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Barney Frank Talks Drones, Military Spending and Budget in Lecture at New School
June 5, 2013 | Eric ShapiroYesterday evening in the New School’s John Tishman Auditorium, former Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank delivered a free lecture on domestic and foreign policy to an audience of students, faculty and other New Yorkers. Frank cultivated a substantial reputation with his no-nonsense, … Read More
Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 9 – “The Rains of Castamere” Recap
June 3, 2013 | Eric ShapiroThe Twins (The Red Wedding)
Having agreed to marry Edmure Tully to Walder Frey’s daughter in order to acquire his troops for an assault on the Lannister city of Casterly Rock, Robb Stark asks his mother’s opinion on whether to … Read More
Puncturing Rush Limbaugh: Is the #StopRush Campaign on Twitter a Success?
May 22, 2013 | Eric ShapiroThere are a few things all self-respecting liberals ought to hate: racism, sexism, poverty, inequality, and Rush Limbaugh. The latter manages the impressive feat of embodying all the worst, reactionary instincts of the American people. And for that, he is … Read More
Greensquare Tavern Offers Farm-to-Table Selection in Heart of Flatiron District
May 21, 2013 | Eric ShapiroFew New York City restaurants take their devotion to locally sourced ingredients as seriously as the Greensquare Tavern. For Managing Partner Leon Bell and Chef Proprietor John Marsh, cooking with locally-sourced ingredients is not simply a matter of capitalizing on the … Read More
New York Mets Find Glimmer of Hope for 2013 Season in Pitcher Matt Harvey
May 9, 2013 | Mike MandelkernPublished via @metsonmymind
Watching the Mets play, the Matt Harvey show is incredible; the rest is a channel changer. The rookie pitcher has all the makings of a superstar. He can strike out his opponents with an upper-90 mph fastball … Read More
Scabby the Union Rat Stands Vigil Over Two Trees Management in Flatiron District
May 9, 2013 | Eric ShapiroDespite rumors early this year that Scabby the labor union rat might be on the verge of retirement, it turns out the activist animal is alive and well. In fact, the inflatable rodent has taken up residence right here in … Read More
With Dry Aged Steaks and Mediterranean Delicacies, Parea Prime Restaurant Offers Best of Two Mouth-Watering Worlds
May 8, 2013 | Diego KervabonOn February 6th Parea Prime was born. Located at 36 East 20thth Street, the reinvention of New York City restaurant Parea Bistro constitutes an attempt by its management to transition into the world of fine dining. ‘Prime’ is for the … Read More
Game of Thrones Season 3 – “The Climb” Recap
May 6, 2013 | Eric ShapiroWelcome to our weekly Game of Thrones recap feature. It includes full spoilers from Season 3, Episode 6 “The Climb” and the HBO series as a whole, based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels.
Game of Thrones “Kissed by Fire” Recap
FlatironHot! App Review: Guru Magazine
May 6, 2013 | Shaun PersaudThis week FlatironHot! took some time to test the Guru Magazine app. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to try it out within an iOS environment, but it worked beautifully on a Nexus 7 device, and left us quite impressed.
On their … Read More
Inside the New York Mets Dismal 2013 Performance and Parsing What the Future Holds
May 1, 2013 | Mike MandelkernVia Mets on my Mind (@metsonmymind)
Defeat has become contagious for the New York Mets. They lost a series 1-2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers and got swept by the Philadelphia Phillies in late April, all in CitiField. These defeats … Read More