Since Pale Male's girlfriend Lola went missing fans of the celebrity couple have been distraught (even if Pale Male has not). People keep photographing any red-tailed hawk they see in hopes that they've found Lola. And that's sweet, but also? New York is home to a whole slew of birds of prey, just as fascinating as Pale Male and his latest trollop! All you have to do is look up (in the right places). For instance, check out this photo from a reader of a juvenile red-tailed hawk hanging out in Hell's Kitchen. Or watch this video of an awesome guy who has taken to keeping another of our readers company in the mornings (because even birds of prey can appreciate the comic stylings of Married With Children): more ›

Lola and Pale Male, Manhattan's most famous red tailed hawks, have been living on a window at 927 Fifth Avenue since 2002. But recently Lola has vanished, and worried birders believe she has met the end of the natural cycle of life. Or she got poisoned. Lola was last seen on December 18th, and hawk expert John Blakeman told the Post, "It's pretty clear that Lola has met her demise, probably from a poisoned prey animal [such as a rat or pigeon] or by injury." However, Pale Male seems to have a new lady in his life. more ›

Is Dick Wolf just playing devoted Law & Order fans or does he really have a plan to bring the just-canceled NBC drama back? According to the Media Decoder, the producer that "he was not giving up but did not specify where he is hoping to place the series." more ›

SoHo restaurant Lola, located on Watts Street and forever plagued with problems, has shuttered. The Observer reports that owners Tom and Gayle Patrick-Odeen have lost after a "longstanding struggle, which took on racial overtones, spurred multiple lawsuits and mounting legal bills [and] ultimately resulting in the business filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy." SoHo Alliance director Sean Sweeney was on the opposing side of the establishment, and represented the part of the community that, according to Lola's owners, feared it would be "a tipping point to turn Soho into another Harlem," and mislabeled it "a black, hip-hop club." This all came out in a sprawling piece on the restaurant in December's Black Enterprise magazine. Meanwhile, while talking to the Observer, Sweeney "liked to joke that he was secretly prejudiced against Swedes," saying, "They're so blond and beautiful." more ›

Two New Yorkers whose sex lives have been an open book are red-tailed hawks Pale Male and Lola, whose fight for their Fifth Avenue digs was closely watched by New Yorkers. The latest bit in their saga: Some nest renovation work to make sure they can successfully procreate! more ›