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Tech Bigs Buy Village's Bacchus House Where Napster Once Partied

So much for West Village townhouses lagging behind their uptown neighbors. The 24-foot-wide converted carriage house at 40 West 10th Street has finally sold after nearly five years on the market for the stupendous price of $20 million. "It's... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | January 24, 2011 | 9:32 pm
Finally! A glimpse inside

It's Free to Look: Elaine Kaufman's Penthouse Hits the Market

A couple of weeks ago, The Observer got wind that Upper East Side legend Elaine Kaufman's 86th Street co-op was going to be sold. Or was... MORE >

By Laura Kusisto | January 24, 2011 | 7:19 pm
More time to focus on getting that hair really shiny!

Kate Middleton Quits Job to Prep for Gig as World's Greatest Palacewife

Smiling princess-to-be Kate Middleton is a working woman. When she's not busy dress-shopping or doing other things to plan for the bombastic 3D broadcast of her wedding to Prince William, she holds down a modest job as a website... MORE >

By Nate Freeman | January 24, 2011 | 6:03 pm
SMH

Did 50 Cent Kill World Star Hip Hop?

Rapper 50 Cent is taking credit for the mysterious shut down of hip hop news site WorldStarHipHop.com today on Twitter, and suggesting two more web sites might be coming down soon. In November of 2009, 50 Cent filed a lawsuit... MORE >

By Kat Stoeffel | January 24, 2011 | 4:53 pm
The clothes make the man...or the user.

Which Web Startup Is Worth the Most Per User?

A lot of startups these days are achieving massive, billion-dollar valuations based on the big bets investors are taking on them.  Sometimes these companies have real revenue, or profit, like Facebook and Groupon.  But sometimes this enthusiasm is based on how... MORE >

By The Editors | January 24, 2011 | 4:35 pm
Mmm, cupcakes.

The Starbucks of Cupcakes

You can already follow the trail of Crumbs from the tip of the island almost to the top of Central Park. But the cupcake maker could eventually become one of the city's most ubiquitous food chains. "How many locations does... MORE >

By Laura Kusisto | January 24, 2011 | 3:49 pm

Puck! Sean Avery Takes a Dive on West Chelsea Condo

New York Ranger, Vogue intern, barkeep and general man-about-town Sean Avery has just sold his two-bedroom condo at The Chelsea Club, according to city records.... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | January 24, 2011 | 3:48 pm
Savage.

Dan Savage Will End Disappointing College Hook-Ups Forever

MTV is going undo all the damage that Skins will undoubtedly inflict on teenagers' sex lives by siccing the entirely realistic Savage Love columnist Dan Savage on them when they get to... MORE >

By Kat Stoeffel | January 24, 2011 | 3:35 pm
I don't let my net worth determine my style.

We Found Two Companies That Are More Expensive Than Facebook

Even with a monstrous $50 billion valuation, Facebook isn't the most expensive company around. A post by Larry Cheng a couple weeks back pointed out that several large companies that have smaller market-caps than Facebook. We thought we'd go... MORE >

By Mike Taylor | January 24, 2011 | 3:31 pm

Keith Olbermann For Senator!

...is what some people are saying on the Internet. They go by "Stranded Wind" and are operating a Draft Olbermann campaign out of the Daily Kos, plus Twitter and Facebook. They have the following... MORE >

By Kat Stoeffel | January 24, 2011 | 2:55 pm

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