Category Archives: new york

How Books Build our Relationships

Michelle looks at the way books connect us personally. Continue reading

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Living in the Town of Giants

Michelle talks about New Yorker identity and the spectacular resilience of “the greatest city in the world.” Continue reading

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New York Comic Con

A quick recap of Cassie’s favorite bits of Sunday at Comic Con. Continue reading

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Nightshift NYC

The husband and wife team of Russell Leigh Sharman and Cheryl Harris Sharman chronicle and examine the people who work the night shifts, as well as the locations in which they do so in New York City, in their new… Continue reading

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The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act: Stopping New York’s Tax Attack on Telecommuters

Edward Zelinsky looks at the commuter tax.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act: Stopping New York’s Tax Attack on Telecommuters”, url: “http://blog.oup.com/2008/06/the-telecommuter-tax-fairness-act-stopping-new-yorks-tax-attack-on-telecommuters/” }); Continue reading

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Words Out of Context

Ammon Shea explains an alternative use for dictionaries.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Words Out of Context”, url: “http://blog.oup.com/2008/05/words-out-of-context/” }); Continue reading

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