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  • Popgun report

    For all the insinuation aimed at the Port Authority — and, in particular, at ex-boss Chris Ward — over the last six months, an Andrew Cuomo-Chris Christie “interim” PA audit released yesterday found, well . . . not a hell of a lot.

  • Following the money

    After years of preaching the evils of “super PACs,” President Obama has decided to dance with the devil — aligning himself with Priorities USA Action, a fund-raising committee that can take nearly unlimited campaign donations.

Yesterday

  • Curb the pensions!

    The unions may be dead set against it, but New Yorkers overwhelmingly support a new pension system for future government employees.

  • Cairo crumbling

    First came the Egyptian revolution — whereupon it was only a matter of time before the show trials began.

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  • Weight of the world

    Weight of the world

    February 05, 2012

    Calories & Corsets A History of Dieting Over 2,000 Years by Louise Foxcroft Profile Books...  

  • Pyramid scheme

    Pyramid scheme

    February 05, 2012

    Aside from Egypt, perhaps no place in the world was more galvanized by the events in Cairo’s Tahrir...  

  • Required reading

    February 05, 2012

    Behind the Beautiful Forevers Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katheirne Boo...  

  • In My Library

    In My Library

    February 05, 2012

    It should surprise no one who’s read “House of Lies” — or seen the new Showtime series of the same...  

  • In my library: Karen Russell

    In my library: Karen Russell

    January 29, 2012

    It was winter in Washington Heights, but Karen Russell channeled her “humid homeland” of Florida to...  

  • Required reading

    January 29, 2012

    Nixon’s Darkest Secrets by Don Fulsom (Thomas Dunne)) As a White House correspondent, Fulsom...  

  • It’s all your fault!

    It’s all your fault!

    January 29, 2012

    Scapegoat A History of Blaming Other People by Charlie Campbell Duckworth Overlook In July...  

  • In vain

    In vain

    January 29, 2012

    The Future of Blasphemy Speaking of the Sacred in an Age of Human Rights By Austin Dacey...  

  • In my library: Rosie Perez

    In my library: Rosie Perez

    January 22, 2012

    Don’t judge a book by its cover, says Rosie Perez — and don’t judge a woman by her accent! The...  

  • Required reading

    Required reading

    January 22, 2012

    Heft by Liz Moore (Norton) Arthur Opp is a heavyweight — both mentally and physically. The...  

  • Everyone was murdered!

    Everyone was murdered!

    January 22, 2012

    The forthcoming book “Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive” is, according to its publishing...  

  • Ballot boxed

    Ballot boxed

    January 22, 2012

    We’re With Nobody Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics by Alan Huffman and...  

  • Tunnel vision

    January 15, 2012

    Wish you could commute from New Jersey to New York on foot? You almost could, historian Robert W....  

  • Required reading

    January 15, 2012

    The Last Holiday A Memoir by Gil Scott-Heron (Grove Press) He didn’t accept the title...  

  • One man is an island

    One man is an island

    January 15, 2012

    Eccentric might be a kind word for the shipping magnate Larry Hillblom, who put the “H” in the...  

  • In my library: Tariq Ali

    In my library: Tariq Ali

    January 15, 2012

    Christopher Hitchens and Tariq Ali used to be friends. “We fell out over the Iraq war,” says Ali,...  

  • Required reading

    Required reading

    January 08, 2012

    New York Diaries 1609 to 2009 by Teresa Carpenter, editor (Modern Library) It took...  

  • Hitler to hippies

    Hitler to hippies

    January 08, 2012

    From Fuhrer power to Flower Power — the journey of the bubble-backed “Love Bug” may be the oddest...  

  • iSpy

    iSpy

    January 08, 2012

    I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did Social Networks and the Death of Privacy by Lori...  

  • In my library: Rob Bartlett

    In my library: Rob Bartlett

    January 08, 2012

    One is tempted to call Rob Bartlett a professional second banana, considering the roles he plays on...  

  • In my library: Paul Simpson

    In my library: Paul Simpson

    January 01, 2012

    If the Mayans were right, this new year — the last on their calendar — is where the world ends. But...  

  • War: What is it good for?

    January 01, 2012

    Sex, Bombs and Burgers How War, Pornography and Fast Food Have Shaped Modern Technology By...  

  • Required reading

    Required reading

    January 01, 2012

    Satan is Real The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers by Charlie Louvin with Benjamin Whitmer (It...  

  • A tsar is born

    A tsar is born

    January 01, 2012

    Catherine the Great Portrait of a Woman By Robert K. Massie Random House Crushed to death by...  

  • Humbug!

    Humbug!

    December 25, 2011

    Charles Dickens A Life by Claire Tomalin The Penguin Press Charles Dickens was in an...  

  • In My Library: Jimmy Carter

    In My Library: Jimmy Carter

    December 25, 2011

    For Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the US, the most memorable Christmas wasn’t at the White...  

  • Required reading

    Required reading

    December 25, 2011

    Why We Broke UP by Daniel Handler art by Maira Kalman (LIttle, Brown) Anyone who has ever had a...  

  • Son of a gun

    Son of a gun

    December 18, 2011

    The Devil’s Right Hand The Tragic Story of the Colt Family Curse by M. William Phelps Lyons...  

  • In my library: Faye Kellerman

    In my library: Faye Kellerman

    December 18, 2011

    Between them, Faye Kellerman and her husband, Jonathan, have about 70 books, four children, three...  

  • Required reading

    Required reading

    December 18, 2011

    UFOs in Wartime What They Didn’t Want You to Know by Mack Maloney (Berkley) We were hooked...  

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Today in Pictures
  • Day in Photos: Feb. 7, 2012
    Day in Photos: Feb. 7, 2012
  • Celebrity Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
    Celebrity Photos: Feb. 8, 2012
  • Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade
    Giants Super Bowl Victory Parade
  • Celebrity photos: Feb. 7, 2012
    Celebrity photos: Feb. 7, 2012
  • Super Bowl XLVI
    Super Bowl XLVI

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