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What Doesn’t Kill You…

New York City came out of Hurricane Sandy a little rougher around the edges than it was when it went in, a little shell-shocked, and a little more open to the possibility that maybe even Manhattan, its most famous and

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What Doesn’t Kill You…

New York City came out of Hurricane Sandy a little rougher around the edges than it was when it went in, a little shell-shocked, and a little more open to the possibility that maybe even Manhattan, its most famous and

The World According to Washington

Romney sits on the left, sweating profusely and taking notes on a pad of paper while Obama steamrolls over every jab the former Governor has made at him, from the security failure at the American embassy in Libya to the

The World According to Washington

Romney sits on the left, sweating profusely and taking notes on a pad of paper while Obama steamrolls over every jab the former Governor has made at him, from the security failure at the American embassy in Libya to the

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Feeling at home in a high rise: a look inside The Brooklyner tower

I thought I had it bad when I had to bring my full sized bed up to the third story of a prewar brownstone. My roommates and I were no match for the narrow staircase. Memories of my move-in day

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Feeling at home in a high rise: a look inside The Brooklyner tower

I thought I had it bad when I had to bring my full sized bed up to the third story of a prewar brownstone. My roommates and I were no match for the narrow staircase. Memories of my move-in day

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Truth Vigilantes

After Paul Ryan belied the fact-checkers on Wednesday evening, I’m wondering if truth has any relation to political honesty. George Washington was an honest politician. His famous words to his father, “I cannot tell a lie,” have been stamped into

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Truth Vigilantes

After Paul Ryan belied the fact-checkers on Wednesday evening, I’m wondering if truth has any relation to political honesty. George Washington was an honest politician. His famous words to his father, “I cannot tell a lie,” have been stamped into

Todd Akin and the GOP’s Hard Sell on ‘Personhood’

There is a reason conservative think tanks in Washington devote innumerable man hours to spin doctoring the GOP ticket. Phrases like ‘tax reform,’ ‘personhood,’ and ‘Right to Work’ are built to put a positive spin on ideas that may otherwise

Todd Akin and the GOP’s Hard Sell on ‘Personhood’

There is a reason conservative think tanks in Washington devote innumerable man hours to spin doctoring the GOP ticket. Phrases like ‘tax reform,’ ‘personhood,’ and ‘Right to Work’ are built to put a positive spin on ideas that may otherwise

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Do the Right Thing, Part II

I just did a few things, in no particular order: graduated from college, moved to Brooklyn, created an OkCupid profile, turned 20, and watched Spike Lee’s 1989 sizzling portrayal of urban humanity, Do the Right Thing. Despite not being alive when it

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Do the Right Thing, Part II

I just did a few things, in no particular order: graduated from college, moved to Brooklyn, created an OkCupid profile, turned 20, and watched Spike Lee’s 1989 sizzling portrayal of urban humanity, Do the Right Thing. Despite not being alive when it

Follow your [censored] interests

Too bad you can’t tweet an expository essay, because I think a number of Twitter users would benefit from having the facts laid straight about the site’s new censorship policy. Seems like Twitter executives are shooting themselves in the foot by

Follow your [censored] interests

Too bad you can’t tweet an expository essay, because I think a number of Twitter users would benefit from having the facts laid straight about the site’s new censorship policy. Seems like Twitter executives are shooting themselves in the foot by