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Liz Smith: Here's To The Luminaries Who Lunch For Mike Nichols!

I mean, what if "the bomb" dropped and wiped out Barry Diller, Mike Nichols, Diane Sawyer, Anna Wintour, or the distinguished cast of the current cultural historical Broadway hit "Death of a Salesman"? »

Peter Smirniotopoulos: Education Reform: Why a Bachelor's Degree Still Matters

It would be truly unfortunate if twenty years from now we woke up to the realization that U.S. prominence in the world's economy had dropped even farther from where it stood today, because we made the mistake of shortchanging our educational systems. »

Nora Zelevansky: Brooklyndia

A few months ago, I relocated from Los Angeles to Portland. My husband insists that we moved to Brooklyn instead -- Park Slope to be exact. (That was our intention.) But I'm not convinced. »

Scott Thill: Michael Bloomberg May Have His Own Army, But Has He Already Lost the War?

It is during Bloomberg's three mayoral terms that Wall Street has destroyed not just our economy but what remains of last century's American exceptionalism. »

Richard Branson: America Needs to Open Up the Debate on Decriminalization

Can and should the drug war be replaced with drug regulation that supports individuals with health issues and focuses law enforcement on serious criminals? This debate should be taken up by President Obama and his Republican rivals as well. »

Peter Weinberg: Escape From the Job Jungle

I applied to 53 jobs in July, according to the tally marks I carved into my parents' dining room table while playing the harmonica. But the big sack I bought to hold all my salary never filled up, and I began to suspect something just wasn't right. »

Jihad Al-Jabban: NYPD, Muslims Are Americans Too

I have spent most my life trying to prove I am an American, but there is no need to prove who I am, and no other American -- Muslim or otherwise -- should ever have to feel marginalized. »

Andrew Friedman: Falling Stars: It's Time for a New Way of Evaluating Restaurants

A great many chefs have long been troubled and angered, by the star system. It's a square-peg-round-hole situation. Yet nationwide, newspapers continue to insist that their critics employ the star system as though nothing's changed the past few generat... »

Annie Fabricant: What Would Hamlet, the Queen of Pop, Die Antwoord and Machiavelli Do Together?

As a theater maker, how do you generate toe-curling drama, excitement and intrigue for an audience whose hitherto experience of Hamlet is loaded with memories, associations and scrutiny? »

Michael King: The Food Life: Seersucker and Fried Chicken

For those of you who have not yet experienced Seersucker, they offer a seasonal menu, which changes, you guessed it, by season! But the general theme always remains -- clean Southern food. »

Michael Kurcfeld: "Occupy Wall Screen": A Renowned French Media Artist Takes On Wall Street (VIDEO)

French media artist Maurice Benayoun is probably France's most cutting-edge artist. »

Gabrielle Selz: Doug Wheeler Distills Infinity

In Wheeler's art case it is purely the medium of light that we explore, touch, see, and sense. His simplified use of material heightens and distills the experience. Being inside his space is at once ethereal and dense. »

Alan Singer: "You Don't Own Frederick Douglass"

I believe that it is okay for historians to disagree without getting nasty with each other, and that our disagreements are an essential part of making meaning out of the past. »

Jeanine Hays: Notes From The Road: Adventures In Writing The AphroChic Book

It has been an amazing couple of months since my husband and I signed our first book deal with Clarkson Potter. We have been scouting homes, traveling for photo and video shoots, and spending hours upon hours writing the first chapters of the AphroChic... »

Nancy Huehnergarth: Top Six Food Politics Lessons Learned in 2011

This hasn't been a banner year for improving America's food system, food environment or food policies. A look back demonstrates that not only have we failed to make any new progress in food and nutrition policy, but we actually appear to be moving back... »

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