A Mutual Fund for Hipsters called The GendeX™ Thrasher Funds? It just can't be real...except it is. Advertised through a "dedicated email" from Daily Candy this morning means they have some cash to advertise -- but to prove their hipster-cred we may need to see some MySpace profiles. And surprise, surprise -- it looks like they have one (John Mayer is in their "Top 12" friends! Ironic or do their parents also work there?). Their......

There have been a few ads in the NY Times weddings section that spoof the real wedding announcements. For instance, we believe we recall a few for divorce services, but less ironically, there have been ads for marriage-related movies, like The Starter Wife. And this week, there's an ad for an upcoming wedding on the ABC comedy Ugly Betty. Of course, the ad is a lot wordier than the usual NY Times wedding announcement,......

We almost did a little jig on the street when we walked by Grey Dog's new location on University last night and saw the sign that said it would be opening on 7/19 at 7 a.m. Guess where we're having coffee before work on Thursday? Eater informants snapped a photo. Indian mangoes are no longer considered contraband in the U.S., much to the joy of everyone who has been craving them for the past twenty......

People tend to go a little haywire over Peeps. We've given you a taste of the madness before, but there's even more sugar-infused insanity this year. Via the epi-log over at Epicurious: chef Francisco Migoya of The Culinary Institute of America has a video up on You Tube demonstrating how to make your own Peeps aptly titled "The Peep Show." More Peeps madness: - Peeps "celebrity survey" via Slashfood: apparently the Peeps Chick is cooler......

-- Drat! We missed the strangely beautiful Dance of the Giglio this weekend in Williamsburg. -- Gawker outs A.O. Scott as a terrorist -- he loves movies, but hates freedom! -- Faso beats Spitzer! [In a 5k race, by 14 seconds.] -- Advice from a prospective Miss Korea NYC: "In a Korean deli or cleaners, say Ahn nyoung ha se yo. That means hello. They’ll give you a discount." Does this work at nail......

This week, Heartland Brewery introduced another speciality beer to their New York locations. Like their well known apricot, pumpkin and holiday ales, this one fits the season--it is light, fruity (we tasted pomegranate, pear and ginger on top of the red raspberry puree the beer is made with, not unlike Lambic), and very, very easy to drink a bit of the bubbly implied by it's name. The beer is served in a glass more well......

Gothamist doesn't know what makes our head explode more, but we do know that we have New York magazine to blame/credit. The city's sewer system might poo up city beaches! Is Daily Candy worth hundreds of millions of dollars? Brooklyn (as in, the hip parts of Brooklyn) merits a big section about lifestyle stuff, including where to buy your very own $5000 duct taped chair, since it's gauche to take the one in Gramps' garage......

On Friday we must have gotten twenty emails asking for help solving Daily Candy's subway mosaic puzzle. Do your own homework, people! Besides, this one was a cinch-- except for the Eli Avenue and 66th Street shots, the rest were sooooo easy: Answers: (top to bottom, left to right) Row 1: 23rd & Eli Av., 8 St., Astor Pl. Row 2: Chambers St., Prince St., 23rd St. N Row 3: Fifth Av. 7, 66......

The Plug Awards are coming up next week (February 2nd @ Webster Hall). "What the hell are those?," you may be asking. Well, they're independent music awards celebrating "artists who live and flourish in the margins." And YOU can vote on everything from Album of the Year to Music Blog of the Year to Internet Radio Station of the Year. So vote now! Langhorne Slim, Gang Gang Dance, Matisyahu (and more) will be on hand......

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Tomorrow 24 Prince is hoping to jump into the seriously choppy waters where La Esquina and most recently The Back Room ( covered by the Times over the weekend) started: the hidden bar. Today, Thrillist, the Daily Candy for guys' guys, reports that the bar will actually coax you into drinking. Superhero style. -The liquor cabinets will be thrown open and the wine bottles -- starting at $22 -- will start flying off the shelves......

Last week, Gothamist watched everyone and their brother clamor to get into the bar/restaurant and-maybe-speakeasy under The Corner on the corner of Kenmare and Lafayettes Streets. We read how happy they were to bash the antiquated system of getting in. But no one was actually going in and getting drunk. Clearly, it was time for us to step in. We drank and present the first interior photos. We played by the rules, as outlined......

Spring is finally on its way. How can we tell? No, it's not the daffodils, or the crocuses, it's the new barbecue joints sprouting up all over the place. Daily Candy reports that R.U.B. (Rightous Urban Barbecue) is opening up this weekend. Kansas City BBQ champ Paul Kirk is making his first foray into the restaurant business, and we are thrilled that he has chosen Manhattan to make a go of it. We're looking forward......

Gothamist loves the whole blog scene- mainly because its the only place we can find pictures of pandas, kittens, and Paris Hilton's coochie all in one place. However, when it comes to straight information, its hard to beat the utility of an old-school internet mailing list. Here are a few that we rely on to keep us plugged in every week- can you think of anymore to add to this list? 1. Nonsense-NYC 2.......

When Gothamist first heard that the reality-TV-based infamy that was Rocco's (a.k.a. NBC's "The Restaurant") would be replaced by a Brazilian-themed "Brasserio," we chuckled. Seemed like quite a random departure from the previous incarnation of upscale-yet-kitschy Italian Americana. But then again, wasn't that the point? To try to make people forget the unforgettable bickering and lawsuits that led chef Rocco DiSpirito and restauranteur vet Jeffrey Chodorow to split? Chodorow's long, successful history in the unvelievably......

Lana G, Celebrity Make-Up Artist...

Today we'd like to introduce a new feature: the Gothamist Interview, written by Andrew Krucoff. The inaugural interview is with none other than Lockhart Steele, Lower East Side icon and famous dilettante. Other interviews on tap for this week: Chuck Klosterman of Spin, Danielle Romano of Daily Candy, and a surprise guest who may go by the name of Choire Sicha (girls, get your engines ready!). Andrew has an amusing interview style that is part......

Needing a place to hide out for refuge from street harassment, Gothamist ducked into a cute, inviting boutique on Prince Street. Looking around, we realized we had just read about the store in Daily Candy. Esujin has very simple, clean pieces with subtle unique touches, like contrasted white piping on a blue pinstriped skirt, that are all very wearable for work and play. Daily Candy said it would be clothes you and your mother......

Much to our pleasure, Daily Candy reports the opening of Rice to Riches, the Mulberry Street rice pudding joint. There are flavors like Strawberry Floozy, Stubborn Banana with hint of Coconut, Chocolate Carnivore with a trace of Dark Raisins, and Obscene Orange with a tinge of Carrot. I'm a rice pudding purist myself, but I'd be up for Stubborn Banana with a hint of Coconut. My people have been using rice for many years: Witness......

A non-profit called New York Benefit and Aid Committee for Kids has this great clothing drive: Operation Fairy Dust, which accepts gently worn formal dresses, accessories (purses, shawls), and make-up, so high school girls can get prom dresses and all that goes with them. A truly great idea. [Via Daily Candy]......