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Jesse Kornbluth
Head Butler -- Books: The Wine Trials
Robin Goldstein has no use for wine snobs. To prove it, he invented a restaurant -- a chic place named Osteria L'Intrepido, in the great restaurant city of Milan -- and entered it in Wine Spectator's annual competition.
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Friday October 31st - 9:15am
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Head Butler -- Books: Isaac's Storm
Isaac Cline was more than a meteorologist. He was also a doctor. A fastidious dresser, a model citizen, a pillar of his community. As the 1900s began, he was a man of his time -- a man of certainty. Galveston was not, he believed, in any danger from hurricanes. The very idea that Galveston could be seriously damaged by a hurricane was, he opined, "simply an absurd delusion."
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Friday October 24th - 9:15am
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Ann Lee
The Night After
After Tuesday's historic election of Barack Obama, New Yorkers reflected on where we are in the world and others who have also made a difference.
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Thursday November 6th - 1:53pm
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Breakthroughs
What do Swizz Beatz, Steve Guttenberg, Tiki Barber, and Al Leiter have in common? They all attended Children’s Cancer & Blood Foundation's annual benefit the Breakthrough Gala at The Plaza on October 28th 2008.
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Thursday October 30th - 11:48am
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Heather Flick
Change? Be Careful What You Wish For!
“Change!” is the political battle cry du jour. The word presidential candidates recently used to signify flip-flopping today signifies America’s New Year’s self improvement mandate. But let’s be accurate in separating spin from actual policy. Why and what kind of change, if any, do we really need?
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Monday January 7th - 10:52am
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Dateline Dubaiowa
Come and listen to a story 'bout the next big thing.
It’ll save us from Iran and that greedy Saudi King.
We grow it now at home, and it’s here to save the day.
Who cares about tortillas and the price we’ll have to pay?
…for corn, that is. Iowa ethanol! Liquid pork.
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Monday December 3rd - 10:45am
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Jonathan Uretsky
But the Oracle Said It Was OK…
Opening statements were held today in federal court in Hartford, Connecticut in a case where the government is prosecuting a number of former executives of Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re insurance business over a reinsurance deal that dates back seven years.
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Wednesday January 16th - 11:17am
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Another 'Mission Accomplished' Farce?
Nearly two years ago, the U.S. Attorney announced a "Big Board Crackdown" and levied fraud charges against 15 specialists. Today, 10 of those Wall Streeters remain innocent and prosecutors have egg on their face.
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Monday February 26th - 11:30am
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Buy, Hold, Sell: Collectibles
Buy: Anything Bob Dylan
What’s the difference between Bob Dylan, Abraham Lincoln, and Barry Bonds? The price trajectories of their autographs.
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Wednesday March 7th - 9:56am
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Buy: Einstein
Peter Siegel, President of Gotta Have It! Collectibles, the leading high-end memorabilia gallery in New York, has one word for you: Einstein.
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Wednesday February 28th - 12:43pm
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