Never Trust a Populist

New York's Mayor Bloomberg makes a great show about how he takes the subway to work. The only trouble is, he doesn't walk to the subway stop nearest his house, he has a pair of SUVs -- which idle in front of his house until he's ready to go -- take him to a stop nearly a mile away, where he doesn't have to use any transfers.

On the plus side, one of the reporters who shadowed the mayor tells us:

"We also had a chance to sample a few excellent breakfast places in the area. Highly recommended: Nectar Coffee Shop, Madison Avenue on the corner of 79th Street. A bit pricey, but what can you expect for the Upper East Side? Try the two-eggs-and-bacon combo, with a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice. And the service is great."

File under: "Somewhat Famous People Who Are Perhaps More Obsessed Than I"



Former teen idol Bobby Sherman built a 1/5 scale model of Disneyland's Main Street in his backyard.. Sorry to harsh your memories if you were one of the girls who thought he was dreamy back in the day -- no, he was just an obsessed Disneyland geek.

Labels: disneyland, main street, miniature, model, scale

Disney says yes then no to smoking, yes then no to drinking. Who will say yes then no to Disney?

Another great moment in Amusment Ride Death: The wreck of the Far Tottering and Oyster Creek railroad at the 1951 Festival of Britain. You can see footage of the ride -- not the crash, mind you -- here. More pictures here.

Labels: archive.org, death, Emmett, Festival of Britain, TIME magazine, train