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NY Film Festival 2026: European Ennui and an African Mrs. Dalloway
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A (Very Timely) Haydn Appreciation
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Whither the Kennedy Center?
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Cognitive Decline After a High-Pressure Career
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Creating a Life (and a Livelihood) in Italy
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These Days, It’s Women Who are Filing for Divorce
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Romance Over 50: It Can Be Complicated and Hazardous
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New York City’s Best Knitting Shops
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The Forced March
Ian Strasfogel
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NY Film Festival 2026: European Ennui and an African Mrs. Dalloway
George Blecher
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Works & Process Is Still at Work at the Guggenheim
Suzanne Charlé
Events in November and beyond: A captivating fall season of dance, music, theater, and opera By...
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Fun and Games with Sergeant Ruiz
Ian Strasfogel
Ruthless and relentless basic training at Fort Gordon, Georgia in 1966 By Ian Strasfogel ...
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Composing Term Papers and Poems on a Royal Quiet Deluxe
Susan Shafer
The tale of a manual typewriter that did double duty at the author’s childhood Queens home and at...
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A (Very Timely) Haydn Appreciation
George Gelles
Haydn2032–celebrations of the 300th anniversary of a risk-taking Classical composer By George...
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Remembrances of a Smith Corona, a Royal Standard, and an IBM Selectric
George Blecher
A writer offers admiration, respect—and maybe even awe—for the “beauty and elegance” of the...
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Working with Avant-Garde Composer Luciano Berio, 1965–1968
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How the Italian composer’s “fierce, idiosyncratic masterwork,” Passaggio, got staged in New...
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The Life, Times, and Torments of My Smith Corona
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Whither the Kennedy Center?
George Gelles
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The “What’s Happening” Kid
Ian Strasfogel
Life in the army with Frankie Lymon, who was drafted into service in 1967 By Ian...
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Cognitive Decline After a High-Pressure Career
Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
The culprits Chronic stress, hormone changes, even retirement after a stimulating career By...
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Neil Diamond Plays Fort Gordon!
Ian Strasfogel
The author, as a budding opera director and US Army Specialist 4th Class, sets up a free concert...
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Our 2026 Fundraising Request
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My Vietnam War—Part 1 in a Series
Ian Strasfogel
Drafted into the US Army in 1966, the author—a budding New York opera director—avoided combat ...
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Creating a Life (and a Livelihood) in Italy
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Reviewing the 63rd Annual New York Film Festival
George Blecher
The 63rd annual event dazzled with A-list stars, but our critic found hidden gems among the foreign...
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These Days, It’s Women Who are Filing for Divorce
Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
The stats are in Two thirds of wives, not husbands, are choosing to end their marriages Here’s...
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A Kerfuffle Over the Andarz Nama, an Ancient Persian Miniature
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To Stream, Perchance to Dream?
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A Boomer’s thoroughgoing take on TV’s transformation over the decades—from The Howdy Doody...
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It’s Cherry Blossom Time in the City of New York
Suzanne Charlé
And here’s a reader’s guide to scoping out these daintily petaled pink and white flowers as...
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The Case of the Upside-Down Rothko
Ian Strasfogel
An innocent young American’s comeuppance at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam By Ian...
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Seeking Solace—and a Bit of Comic Relief—After Losing a Child
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In the “Finding Your People” chapter of his book A Space in the Heart, the LA-based veteran...
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The Art World Saga Surrounding La Prose du Transsibérien
Ian Strasfogel
How a vividly colored accordion-shaped piece of parchment—a collaboration between the...
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Maria, the Movie—An Opera Director’s Skewering Review
Ian Strasfogel
A critical take (putting it mildly) on the Pablo Larrain biopic starring Angelina Jolie as the 20th...
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The Southern Migration Crisis
Francisco Peláez
Offering his trenchant views on our border problems, a Mexican citizen residing in the United...
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Hero Worship, Up Close … Of Italo Calvino
Ian Strasfogel
A discomfiting encounter with the celebrated—and revered—Italian writer By Ian...
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The Holidays … and Meeting Someone New
Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
Don’t underestimate the season’s festivities, says a doctor and relationship expert Events like...
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To Restore or Not to Restore a Rare Einstein Photo—It’s All Relativity
Ian Strasfogel
(PART II OF A CONUNDRUM) A further delving into the fate of a signed photo of the iconic...
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Copland House and Bluestone Farm—Music World Destinations
George Gelles
The iconic composer Aaron Copland’s home in Cortlandt Manor, New York, and a recently acquired...
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A 2024 fundraising request for you, our valued readers
The NYCw Editor
Please help us maintain this little oasis on the internet—where we constantly aim to be as...
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The 62nd New York City Film Festival: A Mixed Bag
George Blecher
Our reviewer did his best But even with an abundance of movies to choose from, this year’s...
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Edible Memories: Marchi’s in NYC, Patricia Murphy’s in Yonkers
Florence Blecher
Recollections of two very different family dinners—one in a Kips Bay townhouse, the other in a...
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Taking the Plunge: Swimming Places We Loved
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Late-summer memories of magical swimming spots, past and present, in Yonkers and Port Washington,...
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Romance Over 50: It Can Be Complicated and Hazardous
Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
A cautionary tale of generosity and grief, heartbreak, and financial fraud By Shirley M Mueller,...
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Einstein, Cast Aside and Tossed in a Closet
Ian Strasfogel
(PART I OF A CONUNDRUM) The acclaimed photojournalist Lotte Jacobi’s iconic shot of the...
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Divorce, New York-Movie-Style
Gabe Leibowitz
That classic splitsville film, The Squid and the Whale, gets a close viewing by a born-and-bred New...
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Michael Tilson Thomas: An Appreciation of the American Conductor
George Gelles
The acclaimed American orchestra leader, celebrated for his Gustav Mahler concerts, continues...
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Eight Surefire Strategies for Giving Really Good, Inspired Gifts
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It’s an art form, calling for thoughtfulness, diligence, a certain degree of selflessness (and a...
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A Curtain of Coupons: Is it Art, Decor, or Just Plain Eccentricity?
Myriam Chapman
Our second short fiction piece is about an apartment dweller, living on her own, meticulously...
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Edible Memories: At Le Café Arnold, Chicken Flambé and V8 juice
George Blecher
European elegance—slightly ersatz—at a French establishment that was once a mainstay on Central...
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Edible Memories: R. Gross, a Garment Center Mainstay
Stacia Friedman
High-end glatt kosher, doling out latkes and kreplach to the Seventh Avenue rag trade By Stacia...
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I’ll Never Forget … Ella Fitzgerald’s Final Concert at Carnegie Hall, 1991
Maddine Insalaco
Even in fragile condition, even with one missed note, the great American jazz singer continued to...
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Rooms With a View in France: Aligned by the Stars
Stacia Friedman
Hotel-ranking stars, that is Trying a variety of accommodations in Paris and points south By...
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I’ll Never Forget … Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations
Veronica Leigh Jacobs
A concert violist and pianist zeroes in on a beloved Late Romantic Era work, complete with 14...
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I’ll Never Forget … My Friendship with Seiji Ozawa
George Gelles
Rehearsing Mozart and Bizet with the late Japanese superstar conductor in Tanglewood and...
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Edible Memories: Lunch at Lüchow’s with Lauritz Melchior
Ian Strasfogel
1965: Dining with an outsize opera tenor at downtown New York’s bastion of German cuisine By...
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I’ll Never Forget … The Grateful Dead and Summer of Love
Suzanne Charlé
In 1969, it was all psychedelic joy with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane at Golden Gate...
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I’ll Never Forget … Schubert and Diamond
Roberta Hershenson
This classical music lover appreciates pop sung with warmth and sincerity too By Roberta...
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Pina Bausch’s Power-Packed “Rite of Spring”
George Gelles
“Visceral” and “ferocious,” it jumps off the stage in the Drill Hall of that Gilded Age...
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I’ll Never Forget … Erroll Garner, Carnegie Hall
Susan Shafer
Three and a half hours into the celebrated jazz pianist’s much-anticipated performance at New...
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A Mozartiana Extravaganza
George Gelles
Mozart festivals, Mozart books, Mozart in Salzburg, Mozart in Vienna, Mozart gifts—even Mozart...
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I’ll Never Forget … Maria Callas as Tosca, 1965
Ian Strasfogel
The fabled diva compelled and galvanized the public as Puccini’s tragic heroine at the...
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I’ll Never Forget … Beatlemania, 1964 & 1966
Karen Feld
History in the making: two hectic, frenetic Washington, DC concerts, two years apart, complete with...
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I’ll Never Forget … Judy Garland, Carnegie Hall
Ellen Freed
The energy was powerful—and palpable—during this “greatest night in show-biz history” By...
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Art Cinema—An Endangered Species?
George Blecher
A rundown of six New York Film Festival films (two of them terrific; the rest—not so much), plus...
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I am a Camera (American-Style)
Debbie Rubin
A former high school English teacher recounts her life-changing, midlife photography career By...
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It’s Fundraiser Time Again
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Since we’re entirely self-supporting, we’re reaching out, as we did a year ago, for operating...
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I’ll Never Forget…Ornette and Otello—Early ’60s
Linda Dyett
That would be Ornette Coleman, performing free-form, rule-breaking jazz at the Five Spot in...
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I’ll Never Forget … the Rat Pack at the Sands, 1963
Sally Wendkos Olds
Frank Sinatra, et al, kibbitzing and singing as smooth as a dry martini at the Sands in Las...
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I’ll Never Forget … Billie Holiday, June 15, 1957
George Blecher
The night the music came alive at the Loew’s Sheridan Theatre, New York City By George...
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Art on the Go: In the NYC Subway (of all places)
George Gelles
The trains may be crowded and delayed, but hey—the platforms are morphing into art...
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The City as Desire … Manhattan Bottom to Top
George Blecher
A child of the boroughs ventures forth in midcentury New York By George...
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A Love Affair Gone Sour—With MZ Wallace
Millie Iselin
Inside a cult-favorite handbag brand that’s all about function-first frumpinesss By Millie...
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Harry Belafonte Remembered
Karen Feld
And an evening that almost happened with his younger brother By Karen Feld May 12,...
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A Landscape Painter Cruises the Nile
Maddine Insalaco
And discovers temples, monuments, tombs, and timelessness on a river with a surface so smooth, it...
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Why Dance Matters: A Soaring Review
George Gelles
Celebrating a book that itself is a celebration By George Gelles On her toes:...
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Paying Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Karen Feld
The multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, environmentalist, activist—and painter—has always...
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Marilyn Maye: Celebrating 95
Karen Feld
The ultimate performer who made a comeback in her senior years, Maye is a role model for many...
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Real Estate—New York-Style
Gabe Leibowitz
Should you sell Should you buy A savvy, straight-shooting realtor weighs the options in this...
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Breaking New Ground at the Met Opera
Ian Strasfogel
Contemporary works are making inroads The classics Not selling so well By Ian...
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An Eighty-Year-Old Gets a Dancing Dragon Tattoo
Myriam Chapman
On her ankle OK, it’s only fiction, but this could happen—especially to a tempeh-eating Upper...
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A New Yorker Abroad—in ’60s Germany
Ian Strasfogel
A visit to Richard Wagner territory in Bayreuth brings a young New York Jew face to face with the...
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Balanchine! In Book Form
George Gelles
Here comes a new biography—Mr B—followed by video links to several of his mesmerizing...
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The Life, Times, and Traumas of a Curlyhead
Florence Blecher
Tackling cowlicks, coils, frizz, and the coif-world’s Holy Grail—finding a decent haircut By...
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Confessions of an Absent Sister
Deborah Kasdan
Involving pain, bewilderment, and an overdue reunion at a psychiatric hospital in Oregon By...
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Putting the Pandemic in Verse
Shelley Stenhouse
Our latest Corona Chronicle captures New York in Our Year of the Plague 2022 Photos...
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You’ve Never Heard of Soundies?
George Gelles
These three-minute nostalgia-laden music and dance blasts, played on jukeboxes with screens in the...
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New York City, Cycling Town?
Grace Lichtenstein
Indeed it is Bike riding is surging around here, amid chaos and misrule By Grace...
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Paws-a-tively Ready for Their Close-Ups
Ruth J. Katz
Carmen González, who is very possibly New York’s ulti-mutt dog photographer, ruffs—oops,...
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Suzanne Charlé
Get out and support women’s fundamental right to choose Our liberty is at stake By Suzanne...
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The Promiscuous Gardener
George Blecher
Riffing on the sly and guileful beauty of roses By George Blecher The author,...
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Shared-economy alternatives to restaurant meals are a quick way of making new friends—no tips...
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The Man Who Loved Movies
Toby Talbot
Dan Talbot set the pace for independent films and arthouse cinemas in New York—and way...
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A Life-Changing Escape to Nepal
Sally Wendkos Olds
A New Yorker pushes past her comfort zone and falls in love with a remote culture By Sally...
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Famous Father Girl, a Memoir
Grace Lichtenstein
In her new memoir, Famous Father Girl, Jamie Bernstein candidly recalls her life as the eldest...
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Roberta Hershenson
What price personal autonomy Remembering the days when abortions were illegal By Roberta...
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A Book That’ll Jolt Your Mind
Suzanne Charlé
Everyday Play: A Campaign Against Boredom is a quirky, offbeat, maybe even subversive guide to...
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House Painting, Ancient Roman-Style
Maddine Insalaco
Frescoes from a vanished world offer a modern take on meanings and makers By Maddine...
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Roll Over, Beethoven—This Time for Women
George Gelles
From Baroque to contemporary music, female composers at last are getting their due By George...
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What One New Yorker Did During Covid
Suzanne Charlé
Not to be deterred by the lockdown, Elise Engler spent the first year of the pandemic drawing and...
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A robot was involved, and swear words were uttered, but healing time was remarkably quick By...
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The Art of Becoming a Landscape Painter
Maddine Insalaco
Immersion in the surrounding space—in Italy—is part of the subject By Maddine...
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A Jab and a Bubble in the Eye
Roberta Hershenson
For a seasoned photojournalist, retina detachment surgery led to new insights into how we view the...
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Baton-Wielding, Arm-Waving Women
George Gelles
Despite daunting odds, a handful of high-energy, vastly talented, rule-breaking ladies are shaking...
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Celluloid Reveries: A Date With Janie
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With a tribute to the perkiest of the perky blondes, the recently departed Jane Powell By Ellen...
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Guilty Pleasures in Covid Time
George Blecher
Want to be enticed by movies again These offerings from this year’s 59th Lincoln Center Film...
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The renowned caricaturist gets his first biography By Deborah Harkins Portrait...
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Bolts out of the Blue—and Other Colors, Too
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The football-field-size Zarin Fabrics, in business 85 years, is a prime resource for home...
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A dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite chooses to move to an independent living community By Rachel...
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Whither Orchestras and Symphony Halls?
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Music Gets an Overhaul
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A pandemic shakeup is under way Covid Fan Tutti, anyone By George...
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It happened in West Palm Beach and involved a car caravan, a climb up a hill, a folding chair, and...
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This ancient mind and body practice has a reputation for reducing stress and boosting...
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Where To From Here, New York?
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Like us, our city has been sheltering in place How and when will it recover, and will it ever be...
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Subversive Needlework
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Quarantine time well spent—a needlework fiend stitches absurd quotes from Trump speeches and...
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Corona Chronicles
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With accommodations, daily life goes on during this bizarre time Five New Yorkers tell their...
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What you need to know about lung surfactant (it’s crucial for breathing) Plus: Drink plenty of...
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Day of Reckoning
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No birthday parties Commemorate your special day with moments of glory and souls of all ages By...
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Fotografiska Descends on New York
Linda Dyett
Is this Swedish import a gourmet dining and shopping mall with photo exhibits attached Or a...
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The Wonderful New World of Wigs
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Banish bad hair days: consider a wig By Rona Cherry Still rocking a wig: Tina...
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Savvy solo New Yorkers are opting for home-mates, not room-mates By Sally...
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You can fortify your brain power and positively affect your mood through the game of Mah Jongg But...
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Peter was not coming home Letting go required a long goodbye to his possessions, too By Ellen...
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Philadelphia is the go-to destination for travelers who enjoy Zagat-rated restaurants, theater,...
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With its bonanza of organizations offering multiple programs just for us, this town is the perfect...
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Chasing the enchanting monarchs to their winter sanctuaries in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere...
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Courtroom Artists’ Rogues Gallery
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Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bernie Madoff—when cameras are banned, artists capture the key...
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New York City has long been famed for its skyline Now, New Yorkers can be atop that skyline, thanks...
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Selling a house is a very emotional experience, and just because people make the decision to sell...
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Singing Together for a Second Act
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Choral singing can be fun, challenging and healthy and you needn’t be a pro to feel like a star...
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The Marvelous Museums of London
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Extraordinary museums are just waiting to be discovered across the pond—The Museum of Brands or...
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Safe on Second: A New York Story
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Living in a second-floor apartment in New York City has its ups and downs By Ellen...
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Maintaining Empathy in the Age of Trump
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How to counteract the daily doses of anger, anxiety, and stress by stimulating positive human...
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Just in Time: The Statue of Liberty Museum
Suzanne Charlé
As the president rails against immigrants, a new museum opens on Liberty Island, examining...
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Topnotch Beauty Products for Spring
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Here are 10 new and new-ish face, body and hair improvers you really should know about By Linda...
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Household Effects: an Illustrated Inventory
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The objects you love may have more than sentimental value Here’s a way to save their past for...
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NYC’s Organizations for Older Adults
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Slow down Perhaps Give up Nope! The thrill of whooshing down a snow covered mountain never goes...
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All those vacancies Are they part of a paradigm shift (Yes) Will mom-and-pop shops survive or even...
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New Experiences: The Fine Art of Travel
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Whether you are a lover of the arts, an aspiring writer or a foodie, here are some small, group...
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Ten Books for Us to Read Now
Sally Wendkos Olds
Will Schwalbe was a voracious reader who spent the last two years of his mother’s life sharing...
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Second Careers: How Art Changed a Life
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Trying something new can be wonderfully rewarding By Georgetta Lordi...
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New York City exercisers of all ages embrace the Latin rhythms and aerobic moves of Zumba By...
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The Discreet Magic of Berets and Caps
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Some 37 million Americans snore regularly according to the National Sleep Foundation, so if you...
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iPhones and streaming and Ebay, oh my And what I don’t miss from the past century By Annie...
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Members of “Elder Wisdom Circle” provide support and advice for young people who look to...
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The stuff we’ve accumulated over the decades is reaching epidemic proportions, taking up valuable...
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The Surprising Health Benefits of Indoor Plants
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Indoor potted plants can remove up to 87 percent of air pollutants in 24 hours By Rona...
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Jump-start spring with remedies for parched, slack, confused New York City winter skin By Linda...
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Saving Your Marriage After an Affair
Sally Wendkos Olds
What some therapists say about saving a marriage unhinged by infidelity By Sally Wendkos...
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Senior Women and #MeToo
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Learning How to Fall Safely
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Learn how to navigate slippery sidewalks and streets in the winter Wearing the proper footwear and...
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Why 30 minutes in a NYC salt room can heal your lungs and boost your mood By Rona...
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The Latest in Makeup: Think Little or None
Linda Dyett
Makeup is almost passé in New York City The look today is all about artlessness, authenticity and...
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Travel Groups for Women Only
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The demand for all-female travel groups has increased by leaps and bounds, pushing travel...
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New Beau? Check Him Out Online
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When Ron began behaving erratically, I decided to look him up on Instant Checkmate’s extensive...
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Turning Antique Lace into Silver and Gold
Linda Dyett
It’s almost alchemy Monika Knutsson transforms antique lace into featherweight gold and silver...
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Here’s a guide for keeping ‘stressful’ food and drink off your menu By Rona Cherry As...
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Here’s how two women with vastly different careers—an educator and a...
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You may not be famous, but you deserve to write your own memoir with assistance from professional...
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Keeping Your Memory Sharp as You Age
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What’s the difference between an occasional memory lapse and lapses that indicate the onset of...
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Private Libraries in New York City
Sally Wendkos Olds
There are more than twenty private libraries in Manhattan—free or fee-based—that offer...
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Clearing Out Your Parents’ Home
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Sorting out the belongings of your parents’ home can be daunting and upsetting, but hiring estate...
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Open Sesame: Magical and stylish dual purpose, space saving furniture for space challenged...
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Tips from a Top NYC Hair Colorist
Linda Dyett
Marie Sigismondi discusses the shady business of hair color and going gray By Linda...
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Marjorie Eliot learned piano as a child; now she performs for jazz lovers every Sunday in her...
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Testosterone Implants for Women
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A growing number of doctors regard the so-called male hormone as a boon for women’s health and...
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Meeting people is easy, developing a friendship is more complicated; it takes patience and...
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Companies that soundproof windows, floors, and walls are in high demand By Georgetta Lordi...
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For NYCitywomen, fitness trainer Devone Stephenson has fine-tuned a dozen home exercises by...
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Kicking Ass in Flat-Heeled Shoes
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Why late in life I became a neo-feminist By Nancy Weber “What do you...
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Powerhouse ingredients and products that work—no appointment needed! By Linda...
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Even if you’re not as agile as a 30-year-old, you can still pedal through rolling hills and...
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Stacia Friedman
Gray hair used to be unfashionable and unforgiving; these days it’s sexy and a signature for many...
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Women who don’t lunch—but launch new careers in their sixties, making the most of their...
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Lips and cheeks are where the action is, while eyes are subtle and tame By Linda...
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According to recent poll, one-third of women over 40 are dating men ten years younger than they...
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Millions of women are using wigs to dress up, dress down, or avoid the hassles of daily hair...
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The Best Dressmakers in New York City
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A versatile, affordable dressmaker who can update a favorite outfit or copy a Chanel is a...
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Mary Marino
Your broken chains and orphan earrings may not be wearable, but they are not worthless By Mary...
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How sleeping beauties can find the best sofa beds for their backs, their wallets, and their small...
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Members often form strong bonds that keep a club going, even when they disagree about a book By...
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Installing farms on the 14,000 acres of unshaded rooftops in the city could feed 20 million...
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Local yarn dens provide an antidote to high-level urban stress in a clubby setting By Linda...
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Master craftsmen who can widen boots, recover worn shoes, fix torn leather, repair handbags, and...
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The Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care
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Many MD’s are charging annual fees of $2,000 to $25,000 Finding a doctor you can afford and...
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I decided not to lie or apologize about turning 70; instead here’s what I did By Annie...
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New York City: A Mecca for Yoga Classes
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Practicing yoga helps keep your muscles flexible, lowers your stress level and improves your...
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Garment wizards who hand launder delicate clothing, dry clean and alter tricky garments, and...
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Photographing the Stylish Elderly
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ari Cohen created “Advanced Style” to celebrate the elderly with a popular blog, several books,...
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