[Video]: Am I Preggoz?

Think you might be preggers? We all know how much of a p-in-the-b it can be to walk ALL THUH WAY to Duane Reade and then ALL THUH WAY HOME where you have to open a box, pee on a stick and wait a few minutes. Then you have to call the father, yaddah yah... it just takes up the whole day, really. 

In a perfect world we women would just get a smartphone app that can do all of this for us. BAM - you pee on your phone between your Foursquare check-ins and Tweet your baby daddy to let him know that he just put a bun in your oven. 

[Via Funny or Die]

Brooklyn In Slow Motion

8 Hours in Brooklyn from Next Level Pictures on Vimeo.

You know how Brooklyn is the coolest place in the world? Right, well thanks to this video from Next Level Pictures, it's clear that Brooklyn is way the hell cooler in slow motion.

This footage was shot over a period of eight hours by Jonathan Bregel, and should do a good job of discouraging anyone who's thinking of getting a tattoo from never ever ever getting one.

(via Gawker)

Profiles in Courage: Todd Bieber, Guerilla Gardener & Viral Video Sensation

Photo by Park Slope Lens

In 2007, Todd Bieber -- no relation to the tween sensation -- migrated to Park Slope from rural Pennsylvania, where he made commercials for local businesses.  Last winter while cross country skiing in Prospect Park, (Editor's Note: That's pretty badass) he spotted a lost film canister buried in the snowy banks of the Audubon Center. The documented find and ensuing adventure to locate the canister's owners resulted in a series of Youtube videos yielding over 2.5 million hits.

These days, the budding filmmaker shows his outdoorsy roots again in a another video as a vigilante gardener. In late spring, Todd and some friends donned headlamps and snuck into a fenced-in garbage patch on on the corner of 8th Ave and 5th Street. They cleaned the area and planted various flowers, herbs and vegetables. Todd continues to care for the garden, and one of his neighbors said of the effort, "Anyone who doesn't love this garden is demented." Well put, neighbor.

Recently I spoke with Todd about the documented adventures, his job working for the UCB Theater and what kind of movie he would make about Park Slope if given the chance (spoiler: it's about bed bugs).

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"Get The Fuck Outta' My Taxi:" Getting from Manhattan to Brooklyn Still Sucks

Back in May, Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill stating that cabbies can be fined anywhere from $500-$1K for flat-out refusing to take your ass from point A to point Park-Slope-But-Just-Over-The-Bridge-Like-Right-Off-Of-Flatbush-I-Swear. Despite this new law, one cabbie jerk recently refused to take a couple from Manhattan to Williamsburg. The boyfriend began recording the confrontation, but this didn't make the cabbie cool down and place nice for the camera. 

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The Mommy Mafia

Is this art imitating life or life imitating art?

Eh, who cares...they won me over with the Tea Lounge sing-a-long subtle ref.

(via Mommy Mafia TV)