Are bikes a menace in our fair city? The simple answer is yes — IF the bikers continue to flaunt the law and the law continues to ignore the flauntiness. This has turned me into a Card-Carrying Crank. It is so not funny. Yes, yes, biking in the city is a great idea in principle: it’s healthier for the biker and greener for us all. But not so much for anyone...

  The confession you are about to hear is true.Only the names have been changed to protect . . . me. Who else? Bless me, Father . . .  For I have shoplifted. It’s been a hundred years since my last confession, so let’s not go there. But about the shoplifting: There were two specific times I can remember and probably a few additional incidents I have...

  Okay, so it’s technically off-Broadway, just around the corner at 50th, but let’s not quibble. The point is that this play has been around (in various locations in Manhattan) for 24 years — the longest run of a non-musical in history. And yet, you probably have never heard of it, much less seen it. It’s called: PERFECT CRIME And it’s a...

Stranded by Hurricane Irene . . . With lots to eat. Lots to drink. Lots to read. But no working toilets. Whoops. To tell the truth, we weren’t exactly in the Hamptons when Irene hit, but close enough —on the island of Shelter, where Hugh Carey’s ghost roams the golf course and so many high end restaurants are sprouting up that this lovely getaway may end...

It’s When Harry Met Sally. Without Harry. Or Sally. That’s my review, and now you don’t have to go to the bother and expense of actually seeing the movie. But I was not so lucky. I didn’t pay attention to the reviews. Oh course, no one is so naive as to believe the ads: “An epic romance!” Please, someone, tell Harper’s...

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT IS BUTTER!   Of all the weird things about the Iowa Straw Poll —which involves a tiny per cent of Republicans (17,000 out of 55,000,000) but gets what feels like 100% of news coverage 100% of the time — the weirdest thing of all is that snacks at the fair/convention in Ames, Iowa include this one:               Fried Butter On A Stick....