Do you remember what it was like when you discovered that Santa Claus wasn't real, and that your parents, good intentions or not, had pulled off (what seemed at the time like) the greatest lie ever perpetuated? Well this is approximately ten million times more scarring: a NJ elementary school teacher who told her students she was friends with Lady Gaga, and promised they could meet her, broke their little hearts with a Gaga impersonator when she couldn't get the real deal. “People started like crying,” student Sabrina Sadler told CBS.
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Teacher Breaks NJ Kids' Hearts With Lady Gaga Impersonator
Blaine's Latest Stunt Endzzzz
No one will ever know for certain how many of the 60 hours David Blaine actually hung suspended upside-down for. Many spectators witnessed him standing upright, being suspended horizontally and basically just slacking off on his mind-exploding magician duties. A collective "yawn" was heard throughout the city as the 60 hours went on, and last night ABC aired the grand finale: the Dive of Death.
Breaking: Getting an Apartment in Manhattan is Expensive
The New York Times has an interesting piece of service journalism for upcoming college graduates around the country planning on moving to New York. As a recent college grad, you are likely to be poor; and getting an apartment will likely be far more expensive and disappointing than you could ever dream. Fueled by expectations of a New York portrayed in the media, people imagine themselves living in neighborhoods like the West Village in a cute one bedroom apartment with lots of closet space.
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