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From Disfunction to Distinction
William Eggers suggests ways Americans can renew their trust in government. Then, comedian Howie Mandel discusses his lifelong battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
The last time I tried to use a payphone it was winter in New York. I'd just moved here from Berlin, carrying two suitcases, a drowned German cell phone, and a deep nostalgia for Spree-side picnics.
Today's show is an encore edition of some of our favorite interviews from the past few months.
Comments sought on Berlin school project
A public hearing on a $19,705,000 plan to renovate and expand the 73-year-old Berlin Elementary School and repair the middle/high school will be conducted Tuesday.
What our pagers said on Sept. 11
An activist group has begun posting 573,000 pager messages purportedly sent on Sept.
Britons dominate International Emmy Awards
Britain won six awards at the International Emmy Awards, including a Founders Award for legendary television presenter Sir David Frost late Monday night in a star-studded ceremony in New York.
Jeanne-Claude, with Christo and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at the opening of "The Gates" in February, 2005 Update 12:59 p.m. Jeanne-Claude , who collaborated with her husband, Christo , on dozens of environmental arts projects, notably the wrapping of the Pont Neuf in Paris and the Reichstag in Berlin, and the installation of 7,503 vinyl gates with ...
Report: Fearing death penalty, Berlin to send team to 9-11 trial
The German government is to send observers to New York to ensure that evidence it provided in the case against five men accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 attacks does not lead to them receiving the death penalty, news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.
Syracuse author sees her book "Pope Joan" become a film
Central New York author Donna Woolfolk Cross is shown with American actor John Goodman and German actress Johanna Wokalek at the world premiere of the film "Pope Joan" in Berlin in October.
Continue reading "Peaches, Amanda Blank & Jessica 6 @ Terminal 5, NYC - pics "
Backed by her Berlin-based band Sweet Machine , Peaches' set and double encore were a sexually-charged gender-bending spectacular that featured all of her classics.
To foster discussion of President Barack Obama's trip to Asia, the Times is inviting readers living in the countries he is visiting to share their views with us via video.
Nathan Thornburgh: A Communist Poet Reconsidered
The Wall came down twenty years ago, but when it comes to the East German writer Peter Hacks , the dust is still clearing.
Richard and Josephine Hyse - prominent in academic, Oswego affairs- found dead
Richard and Josephine Hyse, the couple found dead in their Oswego home Monday, lived the American Dream of immigrants who achieved success in their new country.
Native Instruments releases 4 Acoustic Piano Emulations: Berlin, New...
Native Instruments today introduced the Berlin , New York and Vienna Concert Grand as well as Upright Piano , four software instruments that offer detailed reproductions of some of the world's most revered pianos.
In France, a Clash of Memories and Media
Was Nicolas Sarkozy in Berlin on the night when the wall came down 20 years ago? Mr.
High-Speed Rail To Connect Europe and Russia? Could America Be Next?
This December, a shiny new bullet train will begin plying the tracks between Moscow and St.
More Charges Against Man Who Allegedly Plotted to Kill Former D.A.
FOUR COUNTS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE CRIMINAL INDICTMENT AGAINST A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN ACCUSED IN A PLOT TO KIDANP AND KILL FORMER RENSSELAER COUNTY D.A. TRISH DE ANGELIS.
Jazzanova: The Remixes 2002-2005
Following the stunning "Remixes 1997-2000," the eclectic album of originals "In Between," "In Between Remixed" and the dancefloor approved dj mix "Mixing," the Berlin-based six-member collective Jazzanova presents "The Remixes 2002-2005," a compilation of released, unreleased and brand new - if you haven't guessed it - remixes.
The Next Irascibles: Pati Hertling
By day, Pati Hertling is a restitution lawyer who defends families who lost their art works during the Holocaust -- not the sort of job you'd expect from someone whose uniform consists of punk-preppy clothes and dark eyeliner.
EDITORIAL: Falls needs help, too
Good day, Sen. Schumer. Did you happen by Niagara Falls while visiting some of Buffalo's most forlorn neighborhoods last week? We think Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan would have been suitably impressed enough to fully endorse your Community Regeneration, Sustainability and Innovation Act.