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Jill Kargman: The Real F***ing Deal
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
We have the Real Housewives of Every City, each one trying to out-Trump every other housewife (??!!) within camera range. Even before Bravo invented this
Stacy Ward MacAdams and Friends
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Stacey Ward MacAdams has A LOT of friends in New York, a number of whom are entertainers. On Wednesday night, as many as could fit
Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging
Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Whets the Appetite
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Dining Around
The eagerly awaited 2011 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is now upon us. It’s actually longer than a week, from March 14th thru March 27th, but
Woman Around Town: Emily Rubin—Rediscovering Russia with STALINA
Monday, January 24th, 2011
by Lina Zeldovich on Woman Around Town
Russians have a peculiar habit of naming their young after poets, scientists and war heroes. Yet, it must’ve taken a special inspiration to christen one’s
The Fall of Man
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Lingua franca is a language used to communicate between people not sharing a mother tongue…ostensibly creating a commonality. They all want to learn American—they’re shocked
Haunted Huguenot Street—If You Dare
Sunday, October 31st, 2010
by MJ Hanley-Goff on Living Around
Tales of murders, suicides, ghostly activities, portraits that move about by unseen hands, violent banging. You’ve wandered onto Haunted Huguenot Street in New Paltz, New
It’s All German to Me! Dealing with the Language Gap
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
by Stacey Walz on Living Around
By Stacey Walz Now I know how my kindergarteners feel. I was in Konsum, a German grocery store, in front of what I thought was
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