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The Postmodern Hester Prynne

Oh, these naughty alpha males and their uncontrollable libidos! We've had a parade of powerful men in picture-perfect marriages, exposed as lying horndogs: John Edwards, Mark Sanford, Tiger Woods, Eliot Spitzer, now even (allegedly) Al Gore. And just look at their lovely, betrayed wives, each one "handling" the situation with her own brand of dignity. Read More

Cool Roofs for the City and the Country

A few days ago, New York City announced its “Cool Roofs” initiative, an effort to save energy by combining volunteerism and green design. According to the Mayor’s press release:

"Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and former Vice President and founder of the Alliance for Climate Protection Al Gore today launched an NYC Service initiative, “NYC Cool Read More

Al Gore on Michael Bloomberg

Here's Al Gore with Michael Bloomberg yesterday in Long Island City, saying he's "proud to endorse the leadership and the actions" the mayor is taking on environmental issues.

Did You Digg It?

If the NYTimes.com most-emailed list was curated by Aunt Mabel, Digg.com's 'top news in all content' list is probably generated by her 20 (or 30)-something nephew: a Twittering, iPhone wielding, card-carrying member of the Wii Generation. Here's what this dude, we'll call him Kevin, and the rest of Diggnation, have been Diggin' in the Read More

Will Tatas Take Manhattan? And Will They Save the World?

“I would buy a Tata,’” said Upper East Side resident and retiree Genny Gold, laughing. “General Motors should have a Tata. Then maybe they could survive.”

Ms. Gold and 900 others attended a roundtable discussion about climate change that included Al Gore, Charlie Rose, S. C. Johnson CEO H. Fisk Johnson, Cornell Professor Stuart L. Read More

Mark Green’s 311 Story

Yesterday, the New York Post ran a story saying Mark Green is improperly claiming credit for 311, a program that was used in other cities and contemplated by the previous mayor before being implemented by Michael Bloomberg.

The article quotes Green at an April 21 event saying, “I had an idea, one of Read More


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