Author and Blogger John Huntington posted a fantastic time-lapse view of Monday’s Hudson River sunset and Macy’s 4th of July fireworks show. It only takes 20 seconds so watch and enjoy.

It’s back to school time! I rant about this every year when the first back-to-school ads show up in the newspaper. But this takes the prize for absurdity. I was in Target on Saturday night—three days after school let out for the summer—and they had already set up the “Back to School” section.

Ladies and Gentlemen: we have our winners! Thanks to everyone who entered the Pat’s Papers Canada Day Trivia contest.

Today’s collection of Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Carissa, who’s had so many alternate names assigned to her while waiting at the pick-up counter, she started a Facebook album to chronicle them all.

I’m converting old Betacam and VHS tapes to DVD, and came across this gem today. It’s my first-ever appearance on NY1 anchoring the nightly Fortune Business Report.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Bobby. He writes: “And to think he read my name ‘Bobby’ straight from my uniform name bar…and still got it wrong. Maybe this was meant to be a compliment?” Maybe.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego was submitted by Jenn, who’s a regular at her local Starbucks. Her fiance, however, is not.

Los Angeles is preparing for a “traffic nightmare” next month when one of the city’s major arteries, the 405 freeway, closes for repairs. And the LAPD is calling in some new recruits to get the word out. But these aren’t your regular rookies. In fact, they’re veterans, fully versed on the ins and outs of…Twitter. Yes, that’s right. The department recently reached out to the reps of Ashton Kutcher, Lady Gaga, Demi Moore and Kim Kardashian, asking for their help disseminating traffic updates.

Today’s Starbucks Alter Ego comes from Lennay, who, after she received a coffee with ‘Dane’ scribbled on it, had this to say: “I can only imagine what tomorrow will bring!”