Ed Koch's Cold Remedy
Mayor Koch's "much better than doctors" recipe for a surefire cold remedy, the infamous Guggle Muggle. Delicious, "medically superb" and with a mysterious origin, it was passed on from mother to mother...
View ArticlePaul Elie, Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Robin Lovin — Moral Man and Immoral...
We explore the ideas and present-day relevance of 20th century theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, an influential, boundary-crossing voice in American public life. Niebuhr created the term "Christian...
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Fight on, Brave Soul
It’s official: Studio 360 has a cold. (Sure, there are a couple hold-outs, but they won’t last long…)Even before I was sniffling, I was totally jazzed by an odd and intriguing ad campaign for HALLS...
View ArticleOn Goose Bumps
Holy heck, I just learned something crazy.So you know about vestigial traits? Organs or attributes that no longer serve their original purpose, but still haven't completely vanished. Like your...
View ArticleTwo Festivals, One Weekend, Plenty Of Nontraditional Sounds
There’s a commonly held belief here in New York City that January is, well, kind of lame. The holidays are over, it’s cold, and there’s nothing to do. Mostly, though, it’s just downright cold. Yet,...
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Stepping up Help for the Homeless as Temperatures Plummet
As temperatures were expected to dip into the single digits overnight, the Department of Homeless Services and advocates increased outreach to the homeless.DHS instituted what it calls a "Code Blue"...
View ArticleAll Your Snow Updates Right Here. Also, It's Freezing Outside
We are updating the list below as new information becomes available:New York City Public Schools are open today. Several New Jersey school districts, including Hoboken, announced school closures for...
View ArticleVendors, Bike Messengers, and Dog Walkers on Working Outside in Cold Like This
Do you make your living working outside? How has the recent snow and cold temps affected your business? Stephanie Barreto, staff organizer for the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center...
View ArticleWarm Memories To Fight The Cold
A call-in segment with your descriptions of a warm day (remember those?) on this chilly Monday. Tell us about a really warm memory. Remember that feeling of taking your shoes off and walking barefoot...
View Article121- Cold War Kids
During the 1961 Berlin Crisis—one of the various moments in the cold war in which we came frighteningly close to engaging in actual war with the Soviets—President John F. Kennedy vowed to identify...
View ArticleThe Cold War: Boosting Your Immune System Would Do A World Of Harm
Feel a tickle in your throat? Or a fever coming on? Maybe watching Dr. Oz? Whatever the reason, people flock to pharmacies to purchase immune supplements like vitamin C products or garlic tabs that...
View ArticleExtreme Cold Is Upon Us
If you're planning to venture outside over the next few days, make sure you grab some extra layers.On top of bitterly cold temperatures, the region may see modest snowfall tomorrow into early...
View ArticleOutreach to Homeless in Deep Freeze
Tesfa Ogun and Stacie Raymond got into their car just after midnight Monday.They work for Goddard Riverside, a non-profit, which runs an outreach program for the city. Their job was to check up on the...
View ArticleCurbing America's Addiction To Air Conditioning
For many Americans, summertime means swinging between the sweltering outdoor heat and the air conditioned indoor freeze. Buildings are kept cooler in the summer than in the winter, and that doesn't...
View ArticlePry This Lectern Out of My Cold Dead Hands Edition
Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Laura Miller discuss Spielberg's Cold War Movie "Bridge of Spies," Kathryn Schultz’s recent New Yorker takedown of Henry David Thoreau, and whether the lecture still...
View ArticleMayor de Blasio Talks Blizzard Clean-Up; Plus Your #SnowedIn Stories
The weekend blizzard dropped around 30 inches of soft, easy-to-shovel (thankfully) snow.Mayor Bill de Blasio called in from the Woodside, Queens, where he was out assessing the streets. He called the...
View ArticleBitter Cold Weather Blasts New York This Weekend
If you can, stay inside this weekend.That's the recommendation from Nelson Vaz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Temperatures will dip into the teens Saturday and Sunday, with...
View ArticleRiding a Citi Bike in 20° Weather? Thousands Did It
Saturday started cold and got colder, with temperatures falling from 21° before dawn to 9°. Still, thousands of brave — or at least hardy — riders climbed on a ice-cold Citi Bikes and took 6,517 trips,...
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