http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:02:24 -0700 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d30-1970s--NYC--Halloween---Frank-Zappa-at-the-Palladium?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner When people think about New York and Halloween, they usually think of that monstrosity called the Village Halloween Parade. I think of the Frank Zappa Halloween shows in the 1970s. The shows were classics. From the mid 1970s to 1981, Zappa would ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:51:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d30-1970s--NYC--Halloween---Frank-Zappa-at-the-Palladium?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d29-NYC-Haunts-Did-a-ghost-speak-through-me?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner In the early to mid 1990s, the aptly named East Village restaurant, Three of Cups, had a ghost. Yup. A ghost. As I was preparing to write this column, I emailed a friend who was a bartender in the restaurant around that time to see if he had any ghos... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d29-NYC-Haunts-Did-a-ghost-speak-through-me?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d27-New-York-Haunts-Part-1?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner    This is the time of the year to stay free and clear of skeptics and religious nuts. Well, actually the time to stay away from those types is always. But for purposes of this discussion we will narrow it down to... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:17:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d27-New-York-Haunts-Part-1?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Nosferatu-stumps-for-Bloomberg?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner     The old expression goes, Sometimes you have to shake hands with the devil to get what you want. That's what Bloomberg seems to have done by accepting Rudy Giuliani's help in his campaign. The prissy school marm has enlisted th... films commentary bronx clueless Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:44:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d19-Nosferatu-stumps-for-Bloomberg?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Why-your-kids-are-fat-and-sickly?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner Hey, it was International Walk to School Day this week!  It’s an international event. NY1 was on the scene in Riverdale, interviewing parents and kids to get their opinions of this radical new idea.  One grinning parent loved this no... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:07:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Why-your-kids-are-fat-and-sickly?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Under-Bloomberg-152964-small-businesses-forced-to-close?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner Mayoral candidate Mike Bloomberg has been airing campaign ads that tout the city program he introduced that helps people start small businesses in their neighborhoods. Hand picked recipients tout how Bloomberg understands how important small bu... Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:25:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d23-Under-Bloomberg-152964-small-businesses-forced-to-close?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d17-The-bicycle-menace-Part-3?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner "In addition, he hates bicycles and bicycle riders. Living near the Boulevard, he has often had narrow escapes from being run to death under the pneumatic tire of a swift and silent wheel, and this has filled his heart with a bitter, a... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:22:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d17-The-bicycle-menace-Part-3?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Stuyvesant-Town-on-the-financial-brink?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner As you may have heard by now,  Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village is on the verge of collapse. Not the actual buildings, but the deal. The owners, Tishman Speyers and their partner, Black Rock Realty are at high risk for defaulting on th... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:33:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Stuyvesant-Town-on-the-financial-brink?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Bloomberg--and-his-drinking-problem?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner So, Mayor Bloomberg is going for the rummy vote? He can't even get that right. He was quoted in the Post as saying, “I never understood why we don't let you drink in the park... I mean, you go to watch the Philharmonic, you can't have ... Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:51:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Bloomberg--and-his-drinking-problem?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Giuliani-Time-Part-2?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner Nightstick Politics has reached a new low. In a private meeting yesterday, Rudy Giuliani’s top aide said the mayor would crush the City Council if Speaker Peter Vallone doesn’t let Giuliani have his way with building a new Yankee Stadium... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:33:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Giuliani-Time-Part-2?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Healthcare-reform-myths-Stupidity-or-cognitive-disorder?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner A few weeks ago when Rep. Anthony Weiner held a healthcare reform Q&A at a senior citizens center in Midwood, he was heckled and called a communist for supporting it. Let me sum up what happened: A bunch of medicaid/medicare receiving geez... Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:35:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Healthcare-reform-myths-Stupidity-or-cognitive-disorder?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Coney-Island-Free-audio-and-video-tour?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner If there is one thing that is consistent throughout Coney Island's history, it is the phrase, "until it burned down." That phrase comes up again and again in the Coney Island History Project's (CIHP) free audio and video tour. The tour is ... Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:09:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d20-Coney-Island-Free-audio-and-video-tour?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d18-They-had-Woostock-We-had-Watkins-Glen-Part-2?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereClck here for part oneWe wound up far from the stage, almost in the next county. But we were near two towers so at least we could hear. The concert was a few hours away, so we had a great time with the people aroun... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d18-They-had-Woostock-We-had-Watkins-Glen-Part-2?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d17-They-had-Woodstock-We-had-Watkins-Glen?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner New York Daily News, July 29,1973 Okay. So they had their Woodstock. Whoop-de-do. That's all we're going to hear for the next week. I wasn't allowed to go. I was only 13 years old. That was the concert for older kids. Then our time came. That ... Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:08:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d17-They-had-Woodstock-We-had-Watkins-Glen?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d11-The-Healthcare-Debate-Crazy--Stupid-join-forces?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner A bulging-eyed, dirty, disheveled, boozed up bum accosts you on the street. He starts ranting and raving, “Obama is a secret Nazi foreigner whose death squads will kill retarded children and old people and force women to have ab... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:16:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d11-The-Healthcare-Debate-Crazy--Stupid-join-forces?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d5-When-does-one-become-a-New-Yorker?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner Robert DeNiro, Taxi DriverWhen does one become a New Yorker? That question doesn't have any easy answer. One thing is for sure, it's not after five years or even ten. The general rule is you're not from somewhere until you have lived in that place l... nyc parks Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:57:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d5-When-does-one-become-a-New-Yorker?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Coney-Island-Make-it-the-Peoples-Playground-once-again?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner Luna Park entrance, 1905 Coney Island activists are none too pleased with the City Council's unanimous decision to back Mayor Bloomberg's redevelopment plan for Coney. They have legitimate concerns. They fear redevelopment will turn Co... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:11:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Coney-Island-Make-it-the-Peoples-Playground-once-again?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d31-The-five-dollar-slice-comes-to-Brooklyn?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner   There are plenty of stupid things you could do in New York City: Drop hundreds of dollars for a Yankees ticket, buy coffee at Starbuck's, go to an Olive Garden. The latest stupid thing to do is pay five bucks for a slice of pizza. Di Far... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:15:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d31-The-five-dollar-slice-comes-to-Brooklyn?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Strict-obstructionists-and-the-Sotomayor-hearings?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner  The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. --Ninth Amendment to the Constitution Normally, you can skip the opening statements during Senate Supreme Court c... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:35:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d17-Strict-obstructionists-and-the-Sotomayor-hearings?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Being-stupid-should-hurt-Texting-teen-falls-into-manhole?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner   When I was a kid and I did something stupid and got hurt, the response of my parents was usually, “Serves you right.” Had I fallen into an open manhole, I never would have lived it down. There would have been hails of deri... Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:19:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3337-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Being-stupid-should-hurt-Texting-teen-falls-into-manhole?cid=exrss-NY-Changing-Culture-Examiner