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  • Another cheap stunt

    Leave it to the White House to transform a critical policy opportunity into yet another partisan squabble -- and to cheapen a time-honored presidential privilege in the process.

  • More Medicaid malaise

    Here’s a statistic that says almost all you need to know about New York: More than one in three city residents is on Medicaid.

Yesterday

  • Bad old days

    Younger New Yorkers can be forgiven bemusement when their elders speak of the time, not so long ago, when New York City seemed totally out of control.

  • David Weprin, shrinking violet

    Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden is furious that Assemblyman David Weprin blew off a debate against GOP congressional rival Bob Turner at the last minute Monday.

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  • Puss in boots

    Puss in boots

    August 28, 2011

    These cats look pissed. Meet feline fashionistas Princess Prin and Kotara, a.k.a. “Japan’s most...  

  • In my library: Paul Provenza

    In my library: Paul Provenza

    August 28, 2011

    Paul Provenza may be a comedian, but he’s a pretty classy clown. One of the few American comics to...  

  • Talking out of school

    Talking out of school

    August 28, 2011

    What is going on inside our worst public schools? Journalist, entrepreneur and gadfly Steven Brill...  

  • Required reading

    August 28, 2011

    The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta (St. Martin’s) The world, as written by Tom Perrotta (“Little...  

  • Required reading

    August 21, 2011

    Required Reading by SUSANNAH CAHALAN Literary Brooklyn The Writers of Brooklyn and the Story of...  

  • The gift that keeps on taking

    August 21, 2011

    “Benevolence,” writes philosopher David Stove, “is the heroin of the Enlightened.” Stove, an...  

  • In my library: Bill Evans

    August 21, 2011

    Meteorologist Bill Evans enjoys a side career writing scientifically sound techno-weather thrillers...  

  • The many faces of Fonda

    August 21, 2011

    Jane Fonda The Private Life of a Public Woman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Review by SUSANNAH...  

  • The many faces of Fonda

    August 20, 2011

    Jane Fonda The Private Life of a Public Woman Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Review by SUSANNAH...  

  • Former batboy details life with Yankees

    Former batboy details life with Yankees

    August 14, 2011

    At 15, he lived every New York City youth’s dream; at 28, he’s telling everyone about it. Luis...  

  • Required reading

    August 14, 2011

    Yossarian Slept Here by Erica Heller (Simon & Schuster) Joseph Heller’s daughter admits she’s...  

  • Stealing Mona Lisa

    Stealing Mona Lisa

    August 14, 2011

    On Monday morning, Aug. 21, 1911, inside the Louvre museum in Paris, a plumber named Sauvet came...  

  • In my library: Jeff Garlin

    In my library: Jeff Garlin

    August 14, 2011

    Maybe he’s been with Larry David too long. In any case, Jeff Garlin — the jovial second banana to...  

  • Third world war

    Third world war

    August 07, 2011

    At some point in the last decade, the United States just stopped growing. From 2000 to 2010, very...  

  • In my library: George R.R. Martin

    In my library: George R.R. Martin

    August 07, 2011

    Perhaps it’s the British-sounding name or maybe his epic subject matter — warring royals, the stuff...  

  • Ruff justice

    Ruff justice

    August 07, 2011

    War Dogs An Australian and His Dog Go to War in Afghanistan by Shane Bryant with Tony Park...  

  • Risking life and fin

    Risking life and fin

    August 07, 2011

    The Dolphin in the Mirror Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives by Diana Reiss...  

  • Required reading

    August 07, 2011

    The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson (Ecco) This is not another novel about an educated upper-middle...  

  • Machu man

    Machu man

    July 31, 2011

    Turn Right at Machu Picchu Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams Dutton...  

  • Required reading

    July 31, 2011

    A Secret Life The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland by Charles Lachman (Skyhorse)...  

  • In my library: Nancy Bass Wyden

    In my library: Nancy Bass Wyden

    July 31, 2011

    “I grew up surrounded by books,” says Nancy Bass Wyden, and no wonder: Her grandfather, Ben Bass,...  

  • One of these kids is not like the others

    One of these kids is not like the others

    July 24, 2011

    Someone Else’s Twin The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth by Dr. Nancy L. Segal Prometheus...  

  • In my library: Judy Gold

    In my library: Judy Gold

    July 24, 2011

    Judy Gold jokes that her mother’s idea of a bedtime story was “The Diary of Anne Frank” — the pop...  

  • Required reading

    July 23, 2011

    Falling to Earth An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon by Al Worden with Francis French...  

  • In my library: Emeril Lagasse

    In my library: Emeril Lagasse

    July 17, 2011

    Whenever Emeril Lagasse needs something to entertain or inspire him — BAM! He picks up a cookbook....  

  • Required reading

    July 17, 2011

    Red Summer The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America by Cameron McWhirter (Henry...  

  • Shooting the moon

    Shooting the moon

    July 17, 2011

    Sex on the Moon The Amazing Story Behind The Most Audacious Heist in History by Ben Mezrich...  

  • Diamonds are forever

    Diamonds are forever

    July 17, 2011

    A Story of Diamonds, Family, and a Way of Life by Alicia Oltuski Scribner Old New York slips...  

  • Rats!

    Rats!

    July 10, 2011

    A few years ago, I was teaching a course about rat behavior, and when I began the discussion of the...  

  • A life on Mars

    A life on Mars

    July 10, 2011

    David Bowie: Starman by Paul Trynka Little, Brown and Company A sexual, cultural, political...  

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Today in Pictures
  • Celebrity photos: Aug. 31, 2011
    Celebrity photos: Aug. 31, 2011
  • Celebrity Photos: Aug. 31, 2011
    Celebrity Photos: Aug. 31, 2011
  • Miss Universe 2011
    Miss Universe 2011
  • U.S. Open Day 3
    U.S. Open Day 3
  • Yankees beat Red Sox
    Yankees beat Red Sox

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