NY Observer > Frances Kiernan http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/39980/feed Articles from Observer.com en Beloved Brooke: Third Mrs. Astor, First Lady of New York http://www.observer.com/2007/beloved-brooke-third-mrs-astor-first-lady-new-york

A young person who’s just moved to New York can hardly ignore the name Astor. It spans only one block, but Astor Place is frequently invoked by 23-year-olds, as it connects Broadway to St. Marks Place, the enduringly hip East Village destination.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/beloved-brooke-third-mrs-astor-first-lady-new-york#comments Arts & Culture Brooke Astor Frances Kiernan Tue, 15 May 2007 14:43:28 -0400 Hillary Frey 54092 at http://www.observer.com Adam Kirsch Pipes Up on a Biography of Mary McCarthy http://www.observer.com/node/42748 Seeing Mary Plain: A Life of Mary McCarthy , by Frances Kiernan. W.W.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/42748#comments Arts & Culture Frances Kiernan Hannah Arendt Mary McCarthy Mary Plain Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:00:00 -0500 Adam Kirsch 42748 at http://www.observer.com