The Best Man’s Speech
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we tackle and violate that most fearsome of wedding-day responsibilities: the Best Man’s speech.
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6 September 2002
New York's currently: trying out this whole yoga thing Just Five Days Away! The media goes overboard on Sept. 11 coverage, including amusing attempts by 'real' journalists to distance themselves from TV reporters; still, it's a relief to know Peter Jennings will host a
Three Mile Pilot, Another Desert, Another Sea
Pete: And how do you take your coffee, Agent Cooper? Cooper: Black as midnight on a moonless night. Pete: Pret-ty black. It’s an exchange from an episode of Twin Peaks, if you didn’t already guess. And it’s a pretty good descriptor of this album, too: Black
Saturday Night Fever
“Saturday Night Live” has never been a gender-balanced show, just as it’s never been consistently funny. These days, things are starting to change.
5 September 2002
New York's currently: a little upset about the new neon sign across the street The Nimbus 2000 features a grooved stick and handle for easy riding. Enhancing the excitement are the vibrating effects and magical swooping and whooshing sounds the broom makes when on. Harry Potter Nimbus 2000
Socializing
Why is that woman next to you gasping? Oh, dear. You seem to be stepping on her toes. You didn’t even notice, did you?
4 September 2002
New York's currently: now publishing daily around 8 am, EST we need your help: we need more questions from readers for the non-expert's desk. remember: your questions can be about anything. please send any and all questions via email. thanks. Powell says significant differences divide
Local Not-Spots
You have to exit the highway to see the sights. Sometimes you have to venture down even less-traveled roads to find the real stories. Oliver Griswold tells the tales of Yachats, Ore., and Woody Creek, Colo.
3 September 2002
New York's currently: motherfucker! Israel's Supreme Court approves expulsion of terror suspects' relatives from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip. The magnetometers, X-ray machines and cameras are great, and we get a lot of small weapons, but a terrorist or someone who wants
30 August 2002
New York's currently: wearing its cloak of invisibility U.S. warplanes attack anti-aircraft station in southern Iraq. World Trade Organization says Europe can impose largest-ever trade sanctions against United States. Deal between MLB players and owners 'extremely likely.' Now it's the return