Articles Written By Kate Schlegel
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Destinations
The Red Cross
Summer tends to be a time for self-centered pursuits--picnics, suntans, and murder mysteries among them. The perfect way to balance out your me-time? Head to your local Red Cross blood...
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Destinations
New York City Downtown Boathouse
There are some things you just can't do in Manhattan. Bungee jumping and gambling, for example. But there are some things you can do, and believe it or not one...
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Restaurants
Scottadito
Don't you just have to like a restaurant where you're greeted with "Ciao bella"? I think yes. And a visit to Scottadito Osteria Toscana in Park Slope just gets better...
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Reader Letters
Post Hacks
Upon reading Andrew Womack’s “life hacks” article, I was reminded of a piece of information shared with me by my mother: If you’re short on postage stamps (and...
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Reader Letters
Where’s the Winner?
I recently “browsed across” your First Tournament of Books and was pleased with the winner. Did you ever contact him, or hear from him, about this grand honor he has...
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Reader Letters
Xanadu Is Unsinkable
Dear Morning News, I happened to bump into your article on Xanadu and Michael Beck (“The Love That We Came To Know”), and it was a great read. It was...
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Reader Letters
Tournament Thought
While the idea of the Tournament of Books is excellent, might I suggest an addition to the following years’ tournaments? Audience participation, of course. Your readers would, I am sure,...
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Reader Letters
Dickensian Struggle
Dear The Morning News, I love you, and wish I wasn’t an impoverished student so I could give you money. Because I would. I especially love “The Education of...
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Reader Letters
Dear Diary
Dear editors, To Danny Gregory’s question (Can watercolors change how you perceive a killer?), I answer yes. Gregory’s drawings will most likely allow most viewers to perceive these...
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Reader Letters
Why Hip-Hop Slang So Obscure?
In Cody Weiwandt’s article, in which he supplies the tough answers to Jadakiss’s hard questions, he gets a couple of things wrong. “A burner” refers to a firearm,...
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Reader Letters
Southern Neighborliness
I applaud Clay Risen on a most intelligent rebuttal to Charles Simic’s report of his trip through the South. I am sad to hear that Mr. Simic did not...
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Reader Letters
We Won’t Tell Your Boss
Hey, fellas,This email concerns the published IQ test, “The Non-Expert: IQ,” by Andrew Womack. One of the questions in the test said: Imagine turning a handheld calculator upside-down, and...