• Mario Buatta impresses socialites with his awesome pet cockroach. [Unbeige]

• Beware Brooklyn — this weekend, the Manhattanites are coming. (If they can figure out how to get here.) [BBG]

• NYU kids may be smart on paper, but actually sound really dumb when they talk. [NYOH]

• Wow. This guy must have really been hiding a "truth" to accept the dare of "parachute off the Empire State Building in a fat suit." [NYDN]

• Taxis get in fewer accidents than most other vehicles. However, when cabbies crash, your chances of losing a limb are greatly increased. Moral of the story: buckle up for safety. [NYT]