New York

09 Sep 2024

Why Are We Still Talking About 9/11?

How you discuss 9/11 hinges on where and how old you were. It outlines who you were before. The younger you were, the less of a secret it is that this was a long time coming. I am part of the last generation to have a definitive pre-9/11 childhood. We

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06 May 2024

Mayor London Breed to Bring Back the Barbary Coast?

Mayor Breed’s newest revitalization scheme involves bringing an entertainment district á la New Orleans’ Bourbon Street to the Financial District. Another gambit to jumpstart downtown San Francisco, at least this idea doesn’t yearn for the dead-and-gone. Even Breed knows office culture is never coming back. Her plan shifts focus from

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08 Apr 2024

I Lived “The Devil Wears Prada”

We all love The Devil Wears Prada. Few of us get to actually live it. I process the weekly shipments at my bar. Every Thursday we get liquor by the case and boxes full of beer and fruits. I open each case and count every bottle into inventory, restock the

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11 Nov 2023

A Must See: ‘Head Trip’ The Doggie Diner Heads Journey to NY

EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to popular demand, a second screening has been added for this showing. Head Trip is showing at The Roxie on Sunday,November 19, 2023 at 1:00 PM & also 7:40PM – tickets are here We all love a good road trip and those tales that feel like some

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24 Aug 2023

Amazing Art Structures Being Built at Burning Man 2023

While most people arrive on the Playa after everything is already built, most of the artists have been hauling, digging, hammering, strapping, sawing, and polishing in the dust (and rain) for weeks now, moving thousands of pounds of steel, glass, timber, (and elbow grease) onto a prehistoric lake bed in

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30 Nov 2022

Locking Up the Mentally Ill, Involuntarily, is Making A Comeback

New York City Mayor Eric Adams just announced his initiative to renew involuntary commitment. A “common misunderstanding persists that we cannot provide involuntary assistance unless the person is violent,” said Adams, with the New York Times reporting. “Going forward, we will make every effort to assist those who are suffering

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09 Nov 2022

The Second Dot-com Bubble Is Bursting

“Irrational exuberance” Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan first uttered the phrase in 1996, describing what he considered an alarming economic trend. The rise of home internet usage was spurring several investors to stake digital claims like an online Oklahoma land run. Tech companies sprang up overnight, each hoping to

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18 Oct 2022

San Francisco Among America’s “Rattiest” Cities

Move over, mold. San Francisco has a rat problem. For the third year in a row, SF has ranked fifth in a list of rat-ridden cities compiled by pest control company, Orkin. New York City took second place, losing out to Chicago. Orkin rated the Windy City America’s “rattiest,” marking

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