Study suggests that attending an Ivy doesn’t necessarily pay off with a higher starting salary after graduation.  That’s bad, because money defines success in life and education is only a means to that end. (NYT) Read about the convoluted history of the crew’s huge painted “C” facing Inwood Hill Park. (Manhattan Times) A Barnard ROTC […]

Holiday spirit is being trucked into the city today, in the form of that huge Rockefeller Center tree. (The tree lighting will be on December 3rd.) Urban forestry photojournalist Sumeet Shah is on the scene at an extremely high vantage point. More pictures after the jump and throughout the day. 

The Rockefeller Center tree lighting, from Bryan Mochizuki to your computer. 7:58 PM: Two minutes ’til showtime.  Apparently New York markets were treated to an extra hour prior to the national broadcast.  Taylor Hicks fans, start kicking yourself now – he just performed his first song.  Two preshow thoughts: Will anyone sing a holiday protest […]

Tomorrow night, Enya, X-tina, and a small army of tourists will converge on Rockefeller Plaza to watch Al Roker waste a lot of electricity and, as usual, freeze his ass off. Though we mildly recommend that everyone to go watch in person, NBC has been gracious enough to shift their blockbuster Wednesday line-up to make […]