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'Mean' Gene Okerlund, iconic pro wrestling announcer, RIP

“Mean Gene” was as recognizable a face — and a voice — as any of the actual wrestlers he interviewed.

Chris Gethard tells us his Top 10 Reality Escapes of 2016

“If there’s one thing I enjoyed doing during a year like this, it was consistently escaping into various aspects of pop culture so I could forget both the omnipresent personal fear (2016 was a great year for me professionally but I do not respond to success well, so I spent a lot of time participating actively in escapism) and the overall looming fears of the world becoming scarier.” – Geth

Jon Stewart hosting SummerSlam, Another Period renewed, @Midnight on earlier, Trevor Noah in new Daily Show promo

Jon Stewart just retired from hosting The Daily Show and already has a new gig: the celebrity guest host of WWE’s annual SummerSlam which happens Sunday (8/23) at Barclays Center (sold out)…

Izod Center, RIP

Despite protests from local officials, union members, and members of the state Legislature, NJ did in fact vote to close the Izod Center…..

NJ might shut down the Izod Center aka the Meadowlands arena (fka Continental Airlines & Brendan Byrne Arena)

NJ officials want to close down the Izod Center because no sports happen there, it’s losing money, and it can’t seem to compete with all the other arenas and stadiums in the area (like Prudential Center in Newark and Barclays Center in Brooklyn)…

More (Indie) Christmas MP3 Mixes to Download

Stilepost has almost 30 songs posted for download – David Bowie, Elvis, Saint Etienne, Ryan Adams, and Beck included. The Infinite Pet posted an indie mix too: PART 1 & PART 2…

The Urbs | 2005 Urban Blogging Awards

Gridskipper, a cousin of Gawker, is hosting the first annual Urban Blogging Awards. For what it’s worth, BrooklynVegan is up for “Best Urban Music Blog…