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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Today’s Feature: “Press 1 for Arabic” by Gigi Douban
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Timothy Ledwith

Timothy Ledwith reads, writes, and occasionally looks out the window on the Staten Island Ferry.

A View Across the Bay

The Sept. 11 attacks bonded Staten Island, the city’s most ambivalent borough, more closely than ever before to the rest of New York. TIMOTHY LEDWITH looks at the ripple effects of 9/11. (Personal Essays | September 11, 2008)

Memorare

While AIDS is still a major killer around the world, it has become a manageable condition for most HIV-positive Americans. TIMOTHY LEDWITH bears witness to a time when the mortal threat was closer to home. (Personal Essays | June 10, 2008)

The Year of the Grey Rabbit

In 1979, as the U.S. became embroiled in the events that would develop into the current political climate, TIMOTHY LEDWITH set out in search of America. Today, he remembers who he—and the country—were. (Personal Essays | March 6, 2008)

Known for Her Crumb Cake

Staten Islanders are an insular crowd; but once the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connected them to the rest of New York, everything changed. Well, maybe not everything. TIMOTHY LEDWITH remembers the night a new world opened. (New York, New York | January 23, 2008)


TODAY’S FEATURE

Press 1 for Arabic

It’s a cinch to have groceries delivered in Egypt—as long as you know how to place your order. GIGI DOUBAN takes stock of the pitfalls in dual-language dialogues.

Fictitious Heroes

Mock the Vote

Matthew Baldwin sorts through reader-submitted campaign signage.

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George Grosz: Berlin-New York

A collection of over 500 pieces by George Grosz, Berlin Dadaist and New Objectivist, are assembled in a comprehensive monograph by his estate’s director.