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Another Reminder That Generation Grunge Is Old: Pearl Jam Releases 20 Year Doc

Another Reminder That Generation Grunge Is Old: Pearl Jam Releases 20 Year Doc

Generation Grunge is growing up, or rather, getting old. Recently it was announced that Nirvana's Nevermind is turning 20 this September, and now Pearl Jam is celebrating the big 2-0 with a Cameron Crowe documentary called Pearl Jam Twenty (they're actually turning 21—their first show, under the band name Mookie Blaylock, was October 22nd, 1990 at the Off Ramp Club in Seattle). It will be released in December, and here's what to expect on your journey back in time: more ›

Facebook Fight Over $20 Turns Into Fatal Stabbing

Facebook Fight Over $20 Turns Into Fatal Stabbing

The death of a 22-year-old woman in a Brooklyn public housing project now seems to have been prompted by $20 she loaned her boyfriend's sister. Kamisha Richards died of a stab wound to her torso on Monday and it turns out that she had been arguing on Facebook with Kayla Henriques for hours. One Sunday, Richards wrote "[this is the] last time u will con me into giving u money," to which Henriques replied Ten minutes later, Henriques wrote, "Dnt try to expose me mama but I’m not tha type to thug it ova facebook see u wen u get frm wrk," and at another point, "B---h man up ... I'm here make a move." more ›

Did Argument Over $20 Lead To Brooklyn Woman's Death?

Did Argument Over $20 Lead To Brooklyn Woman's Death?

Yesterday, police responded to a call about an assault at the Cypress Public Housing project and when they arrived, they discovered a 22-year-old who was stabbed in the torso. Kamisha Richards was pronounced dead at the hospital and sources tell the Daily News she had been in "a heated argument over $20 she lent her boyfriend's sister." more ›

Argument Over $20 May Have Preceded Harlem Stabbings

Argument Over $20 May Have Preceded Harlem Stabbings

There may be a motive for at least one of the three stabbings in East Harlem that occurred yesterday: Apparently the suspect and one of the victims may have been arguing about $20. more ›

Let There Be Cake for NYC's Oldest Dog

Let There Be Cake for NYC's Oldest Dog

Who doesn't love a good old dog story on a gloomy Friday? We may have just lost 21-year-old Chanel (the world's oldest dog), but this past week New York City's oldest canine turned 20, with a cake-filled celebration in midtown. NY1 reports that the dachshund is named Paco Sosa, and his master is Bernadine Santistevan—who credits his longevity to a combination of exercise and diet (he eats organic and takes holistic remedies). His favorite hobbies include eating (!) and walking around Central Park (though we'd guess any park would do). Daily Intel is suspect of Paco's sudden press, saying "Chanel was barely in the grave ten days before Paco seized the opportunity to start hogging the limelight." more ›

Technology Upgrades Envisioned for Taxi of Tomorrow

Technology Upgrades Envisioned for Taxi of Tomorrow

New York's Taxi and Limousine Commission is looking ahead to next year, when the three contracts for the current cab information screens expire, and has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gauge various enhancements to the relatively new taxi technology. The riding public, the taxicab industry and the technology community is being asked for input on how the computerized system can be improved for what the TLC is calling Taxi 2.0. more ›

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