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- Rudy Giuliani gave an absolutely nuts interview to NY Magazine in which he claims to be more of a Jew than George Soros, talks about his business interests in Ukraine (while simultaneously denying he has any), and, well, drools: "As he spoke, he fixed his gaze straight ahead, rarely turning to make eye contact. When his mouth closed, saliva leaked from the corner and crawled down his face through the valley of a wrinkle. He didn’t notice, and it fell onto his sweater."
- The Times looks at the story of the Chow brothers, and human cost of ridesharing on the taxi industry.
- A Queens man punched by a rival during an argument over a woman fell, hit his head on the concrete, and later died.
- Why do so many stores have coffee shops nowadays?
- A woman constructed a giant gingerbread house around her desk in her office (but sadly, it wasn't edible).
- Dame Judi Dench said that her Cats character is trans: "It seems like Dench’s comments seem more joking, but if she’s serious — visibility matters!"
- The team behind one of the best speakeasies in NYC, Angel’s Share, has opened a casual Japanese cocktail bar in Sunset Park’s Industry City.
- The New Yorker has a good article about the pains of parenting.
- The Ringer has a fantastic piece about the Midtown energy of Uncut Gems.
- Eli Manning, Daniel Jones and a few other Giants players partied in Hoboken after beating the Redskins this weekend.
- This man is trying to visit every Starbucks on Earth for some reason.
- Everyone living in Concord, Massachusetts is clearly down to gossip about celebrities and the filming of Little Women.
- And finally, why are you doing this to me:
Published Dec 23, 2019
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