Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
If there are no objections from Barnes & Noble, the union will be certified and the employer must head to the bargaining table. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
The smoky air is back
The Air quality index was in the unhealthy range for all groups late Thursday and early Friday [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
A ferry at Pier 11 in Wall Street.
Starting July 1, riders will be able to secure a spot on select weekend and holiday Rockaway ferries to the beach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and back from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
City Councilmember Chi Ossé introduced a bill that would require whoever hired the broker to shoulder the cost.
After stalled efforts to curb broker fees, Councilmember Chi Ossé introduced a bill that would require whoever hires a broker to shoulder the cost. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
Subway riders in Brooklyn were excited to ride on one of the MTA's brand new subway cars.
Riders can expect two new modern trains to hit the subways every month starting in August. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
Because game shows are keeping broadcast television alive, here are your morning links: no charges for Travis Scott, more subway bathrooms are opening, firefighters are suing the city and more. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
The bugs are here
The bugs may be related to the Canadian wildfires or some other environmental calamity. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 18:06:44
More than 100 improperly stored lithium-ion batteries were found at 91 Canal St. on Tuesday, the FDNY said.
There have been 113 fires so far this year as a result of lithium-ion batteries, which killed 13 people and injured 71, fire officials say. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 14:35:00
Greg Hildreth and Ato Blankson-Wood are appearing now in a new Free Shakespeare in the Park production of "Hamlet," now running at The Delacorte Theater
There's something suited to every taste happening free of charge almost every day in New York City, from world-class theater, concerts and dance to outdoor film screenings and exercise classes. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-30 14:00:00
Credit: @_wandering_nelly on Instagram What better way to experience a rare cosmic event than amid the enchanting mountains, tranquil lakes, and bountiful vineyards of the gorgeous
Updated: 2023-06-30 11:30:11
Construction is underway on phase two of the 7.1-acre Roebling Center redevelopment project, a collection of five former industrial buildings in Trenton, New Jersey that are being transformed into a residential, commercial, and entertainment destination.
Updated: 2023-06-30 11:00:48
The affordable housing lottery has launched for Marion Creston Apartments, two new residential buildings at 2997 Marion Avenue and 2861 Creston Avenue in Bedford Park, The Bronx. Palette Architecture designed the seven-story structure at 2861 Creston Avenue and David Cunningham Architecture is responsible for 2997 Marion Avenue, and both are developed by John V. Waters of NFW Group. Available on NYC Housing Connect are 25 units for residents at 30 to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $18,515 to $122,000.
Updated: 2023-06-30 10:30:34
Permits have been filed for four three-story residential buildings at 42-2, 42-4, 42-6, and 42-8 161st Street in East Flushing, Queens. Located near the intersection of Sanford Avenue and 161st Street, the adjacent lots are closest to the Main Street subway station, serviced by the 7 train. Zhi Yuan Xu is listed as the owner behind the applications.
Updated: 2023-06-30 00:00:08
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Updated: 2023-06-29 22:15:00
The walls of the 191st Street pedestrian tunnel are painted white over the weekend.
Because Costco has their own battle to deal with, here are your afternoon links: Futurama returns (again), a park on top of the BQE, the Wheel of Fortune gender pay gap and more. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-29 22:15:00
Tourists stand on a ferry before departing to Liberty Island as a haze caused by Canadian wildfire smoke hangs over the Statue of Liberty, June 29, 2023.
The air quality was risky for sensitive groups much of Thursday and reached levels unhealthy for the general public in the late afternoon. [ ]
Updated: 2023-06-29 20:46:00
The Ravenswood Generating Station -- in Long Island City -- from Roosevelt Island.
If Attentive Energy One’s plan is approved, the company expects to start construction on the project by the end of the decade. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-29 19:36:00
The city has hired about 650 lifeguards. That’s far short of the 1,400 lifeguards on staff before the pandemic and hundreds fewer than the 900 employed last summer. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-29 19:36:00
Because I should've stockpiled bottles of Sriracha, here are your afternoon links: A raunchy school performance is investigated, a fire at Tiffany & Co., the mayor calls someone a plantation owner and more stories from around the city and internet. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-29 19:19:00
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Musicians performing at the 72nd Street station on the 2nd Avenue line on May 20, 2021
Because the MTA has their own version of "American Idol," here are your early links: inflation hits stamps, a pizza alliance, the woes of trying to book a campsite and more. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-29 00:00:08
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Updated: 2023-06-28 23:58:00
Few people swept up by the Adams administration found permanent housing.
Only three people secured permanent housing out of more than 2,000, per the audit. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 23:58:00
The exterminator: Mayor Eric Adams proudly proclaims he hates rats.
A new policy will require food-related businesses to use trash cans with lids to store garbage on sidewalks for pickup. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 23:58:00
The the New York Public Library may get its funding restored.
Officials close to budget negotiations said the mayor had restored funding. The libraries had been faced with a $36 million deficit. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 23:58:00
Transportation advocates rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday, June 28 next to a cardboard cut out of Mayor Eric Adams.
The group Riders Alliance called on the mayor to support a $60 million funding increase for the Fair Fares program. The move comes days before the city's budget deadline. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 18:30:00
The second citywide election with ranked-choice voting seems to have gone without a hitch after a series of snafus in years past plagued the city's Board of Elections.
After a series of election snafus, Tuesday's primary election was a low-drama affair. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 18:00:00
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A school of dolphins seen off the coast of Long Island in 2018.
Because who knew pool guys have so much business in NYC, here are your morning links: a cleaner accidentally destroys research, why building public transit is so expensive, recycling pee-pee in space, and more. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 17:50:00
Yusef Salaam outside his election part on Tuesday.It was a good night for Yusef Salaam and most incumbent councilmembers. But one Brooklyn firebrand might not be so lucky. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 13:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-28 07:40:07
Authorities say the owner of 72 Denise Drive in Kinnelon cut down 32 of his neighbor's trees.
The homeowner's property was already billed as an ideal location to “watch sunrise light up [the] New York City skyline like gold.” [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-28 03:38:00
Mayor Eric Adams speaks at rally for federal support to help serve asylum seekers at City Hall.
The site, at Third Avenue and 97th Street, will serve more than 500 families. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-27 23:00:08
The parks department says city beaches will be fully staffed with lifeguards this summer, but did not address staffing at pools.
The union representing lifeguards and supervisors has not responded to multiple invitations to join the task force formed in March to address a staffing crisis that prompted pool closures last year. Insiders say the union should embrace reform of the unusually strict training program it operates. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-27 23:00:08
The Queen Mary 2 cruise ship docked at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal on July 27, 2013.
Because norovirus thrives on cruises, here are your afternoon links: Wheel of Fortune's new host, a vision for Canal Street, breaking an airline travel record and more. [ more › ]
Updated: 2023-06-26 04:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-22 14:00:00
There is truly no place like the Adirondacks to experience the Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. For a totally tantalizing time, set your sights toward the “Path of Totality” which includes various
Updated: 2023-06-22 13:00:00
Credit: @roddypittman on Instagram The skies are about to become even more breathtaking than normal on April 8, 2024 in Greater Niagara! Get ready to view the total solar eclipse while overlooking the
Updated: 2023-06-20 17:03:10
“Everybody gets butt hurt over words. The ‘Me Too’ movement was necessary. That was good. But then it just turned into everybody getting way too sensitive. You’ve got these people trying to create a bubble-wrapped world where they’re never going to hear a word that hurts them. Just so they can always be comfortable. It’s human nature to want to be comfortable. No problem with that. But if something makes you uncomfortable, you don’t get to make a rule that the rest of the world can’t say it. I give it another two or three years. There’s no way it can last. It’s happened over and over again throughout history: people get soft, then they get hard again. Just wait until the next really deep recession. It’s going to seem pretty self-indulgent to obsess over other people’s words. People are going to get strong again. And that’s good. I like strong people. It’s not that I dislike weak people. I just like strong people more. I was with my friend Christina the other day. She had her little boy with her, and she’s letting this kid run into everything. He’s running into things with his face and his head and his body. And Christina is letting him, because Christina knows. She went to state, she went to nationals. She almost became a professional softball player. Christina knows what it takes. And she doesn’t want her kid to be soft. That’s what I like. I like people who don’t want a trophy just for showing up. I like people who can hear a joke, or even an insult. If the words aren’t true then they shouldn’t bother you. But if the words are true, they should sting. Don’t hide from the sting. Embrace the sting. Feel the sting of the words and say: ‘I don’t like this.’ So I’m going to become a better version of myself, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, until the words don’t sting anymore. Don’t hate yourself. Never hate yourself. Just hate the person that allowed you to become what you were, before ten seconds ago. Before you felt the sting. That person is disgusting. That person is unacceptable. That person must be destroyed.”
Updated: 2023-06-19 19:17:14
“I’m happy sometimes. When I’m feeling loved, you know? When I walk home and my husband is there and he’s so happy to see me. I was really hesitant about getting married. My parents had a bad marriage. So my husband had to talk me into it. And I mean, he had to really push. But it’s been 40 years, and it gets better all the time. Because you grow closer together when you go through things. You understand each other more. I’ll tell you some basic things about him. He’s very, very bright. He’s always reading. He’s always learning new things and he loves to share them with me. He gets really happy when I’m happy. That’s really a big deal, you know? I mean; it really makes him happy. When I’m happy. You can see it. Just the way he looks at me. Other people can see it, but I can certainly see it. And I can feel it. He really cares, you know? That’s not something you can just put on. I’ll give you an example. It was very hard for me to get pregnant. And when our son Brian was born, he was less than three pounds. Went down to two and a half pounds. And Paul was at the hospital every day. By my side the whole time. Every single moment; it was just like absolutely unbelievable. I didn’t have to ask him: can you be there? He was just there. Because he cared. Not everyone has that. I’m really very fortunate. I have someone who cares. What more could you want, you know?”
Updated: 2023-06-16 14:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-15 17:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-13 18:35:35
“I’m starting to feel calmer about it. People separate all the time, right? Even with children; they make it work. I’m just frustrated that it was thirteen years of my life. He’s a great father. But it was thirteen years of not being loved the way I deserve. Or want, right? Or need, even. I was just too scared of doing it alone. Now the journey’s come to an end, and it’s like: ‘Wow, I’m really not who I used to be.’ I was so spontaneous, even with something as simple as driving. I used to drive all the time. I’d drive all night just to spend a day at the beach. But after we started a family, my husband drove. It was just our flow. Then it became a crutch. Then it got to the point where I couldn’t do it anymore, especially with my kids in the car. I was too scared. I’d lost that part of myself. Right before my 40th birthday we got in a big fight. It wasn’t the end; but it was close to the end. That night I bought myself a birthday present: one ticket to a resort in the Dominican Republic. Just one ticket. He’d up and leave no problem; especially if it’s work-related, right? So why not me? But right after I booked the ticket, I got so scared. I almost cancelled. But my sister was insistent. She’s a mother too; she said: ‘Stephanie, you’ve got to go. And don’t you dare take someone with you.’ It was only three nights. But when I say I smiled the whole trip, I mean it. I met so many other solo travelers. There was this old Russian woman; we saw each other everywhere. She’d float by me in the water. We took salsa classes together. She didn’t speak English, but every time she saw me she’d smile so big, like: ‘It’s you. You’re that girl.’ A few days after I came home, I was alone with the girls. My older daughter had a birthday party deep in Queens. Normally I’d have said no. Two hours on the subway; it was just too much. But I said: ‘You know what? We’re doing it.’ I booked a Zipcar. I hadn’t driven in years. I was panicking the whole time. My twelve-year-old was navigating, both of them were laughing at me. All of us were laughing the entire way. But we made it, didn’t we? When we got there I said: ‘Well girls, we can drive to Queens. I guess we can drive anywhere.”
Updated: 2023-06-13 14:36:56
“The school wanted to create some new after-school programs. I’d run track in high school. Was I good? No. But I ran. So I volunteered to create the track program. The minimum to form a team is eight girls. Luckily I’m a cool teacher. I’m not rushing them to be grown. And I know the memes. So I had some girls who signed up just to be around me. In the end I found my eight. Nobody had any track experience. But these girls had playground reputations; they were fast. We just needed to build up our endurance. At our first practice we ran around the track one time, just to see how we were feeling. I ran out front to show them how it’s done. At one point I turn around, I got girls walking, I got girls stopping. My goal was just to finish the season. I wanted them to learn commitment. So when they grow up they can determine their own way without somebody pushing them. We were a little nervous on the morning of our first meet. Some of us were panicky. Some of us were crying. I told them: We don’t need any MVPs. We don’t need any Rookies of The Year. Just don’t stop running. No matter what, just don’t stop running.’ All of them raced in different heats. Then the scores started coming in; it was like: ‘Whoa. What’s up. We winning this?’ A lot of the girls placed. Our captain Jaziah was second out of 24 girls. That was the day we became a team. I started buying Gatorade. We chose a team name. Every time I gave a suggestion, they’d be like: ‘That’s corny. That’s corny.’ They’re in that phase of like, they hate everything. But when we got to ‘Baby Got Track,’ that hit. BGT, baby. BGT. Now before every meet we do our BGT chant to give us a little bit of that braggadocious energy. These girls are committed. During the 7th grade trip to the Poconos, the BGT girls were in my cabin. We woke up an hour early, ate breakfast, brushed our teeth, then we ran track. Tomorrow is the championship. We know that we can do it and we’re gonna show that we can do it. But no matter what happens, these girls are already leaders in the middle school. Our principal has noticed the results. We’re getting brand new jerseys. And next year we’re going to have an indoor track team too.”
Updated: 2023-06-12 12:29:27
“I’ve never been a sports person. But I just spent three years locked in my apartment. I’ve cycled through all the arts and crafts already: painting, ceramics, you name it. So I wanted to try a sport. And let me tell you, it’s a whole new level of pressure. Because there are other people involved. They told me that pickleball was a sport anyone could play. I took them at their word, and it’s been torture ever since. I started with a class at the YMCA; they advertised for people with ‘mixed abilities.’ But when they say ‘mixed,’ that means mixed with advanced people. During my first game I flew. I mean I actually flew. Balance is a big issue at my age. If you don’t balance, you fly. And I flew. The teacher said: ‘If it’s out of your range, just let it go. Let it go.’ Everyone was sympathetic. I think they were impressed I didn’t go straight home. But after the first game, you know, people have expectations. I couldn’t serve, I couldn’t return. Nobody said anything. But when there’s a bunch of stuff you’re supposed to do that you can’t do, and every time you play, your side is zero, people start to notice. They try to act like they don’t care. But this is New York; there’s limited time on the courts. They care. So after my third game I was like: ‘see you later.’ I signed up for clinics at the rec center. Then I found a nice spot in Jersey where nobody was playing. Lots of wall. Lots of space. Perfect for me. I even got in a few serves. And that was fighting the wind, because it was right on the water. Of course as soon as I got back to the clinic, I couldn’t do it. But I’m going to keep trying. All I care about is having good form and enjoying the game. Winning isn’t important. I’m not a competitive person. But I’m the kind of ‘not competitive’ that’s not competitive because I know I’m going to lose, so you know what? Yeah, I’d like to win one. It would be nice to win a game. I just have to get through all this other stuff to get there.”
Updated: 2023-06-11 19:40:26
“I was walking down Broadway with my friend from China. Everyone kept waving at me, and saying: ‘Hi John, Hi John.’ And my friend said: ‘Wow. Everyone knows you!’ I said: ‘C’mon. That’s an exaggeration.’ Right then the door to the Imperial Theatre opened up, and it was an actor friend. He gave me the biggest hug. I said: ‘OK, maybe it’s not an exaggeration.’ Everyone does know me. I’ve been dancing for almost seventy years. It didn’t run in my family. My father was a subway motorman. But when I was sixteen I signed up for lessons with a famous Russian ballet dancer. She was a little lady; told me that I danced like a lobster. Not exactly encouraging, but when I came down the stairs after my first lesson, Eartha Kitt was waiting in the lobby. Not that she was waiting for me; it was for someone else. But I saw it as a sign. I thought: ‘I’m on my way.’ A few months later I made my debut dancing to bagpipes at the Scottish Highland Festival. Then after that I got a gig at the Wine and Cheese Festival. And I never stopped. I wasn’t good enough to do it full time. I had to work as a Spanish teacher for thirty-three years. I was competent; my kids did well on the tests. But I wouldn’t say I was beloved. And when your name is Mr. Bate, the kids are going to call you Masturbate. It’s unavoidable. But each day when that 2:42 bell rang after eighth period; I got on a train and headed to my second life. I’ve danced it all. I was a flamenco dancer. I learned Afro-Haitian, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian. I danced in the Sambadrome during Carnival. I danced with an Appalachian clogging company. I’ve danced in every major theater on Broadway. My specialty was screwing up the choreography. I’ve actually heard audience members say: ‘Oh no, not him again.’ But I always figured out a way to work. I’ve played every kind of character role. I’ve played Von Rothbart, the evil magician. I’ve played Nutcracker. But the role I loved best was Handsome Haldor. He was a total flop. But in his mind, he was the most magnificent man in the entire kingdom.”
Updated: 2023-06-11 19:06:10
“None of the decisions I made led me to fame or wealth, but they have led to really rich relationships. I just kept leaning into the people I cared about. I chose a job that allowed me to work remotely for thirty years. It allowed me to be home a lot with my wife and three daughters. Never missed a game. Never missed a school play. I picked them up from school every day at 3:30, unless I was traveling. I wasn’t a road warrior or anything. I only travelled a handful of days every month. And whenever I had to catch an early morning train to meet a client out of town, I’d be doing this calculus: I have to do this now, so that we can be together later. They were always my first priority. And they still are. We don’t get to see each other as much. But I get this warmth every day when they ping me and tell me they’re doing something. And it goes both ways. I gave a speech for work the other day. It went really well. And they were all excited to hear about it; high fives and cheers all around. This morning I had a little time between meetings. I was sitting at a little bistro, and I had a little virtual lunch with my daughter who lives in Paris. She was making dinner there. And we had a little chat. No other description necessary, right? It was wonderful. I just feel incredibly lucky that I get to do those things, and that they still want to do it. They still want to spend time with me. Maybe because they trust me. I try to be supportive and non-judgmental. But I think it’s mainly because I was so involved with their daily lives: all those plays, all those practices, all those trips home from school. That’s a lot of conversations. It really accumulates over the years. I really got to know them. They’re my friends.”
Updated: 2023-06-11 07:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-08 18:04:36
“When he was born I took him see his grandfather. I brought him to the construction site where he worked, so they could meet. But my dad didn’t even make an effort. It was the same thing I remembered from my childhood. Never once do I remember: ‘Oh, let’s go to the water park.’ He’d spend all his money on friends and girls. And when he did come home he was always screaming, always hitting. For every little thing: if we didn’t brush our teeth, if we didn’t help out enough around the house. He treated my mom bad too. I tried to stop it. When I got older people would have to physically separate us. The anger is in me too. It comes from the inside. I’ll start to get mad, and suddenly it’s all over me. But whenever that starts to happen, I think: ‘I’m not going to be him. I’m not going to be him.’ I’ll walk away and calm down. Then I’ll come back and apologize. I’ll say: ‘What you did was wrong. But it was also wrong for me to speak that way. And I promise not to be like that again.’ I try to show him respect. Even though he’s a kid, he deserves the same respect as any person, even more, actually. Because an old person knows what’s going on, and he doesn’t. I always say goodnight with a kiss. And I just try to be as patient as I can. Always, always, always. I can read the way he is. Like, he doesn’t need to tell me if something is bothering him. Because I can see it in his face. He’s a super kind boy. I haven’t noticed any anger in him at all. Not at all. Sometimes I worry, that I need to push him a little harder to be tougher. Because he’s just so kind, I mean, look at him. Look at him.”
Updated: 2023-06-08 16:49:35
“It started with a joke about pansexuals. Something about defending your kitchen from pansexuals. Then one of my classmates accused me of belittling them. Which turned into a bigger conversation about homophobia and racism. People began sharing their own experiences with discrimination, and honestly, a lot of it seemed overblown. It’s like: C’mon. You live on the wealthy side of town. What you’re describing sounds like an everyday disagreement between two humans, but you’re bumping it up to discrimination. That’s when people started accusing me of discrimination. I pointed out that I was Jewish. But they said my trauma was generational and not first-hand, so it didn’t count. All of it just seemed like some sort of competition. A twisted game where the more discrimination you could claim, the more social points you won. It ended up with everyone ganging up on me and calling me racist. And that started me on a journey of watching alt-right videos. It just felt good to hear people say: ‘It’s not you, it’s them. Those blue haired people, with their thirteen pronouns, they act like they’re morally superior. But it’s all about power. They want to shame you into silence.’ The videos always used the word ‘they.’ ‘They’ are ruining this country. ‘They’ want to take away your rights. No matter how many types of people were being described, it was always ‘they.’ It made it easy for me to dismiss discrimination whenever it was claimed, by anyone. I’d think: ‘There they go again.’ I’m out of that phase now. If anything I’m politically active on the other side. I’m thankful it happened to me when I was fourteen, and still growing. Because if I’d been older, working some dead-end job, not meeting people, it would have been harder. Because one thing that really helped me was one-on-one conversations. My more moderate classmates started talking to me again. A few of them even apologized for how it all went down. They didn’t speak as a member of a group. It was just: ‘This is who I am. This is how I experienced discrimination.’ It wasn’t hostile. I didn’t feel ganged up on. And I was able to hear them. I’ve learned that for a lot of people, it’s not a game. It’s their lives.”
Updated: 2023-06-08 13:00:00
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Welcome to New York, Swifties, it’s been waiting for you. Live your best vacation life on a trip to New York State with itineraries featuring places from iconic lyrics, music videos, and even a few gems frequented by Taylor herself in her New Yorker era.
Updated: 2023-06-07 16:11:30
“Made sure we had food. Made sure we had clothes. Made sure we had a roof over our heads. Electricity may have been cut off a couple times, but we always had somewhere to go. Mama always came through.”
Updated: 2023-06-07 14:08:18
“I never go in for the kill. I know what I look like. I’ve been 6’4” since I was nineteen. When a guy my size makes a move, it can be frightening. So I let the woman lead. I know that when she’s ready, she’ll let me know. She’ll give me the cues. Only when that happens will I pull out the magic wand. This is important. I always ask: ‘If you had a magic wand, what would be your perfect man?’ I let them tell me how they want to be treated. And then I follow instructions. I can’t tell you how many women have told me: ‘Wow. You don’t go down on me like a guy.’ Most men just put their whole face in it. Way too much. Especially if there’s stubble involved. I’d personally recommend shaving your face right beforehand. Shave that shit down until it feels like a baby’s ass. If you’re not gonna do that, at the very least you’ve got to lead with the lips. Use the tongue gently. And don’t go straight for the clitoris. Aim for one o’clock. You can’t go wrong with one o’clock. But don’t just park at one o’clock. Travel around. The entire area is sensitive. With men it’s all about the penis. But with women, it’s all about everything. Except the butthole. This one is so important. The balloon knot is not for you to touch. Ever, not even once. Unless you’re asked. Even then there’s got to be preparation unless you want the whole house smelling like baby diapers. So always ask. Always, always ask. Ask if she’s comfortable with fingers. Ask if she’s comfortable with penetration. Ask if she’s into verbal. A lot of women don’t want to hear a fucking word. It scares them. So you better ask. Also, and this one might be surprising, a lot of women don’t want to go face-to-face. If you’re kissing them, or being too intimate, they might lock up. They’ll make it very clear that the intimacy scares them. It’s a heartbreaking thing, because it usually means there’s been some trauma. If that happens, just stop. Stop everything and hold them. Don’t ask them to explain, unless they choose to tell you. Just hold them. Maybe the sex will come later when they’re more comfortable. Maybe it never comes at all. And that’s fine. Just be a gentle soul that they can hold for as long as they need.”
Updated: 2023-06-07 13:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-05 17:55:19
“I’m basically a big butch lesbian. I hosted lesbian parties for ten years. And let me tell you, they adore me. A lot of my closest friends are big butch lesbians. Certainly my best bodybuilding partners: amazing, aggressive, powerful women. Very dominant over the males in the gym. Not dominant over me, of course. Unless they’re busting my balls, because strong women are ball busters. They’re just like the dudes. They are the dudes. They just happen to be dudes that are dudettes. They understand both sides of the fence; which is why we get along so well. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still friends with a lot of ‘dude’ dudes. But a lot of guys are just too rough around the edges when it comes to women. I don’t want any part of it. I find it grotesque. One term I’ve been hearing these last couple years is ‘body count.’ I’ve heard men say: ‘What’s her body count?’ They’re referring to the amount of people a woman has been with. What a pathetic, disgusting, wormy question. How dare you? This is an independent soul. This is a human that needs to be treated with honor and respect. This isn’t some piece of property you can put in a box. Imagine thinking someone is not worthy of you because they were a little experimental when they were younger, or even when they were older. That’s their choice. Leave them alone. A woman can be with whoever she wants, whenever she wants, however she wants. If you ask me, it all comes down to insecurity. A lot of men think: ‘If she’s had a lot of lovers, there will definitely have been somebody better than me.’ They feel threatened, and they try to make that the woman’s problem. What a sad way of viewing things. No matter how many lovers a person has had, they’ll have never been with another you. Every person comes to the table with what they bring to the table. All of us are exactly what we are, different. And that what makes us all so special.”
Updated: 2023-06-05 16:45:57
“His mother wanted a break. You know, it’s hectic. She’s a single mother. She just bought a house. It’s a lot taking care of a kid on your own. She thought maybe it would be a good experience for him to come live with Uncle Olasegun for the summer. As soon as she suggested it, I was like: ‘I want to do this.’ And here’s the reason: she did the exact same thing for me. We lost our mom when we were kids. I was really young at the time, like three. Whitney was twelve or thirteen. She and my other sister ended up taking care of me: cooked for me, took me to school, made sure I had a shower, brushed my teeth. Back then I thought she was annoying, because of my ignorance. But now it’s crazy for me to think about. It must have been such a burden. She’d be hanging out with her friends, and I was always there. So I’m just trying to pay it forward. I picked him up from the airport last night. I have no idea how the summer is going to go. I like to cook, so I’ll cook for him. Maybe we’ll paint a little in the evenings. I’m going to teach him some kickboxing on the terrace; hopefully that’ll tire him out so that I can get some work done. I’d love to be a father one day when I find the right woman. So it’s going to be a good test for me. I’m just hoping he has fun. And when he goes back home, he tells his mother all about the amazing summer he had with his uncle.”
Updated: 2023-06-05 15:41:32
“You have to be like super different than any other teenager to get into a good college. But I don’t do many extracurriculars. So I’ve been focusing on my college essay. Our English teacher gave us this exercise to come up with ideas. We had to list all the letters from A to Z, and write words for each letter that relate to you. But I’d already thought about this a lot, so I just skipped straight to Z and wrote zombie apocalypse. First of all, I used to be scared of zombies. But now I’d love to be in a zombie apocalypse. So that demonstrates how feelings are, like, not permanent. Plus a zombie apocalypse would really highlight my strong points. It’s like a live-or-die type situation. You have to survive with a small group of people. In class I sometimes think about which group of people I’d choose to be with. I’d be the perfect one to assign roles because I like judging people. Someone will need to be the explorer. Another person needs to be the government kind of person. Then you’ve got to think really hard about the weapon assignments. Luckily I think about it all the time. Personally I’ll take the pistol because it’s really light weight and would allow me to keep moving. This is my friend Jiahao; I’d give him the axe. He likes to face things head on. So I think he’d really shine in close combat.”
Updated: 2023-06-05 07:00:00
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Updated: 2023-06-02 20:01:28
“The whole world’s a fucking casino. In a casino some of the smartest people in the world are doing everything to keep you gambling. They’ve taken the clocks off the wall. They’re pumping in oxygen. They’ve even thought about the patterns on the carpet. Everything has been scientifically engineered to keep you pulling that lever. And that’s our entire world now. It’s one big casino where some of the smartest people in the world are asking themselves: ‘What is the best way I can get people to eat more? What is the best way I can get people to watch more pornography? Or take more pills? How can I use artificial intelligence to serve people the exact succession of sixty second videos that will keep them staring at their screen for an entire day?’ I used to be a personal responsibility guy. A big reason for that is I have insane discipline. If I needed to completely stop eating candy for ten years, I could do it. Done. So if I ever saw someone who was obese, I’d think, I could do it. Put me in the exact same situation, and I’d lose the weight. But now whenever I see an obese person on the jogging trail, I just want to give them a hug. It’s almost enough to make me cry. I think God, this must be so fucking hard for you. And it’s going to take perfection: insane discipline, and time, and money, and listening to all the right podcasts. Every day of the week needs to be perfectly regimented. Five years of absolute perfection. That’s what it’s going to take. Because a ton of the smartest people in the world are getting paid massive amounts of money to figure out a way to make you fail.”
Updated: 2023-06-02 19:40:37
“It’s not too different from when you make a playlist for someone you love. Every lyric, every note, you wanted them to hear. You wanted them to know something. It’s a deep thing. If you tried to say it, it’d be excruciating. But you want them to feel it. It’s the same when you’re writing a song. The first song I ever wrote was in this park. I was thirteen. It was me and two other girls. We jumped the fence and sat on the grass and wrote in the sunshine. We made a rule that we wouldn’t write about boys, so the song was called: Not To Write About Boys. We thought it turned out awesome. And two days later we played our first show in this same park. I couldn’t play for shit back then, but I never looked back. Music gave me this mountain to climb that didn’t have a limit. Some years I’d spend almost 200 days on the road. I got to headline Webster Hall last year with my current band; it was a huge highlight of my life. Writing a song feels a little different now; it can be easy to get caught up in the pressure: the deadlines, the expectations, what people think. One wrong word and it becomes too cheesy, or too cool. The only way I know how to do it is to write for the fan in myself. That’s my compass. There’s a songwriter in me that writes the song, but I listen as a fan. Both parts have to weigh in, but the fan gets the final vote. When the fan inside me says: ‘I get that. I feel that. It makes me so fucking happy.’ Then I know I finally got it. That’s when I know it’s done.”
