Jerry Capeci,
11.23.2009
Organized Crime Expert
The re-direction of the Colts Neck murders probe from Russian gangsters to the Colombo family bears an eerie similarity to the initial investigation into the 1997 murder of officer Ralph Dols.
Fern Siegel,
11.23.2009
Deputy Editor, MediaPost
Ragtime is a sweeping, ambitious revival that, with the election of Barack Obama, carries added resonance. The musical, an adaptation of E.L. Doctorow's novel, is not to be missed.
Thane Rosenbaum,
11.23.2009
Novelist, Essayist, and Law Professor
Major League Baseball may have its Cal Ripken; but fans of Fiddler on the Roof know of only one Theodore Bikel, the ironman actor.
Ed Zitron,
11.23.2009
www.edzitron.com
This was supposed to be the pinnacle of A) airline technology and B) coach-class comfort. This was meant to be different to the experience of the other airlines, but was just as bottom-shelf.
Leonie Haimson,
11.22.2009
Executive Director, Class Size Matters
Despite saturation advertising on TV, endorsements by all the dailies, and a nearly constant barrage of mailings and robocalls, Bloomberg's margin of victory was less than 5 percent.
Will Schwartz,
11.23.2009
Writer, musician and New Yorker
If the Senate gets their way, in just a few years we'll end up having to gut education, Medicaid, and public assistance. In just a few months, we'll have to lay off state employees.
Len Berman,
11.23.2009
Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster
Nate Robinson of the Knicks fired a 3 point shot into the wrong basket against the Nets the other day, but it came after the buzzer. Can't the Knicks get anything right?
Dan Collins,
11.20.2009
New York Editor-At-Large of The Huffington Post
The Giuliani brand has deteriorated so much it's hard to imagine an office for which he might be suited. If this is the finale of his political life, fine. Good-bye, Rudy. See you on Fox. However, there's still that Senate seat...