Matchmaker Falls Short

Written by admin on November 3, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Host tries and fails to match millionaires with New Yorkers By Lorraine Duffy Merkl Matchmaker, matchmaker, go back to L.A. Bravo’s reality series Millionaire Matchmaker is filming this season in Manhattan instead of Los Angeles. The show’s star, Patti Stanger, will fit in quite nicely with those competitive New Yorkers who often don’t live up
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New York Is a Carnival Ride

Written by admin on October 20, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

The biggest freak show in the world is on exhibit daily By Lorraine Duffy Merkl “Step right up, folks! We’ve got arcade games and prizes, stilt-walkers and circus performers, magicians, jugglers and a 50-foot Ferris Wheel!” On Columbus Day, I took my daughter and her friend to the Park Avenue Armory, whose 55,000-square-foot hall was
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Transform Yourself in New York

Written by admin on September 8, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

A chance for change waits around every corner By Lorraine Duffy Merkl I spent a week on the East End doing my own version of Eat Pray Love. I called it Eat. Play. Sun. Feeling quite brand new, I understand how the change did Elizabeth Gilbert good, but for the life of me, I still
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An Overabudance of Diligence

Written by admin on August 11, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

Is being hyper conscientious worth the effort? By Lorraine Duffy Merkl Oops, I did it again—I stood in line for Shakespeare in the Park, this time to see a fabulous performance of The Winter’s Tale. I’ve attended this free outdoor event since 1980, using the same M.O. every time: get there at dawn to camp
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From Mess to Masterpiece

Written by admin on July 28, 2010. Posted in On Topic OTDT, Opinion and Column

How ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ rose from the ashes to become the quintessential New York film. By Lorraine Duffy Merkl Last week I saw Breakfast at Tiffany’s again for the first time. Even though I can practically recite every line by heart, I viewed the classic with fresh eyes when it played at the Sunset Film
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Down Time in the City That Never Sleeps

Written by admin on May 20, 2010. Posted in Uncategorized

By Lorraine Duffy Merkl “I have a leisurologist,” said the young woman into her cell, while breezing by me on Madison and 60th Street at lunch hour. She was in her late twenties, with bouncy brown hair and simple, yet trendy, clothes. Her demeanor was so upbeat, all I could think was Whatever a leisurologist
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The Skinny on Fat Chick

Written by admin on December 31, 2009. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

Peer into any chick-lit lover’s bookshelf and you might spot the obligatory Bridget Jones’ Diary, The Devil Wears Prada and the terrifyingly titled Skinny Bitch. Page after soppy page details the travails of heroines who stumble and bumble through their diets, makeovers and professional lives—only to emerge skinny, chic, successful and finally with that job
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