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When you have to make small talk with someone you barely know, “how are you?” won’t cut it. It’s a good line for a quick getaway, says networking expert Debra…
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When you have to make small talk with someone you barely know, “how are you?” won’t cut it. It’s a good line for a quick getaway, says networking expert Debra…
Continue ReadingDuring a combat deployment to Iraq in 2003, then-Navy SEAL Mike Ritland witnessed a group of Marines attempt to take the city of Tikrit. As they prepared to enter a…
Continue ReadingIf there’s any group of people who have seen and heard everything, it’s flight attendants. Maybe it’s the recycled oxygen, the access to booze, or the cabin pressure, but air…
Continue ReadingWith the legalization of marijuana in four US states (Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska) and the recreational use of it currently allowed in the first two, buying weed is becoming…
Continue ReadingKiss off your attempted New Year’s resolutions with one quick stop. Across the city, bars specializing in both cocktails and desserts are opening — serving patrons a simultaneous sugar rush…
Continue ReadingAirlines are handing out more frequent-flier miles than ever. Sign up for a new credit card and you get 40,000 or 50,000 bonus miles (British Airways has been known to…
Continue ReadingThere’s more than just red sauce to this Italian joint. Mi Garba, which means “I like it” in Italian, will open a restaurant with a retail component in Union Square…
Continue ReadingBackstrom: He Who Kills the Dragon by Leif GW Persson Vintage Crime Curious about the source material for the new Rainn Wilson cop show? It’s Swedish author Persson’s creation, Evert Backstrom,…
Continue ReadingHungry for a hard-to-get reservation? Well, you’d better start paying up. A slew of new apps and Web sites have launched that help you get prime tables at sought-after times…
Continue ReadingHave you ever wanted to get shot at by police, beaten up by narcs, and chased through a swamp of raw sewage? Well then, we have the tourist attraction for…
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