
New York magazine's
"The 72-Room Bohemian Dream House" unveils what is perhaps "the greatest real-estate coup of all time": 190 Bowery Street. In 1966, thanks to much pressure from his real estate agent, photographer Jay Maisel scrounged up enough money, $102,000 to be exact, to purchase the abandoned 1898 Germania Bank building in Manhattan's Bowery district, which then was largely middle-class and German and by no means a "hot" neighborhood. 42 years, Meisel still lives there with his wife, Linda, and daughter, Amanda.

A recent piece in the New York Magazine
chronicles the nightmarish journey of a young Arab immigrant. After September 11, Rasha found herself in jail with her family. Rasha's story sheds light on a darker side of national security.

The back page of New York magazine every week is the Artifact feature, where they archive a tidbit of the city — this week was an
annotated picture of the kit given by the city to drug users to ensure the safe usage of their substance of choice. I was more than surprised by its. .

New York's "
Warmer When Occupied" is a sneak peek into the TriBeCa home of architect Diana Kellogg and husband writer-director Neil Burger (Interview With the Assassin, The Illusionist). And, when I say "home," I mean a former cold storage warehouse. The couple had their eye on the place for years, "drawn to the mysterious qualities of the street and the house,” and finally jumped on it in 2001.

Oh, wish no longer! With all the squabbling around the delegates and the big convention in Denver looming, don't you wish you could just cozy up and watch the drama unfold, just like the good ol' days on West Wing? This is almost as good!

When Bill Clinton started stepping out for Hillary, some were worried people would be so fond of him, Hillary would get lost in the shuffle. According to
this piece in New York magazine, that's not entirely the case. Are people falling out of love with Bill?
If you're browsing the bookstore this weekend,
take a peek for this new one. It's called Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II: The End of Civilization. OK, I know it sounds heavy, but bear with!

Aw, I'd almost forgotten all about the whole Mark Foley thing until New York's Daily Intel put the recent sex scandals into a handy (Heh. I remember now.) chart aimed at answering that one crucial question: at what point is Info, Too Much.
I know, we said we were done blaming politicians who were involved in sex scandals, but really this is more for historical research.

I love almost anything New York magazine writes, so when they round up all of their
election coverage, make it easy to find, and give it funny headings like: "Hairstyle and Its Evolution" and "Best Debate Smackdown," I'm set for hours of reading. They're calling it Electopedia, and I'm proclaiming it fantabagreat. Seriously, "Angriest Public Moment"?

If you get their protection, the Secret Service will bestow you with a secret code name so they can talk about your whereabouts privately. The newest New York magazine's Approval Matrix
featured Barack Obama's secret name and called it, "The most badass Secret Service code name ever. What's up now, Axis of Evil?"