Stadium is being demolished. (Daily News) Strippers (including an NYU student) pick the Saints to win the Super Bowl. (Post)

Columbia beats Yale and NYU, placing sixth on the list of top fundraising American universities for 2009. (CAE) Don’t like the fowl new Barnard meal plan? Now’s your chance to grouse! Attend the open discussion today at 5pm hosted by Dean Denburg in the Vag’s 2nd flood dining space on the first floor Diana Event […]

Columbia Alum finds success in direction of Hurt Locker (BBC) Academy award nominations are out, including 9 for above-mentioned Hurt Locker (NY Daily) Director of Avatar and director of Hurt Locker were once married! (NY Daily) Joe Biden reviews Hurt Locker rival, Avatar (Jezebel) Hurt Locker producers challenge Academy’s rules (NYT)

It’s Groundhog Day, and Punxsutawney Phil thinks there’s more winter coming. Staten Island Chuck, though, forecasts an early spring.  In any case, if you see Ned Ryerson, run. Or start ice sculpting. (Gothamist) From our comments: reader Pantsless sent in this awesome time-shifting map of New York. (Kottke) Firefighters rescued a man and a woman […]