Pioneer not only offers a backyard garden sporting long picnic style tables, graffiti-ed walls, and friendly table-service, but also a pool table, local brews, and some damn good brisket. For locals, or those really fond of the B61 bus, Tuesday nights are Scrabble nights where for every 7-letter word you earn a free shot of booze. The menu is broken down into small plates, medium plates, or large plates, which translates into meat, more meat, or even more meat, though the veggie burger, which comes with slabs of avocado and tomato is also a sure bet. more ›

USA Today explores the history of everybody's favorite photo sharing service, flickr. more ›

Jen made an appearance on NBC's Dateline last night to talk about the tragic murder of graduate student Imette St. Guillen (screencaps at Random Observations.) For Dateline viewers who want to read Gothamist's posts on the case, here they are: more ›

Police believe that Imette St. Guillen, the John Jay College graduate student who was murdered last Saturday, was probably targeted by a stranger. After confirming that St. Guillen was last at The Falls, a restaurant and bar on Lafayette Street just south of Spring (near the Andre Balazs Kenmare Square development, across the street from La Esquina) where she headed after the Pioneer Bar, witnesses say she left the restaurant alone. The current theory: A fake livery driver picked up St. Guillen around 4AM - especially considering how easy it seems to be to pose as a livery driver (just a few weeks ago a woman was assaulted by someone she thought was a livery driver). People in SoHo were surprised, with one resident told WABC: "It's surprising that this is something that happened in this part. Down Bowery and down Canal it gets sketchy." Well, unfortunately anything goes - just because a neighborhood is gentrified doesn't mean there isn't crime. Criminologists and experts have been weighing on all media outfits on the grisliness of the murder - and what it means about the killer - here's one look. more ›

The Post says the police have dusted the payphone at a diner on Linden Boulevard for prints - they think this is where the 911 call may have been made. The Daily News has gruesome details about how she was found, with the murderer "brutally raping her, chopping her dark hair and stuffing a tube sock down her throat. Then he wrapped her face in tape and dumped her nude, bound body off a Brooklyn road." more ›

There are three strange deaths - two murders, one maybe murder - from this weekend: more ›

September 12: Save New Orleans Cocktail Hour more ›

With the RNC just around the corner, the folks over High Times have put together an Activist Guide to help you get through the festivities. Featuring "how to" articles on topics such as what to do when you get arrested, shooting video at a protest and taking over the airwaves, this publication is recommended reading for any angst-ridden dem. more ›