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Hug It Out, Al!
Memo to: Al Gore
From: Ari Gold
Subject: Your Oscar Speech
Dear Al:
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Where’s Grandma? First Stop Is Stork’s, Last Stop in Queens
My grandmother’s whereabouts remain largely unknown. read more »
The Architect Myth: Are They Really Creative, But Stable?
My poet friend—call her Sylvia—thought she had a guy for me. read more »
Criterion Clues: Kicking Obsessive Finds Truths on DVD
Oh, I’ve been to Prague.
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That’s My Dean St.! Brooklyn Native Goes Home, Sniffs
In the wake of Boerum Hill’s “It”-ification, my father and I recently decided to r read more »
Courting Disaster? Genial Gal Takes— Thwack! to Tennis
I’m not a Tennis Person. Nor am I a person who likes Tennis People. read more »
Four’s the Charm: Young Rich Can’t Stop Procreating!
What’s great about our new apartment is that we can have a fourth there,” a limber late- read more »
People, Please! Limit Terms Such As—Well, ‘Term Limits’
Every year, the media tends to beat certain words, phrases and concepts to death. Remember the read more »
Remembering Teddy, Heart And Soul of Jerusalem
A founding father and jet-setter, a kibbutznik and a bon vivant, a secular man in an Orthodox city, read more »
The Emotional Spark: What’s That Thing We All Long For?
Through the glass door at the W Hotel Bar in Union Square, I saw him: the screenwriter from L.A. read more »
Playing a ‘White Guy’: Perils of Prime Time Reality TV
I hadn’t heard from my so-called manager in months, but when he called with an audition for AB read more »
Are You Rich- Or Super-Rich? Baby, Take My Quiz!
As close readers of The New York Times will attest, the paper of record has recently thrown itself h read more »
Are You Rich— Or Super-Rich? Baby, Take My Quiz!
As close readers of The New York Times will attest, the paper of record has recently thrown itself h read more »
Adieu to George Trow: Earnest Engagement, Patriotic Hauteur
Author photos are never on oath, but George W.S. Trow’s make you wonder. read more »
Adieu to George Trow: Earnest Engagement, Patriotic Hauteur
Author photos are never on oath, but George W.S. Trow’s make you wonder. read more »
Gemayel's Death May Mean Civil War-What Else for Mideast?
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. read more »
Gemayel’s Death May Mean Civil War—What Else for Mideast?
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. read more »
Rooftop Diplomacy: Barricades Go Up For Coveted Views
Some weeks ago, my top-floor neighbors taped a map onto the rooftop door of the Avenue B apartment b read more »
It's the Turkey Parade! We Have C.P.W. Seats, But Will Stars Wave?
We celebrate the holiday shopping season slightly differently at our house. read more »
It’s the Turkey Parade! We Have C.P.W. Seats, But Will Stars Wave?
We celebrate the holiday shopping season slightly differently at our house. read more »
Russian Tea Room Returns-Again! Food Used to Stink
When I learned that the Russian Tea Room was about to reopen earlier this month after four years as read more »
Russian Tea Room Returns—Again! Food Used to Stink
The new Russian Tea Room.
When I learned that the Russian Tea Room was about to reopen earlier this month after four years as read more »
Bargaining in Beijing: Zing Went My Strings-Boy, China Is Big!
BEIJING—I’m standing on the third floor of a multi-story shopping center not far from Tiananmen read more »
Bargaining in Beijing: Zing Went My Strings—Boy, China Is Big!
BEIJING—I’m standing on the third floor of a multi-story shopping center not far from Ti read more »
Tempest in a Shop: I Always Want To Speak to a Manager
It was a balmy fall afternoon on the Upper East Side, and there was a loose cannon in Citarella. read more »
Tempest in a Shop: I Always Want To Speak to a Manager
It was a balmy fall afternoon on the Upper East Side, and there was a loose cannon in Citarella. read more »
Beirutis Return To Bombed City-Will They Stay?
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. read more »
Beirutis Return To Bombed City—Will They Stay?
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. read more »
Goodbye, Coliseum! Beloved Bookstore Breathes Final Gasp
I first saw Coliseum Books three years ago, just five minutes after an interview for an editorial as read more »
Left-Wingers Listen: Rushdie, Ritter, Hersh Foresee Our Doom
Left-wing New York gathered at the Society for Ethical Culture at 64th Street and Central Park West read more »
Left-Wingers Listen: Rushdie, Ritter, Hersh Foresee Our Doom
Left-wing New York gathered at the Society for Ethical Culture at 64th Street and Central Park West read more »
Big Apple Grates; Plea From a Native: Get Me Outta Here
I’m sick of New York. There—I said it.
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I.M., I Said! The Medium Is The Instant Message
As anyone under the age of 52 can attest, the era of e-mail is over. read more »
Big Apple Grates; Plea From a Native: Get Me Outta Here
I’m sick of New York. There—I said it.
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Hell House at St. Ann’s: Dear Jerry Falwell, Meet N.Y.’s Sinners!
The pretty brunette in the tortoiseshell glasses and the keffiyeh wanted to know if she was going to read more »
Hell House at St. Ann's: Dear Jerry Falwell, Meet N.Y.'s Sinners!
The pretty brunette in the tortoiseshell glasses and the keffiyeh wanted to know if she was going to read more »
Gyllen-hell! Movie-Star Maggie Stole My Dream House
I was in the elevator coming down from work. read more »
Gyllen-hell! Movie-Star Maggie Stole My Dream House
I was in the elevator coming down from work. read more »
Rabbi Redux: I’m Back to Shul But Scamming Early
Kids, duck!”
“How come?
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Bicoastal Clichés: Strange Trip to L.A. Exposes N.Y. Truths
For some reason, flights heading toward a place always seem to be filled with people from that place read more »
Rabbi Redux: I'm Back to Shul But Scamming Early
Kids, duck!”
“How come? read more »
Mosque Remember This: Bin Laden Burning Man At Culver City Shrine
The largest mosque in Southern California is located in Culver City, just south of Beverly Hills, no read more »
Mosque Remember This: Bin Laden Burning Man At Culver City Shrine
The largest mosque in Southern California is located in Culver City, just south of Beverly Hills, no read more »
Khatami's U.S. Tour: Can a Former Leader Prevent Another War?
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s widely covered and high-profile 12-day trip to the U.S read more »
Khatami’s U.S. Tour: Can a Former Leader Prevent Another War?
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami’s widely covered and high-profile 12-day trip to the read more »
For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay?
AMMAN, JORDAN—By now, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is winding down his latest Middl read more »
For Many Lebanese, War Is New Reality: But Will They Stay?
AMMAN, JORDAN—By now, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is winding down his latest M read more »
Mouse Beautiful: A Furry, Furtive Little Love Story
We first saw them one February, scampering around the kitchen, venturing shyly into the living room, read more »
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