Gothamist was shocked when video showed a police officer deliberately knocking a Critical Mass bicyclist off his bike. The cop, a rookie, was put on modified duty as the NYPD investigates.Phillyist commenters debated the good and bad behind a new internet search engine.Torontoist covered the latest tomfoolery from Kenny Hotz, half of Kenny vs. Spenny: flying an enormous "Jesus Sucks" banner across Toronto's waterfront.LAist spent three days exploring the 52-mile Los Angeles River with......

IMPORTANT: Workplace discretion advised---very NSFW. If you can't wait until you get home, we suggest headphones.......

Or you could get your ass FIRED! Just ask our old pal/arch nemesis/best livejournal trainwreck on the internet the Bicycle Hobo(TM), who just got let go from his job at the Times for visiting Fleshbot.com [evidently NSFW] while ostensibly "working." From the hobo's blog: I could have gotten drunk at work, groped a coworker and peed in the corner of the building, and I would have gotten a warning, but a little ass & tickle......

It seems like, all across the network, folks were up to no good. Maybe it was all the green beer from last weekend... Gothamist spent the week writing about New Yorkers behaving badly: at the post office, at the Garden, and at the fertility clinic. Calvin Klein may not be misbehaving, but he's just a little dirty, and in a completely different way than some NYC kitchens. SFist had its share of misbehave-rs, too,......

A little something for everyone. Consider next Monday's show the icing on the delicious music-y cake. Tuesday 12th >>> Sarathan Records Showcase w/The Purrs, Two Loons for Tea, Christopher Blue, Shane Bartell at Neumo's. Local label Sarathan Records is going to show off some of the bands on their roster. They've got great t-shirt designs, so the merch is top-notch. 8pm; $5. 21+ >>> Jeff Lang at Tractor Tavern. A blues guitar master from......

Speaking of Violet Blue, she weighed in on the "Craigslist Experiment" over the weekend on her blog: When researching my sex books, I've placed CL ads just to get a random sampling or to get ideas; I post as female. Every time, I've received an overwhelming amount of troll responses with unsolicited photos. I have always wanted to do something with those responses and photos, as they are often offensive and sometimes even kind......

Celebrate Ben Franklin's 300th birthday with the Bikini Bandits and Phillyist! (NSFW). Speaking of Mr. Franklin, send in a picture of Ben (or Ed Rendell) with a red tongue and win a free t-shirt. And they might have the next YearlyKos in Philly. You know who's going to be upset about those Bikini Bandits? The Houston school system. Houstonist also reports on some redevelopment shenanigans over a landmark theater. LAist's sex advice column on......

(Note: the links in this post? Pretty much NSFW, unless you W at Deja Vu.) Babeland's Project Sex Toy, which kicked off earlier this year, announced the winners on July 11 at a live awards ceremony at their Los Angeles store. First prize went to the Duette Ring, designed by a couple from North Carolina. According to its info page, Duette "looks beautiful and houses a vibrator mechanism for portable and discreet pleasures." (Although......

-Some people loved the new Pride for what it was and some people loved it for what it wasn't. And some people weren't that impressed. -The Gates Foundation hit the jackpot courtesy of Warren Buffet. Check out this hot video of bridge partners discussing philanthropy (NSFW!). -If only things were going so well at Bill's day job. EU officials are recommending a daily fine on MS and the vaunted file system that was cut from......