And then there are bands that pass into and back out of your life, and leave an uncertain footprint. My CD collection is organized alphabetically, but if I’d chosen to do it thematically instead, there would be at least a … Continue reading
The revised tax bill that was approved by a House-Senate conference committee still has the same general shape as the versions that passed each house of Congress a couple of weeks back: giant tax cuts for the wealthy, small tax … Continue reading
Can anyone who grew up in the ’70s truly be said to have “discovered” Queen? The band was just there, bubbling up through the rock zeitgeist, everywhere at once with no discernible starting point. If there was ever a time … Continue reading
This is kind of a nutso time for trying to follow the news, we get it. Every day, Donald Trump is either threatening to tweet us into nuclear Armageddon or arresting and deporting more people; the mayor and the governor … Continue reading
If you like paying taxes twice on the same income, you’ll love this plan.
At 5 p.m. EST, DNAinfo/Gothamist owner Joe Ricketts announced that he was shutting down all of the company’s sites, effective immediately, because “businesses need to be economically successful if they are to endure.” Or, as former Village Voice news editor … Continue reading
Last night’s/this morning’s World Series Game 5 broke all sorts of records, if not baseball itself, with umpteen dramatic comebacks and exploding home runs and rumors of slippery baseballs. (It was on pace to be the longest nine-inning game in … Continue reading
Today is deadline day for bids to become the home of Amazon’s new second headquarters, and New York City is among the dozens of cities and states throwing welcome mats into the ring. A joint production of the New York … Continue reading
If anyone was wondering what it would take to get President Trump to endorse a policy promoted by President Barack Obama, we now have our answer. On Tuesday morning, Trump blasted the Internet with the message: “Why is the NFL … Continue reading
When the D.C.-based subsidy watch group Good Jobs First released its analysis recently of the $1.2 billion that New York State hands out in tax breaks to private industries each year, one item stood out: $621 million in subsidies for … Continue reading