By Magdalena Burnham Before I watched the season premiere of The Real L Word, a reality show following a group of Los Angeles-based lesbians, I was lucky enough to meet two of the stars, the unbelievably gorgeous Lauren and Amanda. They were enthusiastic as they discussed the new season. “Both coasts colliding is really the 
By Amanda Woods When India Bidaisee recently visited the Upper East Side’s Holmes Towers, she didn’t expect that she would have to look out for falling air conditioners. “No, stand on this side,” Bidaisee’s friend and Holmes resident, Maria Laurano, cautioned as she passed by the tower where an air conditioner had fallen out of 
By Mayara Guimaraes Josh Fox has been loudly proclaiming the dangers of hydrofracking with his words and films ever since a gas company sought to lease his family’s land in Pennsylvania several years ago. After he conducted some research into the controversial process, he declined the $100,000 offer and set out to educate others on 
Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing I hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday. I spent the day at the beach because it was much too hot to stay in my apartment all day and watch my cats, who pant and generally look even hotter than I feel. 
Move to strip DiNapoli’s auditing power doesn’t pass smell test By Alan S. Chartock Political theorists have long raved about the advantages of balanced government. It is always best to have one independent branch looking over the shoulder of the others; balanced government helps prevent abuses. When the very popular Andrew Cuomo was elected governor, it 
By Rachel Khona Ever since that fateful episode of “Sex and the City”, when Berger says to Miranda “He’s not just into you,” I’ve questioned the validity of the statement “He’s just not that into you.” And why is the onus on the woman? On the contrary, what if he just doesn’t have any balls? 
BY Magdalena Burnham Monday – July 9 Eureka The SmartDust control unit breaks, causing the town’s communication system to go haywire. The bio-printer vanishes and Holly is acting weird. That doesn’t sound that dramatic after last week’s episode brought up the possibility that the population of Eureka might be destroyed forever. Airs at 
By Eric Feil, for Dan’s Papers “Forty restaurants, 20 wineries, one night!” As the cheer went up from an incredible gathering of top chefs and restaurateurs from the East End at Plaza Café in Southampton for the second annual Dan’s Taste of Two Forks on July 14, anticipation for the hottest food-and-wine event in the 
