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...ruin the ShamWow (and its pitchman) forever, but you'd be wrong. Even the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is trying to cash in on the ubiquity of the super-absorbent towel infomercial with a YouTube parody designed to lure younger, tech-savvy souls to its services in New York. Dubbed "SoulWow," the commercial spoof features "Father Vic" (whose resemblance to ShamWow spokesman Vince Shlomi is downright eerie) hawking the only product that lets you "clean yourself from the inside...
John Kamin, 23, a student at Hofstra University in New York who uses Facebook, says it's "absurd" to associate the social network with poor grades or lack of aptitude. "It's a networking tool for people," says Kamin, who adds that he spends about an hour a day on Facebook, far less time than he spends playing the addictive game Brick Breaker on his BlackBerry - there's that question of users' distractability and tendency to procrastinate. But, Kamin says, "I don't think someone is more or less intelligent because they sign up for it." (See pictures...
Stay for Play. O.K., it may not be Carnegie Hall, but the Gem Hotel's Rooms for Tunes program could get your music piped into the lobbies of its three New York City locations. Artists who perform or live in the Chelsea, Midtown West or SoHo neighborhoods of the city may bring their CDs to the nearest hotel by May 31 for consideration. If selected, you get your music played and one free night at the hotel, which you must use by September 7. Winners will be notified by June 22. 449 West 36th Street (Midtown West); 135 East Houston...
Hartford Connection. The LimoLiner luxury bus service, which has leather recliners, free wi-fi, TV and radio, is adding a stop in Hartford, Conn., on its New York City-Boston route starting April 16. The Hartford-New York City trip takes about two hours and 15 minutes - faster than the train, which requires a change in New Haven. The bus picks up passengers at the Hilton at 1335 Avenue of the Americas in New York City and drops off at the corner of Church and Trumbull streets in Hartford. A one-way introductory rate of $39 is available until July...
...celebrities tour in. The new commercial buses may not have champagne or beds with silk sheets in the back, but they do have free wi-fi, power outlets and, most importantly for anyone who's taken a bus, extra legroom. The first buses will be rolled out between New York City and Toronto or Montreal, then on the New York City-Boston route. Over the next few years, the entire fleet will be revamped...