Yesterday morning at about 10:45 a.m., an Amur leopard named Megan went missing at New Jersey's Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County. According to NJ.com, the animal hid out of sight and her caretakers couldn't find her anywhere, so a "code red" was issued and zoo gates closed, as patrons were moved to safe areas. Turns out she was just hiding behind a retaining wall in a zoo service building, and was never amongst the general public. She was spotted there about 45 minutes later, and the zoo was opening their doors again by 11:30 a.m. Megan the leopard, who has been at the zoo for four years, was then sedated and taken to an animal hospital for evaluation. more ›

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Edie Sedgwick, "It" girl of the 60s, once said her colorful life could never be accurately portrayed on The Big Screen. However, now it is (though it's accuracy is in question). The actress playing Edie is Sienna Miller, has just finished reshooting some scenes for the movie (called Factory Girl) that is supposed to be out sometime in the next month. more ›

that we want to kill anyone and everyone that makes a "something on a something" joke. But then we realized that there was no way we could ever win this fight, and, hell, if you can't beat them, we might as well join them. And with that, you have the theme of this weeks' Gothamist network post. more ›

Whether you're celebrating Christmas or compiling Best of 2005 lists for your blog this weekend, if you're sticking around the city there will be plenty to do. And of course the subways are now back to take you where you need to go...it's a Chrismukkah miracle! more ›

(1963) when it played at Film Forum in August, your luck has returned. Back by popular demand, the masterwork returns to the screen for a 9 day run, starting today through Jan. 20. more ›

to one of the screenings. Originally cut and dubbed in English for the American release, this new print of the 1980 restoration puts the film back to its 180 minutes running time as well as its original Super Technirama aspect ratio of 2.21:1. more ›

In a scene reminiscent of a bad Simpsons episode, Kirsty Brown, scientist, was killed by a leopard seal last week while diving off the coast of Antarctica for her research on the effects of icebergs on the marine life of the seafloor. Leopard seals are among the top predators of the Antarctic, eating penguins and even other seals as well as smaller prey. However, they are not normally known to attack humans. more ›

Famed Italian movie studio Cinecitta is profiled by the New York Times today, as it tries to make itself a compelling option for Hollywood's filmmakers. Directors like Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti made Cinecitta the place to be in the 50s and 60s, but up until recently had not been successful. Wes Anderson's next movie, The Life Aquatic, is filming there, and most famously, Gangs of New York, was filmed there which had Martin Scorsese and Dante Ferretti replicate the Five Points in Rome. more ›

Bobby Gleason of the Bellagio's Fontana Lounge won the Best of New York Drink Contest at the International Bar Show (and by "Best of New York" we can only guess it's because the bar show was held at the Javits Center) with his drink, "A Sensuous Dream." Judges did not go for a drink called the Monkeypox. Here is the recipe for his winning drink, the Sensuous Dream: more ›