The New York Times Magazine 1996 John Tierney - Abstracts

The New York Times Magazine 1996 John Tierney
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A fool and his money: no wonder the government wants to shut the bookmakers down. They give better odds than OTB or the lottery. (off-track betting)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
A kick for the economy: unleash New York's most creative entrepreneurs on the private sector.(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Bathroom liberationists: no jury would ever convict the perpetrator of the men's room massacre. (theaters have too few toilet facilities available for women)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Fab dads and wanton wives: what men and women really want for Valentine's Day. (instinctively men want many mates and women want fidelity and security at home)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
How to get to Mars (and make millions!): a not entirely far-fetched prospectus for a private expedition in space.(Robert M. Zubrin's plan would lean on survival and media lessons learned from Europe's Roald Amundsen and Ernest Shackleton's earth expeditions)John Tierney
Let our children go: going public with private schools: 'lypsies' at the gates. ('Let your People Stay' could be the cry of those not wanting to open up private school to all)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Manhattan projects: gigantic public art exhibits would bring jobs and cash to New York. What a terrible idea.(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Masochism central: can the Conde Nast esthetic survive 42nd Street? (publisher of Vogue and other magazines to move from 45th street in Manhattan, NY)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Mean streets: at last, a truly scientific study of America's nicest city. (a New Yorker assesses Nashville, TN)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Recycling is garbage.(criticism of recycling)(Cover Story)John Tierney
Save the flophouse. (regulations and red tape are dooming the single occupancy lodging houses in New York City, NY)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
The optimists are right: so why do so many people think things are going to hell? (This Way to the Future)(The Next 100 Years)(Column)John Tierney
The yellow couch. (satire on New York, New York taxicab drivers)John Tierney
Virgin territory: in New York, models are the dynamos behind the nighttime economy. (being a part of the decor, they lure spenders into clubs)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
We want to be alone: let Staten Island go, then dump the rest of the state. We have nothing to lose, but whining moochers. (Manhattan, New York)(The Big City)(Column)John Tierney
Why negative ads are good for democracy. (New Jersey Senate campaign battle between Robert G. Torricelli and Dick Zimmer)John Tierney
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