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Monthly Archives: April 2002

From The Vaults: Letter To A Timid Traveler

This is why I don’t like travelling into the city. It’s an ordeal, and scheduling is an absolute nightmare. You are seriously overreacting. Four hours on the bus and half an hour in Port Authority is probably the mildest travel problem you will ever have. Try riding the bus for fourteen hours ending in a […]

From The Vaults: Opinion Poll

Originally published in the precursor to the DSWJ, 02/09/00 THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY SEEMS TO BE VERY INTERESTED IN MY PERSONAL HABITS! THEY CALL ME AT HOME AND ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PRODUCT PREFERENCES! THEY COOKIE MY COMPUTER! THEY SEND POLLS DIRECTLY TO MY HOUSE ASKING WOULD I LIKE A BRAND OF CIGARETTES WITH LESS […]

Edible

The sensual pleasures of an evening in New York.

Homesickness

I had a flash of panic this morning as I struggled to remember what the leaves of an avocado tree look like. * * * There are four columns of businesses named Emergency Locksmith in the New York City telephone directory.

What Goes In The New Yorker — A New Feature

It arrives at my house every Tuesday, and I ought to ignore it. The subscription is free, replenished yearly for my absentee landlady by some unknown donor who seems to think filling her friend’s vacation house with unread copies of a weekly magazine is a thoughtful thing to do. I’m too lazy to find other […]