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Earlier this week, on a perfectly unassuming Tuesday, comedy group Olde English headed to Bryant Park to film a sketch. Only something big and yellow was standing in their way: The huge Pikachu balloon from the Thanksgiving Parade. Yes, Pokemon took over Bryant Park for its 10th Anniversary - complete with Pokemon Video Game National Championships and Hulk Hogan (is it because Hulk's color is yellow, same as Pikachu?) - heck, even Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed it Pokemon Day. So Olde English scrapped their original plans and just embraced their inner Pokemon Masters and filmed a video about it. You can see it above or via a higher-quality version on Olde English's website. Pika Pika!

Gothamist was a little upset today when we opened our New York Times to see sumo wrestlers. No, we weren't upset with their massive bellies, but with the fact that they were in Las Vegas and not here in New York. It was the first time the Grand Sumo Championships were staged in the US in 20 years. The Times reports over 25,000 fans took in the three day competition, but we think New York could do better. Why not have them compete in the "world's most famous arena," where American wrestling legends like the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan "competed."

Hey Ya! won four awards; there was a day when Gothamist didn't think we could get tired of Hey Ya! by Outkast, but it seems that day came like two or three months ago. We're sad that Jay-Z's incredibly beautiful and brutal video 99 Problems won most of its awards in the pre-show; directed by Mark Romanek, it shows Jay-Z in Brooklyn with a motley cast of supporting character, in a last hurrah of sorts. See the video on Romanek's site here. And our other Larry-King-in-USA-Today type thoughts: