Tien got a new kitten yesterday. Randolph is a siamese mix. At Gothamist HQ, a fierce battle is raging-- the publisher is claiming that the new cat is cute, but he's no Thompson (compare to the picture on the right, taken when Thompson was four months old.) Please help us settle this dispute-- the winner will be crowned official Gothamist cat mascot for 2006. more ›

The ferns, literally the new growth poking out of the ground, quickly begin to grow enough strength to unfurl from their spirals and reach straight up for the sky – moving from tender to firm as they progress. more ›

At Gothamist, we've been a little obsessed with D'Brickashaw Ferguson, the UVA offensive tackle who the NY Jets may be considering for their first round draft pick in the fourth slot. (The Jets may also be considering defensive end Mario Williams from NC State, or the Jets may trade down - basically, they might do anything.) Why are we obsessed? Because D'Brickashaw suddenly becomes an awesome nickname for anyone or anything. And we were tickled to learn that its origins are from The Thorn Birds - as in Father Ralph de Bricassart. While the book was published in 1978, it got the 10-hour ABC miniseries treatment in 1983, which is the year Ferguson was born. Coincidentally, Ferguson is a religious studies major! more ›

Jason Kottke has been travelling in Asia for the last week, and we've been following along via Flickr and his blog. All of his travel coverage is interesting, but he's doing particularly well spotting weird beverages-- including this Pepsi Coffee soda, and Fanta in a bag. The latter is particularly interesting: apparently street vendors in Bangkok pour the soda into a bag and stick in a straw-- this way they get to keep the recycling deposit. Something about this stuck in our head, and then Matt pointed out something similar in Canada: milk in a bag. Hmm! At Gothamist, two is definitely a trend, so we're going on record and predicting that by the end of 2006, all beverages in NYC will be served in plastic bags. Environmentally speaking, this is probably not a great step forward-- since plastic bags are just as terrible for the planet as plastic bottles. But maybe someone will come up with a biodegradable bag! That would be awesome, and then we could say "Hey dude, pass me that bag of Coke" and not worry about being misinterpreted. more ›

Walking to the subway the other day we passed a billboard in Times Square that reminded us that we have a favorite tv show that is ready to come back and fill a Sunday night slot that has just been vacated. more ›