Fran Lebowitz on Football, Algebra, Cigarette Smoking, Marriage, and the Economy.
Region: New York
There are at least two things that essayist Fran Lebowitz does not understand: football and algebra. “If they were having the Superbowl in my living room, I wouldn’t walk down the hallway from my bedroom,... more
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How the Web is Teaching Patients that it's Not Always Best to do as the Doctor Orders
Region: New YorkIt was 1996. Most of the world was dancing the "Macarena" and Mark Zukerberg, the 24-year-old billionaire behind Facebook, was still two years away from puberty. Long before the term “social networking” wa... more
Views: 632Big Counterfeiting Busts in a Brooklyn Basement
Region: United StatesDr. David Ben-Menachem holds a PhD in linguistics from UCLA, has been a college professor for over 30 years, and is the author of 3 books. On the popular website, ratemyprofessor.com, students at Yeshiva University, where ... more
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The Park Ave Doorman: An Interview
Region: New York
Single women adore him, D'Agostino supermarket delivery men are indebted to him, and some dogs whimper when walking past the street he works on if their owners don't let them stop in to greet him. He's not the neighborhood... more
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Sushi Swords and Scares: Dining at Ninja New York
Region: New York
More endearingly known as “Robot” by his Japanese ninja colleagues who have a hard time pronouncing the “er” in his first name, Robert Kim is a waiter at Ninja New York, a Japanese restaurant in the... more
Views: 1699Behind the Scenes at the Funhouse: Decorating Patricia Fields
Region: New York
Patricia Fields is a kitchen supply store turned clothing boutique in New York's City's Bowery area, although other than the “Restaurant Equipment Sales Repairs and Parts” (se habla espanol) sign that still han... more
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The Pianist
Region: New YorkThere is certainly much to be said about the woman who built up a $40 million foie gras business in a country where cheese whiz and peanut butter are the cracker toppings of choice. I, however, cannot say much at all, sinc... more
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NYC's Tiny Ninja Theater takes on Shakespeare: Ophelia Drowns in a Glass of Champagne
Region: New York
Dov Weinstein is the creator, producer, and lead puppeteer of Tiny Ninja Theater, a theater company comprised entirely of toy ninjas and complementary sundry plastic figurines. Since 1999 he has been touring the world in h... more
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