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We don't know about where you are, but it seems like spring can't decide whether or not to happen. Some days are warm, some days are cold, and sometimes you aren't sure which. Baseball may have started up (and soccer/football winding down) but it still seems cold out there. Unless it's not. Anyways, onto the -ists.

MOVIE: Get a little more in depth on the whole border crossing controversy with Woodstock in the

It may be the Year of the Dog, and dogs may be better with clothes than cats, but Gothamist threw caution to the wind when we saw a store selling Chinese jackets perfect for pets. We wrangled our cat Travis (90% unwilling, but 10% "Just get it over with!") into an adorable red brocade jacket. He managed to slip one paw out after 10 seconds, but we put him back in for another three minutes of animal fashion show fun.

We went up to Chinatown today to grab some pix of the super-fun Year of the Dog parade. It was just like last year's parade, but with more dogs! It seemed like every other marching group was from a dog-related charity or dog-appreciation group. Our favorite was the New York Chihuahua Meetup-- they had ten little dogs in full costume! Anyway, check out our entire set-- if you were there, add a link to your pix in the comments.

ART: The Year of the Dog is being celebrated in many ways, even through cute paintings of puppies, er, art. Elizabeth Berdann's witty, ultra-realistic oil-on-copper paintings of dogs are now on view. We think they're cuteoverload.com!

- An off-duty cop fighting with a group of "thugs" was shot early yesterday morning by another police officer.

, slim week for Weddings at the Times, might we point you towards this nice article about the significance of marriages in the Year of the Dog? Bonus, you might recognize a name or two in there...

William Dao, Museum of the Chinese in the Americas

There's plenty going on to celebrate the Lunar New year, but of course we're focused on the food. Explore Chinatown's site has a list of restaurants offering special feasts for the occasion, including Gothamist favorite Fuleen Seafood, and explains the different foods that are traditionally eaten as part of the celebration.