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Sorry to disappoint, but this blog is not about the fabulously risky and sexually charged novel by Erica Jong. No, the title simply refers to my actual fear of getting on an airplane. In all my 27 years, I’ve never traveled by plane. If I have to travel far, I take a train or boat…. Read more »

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On the 7 train heading to Queens, AANY’s Kennedy Moore enjoyed a conversation with Klaudia Maxwell… AANY: What’s your name? Klaudia: My name is Klaudia Maxwell. Klaudia with a ‘K’. AANY: Where are you heading? Klaudia: I’m heading to Long Island City, Queens to my storage unit. I’m a classic New Yorker with a storage locker…. Read more »

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Ask a New Yorker: Where are we? What’s happening? I’m, like, in another world. Goran: We are on Roosevelt Island, a small island between Queens and Manhattan. It is one of the most beautiful spots on New York City. I moved here in March 2010. I would like to stay here for a long time…. Read more »

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When I took stock of my schedule last week, I was pleased to note that the first installation of my new blog “Almost Cultured” would coincide with a truly refined and urbane experience: dinner at Café Boulud. My husband and I were in possession of a $100 gift certificate to Café Boulud, and—since Monday was… Read more »

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I’m holding on to summer like a screaming toddler holds on to the bag of candy that mom just bought at the sweet shop. I’m going to put my fingers in my ears and tell fall to take a hike while I sip a cucumber lemonade chiller from one of the new bars in Lower… Read more »

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One of my earliest memories is from 1988. I was in a movie theater in Coral Springs, Florida with my mother and sister watching The Land Before Time. I was so devastated and such a mess when Little Foot’s mother died that my mom had to take me out of the theatre and hold me while… Read more »

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This past Sunday at Rockaway Beach, I met my first book customer: Bailey the Puppy. Bailey told me that he’d ordered River to River: New York Scenes from a Bicycle the moment after YBK published it last Thursday. He confirmed his purchase with a printout of his Amazon receipt, and paid for the book with Greenies. I was touched and gave him… Read more »

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Q: I need help with with my couch. It’s quite different, and I’m having a really tough time finding throw pillows that would work with it’s untraditional look.  Can you help? A: I see your point—this is definitely an “untraditional” piece!  That said, here are some suggestions for pillows that could play on its unique character:… Read more »

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In New Orleans, the dead are celebrated each year on All Soul’s Day, when families bring yellow chrysanthemums to cemeteries and white-wash tombstones. In Boston, it was the funeral, not the wedding, that was traditionally considered the greatest family event, and Boston Brahman families would plan them years in advance. In New York however, death… Read more »