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'You're Silencing Us' -- Protecting Free Speech Rights in Sanford, New York

Kate Sinding | Posted 04.14.2013 | Green
Read More: Newyork, Fracking, Nrdc, Cuomo, New York Fracking, Gas Drilling, Free Speech, Sanford Fracking, Fracking Protests, Natural Gas, Video, Green News
Kate Sinding

Last September, after taking a series of pro-fracking actions over a four-year period, Sanford's Town Board abruptly imposed a gag order silencing its citizens from discussing the red-hot issue of proposed new fracking in New York and the town.

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A New Yorker in Hawaii

Paul LaRosa | Posted 07.11.2011 | New York
Read More: Parking, Swimming, Kauai Activities, Newyork, New York, Hawaii, Kauai, Vacation, Roosters, New York City, New York News
Paul LaRosa

Just got back from a vacation in Kauai, Hawaii, which is about as different from NYC as one can get. For one thing, I sleep so much better in NYC! That's right, you heard me correctly.

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The Art of the Steal: Betraying Dr. Albert Barnes and Future Generations

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Lincoln University, Renoir, Renzo Piano, The Wallace Collection, Mrs Milton W. Harrison, Philedelphia, The-Art-of-the-Steal, Central Park, Cleveland-Museum-of-Art, London, Matisse, Edward G. Rendell, Philanthropy, The Barnes Foundation, Mannerist, Paul Cret, Gertrude Stein, Walter Annenberg, Armory-Show, August Wilson, Monet, Great Depression, Boston, Akron Ohio, Picasso, Painting, Van Gogh, Degas, The-Frick-Collection, Robert Venturi, Modigliani, The-Cloisters, Henry Clay Frick, Newyork, Fenway Court, Stan Hywet Hall, Cleveland, Dr. Albert C. Barnes, Frank A. Seiberling, Olmstead Brothers, New York Times, George Gray Barnard, Richard Glanton, Pew Charitable Trusts, John F. Street, Art Collectors, Cézanne, Manet, Modernist, Post-Impressionist, Titian, Rafel Vinoly, Isabela Stewart Gardner, William-Glackens, Style News
Michael Henry Adams

Celebrated among aesthetes, the Barnes Foundation comprises a private collection groaning with manifold treasures among which are found African sculptures, Asian prints and Native American ceramics.

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The Shelf Talker: Disco, Beer and Rubix Cubes

Kevin Smokler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Literature, Newyork, Man Booker Prize, 1980s, Books, Wildstyle, 1970s, Beer, Booker Prize, Media News
Kevin Smokler

The nominees for the Man Booker Prize, the UK's equivalent of the Best Book Oscar, have been announced. Though we love lists/awards/hall-of-fames of all variety we want hide under the sofa when they land in our laps.

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Dear Governor Paterson (An Open Letter)

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Newyork, Governor David Paterson, Gay Marriage, Russell Simmons, Paterson, David Paterson Gay Marriage Bill, Politics News
Russell Simmons

As the first African-American Governor of New York, you have already made history. We now want to help you create a legacy.

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