Happy New Year From Sam Nougat
The bringing of a new year suggests reconciliation, a time for us to forgive our relatives any faults from last year. Or, ask them to forgive us.
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10 January 2003
New York's currently: a little late due to a birthday party North Korea becomes first country to withdraw from Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, says it has no intention to produce nuclear weapons. Illinois's soon-to-be-missed Governor George Ryan to pardon four on death row, continuing
A New Sort of Letter
Honestly, I have to get better about writing these editor letters. I’ve been confused about how to use this area of the site (Andrew and I had an editors’ meeting this week over drinks at the Cedar Tavern, once famous for hosting the likes of Frank O’Hara, Larry
9 January 2003
New York's currently: gorgeous outside This kind of news day: Ice falling off Empire State Building closes streets, diverts buses, kills no one at this time. The Trent Lotte: separate but equal parts coffee and milk that you mix together. British families grunt, having forgotten how to chat.
A Game of Skill, Strategy, Chance
Since dating is already a game, it may be unwise to found a relationship on a shared passion for Sorry. Our writer ignores the meta-implications and tries to play by the rules.
8 January 2003
New York's currently: scared of zealots; prepared to switch to Windows Bloomberg plans massive school system overhaul, eliminating community school districts. Saudi Arabia covertly trying to persuade Hussein to step down, to avoid war in the Gulf. As the President's largest donor over the course of
Defending My Wall
In a world controlled by fear and terror, unemployment, and 24-hour news channels, it is not entirely unlikely that one Brooklyn resident could be attacked by al Qaeda.
7 January 2003
New York's currently: predicting a week of falling potatoes Democrats pitch economic plan, smaller and cheaper; reporters find just as many economists to trash it as they had yesterday for the GOP. Unfortunately, Dems still think sopping the rich is out of favor. Ivory Coast rebel forces fight
Joe Mitchell’s Secret
Considered the best profile writer New York’s ever seen, Joseph Mitchell’s influence is unfortunately on the wane. Why today’s prose-makers have lost their way.
6 January 2003
New York's currently: very well-rested Bush's new budget plan, with keystone to eliminate taxes on corporate dividends paid to shareholders, aims to boost stock market, but is read as long-term damaging and barely helpful for now. Two bombings in Tel Aviv kill 23, injuring