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Bob Garfield: Mad Prophet of Madison Avenue

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Steve Rosenbaum

To grey-haired ad execs, wide-eyed media planners, and even furry blue children's characters, Garfield is the man who told the truth, and said: advertising's 'emperor' had no clothes.

No Sleep for the Weary! Plus, One-Minute Makeover Tips

Louis Licari | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Louis Licari

I think it's time for me to stop kvetching and give you a few beauty tips that I lifted from the scripts of the "One Minute Makeovers" for Taxi TV. Here's a preview of some of my favorites.

Atrium Collapse At Sony Building Showers Purim Partygoers With Glass

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Ice broke through the ceiling of an atrium at the Sony Building in New York City, showering glass over partygoers who scurried to avo...

Grand Theft Auto- Part 1

Greg Selkoe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Greg Selkoe

What is the most overlooked key issue of our time? A nuclear Iran, America's failing education system, the need for better dental hygiene? The answ...

Edmond Alma CHARGED With Stolen Gems From Jewelry Heist At R.S. Durrant

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Authorities have arrested a 46-year-old man who they say ended up with more than $1 million worth of gems stolen in a deadly New York...

Treasures on the East 25th Street Courthouse

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Nick Carr

The marble courthouse on 25th and Madison, home to the Appellate Division of the NY State Supreme Court, is a charmingly compact building only three stories high, completely dwarfed by skyscrapers.

The Faithful Shopper: Madison Avenue, Boulevard of Brilliant Baubles

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Faith Hope Consolo

Despite last year's blip, the glitter literally remains, and has even grown, on the Miracle Mile as new jewelers have joined longstanding tenants.

$1 Million In Diamonds, Emeralds Stolen In UES Jewelry Heist

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Police say an armed robber who fatally shot a Madison Avenue jewelry store worker made off with nearly $1 million worth of sapphires,...

Brazen Madison Ave Jewel Heist Leaves One Dead

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — A jewelry store worker was shot to death in a brazen midday robbery Wednesday in a shop on posh Madison Avenue, police said. Two peo...

Ode to My Neighborhood Bookstore

Jane Isay | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Jane Isay

I live on 96th Street and Madison Ave. in New York City. I often take a walk down one side of Madison, and up the other. The anchor of my walk is The Corner Bookstore, which is on 93rd Street.

Who Knew? Fall '09 Winner Is the Gap

Michael Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Michael Cohen

I slipped on the Gap's Easy Fit jeans. I looked like a straight guy who might be heading to Applebee's for dinner. Not so much. It got worse with the Standard Jean. I looked like President Obama.

Mad Men Returns: The '60s Advertising Drama Is A Time Tunnel To the Present

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
William Bradley

There are a number of ways to view Mad Men. For my own part, I can take it as a period piece, a sort of time capsule of the early '60s, at once relatively close yet far enough away to be intriguing for its unfamiliarity.

YouTube and MySpace Leaves "No Space" for a Generation

Francesca Biller | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Francesca Biller

A generation suckled on the need to be constantly seen and heard leaves a generation that is heard and seen, but doesn't listen much.

Mad Avenue Blues (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

It's not just Wall Street that's been hit hard by the economic collapse, Madison Avenue is also in trouble. Sung to Don McLean's "American Pie," this ...

Madison Avenue's Shopping "Gold Coast" Finally Melts

New York Times | Terry Pristin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

After more than 30 years on Madison Avenue, the retailer E. Braun & Company is packing up its $3,500 hand-embroidered tablecloths and $2,390 bedding s...

Welch's Taste Tests Lickable Ads

Wall Street Journal | SUZANNE VRANICA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Madison Avenue thinks a tasty approach will give new life to Welch's grape juice. Welch's is taking out full-page print ads in People magazine this m...