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Tireak C. Tulloch

My Memorial Day Plans

Tireak C. Tulloch | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Afghanistan, NYPD, FDNY 9/11, Helena Williams, Marine Corps, Medal Of Honor, Memorial Day, Michael Murphy, Tom Hanks, American Legion, Fdny, Iava, Lirr, Nypd 9/11

I can honestly say that this Memorial Day weekend started the year before. I was in attendance at Yale University's Senior Class of 2011 closing ceremonies for my younger cousin, who has now gone on to Harvard for medical school. On Sunday, May 22, 2011, I witnessed Tom...

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Sarah Chang

What My 3-Year-Old Taught Me About Fear

Sarah Chang | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Becoming Fearless, Becoming-Fearless, Courage, Face Fears, Facing Fears, Fears, Lessons On Life, Life Lessons, Parenthood, Parenting, Phobias

I don't profess to be fearless. In fact, I'm scared of a great many things. Helicopters (too high, too loud!), learning Chinese (my husband's fluent and hey, wouldn't it be great if my daughter learned from both parents?), and never being able to make the perfect pie (my mother's crust...

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Chris Powell

Bringing the Fun Back to Fitness

Chris Powell | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: 30-Day Summer Shape Up, Fitness And Exercise, Get In Shape Summer, Summer Exercise, Summer Fitness, Summer In Shape, Summer Shape Up, Summer Workout, Summer Workouts

Let's be honest: Working out can be monotonous. We go in the gym and hit the same routine every time. After a while, we start to feel like a hamster on a wheel, doing the same thing over and over... and oh yeah, not getting the results we are working...

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Annette Insdorf

The Central Park Five Premieres in Cannes

Annette Insdorf | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: The Central Park Five, Trashed, Cannes Film Festival, David McMahon, Jeremy Irons, Ken Burns, Central Park Jogger, Sarah Burns, Wilding

Along with the glamor and the gushing over auteurs that dominate the Cannes Film Festival, documentaries are among this year's strongest movies in the Official Selection. In addition to Trashed -- which chronicles actor Jeremy Irons' impassioned investigation of the challenges posed by waste accumulation around the world -- audiences...

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Terri Cole

Need a Fearlessness Boost? Get More Sleep! (Video)

Terri Cole | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Live Fearless And Free, Terri Cole, Aging, Anti-Aging Treatment, Becoming Fearless, Becoming-Fearless, Benefits Of Sleep, Cognitive Function, Diabetes, Disease Prevention, Fearless, Fearlessness, Health, Heart Disease, Huffington Post, Lack Of Sleep, Life Coach, Psychotherapy, Side Effects, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Stroke, Tips For Sleep, Video, Weight Loss

This week, I want to explore how sleep and fear are related. Their connection is direct and undeniable, as lack of the prior leads to an increase in the latter. Studies prove that sleeplessness or sleep deprivation negatively impacts your fearlessness and functioning.

Let's start by decoding...

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Tess Ghilaga

Smiles and Mega-Styles at VFILES Store

Tess Ghilaga | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Gallagher's Pop Up Store, Mike Gallagher, New York Around Town, VFILES Store, Fashion, Fashion Magazines, Style, Vintage Fashion, Vintage Fashion Magazines, Vintage Magazines

As interest in vintage fashion magazines from the 40s and 90s and onward continues to soar, New York's cool crowd has descended on VFILES, the SoSo-based store where famed fashion magazine archivist Mike Gallagher has placed his pop-up store overflowing with vintage publications. But while the magazines are flying off...

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Bobby Elliott

Change: On Kehinde Wiley's 'An Economy of Grace' at Sean Kelly

Bobby Elliott | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Brooklyn Museum, Kehinde Wiley, Kehinde Wiley An Economy Of Grace, Kehinde Wiley Sean Kelly Gallery, New York City, African American Art, Painting, Sean Kelly Gallery
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KEHINDE WILEY The Two Sisters, 2012 Oil on linen Painting: 96 x 72 inches (243.8 x 182.9 cm) Framed: 106 3/8 x 82 inches (270.2 x 208.3 cm) © Kehinde Wiley Courtesy: Sean Kelly Gallery, New York


On the surface,...

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Rep. Charles Rangel

The One Percent Deserving Our Thanks

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Democratic Congress, Department Of Veterans Affairs, Iraq War, Afghanistan, Congress, Draft, Nato, President Obama, Ptsd, Rangel, Rep Charlie Rangel, Universal-National-Service-Act, Veterans

Last Sunday, as NATO members met to discuss their upcoming plans for the war in Afghanistan, some members of the Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Against the War (IAVW) publicly returned their medals in protest of the repeated decision to continue putting Americans in harm's way. Their message highlights the sharp...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Time to Stop "Stop and Frisk"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: NYPD, Al Sharpton, New York City, Stop And Frisk, B.c. Civil Liberties Association, Labor, Polics, Racial Profiling, Seiu, Union Leaders, Unions

This Father's Day, June 17th, the Children's Defense Fund-New York and I will be joining George Gresham, President of 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and the Children's Defense Fund national board member, Ben Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of...

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James Franco

Wes Anderson Rises

James Franco | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson, Wes Anderson Moonrise Kingdom, Moonrise Kingdom Cannes, Moonrise Kingdom Trailer

Wes Anderson is back. Moonrise Kingdom is his best film since Rushmore. The new film just premiered at Cannes and is being released in the States today, but I got to see it at a cast and crew screening in Newport, R.I. two nights ago.

I'm currently in R.I. finishing...

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Joan Marans Dim

How America Became an Automobile Nation

Joan Marans Dim | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: George Washington Bridge, Othmar H. Ammann, Bridges, Cars

In the early 1950s, one of my grandfather's great pleasures was taking his Pontiac out for a spin on Sunday afternoons in New York City. Gas was less than 25 cents a gallon. Traffic was a breeze. And the air was (relatively) clean.

Today, such vehicular pleasures can...

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Anthony Papa

The Clocktower Gallery Presents 'Prisoner Fantasies: Photos From the Inside'

Anthony Papa | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Clocktower Gallery Prisoner Photography, Clockwork Gallery Nyc, Nervescape, Prisoner Photography, Shoplifter Nervescape, Slidepollajax, The Clocktower Gallery, The Clocktower Gallery Prisoner Fantasies

On May 22, I attended a fantastic opening at the Clocktower Gallery in NYC. The gallery is a nonprofit art center in Manhattan that is a site for ground-breaking exhibitions and art residencies. The space also is the home to "Clocktower Radio," which plays a variety...

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Conchita Sarnoff

Pimps Tattoo Bar Code on Victim's Neck

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Cyrus Vance Jr., New York Politics, Child Sex Trafficking, Child Trafficking, Prostitution, Sex Trafficking

Pimps brand their victims the way Nike brands its shoes.

A 16 year-old girl Nicholas Kristoff identified as "Taz" in today's New York Times op-ed "She Has a Pimp's Name Etched on Her" was "branded" on her neck with a safety pin when she refused a tattoo. According...

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Jim Downs

Who Invented Memorial Day?

Jim Downs | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: African Americans, African-American Issues, Memorial Day, South Carolina, U.S, U.S.A, United States, Americans, Charleston, Civil War, Culture, Dc, Logan, Memorial Day Weekend, U.s. History, Washington

As Americans enjoy the holiday weekend, does anyone know how Memorial Day originated?

On May 1, 1865, freed slaves gathered in Charleston, South Carolina to commemorate the death of Union soldiers and the end of the American Civil War. Three years later, General John Logan issued a special order...

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James R. Knickman

Easing Our Veterans' Transition Home

James R. Knickman | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Memorial Day, Memorial Day 2012, Mental Health, Reintegration, Returning Veterans, Veterans, Veterans Benefits, Veterans Health Care

Many of us have read or heard some grim news concerning U.S. servicemembers and veterans in recent months: the March massacre of 17 Afghani civilians by a U.S. Army sergeant, the skyrocketing suicide rates among soldiers. These news stories shock our consciousness, provoke outrage, and focus attention on military mental...

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Myra Chanin

Cary Hoffman Shares his Weird and Wonderful Lifelong Obsession with Frank Sinatra in My Sinatra

Myra Chanin | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Cary Hoffman, Celebrity Obsession Contest, Frank Sinatra, Haftorah Crooning, Ray Romano, Rules Of Engagement, Celebrity Obsessions

Cary Hoffman, the forthright, funny and entertaining writer/performer of My Sinatra describes himself as a Medicare recipient who looks like a Rabbi. He became enchanted with Frank Sinatra's talent and charisma at the age of 12 when he began sleeping through the night with Frank's vocals as backdrop. The result?...

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Annette Insdorf

On the Road to Cannes With Walter Salles

Annette Insdorf | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Cannes Film Festival, Jack Kerouac On The Road, Kristen Stewart On The Road, On The Road Movie, Walter Salles, On The Road Walter Salles

"Road movies" may be associated primarily with American film -- from The Grapes of Wrath to Easy Rider -- but the Brazilian director Walter Salles is growing into a master of the genre. In films like Central Station (1989), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and now On the Road, he...

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Sheelah A. Feinberg

Want to Bring Down Smoking Rates? Follow the Lead of New York

Sheelah A. Feinberg | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: California Prop 29, Prop 29, Bloomberg Tobacco, Cigarette Laws, Cigarettes, Ny Smoking Rates, Smoking Rates

When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently contributed $500,000 to support a California ballot initiative to raise that state's cigarette tax to fund cancer research, West Coasters learned what we have seen throughout his tenure leading the nation's largest city -- his commitment to fighting Big Tobacco....

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Catherine S. Neal

Fairness for Dennis Kozlowski

Catherine S. Neal | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Dennis Kozlowski, Dennis Kozlowski Sentence, Dennis Kozlowski Case, Dennis Kozlowski Parole, Dennis Kozlowski Parole Bid, Dennis Kozlowski Parole Denied, Parole

The New York State Board of Parole has denied Dennis Kozlowski's bid for parole. The decision appears to be based on his notorious reputation rather than the actual merits of his case. It certainly conflicts with the state's own criteria for release.

You may remember Kozlowski as...

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Chris Krapek

Penises Make Me Laugh

Chris Krapek | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Full-Frontal Nudity, Male Full-Frontal Nudity, Nudity, Nudity In Film, Penis, Penis Humor, Penis Jokes, Penises, Sacha Baron Cohen Nudity, The Dictator, The Dictator Movie

I have a penis.

After several careful calculations, I think I've roughly seen it a few millions times in my life. I've never considered it to be that humorous. Penises, out of context, aren't inherently funny, are they? Situational penises can be funny, I guess. Shrinkage, sexual malfunction, size...

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