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Best New NYC Travel Guidebook

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:46:07 +0000

Peaceful Places NYC travel guidebook by Evelyn Kanter for residents, visitors

It’s mine. Just published. Peaceful Places New York City is your guide to more than 100 of the most tranquil, serene spots in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. Most of the sites mentioned are free, and each and every one of them is [...]

Movies About Newspapers Headline Film Forum Retrospective

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 05:37:12 +0000

Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford in "All the President's Men", 1976

The Hollywood version of news and the newspaper business ranges from screwball comedies to serious films that document real headlines. The entire range — from the craziness of the 1928 “The Front Page” to the insider look at the scandal that brought down the Nixon White House in [...]

Scam Alert: Haiti Charity Frauds

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:16:27 +0000

The misery and suffering in Haiti is profound, and many of us are opening our wallets to help the earthquake victims. Let’s just be sure we are giving to a legitimate, honest charity and not to a scam artist.

The FBI warns about phony emails asking for money, which also could contain malicious virus programs or link to phishing websites. And I warn you to be careful of fake charities whose name sounds oh, so close to a legitimate one.

Give only to well-known charities, or to your local religious group. If in doubt, check Charity Navigator, a non-profit watchdog site that rates charities for their honesty, reliability and perfomance.

These charities are some of the ones which have received a four-star top rating from Charity Navigator –

CVS fined for selling out-dated food, drugs and baby formula

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:53 +0000

Expiration dates are printed on foods, baby fomula, and medicines for a good reason. And you should check them when you are shopping to be sure you are buying safe and healthy items for yourself and your family.

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has fined CVS $875,000 for selling expired food, medicine and baby food. It’s not [...]