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Showdown at the crossroads of the world
By Sebastian Doggart New York City is heaving a collective sigh of relief after two of our most exposed residents – the Naked Cowboy and Naked Cowgirl – today agreed to bury their bitter battle of the...
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Do the ‘perp walk’ yourself, Mayor Bloomberg
by Sebastian Doggart Before Dominique Strauss-Kahn was paraded in front of the world’s photographers, I had no idea what a ‘perp walk’ was. I’d never before seen the police and media work in such...
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9/11 chardonnay! Is nothing sacred?
“Knock knock.” “Who’s there?” “9/11.” “9/11 who…? “And you said you’d never forget.” Your response to that joke is likely to be generated by your own complicated feelings about the 2001 attacks ....
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Mayor Bloomberg should be applauded for his “Spanglish” bloomers
Some people are natural linguists. Others, sadly, are not. When Mike Bloomberg, mayor of New York, addressed his citizens via a television broadcast on the eve of hurricane Irene, he also attempted to...
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This week, Birmingham had a little slice of the Big Apple pie. Michael Bloomberg, the tenth richest man in the United States who has held office as mayor of New York since 2002, was in town to bring...
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Money, money, money – US universities attract donors and international students
I came to America for the same reason as most immigrants or expats: money. Yes, I was looking for streets paved with gold, and I found it, in the shape of America’s university system. I am incredibly...
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Should non-citizens have the right to vote in New York?
I am one of the estimated 850,000 legally residing, taxpaying New Yorkers who are “not represented at any level of government.” I have written before about how frustrating this status is for me – I...
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What’s in a name? – how Americans name their babies
As I have mentioned before, I give tours at the Bard Graduate Center gallery. I enjoy speaking with New York high schoolers, kindergarteners, senior groups, and everyone in between. Every tour group...
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