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  • ‘Occupy’ goes big-tent

    It’s official: Zuccotti Park is now a real, live circus -- complete with a series of big new tents designed to turn the area into a giant carnival.

  • Andy Rooney, 1919-2011

    Andy Rooney was America’s national curmudgeon, offering up his trenchant satire each Sunday night for “a few minutes” on whatever petty grievance he found most annoying.

  • Read Andrew’s lips

    “You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business -- and have a rosy economic future.” -- Gov. Cuomo on Oct. 17, explaining why he intends to keep his campaign vow and oppose new taxes for New York, including the “millionaires tax”

Yesterday

  • Fiascoes in green

    Last week was a rough one for the White House’s “green jobs” agenda: A House panel subpoenaed Team Obama over the stunning crash of solar-power firm Solyndra, and an Energy Department watchdog hinted there’s worse to come.

  • Power for the people!

    As nearly 3 million people in the Northeast shivered with no power after the freak snowstorm nine days ago -- thanks, in part, to a decaying electricity-delivery system -- yet another “green” energy company backed by President Obama bit the dust.

  • Read Andrew’s lips

    “You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business -- and have a rosy economic future.” -- Gov. Cuomo on Oct. 17, explaining why he intends to keep his campaign vow and oppose new taxes for New York, including the “millionaires tax”

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  • Blast to the past

    Blast to the past

    November 06, 2011

    11/22/63 by Stephen King Scribner What if you had an opportunity to change history, but you...  

  • In my library: Caroline Hirsch

    In my library: Caroline Hirsch

    November 06, 2011

    What hath Johnny Carson wrought? Carolines on Broadway, for one thing. “I grew up watching ‘The...  

  • Required reading

    November 06, 2011

    The Last Sultan The Life and Times of Ahmet Ertegun by Robert Greenfield (Simon & Schuster)...  

  • The stuff of legend

    November 06, 2011

    A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor Viking Is man the sum of his parts?...  

  • In my library: Bill O'Reilly

    October 30, 2011

    So what would Abraham Lincoln have made of the current crop of GOP hopefuls? Bill O’Reilly, who...  

  • Behind the music television

    Behind the music television

    October 30, 2011

    I Want My MTV The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution by Craig Marks and Rob...  

  • 6 pivotal videos in MTV history

    October 30, 2011

    Billy Squier, “Rock Me Tonight” An example of how the wrong video could sink an artist. After...  

  • Night terrors

    Night terrors

    October 30, 2011

    Sleep Paralysis Nightmares, Nocebos, and the Mind-Body Connection by Shelley Adler Rutgers...  

  • Required reading

    October 30, 2011

    The Garner Files by James Garner and Jon Winokur (Simon & Schuster) With two TV hits --...  

  • In my library: Jordan Roth

    In my library: Jordan Roth

    October 23, 2011

    He jokes that his first big production was his bar mitzvah, where he sang a Broadway medley. These...  

  • Losing his cool

    Losing his cool

    October 23, 2011

    Steve McQueen: A Biography by Marc Eliot Crown Archetype A bright Southern California...  

  • The roles Steve McQueen almost had

    October 23, 2011

    “Ocean’s Eleven” (1960) -- McQueen was a favorite of Frank Sinatra’s but passed after getting...  

  • Required reading

    October 23, 2011

    Iq84 by Haruki Murakami (Knopf) This is not your father’s 1984 -- though the latest from...  

  • Land of the lost

    Land of the lost

    October 16, 2011

    The Unconquered In Search of the Amazon’s Last Uncontacted Tribes by Scott Wallace Crown...  

  • In my library: Rachel Dratch

    In my library: Rachel Dratch

    October 16, 2011

    For an “SNL” alum best known as “Debbie Downer,” Rachel Dratch sounds surprisingly upbeat. Not only...  

  • Prince of diagnosis

    Prince of diagnosis

    October 16, 2011

    If you didn’t know that Ozzy Osbourne is a health (physical and mental) columnist for London’s...  

  • Bright lights, big city

    Bright lights, big city

    October 16, 2011

    Believe your eyes -- that’s Mulberry Street, on the Lower East Side, teeming with immigrant New...  

  • Required reading

    October 16, 2011

    The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty (Harper) Something didn’t sit right with “Exorcist” author...  

  • Dish upon a star

    Dish upon a star

    October 09, 2011

    Starmaker: Life as a Hollywood Publicist with Farrah, The Rat Pack, and 600 More Stars Who Fired Me...  

  • Decoding sexual chemistry

    Decoding sexual chemistry

    October 09, 2011

    We’ve all had the experience of seeing someone on the street and feeling an instant attraction. Our...  

  • In my library: La La Anthony

    In my library: La La Anthony

    October 09, 2011

    Let the NBA take all the time it needs to negotiate: La La Anthony, for one, is enjoying having her...  

  • Book of Jobs

    October 09, 2011

    Need a little comfort over Steve Jobs’s untimely death? In mid-November, Agate B2 Books will...  

  • Required reading

    October 09, 2011

    My Song: A Memoir by Harry Belafonte (Knopf) Singer, actor, activist Belafonte starts his...  

  • Chew on this

    Chew on this

    October 09, 2011

    From the “they’ll publish books about anything” department: “Chewed” (Ideal World Books) by...  

  • Amazing! Hypnotic! Order Now!

    October 02, 2011

    Mail-Order Mysteries Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! By Kirk Demarais Insight Editions...  

  • Required reading

    October 02, 2011

    Changó’s Beads and Two-Tone Shoes by William Kennedy (Viking) Pulitzer-winner Kennedy (for...  

  • In my library: Julianne Moore

    In my library: Julianne Moore

    October 02, 2011

    Freckles have been good to Julianne Moore. Before she became the alabaster-skinned beauty we know...  

  • Body makeover

    Body makeover

    October 02, 2011

    “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” the feminist classic that inspired millions of women to grab a copy of...  

  • Required reading

    September 25, 2011

    Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story by Michael Seth Starr (Applause) Most people know Redd Foxx...  

  • In my library Mario Batali

    In my library Mario Batali

    September 25, 2011

    "I love to read in the kitchen," says Mario Batali. "I'll pick up a book while things are simmering...  

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