Kathy Kirkpatrick, the president of Life Cafe Inc., explains why she put the shuttered restaurant's trademark up for sale: "It's a brand that will work throughout the U.S. and the world....I have always had international patrons coming, making special ... »
[At the former Life Cafe Sunday] Don't be surprised one day if you come across a Life Cafe — here or elsewhere in the country. In an email, Kathy Kirkpatrick (aka Kathy Life), president of Life Cafe Inc., said that she is retiring and selling the trade... »
Living in a big city can be a ... »
George Washington & Saul Williams (more by Tim Griffin) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Hot Tub @ Littlefield * Brain Cloud @ Barbes * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Butch Morris @ The Stone * Commercial Interruption... »
In what is now a standard for political struggles on the continent, the Nigerian diaspora — with a more direct stake in what happens back home — have been key to keeping attention on the political crises back home. One of these has been the novelist Ch... »
I’m no expert on the FDA but my science antennas are twitching nervously about this, so I’ll post and invite discussion. In a surprising move last week, President Obama and HHS Secretary Sebelius overrules (basically, vetoed) the FDA’s recommendation t... »
After Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled the FDA's decision to make emergency contraceptive Plan B available to everyone (and lift the requirement for those under 17 to show a prescription) on Wednesday, President Obama had... »
Brooklyn wears the crown as the U.S. community where it takes longest to foreclose on a delinquent homeowner. Lenders took an average of 1,187 days—more than three years—to repossess a home in Kings County during the last three months of 2011, accordin... »
