Marcus Baram
Articles by Marcus Baram
Schools For Scandal
In the hothouse world of New York's private schools, where students are treated like rare and fragil read more »
Saul Bellow (1915-2005)
Saul Bellow, Nobel laureate and dean of Jewish-American fiction, passed away on Tuesday, April 5. read more »
Maxed Out
Is that really it? read more »
What's Taking So Long? The MTA's Security Plan
It's a nightmare scenario that haunts subway riders: A dirty bomb is detonated on a crowded train, k read more »
Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Hip-hop court jester Flavor Flav may be the newest reality-TV sensation (see The Surreal Life and St read more »
Is Pataki Toast? Polls and Press Whack Governor
"Looks like we're going to be raising federal money," Governor George Pataki began telling supporter read more »
Runway Traffic
In the moments before Donald Trump barreled through a packed house at Michael Kors' runway show last read more »
Moises' Exodus
"Is that Nell's?" a harried young man asked, standing on the north side of 14th Street near Eighth A read more »
Cause Celebs Sell Charity-Who's Nice? Who's Naughty?
The start of January, with New Year's resolutions not yet fading into memory and hangovers from the read more »
Remembering Jerry
It's a cliché: the tough guy with the gentle touch. read more »
It's All Greek to Me
"I was born with a charisma!" Cyprus-born singer Anna Vissi declared. read more »
Rudy Gets Bernie: Ex-Commish Kerik Goes Into Cabinet
During the opening night of the Republican National Convention on Aug. read more »
Kalikow Says He Won’t Budge on MetroCard
PRECIS: You can’t say you weren’t warned: A year ago, The Observer’s Marcus Baram read more »
Kalikow Says He Won't Budge On MetroCard
Peter Kalikow's legacy is about to take another left turn.The white-haired, dapper-suited chairman o read more »
Live and Uncensored: It's Dave
At a little past 9 p.m. on Nov. read more »
Mo'-Money MoMA
"Being old-fashioned, I remember when a museum cost nothing," the artist Will Bennet said as guests read more »
Trumped-Up Charges
The men’s room of the New York Hilton was thick with cheap men’s cologne. read more »
An Underground Nightmare: Subway Cuts and Fare Hikes
Two inches of rain shuts down parts of the subway system. read more »
Boîte’s Battle Boils Over
Sure it’s October, but there’s an extra chill in the air around East 63rd Street between Park an read more »
No, Canada!
The tide of film and TV productions fleeing to cheaper non–New York locations such as Toronto and read more »
Ruffin’ It
A few lucky dogs had their day at the Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom on Sept. 22. read more »
Missing In Action
The lure of a Democratic Presidential nominee and his wife wasn’t enough to draw some celebrities read more »
Stealing Beauties
Fashion Week hasn't even started yet and the claws are already out.In yet the latest example of the read more »
Bruce Willis Regrets
The invitation came addressed to Bruce Willis at the Century City offices of his publicist at Rogers read more »
Fratricide Reigns As '08 Race Begins For Post-W. G.O.P.
Forget Bush-Cheney '04. read more »
Vanity's Unfair to Reese?
Hand on the hip of her Alberta Ferretti gown, her proud chin jutting out from that pixie face, Reese read more »
G.O.P. Cops-One Protector Per 2.4 Guests
Mayor Bloomberg, alongside a phalanx of top cops, stepped up to the podium at a security briefing at read more »
Hip-hoprisy
Sean (P. read more »
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