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And the answer is Anais Zanotti. Apparently a Playboy cover model and also a skydiving stunt woman. From the back and from the side and certain angles? For sure Playboy model. From the front and straight on? Definitely a skydiving stunt woman. I think she could take a punch from Tyson with that jaw. Looks like Sergeant Slaughter

Last week a real estate developer sent workers into the Children's Magical Garden on the Lower East Side to erect a fence protecting the portion of the parcel he owns. Shocked that the developer would destroy a swath of the garden used by schoolchildren since 1982 in a neighborhood that is sprouting swanky private social clubs and $3,400 studio apartments, students and community members attempted to stop the work, but were thwarted by NYPD officers and private security guards. Times Up! documented the garden's destruction, and one li'l activist's attempts to make his voice heard. [ more › ]

[Lafayette by Krieger] One of New York's best-kept secrets, Lafayette, is finally rolling out its brunch menu this weekend. This is the new restaurant from former members of the Cafe Boulud and Craft teams in the space that previously housed Time Cafe/Fez. The menu includes smoked salmon Benedict, prime beef tartare, spring vegetables with eggs and trotters, pancakes, fruit dishes, and waffles, plus items from the dinner and lunch menus. Check it out, and impress your friends by going here before word really gets out about this place: Lafayette Brunch 5.25.13 by Eater NY Brunch starts at 10 a.m., and Lafayette will be open for brunch on Memorial Day, too. · All Coverage of Lafayette [~ENY~]

Riveting. As the cuss- and shove-prone owners of Scottsdale's Amy's Baking Co. flub their way through a ballyhooed restaurant reboot and a spurious PR campaign to match following their disastrous turn on Gordon Ramsay's more-or-less staged Kitchen Nightmares, local media have done the impossible in coming up with a fresh angle on the story. It turns out that co-owner Samy Bouzaglo, an Israeli citizen, has been the subject of an ongoing immigration case and may face deportment. An unintentionally serious-hilarious NBC report quotes a "High-Ranking Law Enforcement Source" who says Bouzaglo is "banned" from France and Germany over something that maybe had to do with drugs that happened "30 years ago." Two more things: The immigration case, which is apparently important enough to make prime-time news, has been in court for more than two years; also, that whole thing about there being no such thing as bad publicity turns out to be patently untrue. [USAT, Earlier, Related] Read more posts by Hugh MerwinFiled Under: big scoop, amy bouzaglo, amy's baking company, kitchen nightmares, samy bouzaglo, tv

(NEWSER) – If you aspire to attend a party at Justin Bieber’s house, first you’ll have to score an invitation … and then you’ll have to sign a Liability Waiver and Release. TMZ got a copy of the fairly insane document, which says that if you tweet, blog, text message, or otherwise talk about the party in any way, shape, or form, you owe the Biebs $5 million. Not only can you not discuss the party; you’re also not allowed to discuss the other guests’ health or philosophical and/or spiritual views. Yep, it specifically says that. By signing the form, you also acknowledge that some of the party activities are “potentially hazardous and you should not participate unless you are medically able and properly trained,” because you risk “minor injuries to catastrophic injuries, including death.” (Oh, and you agree not to sue Bieber, should you be catastrophically injured during a crazy game of beer pong.) TMZ notes that other stars make partygoers sign similar waivers, but notes that Bieber’s is nonetheless “hilarious.” This probably isn’t too unique. I’m sure plenty of celebrities do it. But seeing it written out that you owe Biebs 5 million bucks if you tweet about hanging out with him is fucking insane. I don’t know whether thats awesome or sucks. Its awesome that you’re such a fucking baller that you can pull this off. It absolutely sucks that you can’t live a normal life without people entering binding agreements to hang out with you. Sucks that if you wanna do some blow or smoke some weed or any sort of other extra curricular activity you gotta worry about someone posting it somewhere and basically ruin your entire career. Not that I’m one of these people that pity celebrities with hundreds of millions of dollars but I’m just saying its a fucking weird way to live your life. Thats why all these people go fucking bananas eventually. I particularly love the part like ”party activities are potentially hazardous and you should not participate unless you are medically able and properly trained.” That’s basically Biebs people being like “we can handle pictures of you smoking a joint but if we end up with any dead hookers on our hands we are fucked. No drugs unless you know what you’re doing.”

New York Times critic Pete Wells just dropped a zero-star "satisfactory" review of Graydon Carter's The Beatrice Inn. To soften the blow, here are the harshest lines, presented by adorable kittens. · The View From West 12th [NYT] · All Coverage of Critical Cats [~ENY~]

Building Blocks: A new exhibition, “Little Syria, N.Y.: An Immigrant Community’s Life and Legacy,” which runs through May 27, shows that Arab-Americans were once a vibrant presence downtown.

A commuter who regularly takes a bus in and out of lot was concerned about Santiago's sobriety, and complained to NJ Transit. When he never heard back, he took his story to NBC New York, who set up a sting with cameras showing Santiago pounding vodka while on the job. And when a reporter confronts Santiago, he makes no attempt to hide the boozing, even toasting God while taking a swig from the bottle. Eat your heart out Arnold Diaz: [ more › ]

Lucky Guy, Talks Broadway, Space Cowboys"/> Courtney B. Vance is currently starring on Broadway in the Nora Ephron play Lucky Guy, for which he's up for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor. The play is a love-letter, of sorts, to the tabloid papers that cover a corrupt and crime-ridden New York. Vance plays Hap Harrison, the long-time editor of Tom Hank's character Mike McAlary, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, in a story that follows the triumphs and turmoil of his life and career. [ more › ]

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