Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'cartoonnetwork'
February 1, 2007
Breathe easy, New York City - the NYPD has removed the LED pieces with Aqua Teen Hunger Force's mooninite Ignignokt from locations. It's unclear where they were, but WNBC reported that one was at 54th Street and 9th Avenue. And don't worry, folks, the Boston police have arrested Peter Berdovsky for planting the LED devices. Berdovsky's website, Zebbler.com, shows the locations of 20 devices (or, as the Massachusetts authorities are calling them, "hoax devices").......
Continue Reading "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Mooninites Don't Scare NYC"January 31, 2007
Up in Boston, parts of the city were at a standstill when the police discovered a variety of suspicious packages. Streets were closed and mass transit was suspended as the police investigated... and found out the packages are part of a promotion for Aqua Teen Hunger Force! Seriously, major roads, a bridge, subway stations, and part of the Charles River were shut down for that. The Beantown police bomb squad blew up packages, finding......
Continue Reading "When Silly Promotions Go Bad (Where Are NYC's Mooninites?)"January 13, 2006
Happy Friday the 13th! Get out there and tempt fate this weekend... MUSIC: Songs of Rebellion brings musicians and artists together to invoke songs and images of rebellion. Some come out and get stirred up! Participants include Lenny Kaye, Invert, Kenny Wollesen, Marc Ribot, Rebecca Moore, Bonfire Madigan, Hanifa Walidah, John Frazier, Jeff Lewis, Seth Tobocman (slides and music with Eric Blitz, Steve Wishnia and Emilio (zef) China), and filmmaker Jem Cohen. Little know fact:......
Continue Reading "Upcoming"December 7, 2005
The feds have arrested members of an intricate marijuana operation called the "Cartoon Network." Was Mojo Jojo in on this? Newsday reports that the operation spanned NYC and Long Island, and offered home delivery of high-grade marijuana, with customers shelling out $100 for 2 grams. A source said, "It is the best. They called regular marijuana 'Grandma.'" Aw, that's not nice. Anyway, members of the drug ring claimed that they had some high-profile cilents ("professional......
Continue Reading "Animated Marijuana Network Busted"November 6, 2005
-As you can see from Tien's picture above, the ING New York City Marathon is over. Check flickr for more photos. -Here is a brief and probably counterproductive reminder: For this Thursday only, pizza at Lombardi's costs only a nickel. Get in line early. -In order to save it from the wrecking ball, some folks are trying to landmark the tunnel garage in SoHo. -Gunshot sensors in the Bronx? -Pirates. Really. Pirates. -Even as......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra"January 12, 2004
The Fox cartoon, The Family Guy, which ran from 1999-2002, will be coming back. According to the Post, production on new episodes will start very soon. Fox is reviving the series because the DVDs have been selling extremely well. When the new shows will air or what channel (Fox, Cartoon Network, both?) they will air on is to be determined. The Family Guy is shown on the Cartoon Network at 11PM and 2AM during Adult......
Continue Reading "Family Guy Returns"December 12, 2003
The coolest crime fighters around these days, the Powerpuff Girls, have a Christmas special tonight, 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas, on the Cartoon Network. Zap2it details the plot in a Clement Moore style poem: The villain in this cartoon is a brat named Princess Morbucks Whose sole unmet wish is to be a Powerpuff Girl -- shucks Spoiled to her marrow, she travels to the North Pole With thoughts of computer hacking poisoning her soul.......
Continue Reading "Powerpuff Girls' X–Mas"
