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Food & Drink > Fast Food Who makes the best hot dogs?

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There will be a lot of writers who take on this quintessential American question, seeking the finest in seasoning or the perfect synergy of toppings, the premier preparation or the best pedigree. While those articles will be interesting, they won't capture the essence of the hot dog.The hot dog, in all its permutations, is ab... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Kindergarten

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I absolutely, totally and completely loved kindergarten from day one. The doted-on princess of the family, I was magic, long-awaited girl child: first since my mother on the one side, first since my grandmother on the other. In short, I could do no wrong. Able to enter school just under the wire in terms of birthdate, I was b... More..

Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts Best do-it-yourself Halloween costumes for kids

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Creating Halloween costumes instead of purchasing them can save money this October - but more importantly, doing it yourself with the help of the would-be trick-or-treaters at your house can be a fun project for everyone. Here are several simple, economical costumes families can put together with ease that will look terrific ... More..

Local Guides > New York City How to find a cheap apartment in New York City

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It is not cheap to live in any of the great cities of the world, and New York is no exception to that maxim. Are there bargains to be found? Certainly, but 'bargain' is a relative term which means something acquired at less than the usual cost. That's an ideal place to begin: what, in fact, is the usual cost of an apartment i... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Separation

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The Wonder of It AllI left you first. I couldn't help it.Suicide school, docs and drugs and here I am, babeSigned, sealed, delivered, I'm yours!But you're nowhere to be foundApparently you checked outFound the depressed too depressing to live withAdieu, mon ami. For the first time in a long timeI am alive, well and eager to s... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Learning to drive

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In New York City, only masochists drive cars. Children internalize that fact early on growing up in the Big Apple, and nothing changes that knowledge as they mature. Exceptions were limited: kids whose family had a beach house either on the Jersey shore or out in the Hamptons were eager to sign up for Driver's Ed so they coul... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Betrayal

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etrayed. The word sounds positively medieval. Something dredged up out of a Shakespearean monologue, perhaps - but not likely to describe a feeling right here, right now. Yet that's precisely where I am. Who'd have thunk it?When my husband was transferred, we discussed selling our Arizona home. But that was counterintuitive t... More..

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