Death (or rather, injury) from above in Central Park. (NYT) Cornell prof sues Wesleyan University for accidentally tainting his image. (AP) No need to stroke your ego, Hermione (and this article) will stroke it for you! (Times) What not to do on your junior year abroad. (Daily Intel) Eminent Domain’s most outspoken critic “wouldn’t call […]

Underperforming public schools—Bloomberg’s on the case. Natural History Museums that don’t grant PhDs in comparative biology—but Manhattan doesn’t have one of those anymore. Anything involving the New Jersey Nets—literally, anything. Being Hofstra and having a football team… wait, really? Drinking your alcohol. UPDATE: A commenter has notified us of a Columbia-related news item – James […]

The USenate committee confidentiality proposal will be debated this Friday.  PrezBo will weigh in. The city hates your metal gates.  Except those like the ones over dorm windows. Xavier Sala-i-Martin does not have a tailor in the US.  Nor can you buy his jackets. Surprise! Cab drivers don’t care about bicyclists. More evidence in the […]

I am CUNY. Men fight over me sometimes. (NY 1) I Google therefore I pay (NY Times) I squeak therefore I get a miniature subway car all to myself (Gothamist) I quit! Therefore… oh. (Gawker) I think therefore I am… a thinking power grid (Electric Light & Power)

As the campus returns back to life, so does Bwog. Here are some things that you may have missed during your weekend in far away lands: New York State’s economy is in $3.2 billion worth of trouble, and Governor Paterson is taking $1.6 billion in emergency measures. (1010WINS) Twitter got more street cred as gangs […]

It’s almost officially Thanksgiving break – Bwog will be on bweak too with only a few posts a day. Enjoy your exoduses! The Thanksgiving travel rate hasn’t recovered from last year’s little spill, and the cheap early bus was probably filled to the brim yesterday. (Gothamist, NY Times) If you’re sitting in your dorm room […]

You may want to be wary when ordering sushi. Luckily, Columbia scientists have the low-down. (Wired) Not looking forward to the wrath of irascible travelers Wednesday afternoon? Not to worry, apparently we’re chemically programmed to be kind. (NYT) “Things are moving extraordinarily fast” (finally…) at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. (National Geographic) There’s a […]

Suffolk County on Long Island was open for hunting for the first time ever on Saturday, but barely any turkeys showed up. Go figure. (NYT) Speaking of eating turkeys, although fewer flights mean fewer delays, good luck flying out of the city for Thanksgiving and after exams. (NYP) Butler Lawns won’t be the only green […]

If you ask nicely enough, the Postal Service will send your letter to Santa. (1010WINS) If you fire a gun, the cops will hear it. With computers! (New York Times) If you’re a waiter and fail to bother your customers for their e-mail addresses, you will get YELLED AT A WHOLE %&$*@#$ lot. (NY Post) […]

How to deal with newspaper-related beefs: Take your paper’s website hostage? Or hang up a giant piece of “art” that depicts a rival editor, naked, with a twenty-foot penis on the side of your building? Is that even a question? (TheLocal) NYU kids find their own James Franco to stalk; lack the subtlety and finesse […]

Break out the cheap wine and hors d’oeuvres: there’s an art installation on your Metrocard. (NY Times) Mayor Bloomberg makes a $125 million impulse buy. (NY Daily News) Hipsters are arrested in Williamsburg for their overzealous labeling (and drug possession). (The Brooklyn Paper) The Department of Transportation says it’s “Gridlock Alert” Day; thanks, but we already […]

The New York Post weighs in on the impending 9/11 trial with the MOST INTENSE HEADLINE EVER (see picture). Bono returns to the Op-Ed page, makes fun of self, suggests that U2’s “One” may or may not have torn down the Berlin Wall. (New York Times) No one ever said love was cheap, but this […]

Today, as many are so acutely aware, is Friday the 13th – a day often associated with bad luck. We at Bwog would like to quell your superstitions by showing you that, in fact, humanity may just be luckier today than ever before!  Take a look at these inspiring goings-on about our most fortunate of […]

Suspicious substance on an NJT train?  We wouldn’t be caught dead with a ticket Bloomberg will revive Coney Island?  Let us know when the 1 train stops there. Free WiFi in Times Square?  Meet us at Starbucks instead, about 70 blocks north. A race survey that offends?  We just thought the bright red text was […]

Leadership of CUArts shifts to the grad school – are more serious changes to come? (Spec) Envelopes containing white powder are serious business at diplomatic missions, even when they contain 100% pure baking flour. (Gothamist) Motives of Columbia professor who punched a fellow university affiliate still unclear. Lionel McIntyre was arrested Monday. (NY Times) Despite […]