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The H-Word
The Decline and Fall of the ‘H’ Word For Manys Gays and Lesbians, the Term ‘Homosexual’ Is Flinch-Worthy My pal Jeremy Peters' look at the decline and fall of the word "homosexual" is worth a read,...
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Girls' Quarterly
I didn't think I'd be watching "Girls" much longer after the first three episodes of Season 3 left me despising every single character in sight. (You've gotta like someone!) But then solipsism...
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NYT: Literary City, Bookstore Desert
Surging Rents Force Booksellers From Manhattan Great article in the New York Times about the sad disappearance of bookstores in Manhattan:Rising rents in Manhattan have forced out many retailers, from...
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Baby It's Cold Inside
I was at work yesterday when I noticed my pal Frank Spinelli, an internist at Chelsea Village Medical, on the boob tube in the newsroom. At first I thought he was pitching his book, but then I got...
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Taking the Law Into His Own Hands
400-pound Florida cop arrested for posing online as teenage girl, asking boys for racy photos The Daily News reports:A Florida police officer was arrested for posing as a teenage girl on Facebook and...
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Song of the Day: 'Words' by Missing Persons
I don't really sit around listening to Missing Persons the way I do a lot of other bands from that era, but I still do still recall how much we adored Dale Bozzio & Co.'s debut EP, which featured...
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Mug Shot Thursday
2 CNN Producers Are Held in Trespass at World Trade Center Cameraman Connor Fieldman Boals can break into my apartment anytime he wants -- I'm even willing to overlook where he works.
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Dan's the Man
I wanted to love "Veep" when it debuted a couple years ago, but by the end of Season 1 I felt like storylines were getting so thin and repetitive that I didn't even finish it out. Naturally, I would...
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Party of Fun
Only way seeing Elayne Boosler this Saturday in NYC could be better is if I were flanked by Wendy Liebman and Sandra Bernhard in the audience! LEGENDARY ELAYNE BOOSLER RARE NYC PERFORMANCES Saturday,...
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Swim Fan
If it's going to continue to be 18 degrees in spring, the least I can do is shamelessly gawk at these swimsuit models in the new GQ.
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Hanky Panky: $2.25
Only $1.25 for Alive? What a deal! From the menu at Liberty Cafe, which shares space with Taco Bell in Midtown East.
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Song of the Day: 'Rules & Regulations' by Cyndi Lauper
I thought we'd dug up everything there was to be had when my friend Greg and I produced a two-disc collection of Cyndi Lauper b-sides and rarities (below) back in 2004, but now comes the release of...
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The Emperor's New Cockring
I saw and then forgot to write about James Franco's "Interior. Leather Bar.," which probably tells you all you need to know about it. When pressed by the film's (confused) leading actor -- pal Val...
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