When Mary Martin was the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up
The first time ‘Peter Pan’ aired live on NBC
Originally published December 2, 2014
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Breaking: Bad
Otherwise known as the roots of Jimmy Fallon’s charm.
Originally published January 22, 2014
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How Arrested Development Reinvented the Catchphrase
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Originally published June 3, 2013
His Kingdom for a Horse
Memories of my college adviser, David Milch, creator of HBO’s “Luck”
Originally published March 22, 2012
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Bento Box Bingo
The only firm in New York that delivers fresh-made bento-box lunches
Originally published February 26, 2012
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A Modesty Proposal
How should Roger Federer talk about his own greatness?
Originally published September 10, 2009
Cartoons Go to War
Bill Mauldin’s one-of-a-kind war cartoons: a slide show
Originally published April 25, 2008
A Shy and Brainy Guy
How Steve Martin got so funny.
Originally published December 03, 2007
As the Ice Beckoned, A Crime Unfolded
“Illegal ice activity” in Central Park.
Originally published July 27, 2003
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Suffering Silently
A tribute to great ventriloquist Arthur Worsley
Originally published December 30, 2001
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Embrace the Urge
The ubiquitous hug
Originally published November 25, 2001
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The Rise of the Robo-Ref
Behind the scenes in the life of an NBA referee.
Originally published February 25, 2001
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