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Guest Diary• February 1, 2018

Schulenberg’s Page: New York, Part CXLV

1968 was staggering toward 1969 with Richard Nixon elected President and the war in Vietnam continuing while cities were still seething with riots and demonstrations against the war and the drafting […]...

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Schulenberg’s Page: New York, Part CXLIV

Guest Diary• January 25, 2018.
November, 1968: A very turbulent year was finally coming to an end!  Protests, draft cards being burned, assassinations and then the election of Richard Nixon. The whole civilization seemed to be tottering on […]... READ MORE
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Schulenberg’s Page: New York, Part CXLIII

Guest Diary• January 18, 2018.
November, 1968: Richard Nixon was now the President of the United States! A staunch Democrat, my mother said, “I never liked him, I don’t trust him and I didn’t vote for […]... READ MORE
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Schulenberg’s Page: New York, Part CXLII

Guest Diary• January 11, 2018.
We had experienced the election of Richard Nixon earlier in the month after experiencing the most disruptive period of my life.  Pundits were comparing the anti-war and political protests to the […]... READ MORE
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Empowers Africa: Honoring the Black Mambas

Guest Diary• April 24, 2017.
The treasure-filled Explorers Club was the venue for Empowers Africa’s annual gala dinner last Thursday night honoring three members from the Black Mamba APU, Africa’s only female-majority anti-poaching unit.  With auction items like prints […]... READ MORE
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No Holds Barred: Palm Springs Pilgrimage

Guest Diary• March 24, 2017.
 I always knew  “Everything old is new again …” even in death.  But I never experienced it until my most recent trip to Palm Springs during their “Modernism Week.” It […]... READ MORE
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No Holds Barred: Meeting Mizrahi

Guest Diary• May 6, 2016.
It seems like everyone I know actually knows and loves Isaac Mizrahi. I mean EVERYONE! I never met him. But I have bought his sheets, towels, pajamas, at least 15 […]... READ MORE
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No Holds Barred: When Something is Worth Nothing

Guest Diary• November 27, 2015.
Photographs by Patrick Halbe, Sandy Gibson, & David Oceanas If I learned one thing from watching my 93-year-old mother curate and sell her Japanese-inspired home of 62 years, it is […]... READ MORE
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No Holds Barred: Gone to the Dogs

Guest Diary• August 3, 2015.
I have almost given up on all shopping. Maybe I’m getting too old to care. Clothes don’t call me. I’ve never been a shoe ‘n bag gal. Cosmetics are hopeless. […]... READ MORE
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No Holds Barred: A Whole Lotta Sunshine

Guest Diary• April 24, 2015.
Confession: I have never been a “dog person.” I am not even a “child person.” I am part of the “selfish, shallow, self absorbed” contingent of people who Meghan Daum […]... READ MORE
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SPANA, Part II

Guest Diary• March 7, 2013.
In addition to providing veterinary care and education, SPANA also partners with local organizations to address a spate of issues ranging from the localized needs of a particular area to […]... READ MORE
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SPANA, Part I

Guest Diary• March 4, 2013.
I was crossing the street in Marrakech on a recent trip to Morocco when I saw a cart-pulling donkey get hit by a car. I heard a yelp and saw […]... READ MORE
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Animal Adoption Centers in NYC, Part II

Guest Diary• December 21, 2012.
Click here for Part 1 My tour of Manhattan’s animal adoption centers continues below. The staff at the Humane Society told me that they do everything they can to make the […]... READ MORE

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