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You Must Remember This: From the Kindle Store to the Millionaires' Club!

Plenty happens each day—how to keep up with it all? Time to test your memory! --What route (reported on this week by The Observer) may have just made an enterprising author... MORE >

By Daniel D'Addario | March 21, 2011 | 5:01 pm

Anthony Weiner Believes in 'These Iodine Pills'

The BroBo masses were seized with nuclear fears last week, as a looming meltdown in Japan caused a run on potassium iodide tablets at food co-ops across Brooklyn, even as the CDC warned against feeding iodine to little Henry... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | March 21, 2011 | 2:57 pm

Polo's Lance Lin is 'GQ''s New Fashion Editor

Lance Lin has been named fashion editor at GQ magazine, editor in chief Jim Nelson announced today. The Observer learned that Mr. Lin's predecessor Damien Nunes was headed out when Bon Appetit editor in chief Adam Rapoport, formerly of GQ... MORE >

By Kat Stoeffel | March 21, 2011 | 2:27 pm

Sean Parker, Marble Buff

Last month, Napster founder and former Facebook president Shawn Parker made the biggest buy of the year so far, picking up the Bacchus House on West 10th Street. The former studio of sculptor Charles Keck, it had been converted... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | March 21, 2011 | 2:23 pm

The Double-Your-Money Flips Continue at 15 CPW

As founders of one of the city's most important real estate law firms, Gary Rosenberg and Warren Estis have an eye for real estate deals, and they have just snagged one for themselves at the inimitable 15 Central Park... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | March 21, 2011 | 1:02 pm

Now, City Hall Defends Bike Lanes, in Detail

Responding to the New York magazine story, this memo gets released, from senior adviser Howard Wolfson: To: Interested Parties From: Howard Wolfson Subject: Bike Lanes Date: March 21, 2011 In light of this week's New York magazine article about bike lanes I thought you might... MORE >

By Azi Paybarah | March 21, 2011 | 10:21 am
Fek yes!

Foster Kamer Named Senior Editor of 'The New York Observer'

Foster Kamer, currently the online news and features editor for Esquire, will join the staff of The New York Observer as a senior editor and Wall Street... MORE >

By The Editors | March 21, 2011 | 10:19 am

Even Frank Gehry's Cakes Are Crooked

Frank Gehry celebrated his 82nd birthday on the 76th floor of his own perfect "New York" on Saturday evening. The world's most famous architect--how many others have guest-starred on The Simpsons?--was joined at his signature apartment building by pals Ben... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | March 21, 2011 | 9:32 am

Morning Links: At the Salad Bar With Nate Silver

Two Agence France-Presse journalists, Dave Clark and Roberto Schmidt, and a Getty Images photographer, Joe Raedle, have been missing since Saturday morning in Libya while working in the eastern Tobruk region. The four Times reporters will be released Friday... MORE >

By Kat Stoeffel | March 21, 2011 | 6:31 am
Mr. Giuliani, in New Hampshire in January 2008.

Back In New Hampshire, Rudy Rips Obama, Offers Romney Advice

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- "I find it really hard to say this, because I feel bad about this," Rudy Giuliani told a banquet hall of 100 Republicans in New Hampshire on Friday night. "This president has been a failure in just about... MORE >

By Reid Pillifant | March 19, 2011 | 11:34 am

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