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Extra, Extra: Should Men Wear Shorts In The City?
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 23, 2011
Modified Mar 23, 2011
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Published Mar 23, 2011
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- Fashion designer Tom Ford says men should not wear shorts in the city: "Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach."
- Move over, maybe Brooklyn Nets: The LIU Blackbirds will play at the Barclays Center.
- Once upon a time, marijuana plants grew tall in Brooklyn.
- FINALLY: A pillow that looks like a mustard packet has spilled onto your couch.
- The City will investigate Council members' cheap housing.
- The cops raided an illegal poker game in Murray Hill.
- Actress Paz de la Huerta was arrested for allegedly attacking a model at a Manhattan nightclub. AND Lindsay Lohan was in attendance.
- The Starz season of British hit Torchwood will premiere July 8.
- An upstate man brought beer to his DWI hearing.
- Charlie Sheen wants a public trial for his dealings with CBS because he thinks he's WINNING public opinion.
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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