Panic gripped a sizable number of New York night crawlers last fall when both the holiday-timed Motherf*cker freakfest and popular posture party Misshapes were derailed within months of each other. Today the Times checks in on distraught survivors like one Melissa Maino, partygoer: “It’s been rough. Going [to Motherf*cker] was what I depended on for New Year’s Eve. [Its end] was definitely heartbreaking.” But what’s so inspiring is the courage summoned by other partiers who......

SCIENCE: Since we spent the weekend thinking about the Earth, spend tonight learning about Mars with NASA Solar System Ambassador Dr. Ken Kremer. He'll take you on a tour of the planet through 3-D orbital views. 6pm // The Explorers Club at 46 E 70th St // $20 THEATER: Project Shaw is dedicated to presenting concert readings of everything – every sketch, full-length and one-act play – written by George Bernard Shaw. This month’s reading......

It seems like young, affluent hipsters are always finding something new to do with their voluminous free time. Remember the Rated X parties from earlier in the year? The ones that clogged your Flickr streams with low-quality amateur porn every couple of weeks? Well, the phenomenon has mutated and it's been gelatin-ized. The Amateur Female Jello Wrestling people have been staging monthly events since 2003-- but it's only recently that they've captured the attention......

PARTY: Rated X returns, again. This time to a new venue, the old Misshapes HQ: Luke & Leroys. With an open vodka bar from 10 to 11pm to get your night started off right, we're assuming they still have the discounted drinks for those who de-pant. Saturday // 10pm // Luke & Leroys [21 7th Ave] // $10 and $5 if you mention Shaw Promo ART EVENT: Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk06 features 100+ established and......

As you can see, people from all ages come to the Rated X party, which returned this weekend after a little hiatus. For the most part the party is filled with (for lack of better defining term) "frat boys"...but what can one expect when a Rated X Panty Party is advertised? Not to mention one with a hot body contest and 2 for 1 drinks if you take your pants off. We were there......

Finger on the Pulse, Deejay Collective...

Warning: if you work at any normal job (ie. not directly involved with the skin trade) clicking on any of the links in this post will probably get you fired. That said, rarely have we enjoyed a photo set as much as this one, a group of XXX-plicit pix of a recent Rated-X Party, by Suckapants. Talk about extreme nudity-- he's got girls, guys, and people covered in syrup-- hipsters all! For those of......

Even as we lie feverish in our sickbed, done in by a New Year's cold, Gothamist refuses to let the drunken spirit of New Year's 2006 end. Witness this amazing linkery: Mariah in Times Square Panorama (the horror! the horror!) New Year's Eve in Legoland New York (check out freedom tower on right) Central Park Fireworks and more fireworks OINY New Year's Edition LNP's Rated X NYE, Misshapes NYE, Eve Eve party Cobrasnake NYE,......