Are There Good Men in Sing Sing?

Tom Matlack, 10.24.2009

Co-founder of The Good Men Project

I am here at Sing Sing to to bring The Good Men Project, the anthology I've edited, inside the prison -- physically and in spirit.

Giants - Cardinals Preview: Critical Test for Giants Defense

Greg Hanlon, 10.24.2009

Freelance Journalist

This game represents the Giants' third game against a decent offense this year. After getting gashed by the Cowboys and the Saints, they're hoping the third time is a charm.

Blame it All on the Umpires

Roger I. Abrams, 10.24.2009

Authority on Sports Law

The Alice-in-Wonderland performance of the men in blue has increased demands for instant replay. Baseball purists explode in response that, after all, the game is not football. What are we to do?

Asleep at the Wheel: NYC Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson Sleepwalks Through Campaign

Mario Almonte, 10.23.2009

PR Strategist and Pop Culture Analyst

It doesn't seem like Thompson ever got the memo that when you announce your candidacy for a position, you're supposed to campaign for it too.

The Ongoing Struggle Against Racial Intolerance

Bill de Blasio, 10.23.2009

Democratic Nominee for Public Advocate

Whether it's an interracial couple in Louisiana denied a marriage, or that blacks and Hispanics are 90% of the people frisked by NYC police, no place is immune to our history of racial struggle.

Balancing on Strawberry Stilettos

Lori Sokol, 10.23.2009

President of Sokol Media

Women have become such grand consumers of 'girltinis' that alcoholism is currently up 50% for white and Hispanic women age 56 and younger.

A Jersey Girl and the Poet Springsteen

Laura Baudo Sillerman, 10.24.2009

Bruce Springsteen played the last concert ever to be played in Giants Stadium on Friday, October 9. The Stadium is slated for demolition this year.

A Very Important Reminder

Nick Carr, 10.23.2009

Film location scout and blogger

There is nothing like marching down Sixth Ave and seeing literally millions of New Yorkers exhibiting their creativity in the most horrifying or hilarious ways imaginable.

Why I Hate the New York Yankees

Lee Schneider, 10.23.2009

Founder of DocuCinema, a media production company in Santa Monica

I'm going to lie down on a psychoanalyst's couch, preferably one made of soft baseball glove leather, and sort out my Yankee feelings. Hand me that baseball autographed by Sandy Koufax, will you?

Why Us? How the Commuter Tax Chips Away at the Self-Sufficient Self-Employed

Samantha Marshall, 10.23.2009

Freelance Journalist, Author

What makes state legislators -- along with hapless mayoral candidate Bill Thompson -- think we're the perfect source of revenue to close the MTA budget gap?

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 10.23.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

Oakland's Tom Cable will not face charges for allegedly breaking the jaw of one of his assistants. When I saw the headline "No Charge for Cable," I knew the story wasn't about Cablevision.

Obama and Paterson Get Love For Recent Drug Policy Reforms

Tony Newman, 10.22.2009

Drug Policy Alliance Network, Director of Media Relations

For as long as I can remember, the conventional political wisdom had been that elected officials, especially Democrats, can't touch drug policy reform with a ten foot pole.