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NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda reports on new information in the death of 42-year old Fridoon Rawshan from court documents including the city’s response to a lawsuit filed Thursday. The officer reported the man was brandishing an object that turned out to be a pen. (Published Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015) A man shot to death by…
Even great industrialists have heroes. Such was the case of Henry Ford and his idol Thomas Edison. Ford grew up on a rural un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison’s meteoric career as the inventor rose to become a national icon. Edison was Ford’s role model, and as a young man Ford…
Are stories about $100 million Long Island palaces getting you down? Do you feel increasingly like you’ll never be able to afford to live alone? Does the average home sale price in Manhattan make you want to curl up in a ball of emotions? These are all pretty normal signs of Post-Gentrification Real Estate Depression….
gallery js end gallery js start of gallery code fullscreen It was a momentous day in the history of NYC subways: the first new subway station in over 25 years opened today at 34th Street and 11th Avenue. The 7 train line was extended by 1.5 miles and its Manhattan terminus is now at the…
In an editorial published in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times, writer Mary Mitchell essentially argued that sex workers cannot be raped. Mitchell is in disbelief that Chicago-area authorities have charged Roy Akins with aggrevated criminal sexual assault, rather than theft because he raped a sex worker. According to a report from Mitchell’s own newspaper, Akins solicited a…
On several occasions at WordCamps or other similar tech events, I’ve been asked (almost always in a thoughtful manner) what my experience has been like as a female web developer in this largely male-dominated field. My answer hasn’t changed much over the 6 or so years I’ve been doing this professionally, aside from the addition of…
“We have to recognize that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence.” ~ Cornel West I’m a romance junkie, there’s no doubt about it—but my shiny bubble of champagne, chocolate covered strawberry goodness has just popped. My darling, our beautiful honeymoon of fizzy first…
If you want to read The Washington Post’s coverage of the newly discovered human species Homo naledi this morning but you’re using ad blocking software, you’re out of luck: The paper is experimenting with blocking access to readers who give ads the stiff-arm. One message that greeted WashingtonPost.com visitors with ad blocking software engaged. “We’re…
Actually, there are a LOT of ways that Star Wars could troll its fans, and audiences in general. Almost a whole galaxy’s worth of ways, in fact. But commenter Sean Kelley hit on a great one. In response to the question about whether Star Wars: The Force Awakens should have a post-credits scene, Kelley imagined…
No matter why a woman is seeing a doctor—be it for a headache or for a broken toe—she can reliably expect to be asked the date of her last period within the first minute of her consultation. Because of the confused looks I get when I reply with “May 2012,” I started prefacing my answer…