Occupy Wall Street

Drumming will be limited to two hours per day on Occupy Wall Street.

Zuccotti Park to Lose All-Night Drum Circle, Gain Portable Toilets

Consider this a win/lose situation: After last night’s meeting with the local community board CB 1, protesters at Occupy Wall St. now must adhere to stricter noise regulations. This comes on the heels of another failed bid by the drumming group Pulse to have the board pass a 4-hour record for allowed jam sessions.

On the other hand, Zuccotti Park may now be getting their own Porta-Potty donations for sanitation purposes, which will probably decrease sales at the McDonald’s on Broadway and Liberty by 200%. Read More

Celebrity Pregnancies

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The Beyonce baby-bump/fragrance launch

Beyonce Debuts New Fragrance, Fetus in NYC [Slideshow]

Did you guys hear? Beyonce is pregnant! And this time it’s definitely true, unlike the rumors in 2010, 2008, 2007, and 2005. (2009 and 2006 were off-years, apparently.) After over half a decade of the paparazzi tirelessly scanning photos of Ms. Knowles every time she has a large lunch, the “baby bump” brigade is finally vindicated, and they’re going to turn to use the next seven months to make sure the “Single Ladies” singer is never snapped head-on again. Read More