Governors Island is going to be a great place to eat this summer. Sure, the Governors Ball might be on Randall's Island this year and the island itself will be closed on weekdays for a massive makeover, but food wise the island will be crackling like the skin of freshly roasted pig. Mmmm, pig. more ›

Start loading up on salads now, because this weekend, the epic annual pig-party Cochon 555 is coming to town with all of its whole-hog glory. The 10-city pork extravaganza is kicking off at the Lighthouse in Chelsea Piers this Sunday, and lo, there shall be swine. more ›

Pork lovers, prepare! This weekend, Governor's Island will be transformed into a swine salon, with several hundred pounds of pork being doled out at the appropriately-named Pig Island event on Saturday. Jimmy's No. 43 owner Jimmy Carbone is the brains behind the operation, and he's invited two dozen of his closest chef friends to prepare their very best, Greenmarket-sourced pork dishes. Tickets are $70 for all-you-can-eat, and there's a $40 vegetarian-only option for the flesh-averse. more ›

This week Academy Award-winning actress Susan Sarandon took on a new role, and showed everyone just how young 63 can look. She's already rumored to be dating a 31-year-old ping pong champ, and last night she got onstage with Of Montreal at the Highline Ballroom... where she spanked a man in a body stocking and pig mask with a ruler. more ›

We thought our old roommate who left behind a used condom in a dust bunny after he moved out was disgusting, but he seems like a paragon of good hygiene compared to these revolting animals, who are competing for "bragging rights" (and $1,000) in a nationwide "Dirtiest Apartment" contest. Two of the finalists hail from right here in Brooklyn, and the Daily News gave one of them, 29-year-old Lisa Henderson, her 15 minutes of shame (photo #3). She wouldn't let the tabloid's photographer shoot inside, however, because her mommy had just arrived from Arkansas to clean up her adult daughter's mess. On the contest's website, Henderson explains the wretched squalor:

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If you're going to eat meat, it's always good to know where it comes from. Not just how it was raised and if it was humanely slaughtered, which are both important, but where on the animal it came from. Many people (shameful carnivores?) are loathe to make this leap and prefer to think that their chops come straight from a pink styrofoam package, but for those who do, now's your chance to learn. more ›