And two of his primary wins were by convincing margins—in Maryland, where he Read More
Nor is the fact that she now trails in most every independent delegate count—even the counts that include the non-binding pledges of superdelegates. And nor, for that matter, is the Read More
"I promise you I am fired up and ready to go," he told a cheering crowd.
The Arizona senator's speech seemed to target Obama more than Clinton, in yet another sign of the shifting dynamics of the Democratic Read More
Virginia was Clinton's best chance of scoring an upset victory, or at least keeping Read More
Democrats
Barack Obama is supposed to go three-for-three on the day. Short of engineering an upset victory—which would represent a campaign-changing development—Hillary Clinton’s best hope lies in containing her opponent’s victory margins and keeping the delegate race close, possibly positioning her to declare some kind of moral victory. On Read More
I felt that I knew Arthur long before I actually met him, because of his books. Grad school was a bit of a wasteland, and I searched in vain for history books that would truly illuminate the past, with vivid writing, sharp observations and that rarest of all academic elements: humor. I found all three Read More
Edward Norton doesn’t fidget. The 37-year-old actor/director/producer has a preternatural stillness about him, a concentrated containment that leaves no room for finger-tapping, napkin-ripping or foot-jiggling. On a recent gray and rainy afternoon, he was tucked into a leather booth in the Blue Bar of the Algonquin Hotel, sipping green tea. The lobby was bustling with Read More
How do you like your steak? Corn-fed or grass-fed? Grilled or roasted? Aged 28, 42 or 56 days? Wagyu? Grade 6 or grade 11? When I made my first visit to celebrity chef Tom Colicchio’s mega-restaurant in the meatpacking district, there were two dozen categories of steak on the menu. The options have since been Read More
How do you like your steak? Corn-fed or grass-fed? Grilled or roasted? Aged 28, 42 or 56 days? Wagyu? Grade 6 or grade 11?
When I made my first visit to celebrity chef Tom Colicchio’s mega-restaurant in the meatpacking district, there were two dozen categories of steak on the menu. The options have since been Read MoreLAURIE: Ladies, gentlemen, listen up. You want all of your wedding vendors, and especially your cake maker, to think like (or be) Duff Goldman. "I'm kind of the anti-wedding industry wedding vendor," said Mr. Goldman, proprietor of Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, Maryland. "The wedding industry is designed to rip people off. There's Read More
Candidates in Brooklyn's 10th Congressional District debate at NY1 (7 & 10:30). Maryland Democratic candidates, Benjamin Cardin and Kwiesi Mfume (head of the NAACP) debate on C-SPAN 2 at 7. Andrew Cuomo and Charlie King speak at the House of the Lord Church (415 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn) at 8 p.m. Mike Bloomberg Read More
America’s young drivers are a problem as old as the Christmas gift of a new La Salle given to an entitled tyke in Appointment in Samarra. “The kids knew he was going to get it all along,” John O’Hara wrote. “His mother told him beforehand. He smashed it up New Year’s Eve.” A third of Read More
America’s young drivers are a problem as old as the Christmas gift of a new La Salle given to an entitled tyke in Appointment in Samarra. “The kids knew he was going to get it all along,” John O’Hara wrote. “His mother told him beforehand. He smashed it up New Year’s Eve.”
A third Read MoreA week or so back I did a snarky take on Laurel Snyder's new book, Half-Life: Jew-ish Tales From Interfaith Homes and a reading she had at Makor , then walked away whistling. But after trying to comment on my post and being foiled somehow by the Observer's system (apologies), Snyder sent Read More
AIMEE: Brian and I arrive in Maryland for a whirlwind day of wedding planning: Our all-important first stop? Popping by the Dorchester County Courthouse in the tiny town of Cambridge to get ourselves a marriage license. Aimee and Brian getting their marriage license. With my parents in tow, Brian and I wander in and a Read More
