Monthly Archives: September 2009

Schools’ Toughest Test: Cooking

Little actual cooking goes on in the kitchens of New York City public schools. M.S. 137 in Queens is one of the exceptions, making lunch from scratch for its nearly 2,000 students.

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Britney Spears celebrates threesomes in new single

Mommy, what’s a threesome?  If Britney Spears still has any ‘tween fans left, their parents are about to face yet another uncomfortable question pertaining to the pop idol. The former Disney Channel starlet has just released a new single, “3,” … Continue reading

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U2’s fans not “groovy” enough?

As U2 enters the third week of its North American tour, smashing sales records along the way, the big elephant in the room is the disappointing sales of the band’s new album. “No Line on the Horizon” has sold about a … Continue reading

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Would Polanski get a pass if he were a paedophile priest?

It’s hard to watch France’s political and cultural elite rush to support filmmaker Roman Polanski against extradition to the United States on a decades-old sex charge and not wonder exactly how they interpret the national motto “liberté, égalité, fraternité.” It’s … Continue reading

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Wines of The Times: Riesling Gains a U.S. Foothold

Just how good is American riesling? To answer that question, the wine panel recently tasted 20 bottles.

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Dreier ‘dune in’ by his own greed (New York Post)

A craving for a beachfront house in the Hamptons led hotshot Manhattan lawyer Marc Dreier to commit what became an audacious $380 million Ponzi scheme, the convicted swindler has revealed. “I wanted to just, well, appease myself,” Dreier told Vani…

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Hamptons Real Estate Blip (New York Post)

HAMPTONS real estate might finally be looking up. A 14-acre Southampton spread with a 1915 mansion belonging to the late Howard Gittis, the charismatic consigliere to billionaire Ronald Perelman, is in contract for about $45 million, reports The Post…

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Vera Wang talks fashion at Guild Hall in East Hampton this weekend (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press)

Noted designer Vera Wang will be interviewed by Pamela Fiori, co-guest curator of “The Art of Fashion in the Hamptons” and editor-in-chief of Town & Country at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, in the John Drew Theater at Guild … Continue reading

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Extra, Extra (Gothamist)

Photo taken in Williamsburg by bitchcakesny on flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap : crowd control at Lexington Ave and 39th St in Manhattan, a ceiling collapse at Box 238 and S 4th St in Brooklyn and a wrong way driver … Continue reading

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Reitman’s “Up in the Air” and More Added to Hamptons Fest (indieWIRE)

The 2009 Hamptons International Film Festival has added to its line up with co-writer/director Jason Reitman’s (“Juno”) “Up in the Air” joining the 2009 roster. Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick, the film is the story of Ryan … Continue reading

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Victories for Lady Canes, Bonackers (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press)

The Hamptons-area high school girls tennis teams had a good week last week, dominating several opponents both in league and non-league action.

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Pearlman, Allen repeat in Hamptons Marathon (The Southampton Press & The East Hampton Press)

Both the male and female winners of last year’s Hamptons Marathon defended their titles on Saturday in the third installment of the increasingly popular event in Springs.

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