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eh?
I would have simply not run a half marathon through several feet of water
A half-marathon race on Sunday in Paramus, New Jersey, nearly turned disastrous, as heavy rainfall flooded parts of the course and forced runners to wade through several feet of water. Harrowing social media videos showed runners navigating chest-high waters.
Half-Marathoners in New Jersey Wade Through Flooded Course
Harrowing social media videos showed runners navigating chest-high waters after a drenching rainstorm on Sunday.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
it's against New Yorker house style to link out I guess but it's the thought that counts
September 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I get it but this is a bold take in the middle of the rush tour
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew:
“You know when a rock band is really over the hill, and you see them in a casino playing some song from like 50 years ago?” he said. “I think that’s the part of Donald Trump’s presidency we’re at now.”
😂
#Canada #cdnpoli #Manitoba
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew responded to Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario, telling reporters the move is not the U.S. president’s “best work.”
August 28, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I just read somewhere that they're going to start playing another entire NBA season soon, why would they do this
There is a part of me - and not a particularly small part - that still cannot fucking believe the Knicks won the title.
August 28, 2026 at 12:35 AM
another day another wrong home alone 2 cast member
August 26, 2026 at 4:15 PM
this is awful

Corey links to a lot of great writing from Soraya and I would humbly add this (now hideous looking, art-free) story about the messy Canadian origins of Flashdance, the first time I’d worked with her

www.buzzfeed.com/sorayarobert...
August 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
a good day to read the story of the band frank beard played in before zz top www.buzzfeed.com/danielralsto...
The True Story Of The Fake Zombies, The Strangest Con In Rock History
In 1969, the Zombies had a huge hit single, despite having broken up two years earlier. To meet the unexpected demand, one promoter did the only sensible thing: hire four kids from Texas to tour Ameri...
www.buzzfeed.com
August 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
RIP tommy john, you were at the next table when I choked on a big glob of cheese from french onion soup at the looking glass in midland park when I was a little kid and I was embarrassed
August 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
he looks like the guy they test breath mints on
Stephen Miller does a TV hit today

(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty)
August 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
time to stop talking about how everything is IDIOCRACY and start talking about how everything is WAYNE’S WORLD
August 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
so there was a plausible scenario where It could have Happened and two hours later he would have popped out like ta-da jk
August 11, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I’d have simply called my crime ring something else
A man long sought by the authorities in Ireland on suspicion of links to organized crime appeared in a Dublin criminal court on Sunday following his extradition from the UAE. The defendant, Daniel Kinahan, has been accused of running a crime ring known as the Kinahan Cartel.
Daniel Kinahan Extradited From the U.A.E. to Ireland
Daniel Kinahan, accused of leading a family crime syndicate, was flown home from Dubai on an Irish government jet on Sunday.
nyti.ms
August 10, 2026 at 3:05 AM
gotta start teaching how to make guillotines in high school shop classes
The anecdotes in this story have finally and fully radicalized me. Anyway, I gotta go join up with the Shining Path. brb (smashing the state)
August 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
hi, actual family member here, just wanted to say real quick: get fucked
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Aug 8
Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc
August 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Reposted by Steve Kandell
it’s also how you pick a photo
This is how you write a headline
A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” trib.al/ouHgmYA
July 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
reading @billjanovitz.bsky.social’s great 2005 exile on main st. 33 1/3 book while on vacation and there truly is no escape
July 25, 2026 at 6:49 AM
rarely does the whole world get to see an aerial shot of moonachie like this
July 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
not sure what this portends politically but Andy Burnham *is* the first British PM whose name is a confusing mash-up of two members of Gang of Four
July 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
the marriage has been consummated
July 4, 2026 at 3:59 AM
oh so stealing our hearts is burglary now
The extreme climbers who illegally scaled New York City's Empire State Building and got engaged at the top were arraigned Thursday on multiple charges, including burglary and reckless endangerment.
Empire State Climbers Charged After ‘Extreme Risk-Taking Behavior’
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, extreme climbers who have illegally scaled buildings around the world, were arrested after getting engaged atop the Manhattan landmark.
nyti.ms
July 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
congratulations to US coach young jann wenner
July 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
[guy who has watched only knicks games for the past two months watching US soccer] this has some real knicks vibes
July 2, 2026 at 1:51 AM
a good bit but by now I hope there’s at least one reporter chasing down a tip that he’s a never-nude
New York City residents are celebrating the reopening of public pools — including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who jumped into the water while wearing a suit at an East Harlem pool on Saturday.

Outdoor public pools will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day through Sept. 13.
June 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
with the 25th pick the new york knicks select [fumbles for glasses] step brothers-era adam scott??
BREAKING NEWS:

After a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks selected Sergio De Larrea of Valencia (Spain) with the 25th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft!
June 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM