By Kristine Keller Last week I headed to Dean & Deluca, making my daily jaunt for java, until I sensed something wasn’t quite right. I quickly realized my dress was inside-out, revealing every seam and stitch. I call these days a wash. The days you catch every red light and your brain feels like viscous 
Choosing the Right Type of Camp for Your Child—Single Sex or Coed? Traditional or Specialist?—Can Make All the Difference. By Jess Michaels When searching for a sleepaway camp—or resident camp, as some call them—there are many factors families need to consider. The most basic decision involves the type of camp but even that has its 
CHEF JACQUES PÉPIN ON ALMOST WORKING FOR THE KENNEDYS AND MEETING AN UNKNOWN JULIA CHILD By Angela Barbuti Jacques Pépin was an original celebrity chef. He was sautéing and chopping when the title did not carry the prestige it does today. Immigrating to the U.S. from France in 1959, Pépin continued his culinary career in 
By Simon Lazarus Vasta Hello, And welcome to Now Take Them Out, Devils. Every Wednesday, I’ll be providing music coverage in the form of reviews, playlists, interviews, and concert reviews, and I thought it would be neat to kick things off with a kind of getting-to-know-you mix. It isn’t representative of everything I dig, but 
Members of two prominent labor unions found themselves without contracts this month, the agreements with their respective employers expired and negotiations for new ones stalemated over arguments over the concessions the workers would have to make. One group, the Chicago Public Schools teachers’ union, was on strike in an attempt to mitigate the impact standardized 
Best Bike Lane West Side Highway Bike Lane Try as they might, no other Manhattan bike lane can hold a candle to the West Side Highway bike lane, which runs along the east bank of the Hudson River from Chambers Street all the way to 125th Street. A clear day affords beautiful views of the 
Best Bagels Mile End, Mile End Sandwich mileenddeli.com H&H is dead. We’ve all grieved its passing, and rightfully so, but it’s about time to move to the final stage of mourning—acceptance—and crown a new bagel empire to take its place. More dedicated writers than us have tried and failed to crown an objective champion in 
Digital Journal draws inspiration from museum’s exhibit By Nora Bosworth It was hard to imagine a more fitting venue as visitors of the South Street Seaport Museum sat huddled on a recent Thursday evening in a cool, brick-lined room, awaiting Underwater New York’s reading. Underwater New York is an online journal of writing, art and 
By Michaela Hirsch From Sept. 22-29, the Arts Initiative and Miller Theatre at Columbia University are inviting community members of all ages to participate in a series of free lantern-building workshops, culminating in an illuminated procession in Morningside Park. Called Morningside Lights, the procession will begin at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 117th 
by Nora Bosworth A 21-year-old woman was taking in the sunrise from Hudson River Park on Saturday, when a man dragged her into the bushes and brutally raped her. Once her attacker fled the woman ran naked and shouting to nearby policemen; soon after the police apprehended John Stewart, 25, a homeless and convicted sex 
