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Voices Of Now: Letting Kids Speak For Themselves

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
by on Playing Around

The coolest thing about a see saw is that there are two perspectives. Two people doing the same activity, but seeing the playground from two

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Press Awards

Woman Around Town Wins Three Awards
From the New York Press Club

Monday, May 20th, 2013
by on Living Around

For the fourth year in a row, Woman Around Town has been honored for journalism excellence with three awards from the New York Press Club.

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No Kidding: Women Writers on Bypassing Parenthood

Sunday, May 19th, 2013
by on Reading Around

“I cried for my disappointments. I cried for my mistakes, I cried for my losses. I was a failure as a woman. No one loved

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Go Natural in Neutrals

Saturday, May 18th, 2013
by on Shopping Around

This is the season of tan, beige/khaki and brown…often showcased in simple silhouettes…with summer ivory, then white progressing to color climax. Naturals are in. Linen

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Terry O'Neill

WAT’s Proust Questionnaire:
Terry O’Neill Blazing a Trail for Women

Friday, May 17th, 2013
by on Living Around

A woman’s work is never done: thank goodness for Terry O’Neill. A feminist attorney, professor, and activist for social justice, Terry was elected president of the

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Star Trek Into Darkness: A Lesson in Wartime Compassion

Friday, May 17th, 2013
by on Playing Around

As the next movie in a rebooted franchise, Star Trek Into Darkness encounters many of the successes and pitfalls of a sequel. The audience is

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Bergdorfs

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s

Friday, May 17th, 2013
by on Playing Around

The title comes from a New Yorker cartoon by Victoria Roberts. Two women sit having tea, one telling the other, “I want my ashes scattered

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The Winter’s Tale – Shakespeare Theatre Company
Takes a New Approach to This Bear of a Tale

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
by on Playing Around

“a wild dedication of yourselves/To undiscovered waters, undreamed shores.” The Winter’s Tale directed by Rebecca Taichman, is the first instance the Shakespeare Theatre Company has used

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