​It seems like it JUST happened, and now, here we are again, just days away from the 10th annual time you get to expose your nether regions to the pristine and germ-free interior of a subway car. It all goes down this Sunday, at 3 p.m. If you're new to New York or have for some reason not been exposed to this treat, there are some rules, from Improv Everywhere. They are brief.

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​In the latest in scientific experiments focused on getting at the you of you, scientists are analyzing dance moves to uncover people's personalities, reports the Telegraph. Apparently the way in which you shake your groove thing to music reveals key truths about your character. Read on for your own dance-analysis!

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​The FDA has released a bunch of new warning labels to be prominently displayed on all cigarette packs sold in the United States by June 2011. The 36 large, full-color ads (9 of which will end up on packs) are all meant to deter the buyer from smoking. Clearly. But which work the best? And which are simply ridiculous? Don't worry, we'll tell you!

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​The State of the Subways Fall 2010 "Report Card" (seriously, guys, can we get a new name for this? We're having icky flashbacks) has been handed out by the Straphangers Campaign. And the rankings are intriguing! Did you know that subway riders want "short waits, trains that arrive regularly, a chance for a seat, a clean car, and understandable announcements that tell them what they need to know"? Us neither! But all kidding aside, some things were kind of intriguing.

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​Today, the New York Times City Room (blog) runs excerpts from an interview with Mayor Bloomberg in which he's asked a range of questions about whether he'd run for president (no, but maybe), how much he likes shaking hands (a lot), how much he likes being "popular" (well, who doesn't?), and, oh yeah, how does he feel about bloggers?

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via The Onion

​It's funny, 'cause it's true. Even if it is fake. In today's "8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live," the Onion captures the bittersweet mystique of why we live here: In a word, masochism.

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via the Daily News

​No one can definitively answer this question! Yesterday, the Daily News reported that Thomas Magill fell seven stories and lived -- quite an impressive feat. Today, however, the Daily News updated the story, reporting that the man fell 39 stories -- holy shit, that's a big difference. The URL is true to the original headline: ...man_plunges_seven_stories_crashes... So, which is it? Should be an easy question to answer, right? Wrong.

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​We came to know him as an actor (Milk, Pineapple Express, Knocked Up, and soon, Eat, Pray, Love), then, as a brainy student (New York University, Columbia, Brooklyn College, Yale, and the Rhode Island School of Design). Now he's created his first solo art exhibit, The Dangerous Book Four Boys, a huge mixed-media experience supported by a high level of work and thought -- and carpentry. James Franco's ethos seems to be "Go big or go home, and look great doing it."

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​As of yesterday, the MTA planned to lay off two bus drivers currently at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a humanitarian move, perhaps realizing that the stress of war need not be coupled with the stress of job loss -- or that they would be getting some very bad publicity -- the MTA changed its mind, the Daily News reported today. Now, the MTA plans to preserve the jobs of the two men at war, but to take away the jobs of two others as replacement. We know the budget gap is huge, but this just sounds mean.

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Palin, pre alleged boob job.

​Wonkette recently posited the question of whether the former vice presidential candidate did or didn't buy herself "a couple of luxury items," based on a certain white tee Palin was wearing and a photo comparison of that with other non-white zippy-uppy shirts she's worn previously. (We do have to say...she's looking a little more luscious in the white -- see for yourself after the jump -- but there's also a low-cut U in effect, and that can draw the eye, as you all know.)

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