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Extra Extra: James Murphy is selling caviar to rich New York City Zoomers
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Published Apr 4, 2024
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Good Thursday afternoon in New York City, where it'll get warmer soon.
Here's what else is happening:
- A new documentary called "Kim's Video" details how the famous East Village video rental shop's inventory wound up in a small town in Italy.
- The supertall towers surrounding Central Park are kind of a bummer.
- Here's a cool picture of lightning striking the Statue of Liberty's torch yesterday.
- Knicks forward Julius Randle is undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery and won't be available for the playoffs.
- "The city's bistros have met this enthusiasm by upping their game. Chefs in New York have somehow yassified hard-boiled eggs, and LCD Soundsystem's frontman James Murphy has a restaurant that's selling them for $25. Naturally, those eggs have caviar on them.": Business Insider has a full scene report on what Zoomers are up to at the clubstaurants.
- KISS has sold its music catalog — along with its name, image and likeness — for $300 million to a Swedish company that plans to make hologram KISS shows.
- Jay-Z is canceling his "Made in America" music festival for the second year in a row, for some unspecified reason.
- Boston Marathon runners are mad that the finisher medal for this year's race features a huge Bank of America logo.
- Why are restaurants serving water in cute little 7.5-ounce glasses? Don't they know hydration is key?
- And finally, sprang break:
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