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The Bruise on the Apple [By Stephanie Paterik]
About once a year, I'm compelled to humiliate myself in the form of a hip-hop workout class. As a perfectionist, I don’t give myself many chances to fail. So it’s weirdly thrilling to slip…
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A Whale of a Cliché [by Stephanie Paterik]
Halfway through a poetry reading in a Greenwich Village bar where Bob Dylan used to perform, a peculiar trend emerged. The word “whale” was slipping out of the mouth of every other poet. In…
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“Where Ignorance Is Bliss, Tis Folly To Be Wise” [by David Lehman]
For the "classics poems" section of Slate David Lehman chose “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College,” an overlooked poetic masterpiece by Thomas Gray (left). Here is an excerpt from the piece: <<<…
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Thursday, January 24th, 7 pm: Frustration, Joy, and Lust at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. . .
This Thursday, Housing Works bookstore brings you Bill Hayward and scenes from his film asphalt, muscle and bone. Laura Isaacman, editor of The Coffin Factory, discusses art, literature, and film with Bill, whose photographs…
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Monday I’ve Got Friday on My Mind: Nata’s Cocktails by Stacey Harwood
L to R: Spuytin Duyvil, Moondog, I Hung it Up photo(c)Nata Traub Thanks to poet and friend Joy Katz, I’m a member of a facebook group of ambitious cooks and bakers and cocktail makers.…
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The Singing Bowl [by Stephanie Paterik]
My husband celebrated his 40th birthday last week, and being a planner, he sat me down six months ago. “I’m going to have a nervous breakdown,” he said quite calmly, holding my hands. “At…
