Category Archives: NEW YORK

MEMORY LOSS by Peter Nolan Smith

March 27, 2012 – 1:19 pm

The Catholic Church and other derivatives of the Judeo-Christian faith extol monogamy as the true state of man and woman, then explain sex through the mystery of the birds and bees. Actually my parents never lectured their children on that subject, although they spoke about the stork whenever a new brother or sister arrived unannounced […]

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Delta Business Elite

March 26, 2012 – 5:12 pm

‘All the news that’s fit to print’ tops the headlines of the New York Times. This respected newspaper is considered a bastion of liberal thought by the left, right, and center of the upper-classes, for the cost of $2.50 puts the broadsheet out of the range of most Americans and a glance at the ads […]

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Wage Slavery for the Movies

March 26, 2012 – 11:01 am

Two weeks ago a casting director asked if I wanted to work a long day as an extra. “It’s $8 an hour.” She sounded apologetic, since the last three gigs had been at AFTRA rates. “Put me down. I”m not doing anything.” Nimmt geld or take money was one of the first rules of my […]

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MAKE NICE / BET ON CRAZY by Peter Nolan Smith

March 5, 2012 – 2:42 pm

Manhattan’s Diamond District has a reputation for being a closed community. 99% of those working on 47th Street are of Jewish heritage and many of the gem dealers are connected by blood or marriage. On the surface the industry thrives due to the benefits of this homogeneity, but the mishpocha on the Street suffer the […]

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Munch’s SCREAM For Sale

February 21, 2012 – 1:30 pm

Sothebys will auction off a version of Edvard Munch’s The Scream on sale in New York to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth. Experts say the iconic pastel could reap over $80 million. The painting will be exhibited in London and New York before its sale. Of course if you want The Sctream […]

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