The Strange Case of Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert
When he arrived in Manhattan in 1630, Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert had a promising future. But cannibalism, sodomy, and a pet bear (not for sale) forever changed his life, and legacy.
Tobias Seamon
In the Realm of the Oak Queen
A generation ago, the death of a pet prompted heartbreak, but the burial may have been a simple backyard affair. Pet funerals these days are going upscale, and one New York pet crematorium sets a shining example.
While He Flatters He Bites
The New World was filled with many threats, dangers, and unseen evil--all of which sailed over in the form of one man: Cornelis Van Tienhoven, the bad sheriff of New Amsterdam.
Colf
Want wintry exercise that doesn't require a schlep to Vermont? Then grab a softball, some form of club, and find the nearest patch of ice to replicate a game of "colf." A popular colonial Dutch pastime, colf combines hockey and golf: Just choose a target down-
Ginger Man and Old Peculier
Winter is the season for great books and drink. A nearly unbeatable combination is J.P. Donleavy's picaresque masterpiece The Ginger Man accompanied by a few bottles of Old Peculier. The paired influence of the heady brown ale and protagonist Sebastian Dangerfield's tragicomic misadventures will have
Fisherman’s Friend lozenges
Wintertime: when indoor heat turns your sinuses into Saharan sand cavities and everyone at work drips with plague and pestilence. Suffer the wheezes no more, though, with Fisherman's Friend lozenges, the "strongest there is." They may taste like fisherman's ass, but these mentholated little
The Green Ghost of Sleepy Hollow
The Kinderhook area of New York is famously haunted. Though is it only by our own thoughts, or from something altogether different? Memories of home turn up the family spirits.
Wolves Eat Dogs
Anyone who missed Wolves Eat Dogs should put Martin Cruz Smith's 2005 thriller at the top of their holiday list. Melancholic detective Arkady Renko is forced to investigate murder in Chernobyl's desolated "Zone of Exclusion." Understated yet lyrical, Wolves Eat Dogs mirrors the Zone&
Life Goes On?
The Gulf Coast is in ruins, but that won't stop the political machine from running--in fact, it means it's only getting revved up. Our writer watches the waves of disaster that just won't stop.
Replica Baseball Gear
Enough of mall-rat Yankees gear. Show some style with replica baseball clothing from Ebbets Field Flannels. So money but you don't even know it? Try a Hollywood Stars jersey on for size. If Che Guevara is more your thing, go for the Havana Cienfuegos, motto: "The