By Bill Primavera When I was in college, back during ancient times, I started to buy and collect books, mostly paperbacks at the time. There was a nice college bookstore at the College of William & Mary, which, if I
Read MoreBy Morris Gut The culinary landscape in the Hudson Valley is blossoming again. Like planting seeds in the garden, restaurants are sprouting everywhere. There are other food-related experiences as well. Here are some of the latest opportunities. Stone Barns Center
Read MoreBy Adam Stone Think right now about a problem you faced earlier today, and wrestled with in your mind. Got it? OK, as it turns out, you brought four characters to the experience. I’ll explain. But first, a little context.
Read MoreThis week I’ve reprised a column from several years ago. Feel free to reach out with your comments, From the Mediterranean diet to the American Fast Food Nation dietary habits, culinary traditions have evolved, more over the past 50 years
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Color has always been of interest to me ever since the time I decided as a young child that I preferred Technicolor movies to black and white. And when my mother upgraded my 12-color watercolor paint set
Read MoreBy Alan D. Feller, Esq. Here is my well-worn phrase of the day: “It is not what you say, but how you say it.” Family conversations infused with humanity and understanding have a better chance of being valued than lectures.
Read MoreThis is the 15th installment in an ongoing investigative series, launched in December 2022, about CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth and broader concerns about corporate healthcare. By Adam Stone Anyone who has been following my now roughly 16-month-old series on CareMount/Optum/UnitedHealth knows that while
Read MoreBy Michael Malone Of all the ways a book can end up in your hands. You spot it in the bookstore, or you hear about it on a podcast and order it, or you read a favorable review and grab
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Among my possessions, I have only one family heirloom. It is a 1940s vase made in the town of Roseville, Ohio and is, in fact, called Roseville. It was given to my parents by my Aunt Helen,
Read MoreBy Michael Gold New York State may have banned fracking, but is still using fracked gas, transported from Pennsylvania. Natural gas is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) generated by the state, explained Professor Michael Gerrard, a Columbia
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