| Comedy relief? Stephen Colbert to testify before Congress It's no joke Stephen Colbert will testify before Congress. feeds.nydailynews.com |
Judge Delays Detainee’s Trial Over Issue of Witness The judge in the case of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a suspect in two embassy bombings, has not yet ruled on whether a contested witness can testify. feeds.nytimes.com |
Marathon-Length Shows Are Tough Sell Hours-long, stamina-testing theatrical productions may be hot tickets Off Broadway this fall, with the critically acclaimed "Gatz" and the revival of "Angels in America" each clocking in at roughly seven hours, but marathon-length shows remain a tough sell to Broadway producers. feeds.nytimes.com |
Greg Packer? Oh, Not Again! A simple task of collecting quotations at the Columbus Day Parade about New York’s candidates for governor turns out not to be so easy. nytimes.com |
Tale of the Bronx Fires Perfect for Mayor Bloomberg’s Kindle How did we get to a point where the academic performance of our children hasn’t improved despite the fact that expenditures for our schools have soared to $21 billion a year from $13 billion? The answer can be found in a new book, written by Joe Flood, "The Fires," recently published by Riverhead Books. This is not a book about education, but rather a study of how the top-down management techniques favored by the administration of Mayor Lindsay was responsible for the devastating damage by the... nysun.com |