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Vaccines Against Terrorism

Meredith Lopez | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I am through the looking glass, people. I have discovered a deep, dark secret of the utmost importance to our national security. This secret goes far...

A Most Ingenious Job Search

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.03.2009 | Business


Dr. Susan Corso

My taxi driver had tacked to the back of the seat in front of me a professional resume announcing the job search intentions of recent LaSalle MBA graduate James A. Williamson III.

Review -- The Girlfriend Experience

Will Menaker | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment


Will Menaker

The main character and her boyfriend both earn a living by inflating the egos of rich pricks by pretending or more troublingly, not-pretending to form a personal connection with their clients.

J. Ezra Merkin, Madoff Financier, Quits Synagogue Position

New York Times | Paul Vitello | Posted 06.22.2009 | Local


J. Ezra Merkin, the financier who entrusted sizable portions of his friends' and investors' money to what turned out to be Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi s...

Air Force One Photo-Op Cost $328,835 -- Here's How the Feds Could Have Gotten Their Picture for $6

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics


Craig

So my question is, why does Air Force One need a new portrait? Whatever the purpose, photographer and Photoshop guru Scott Kelby knows how to save the government $328,829.

How to Fill Yankee Stadium's Pricey Empty Seats

Dave Astor | Posted 05.28.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Given that the team's super-rich owners used taxpayer subsidies to help finance their gilded ballpark, it serves them right that they're losing some revenue.

Report: Pontiac Dies on Monday

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

Pontiac was chosen as the "easiest" to kill since it was cut from GM's self-defined herd of four "core brands," Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick.

Midday. Midtown. Manhattan.

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living


Robert Rosenthal

There's something kind of cool about taking in the Big Apple like a tourist from a quintessential vantage point, without a camera, map or tour guide.

Is Salami and Eggs Better Than Sex?

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 05.15.2009 | Style


Robert Rosenthal

Is Salami and Eggs better than sex? No. But it's a damn good second place. Decide for yourself at Salumeria Rosi.

Seeking Common Ground in a Sacred Space

Caroline Cooper | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living


Caroline Cooper

As one guest put it, paraphrasing Desmond Tutu's famous statement, "Religion is like a knife -- it can be used to slice bread or to kill people."

Times Square To Be Turned Into Pedestrian Mall

AP | Posted 03.29.2009 | Home


NEW YORK — Two heavily used swaths of New York City's Broadway will become pedestrian plazas in May to help reduce traffic and pollution. It's ...

'Officer, Our Fate Is in Your Hands'

Jan Herman | Posted 03.26.2009 | Entertainment


Jan Herman

During one of Waller's recording sessions in the 1930s, when he made about 300 sides for Victor Records, somebody gave him the idea of doing "Bach up to me."

Free Store Opens In New York City

Dave Pinter | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living


Dave Pinter

The Free Store is a model of economic sustenance that we believe could be used (at least on a small scale) in cities worldwide.

Saturday's Provincial Elections Demonstrate "Ordinary" Iraqis' Courage

Heather Robinson | Posted 03.06.2009 | World


Heather Robinson

For the first time in Iraq's democratic history, at Saturday's provincial elections, Iraqis handled security themselves -- a remarkable accomplishment.

Wall Street Gives Obama Thumbs Down

Dan Dorfman | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Dan Dorfman

Europe, Japan and the United States are all in the midst of a recession and the world's fastest growing emerging markets, among them China and India, are slowing markedly.

Senate Republicans: Please Help

Sally Kohn | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Sally Kohn

While conservatives would have us think that the crisis we're in is a fluke, the reality is that we have all been standing on the curb of opportunity for far too long as prosperity passed us by.

Mayor MIA on Veterans' Affairs

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Luis Carlos Montalván

When hundreds of thousands of New York's veterans do not receive the benefits and entitlements they deserve, is there then no cost to New York State taxpayers?

Manhattan Meanies: Don't We Have Something Better To Do Than Talk Smack About Each Other?

Betsy Perry | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style


Betsy Perry

"Idle hands are the devil's workshop" also applies to idle brains and mouths when gossip becomes what you do for a living.

Yoga Provides Unexpected Life Lessons

Danny Groner | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living


Danny Groner

]At the class' conclusion. I noticed a difference. My body felt more limber, just from an hour's work. I also recognized a shift in my outlook on yoga.

Waiting for a Twitch

Jan Herman | Posted 01.02.2009 | Style


Jan Herman

Malcolm Mc Neill's memoir about his longtime collaboration with William S. Burroughs, Observed While Falling, is just as spellbinding as his show at Salomon Arts in Manhattan.

Stage Door: Forbidden Broadway, To Be or Not To Be

Fern Siegel | Posted 11.24.2008 | Entertainment


Fern Siegel

The Disneyfication of Broadway, coupled with the proliferation of movies turned musicals, is enough to send any serious theater fan screaming into the night.

Clean-diesels hit the market; VW's 2009 Jetta TDI already hard to find

Steve Parker | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green


Steve Parker

This post was written originally for the Santa Monica Daily Press newspaper (www.smdp.com) so please excuse the few Southern California references ......

Next On Project Runway... Your Mom!

Liz Black | Posted 10.24.2008 | Style


Liz Black

Everywhere I turn these days I am accosted by another reality TV show veteran; whether from Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, or even The Hills.

Olympic Regression

Jamie Reidy | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living


Jamie Reidy

The guys invited me over to watch the Olympics. I assumed we'd be drinking beers. Instead, I was handed my grandfather's go-to drink while watching teenage girls smile and tumble and smile.

NYPD Plans To Track Every Vehicle Entering Manhattan

MyFox New York | Kathy Carvajal | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home


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