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Townsquare Media in Abilene Remembers 9/11

Frank Pain — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:19:40 +0000

September 11, 2001 is a day that will be remembered with tremendous heartache but it is also a day that launched a wave of patriotism that has been unparalleled. The staff of Townsquare Media Abilene talk about their memories of that fateful day. Dave Wheaton I was getting ready for my air shift in Kalamazoo, [...]

Freaky, Unidentified 'Monster' Washes Ashore In New York City [NSFW Photos]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:47:22 +0000

In July of 2008, the carcass of a bloated, chimera-like animal washed ashore in Long Island. The ‘Montauk Monster‘ terrified and fascinated the nation that summer, with zoologists eventually concluding the beast was probably a water-damaged raccoon, rather than some sort of byproduct of a top-secret experiment gone horribly wrong.

Four years later, it looks like we have another monster on our hands.

Steve Martin Sells Mitt Romney's Pot in Hilarious Letterman Skit [VIDEO]

Frank Pain — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:10:23 +0000

As I doze off each night, I'm either watching Colbert, Stewart, Fallon or Letterman...all depending on when I actually get in bed. Well, last night I flipped on the TV and The Late Show with David Letterman was on. Letterman, in my opinion, is the king of late-night TV and last night proved again his majesty reigns with a skit that Steve Martin starred in.

Modern Day Prospector Finds Gold Rush in 'Them New York City Streets' [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:39:48 +0000

San Francisco, 1849. Alaska, 1897. New York City, 2011? Is there a new gold rush in the Big Apple?

There is for Queens native Raffi Stepanian, who literally struck gold after discovering he could make up to $300 a day by ‘mining’ the sidewalks in Manhattan’s Diamond District for the tiny bits of gold, platinum and rare gems that fall from the clothes of workers when they leave their shops.

NYPD Cops Dirty Dance With Revelers at West Indian Day Parade [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:52:29 +0000

A video showing two uniformed NYPD officers grinding against scantily-clad woman during last weekend’s West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn has sparked an investigation. The dancers had approached the officers, butt-first, and the crowd seems to be encouraging the men in blue to get down. However, NYPD brass saw something other than just good community [...]

Touching Animated Shorts From 9/11 Initiative Honor Lives Lost [VIDEOS]

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:55:03 +0000

Working with the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, the oral history project StoryCorps is on a mission to record at least one story honoring each of the victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center that occurred on February 26, 1993 and on September 11, 2001.

Victims of 9/11 Attacks Remembered at 10-Year Anniversary Ceremony [PICTURES]

Stephanie Berning — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:41:43 +0000

The victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks were remembered at a ceremony marking the 10-year anniversary of the tragic events on Sunday. The names of the 2,977 people killed in the attacks were read during the ceremony, which stopped for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. — the time when American Airlines Flight 11 [...]

Flexible Duo Give Daring Yoga Demo on NYC Subway [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:16:38 +0000

When it comes to taking the subway, most people just want to relax. But while some are content to simply spend their commute reading a good book or listening to music, the flexy-bendy folks in this video felt the need to take it further when they performed an acrobatic ‘yoga’ demo in the middle of a crowded, moving, New York City subway car.