Suzy Hansen
Articles by Suzy Hansen
Turkey Ponders Obama As Cure for Anti-Americanism
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Barack Obama.
ISTANBUL—The young, well-educated, secular Turkish woman who hated Bush had never heard of the presidential candidate Barack Obama. I told her Obama was black and his middle name was Hussein. “Really?” she said, raising her eyebrows on cue. She understood why these tiny facts made an American curious about a Turk’s opinion of Obama, and she smiled politely.
“Is he a good person?” she finally said.
In June, a Pew poll found that out of 47 countries, Turks had the least favorable view of the United States. This must have been confusing news to Americans who heard it: Isn’t Turkey our ally? What did we do to them? Didn’t we do much more terrible things to other countries? And what would it take to change their minds? read more »
Justin Timberlust
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America's Sweatheart: Justin Timberlake's lyrics are lust-filled, polite, second-wave feminist, monogamous.
The tabloid glossies are revving up to destroy another beautiful love couple whose sell-by date&mdas read more »
Remembering Ellen Willis, Rock 'n' Roll Feminist Superhero
When 64-year-old feminist writer Ellen Willis died of lung cancer on Thursday, Nov. read more »
Remembering Ellen Willis, Rock ’n’ Roll Feminist Superhero
Harvey Wang
Ellen Willis.
When 64-year-old feminist writer Ellen Willis died of lung cancer on Thursday, Nov. read more »
Brooklyn Gals’ Payday Plunge: $600 Black Eyelet Numbers
Melanie Flood
Stuart & Wright is the first truly expensive clothing boutique on Fort Greene
In Fort Greene, above a storefront on Lafayette Avenue, a metallic sign decorated with unlit neon bl read more »
Judt at War
“I’m struck when I observe the Jewish community in the United States, especially in New York,” read more »
Judt at War
Melanie Flood
Tony Judt.
“I’m struck when I observe the Jewish community in the United States, especially in New read more »
Brooklyn Gals' Payday Plunge: $600 Black Eyelet Numbers
In Fort Greene, above a storefront on Lafayette Avenue, a metallic sign decorated with unlit neon bl read more »
Fairway Day!
By Matthew Grace
Gates of Heaven, Parking lot of Hell.
On a recent Sunday at the new Fairway supermarket in Brooklyn, a pale, reed-thin man, pointy-nosed a read more »
The Man Who Sold the Boro; A Broker of ‘Good People’
Melanie Flood.
Allan Gerovitz.
June 20, 2006, was a lovely Tuesday summer evening. read more »
The Man Who Sold the Boro; A Broker of 'Good People'
June 20, 2006, was a lovely Tuesday summer evening. read more »
Defending Break-Up: Snuffling, Bile Meet Non-Romance of Year
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Jennifer Aniston in The Break-Up.
The first time I saw The Break-Up, the woman next to me sighed and shifted and muttered under her br read more »
Defending Break-Up: Snuffling, Bile Meet Non-Romance of Year
The first time I saw The Break-Up, the woman next to me sighed and shifted and muttered under her br read more »
The Brooklyn-geoisie Valet Parks Strollers To Stomp New Arena
Dan Sagarin
The crooner of Cobble Hill: Dan Zanes plays to a crowd of enraptured families at a June 3 anti-development benefit.
On the morning of Saturday, June 3, a line of wee Brooklynites and their guardians was lurching forw read more »
The Brooklyn-geoisie Valet Parks Strollers To Stomp New Arena
On the morning of Saturday, June 3, a line of wee Brooklynites and their guardians was lurching forw read more »
Horace Mann Satirized— A Feeble Tract, Alas, and Stale
Heesun Choi
Not quite a nanny: Andrew Trees, a 37-year-old history teacher at Horace Mann.
Many New York City private-school kids went to the same second-tier Ivy, the University of Pennsylva read more »
Horace Mann Satirized- A Feeble Tract, Alas, and Stale
Many New York City private-school kids went to the same second-tier Ivy, the University of Pennsylva read more »
White-Pants Summer
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Jennifer Lopez works the white-hot look.
On May 24, Stefani Greenfield, owner of the popular boutique chain Scoop, appeared on NBC’s To read more »
White-Pants Summer
On May 24, Stefani Greenfield, owner of the popular boutique chain Scoop, appeared on NBC’s Today read more »
Brooklyn Civil War: It’s North vs. South, Ratner Against Ledger
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The Crusaders of Boerum Hill: Heath and Michelle.
John Flansburgh, of the band They Might Be Giants, was on the phone. read more »
Brooklyn Civil War: It's North vs. South, Ratner Against Ledger
John Flansburgh, of the band They Might Be Giants, was on the phone. read more »
Twee Grows in Brooklyn
A thin, attractive woman was balancing a tiny newborn in one arm and a soft diaper bag in the other read more »
Vagina Mama-Log
Melanie Flood
Writing about the hurricane of herself: Daphne Merkin in her Upper East Side apartment.
Last month, the editors of The New York Times Magazine proclaimed their contributing writer Daphne M read more »
Woody Allen
“Bergman said the worst thing would be to die on a sunny day,” said Woody Allen on Dec. read more »
Woody Allen
“Bergman said the worst thing would be to die on a sunny day,” said Woody Allen on Dec. read more »
Bitchy, Unconventional Hellman Protected by Loving Biographer
On top of her many overlapping sex and love affairs, Lillian Hellman also once got married—and whe read more »
Bitchy, Unconventional Hellman Protected by Loving Biographer
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Lillian Hellman (1905-1984) when she was about 40 years old.
On top of her many overlapping sex and love affairs, Lillian Hellman also once got married—and read more »
Perplexed on the Op-Ed Page, Dowd Clings to Categories
Fred Conrad
Maureen Dowd, fiery redheaded flamethrower.
Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide, by Maureen Dowd. Putnam, 352 pages, $25.95.
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Perplexed on the Op-Ed Page, Dowd Clings to Categories
Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide, by Maureen Dowd. Putnam, 352 pages, $25.95.
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Our So-Called Star
Philip Burke
Not-So-Melancholy Danes: Ten years ago she was anointed, and Claire might be claiming her crown.
Steve Martin, apparently the guest of honor with his velvet suit and powdery skin, thanked the small read more »
Another Car-Wreck Memoir Straining Hard for Attention
Elizabeth Hayt’s I’m No Saint kicks off with the author going down on her bridesmaid the night b read more »
Another Car-Wreck Memoir Straining Hard for Attention
Fabrizio Ferri
Elizabeth Hayt announces on the first page of her memoir that she
Elizabeth Hayt’s I’m No Saint kicks off with the author going down on her bridesmaid the read more »
Surrender the Green
When Tiger Woods appeared on the tee, the people in the stands by the green-double-fisting Michelobs read more »
Surrender the Green
When Tiger Woods appeared on the tee, the people in the stands by the green-double-fisting Michelobs read more »
Surrender the Green
When Tiger Woods appeared on the tee, the people in the stands by the green—double-fisting Mic read more »
Four Jumpers Who Flop: Hornby's Latest Falls Flat
A Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby. Riverhead, 333 pages, $24.95.
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Jolie Laide
In the ad for Mr. and Mrs. read more »
Rieff Encounter
"I think I'm American in all sorts of essential ways," said the 52-year-old war journalist David Rie read more »
It's Super Bush!
This week, a little bit of everything has been responsible for the outcome of last Tuesday's electio read more »
DVD's, Videos, TiVo, Downloadables
Riot ActThe Silver Screen Collection is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the screen debut of the read more »
DVD’s, Videos, TiVo, Downloadables
How to Win Hearts and MindsThe Battle of Algiers DVD costs $49.95, and given the brilliance of the f read more »
DVD's, Videos, TiVo, Downloadables
Freedom Is Slavery!There's almost nothing in THX 1138 , George Lucas' film debut, that anticipates t read more »
Uh-Oh-They're Heeeere!
The first Republican convention in New York arrives at a time when most New Yorkers with country hou read more »
West Houston, We Have a Problem! Film Mecca's Self-Love
The other evening I saw the anti-corporation documentary The Corporation at Film Forum. read more »
