Dead Parrot sketch turns real, ends up in court. Thanks to Cory Doctorow:
Monty Python's Dead Parrot sketch has come to life and moved to Israel... where it is the subject of intense litigation:
Boing Boing: Surprise...first SIR52, then the Hit Factory...and now...CBGB may close due to rising real estate costs.
Xeni Jardin reports that rising rent may bring it all to an end. Link to blurb on aversion.com which references a Village Voice article I can't find.
Here's a related story in the NYT (site reg required): Link.
