La Morada
The first thing to say about this little Oaxacan restaurant in the South Bronx is that the food is excellent. A woman from Mexico City recently swore that it was some of the best Mexican cuisine she'd had outside her home country.
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The Godlike Felines of Ancient Egypt
Egyptians used to bury their cats' preserved remains in cat-shaped coffins. The Brooklyn Museum highlights these rarely seen treasures.
Naked Nordics
The Danish choreographer Mette Ingvartsen's "7 Pleasures" will have its New York premiA re at Skirball, Sept. 29-30.
Bigelow Teas To Two Roads: CT’s Best Brands In The Spotlight At Capitol
A number of familiar - and delicious - brands were in the spotlight this week for the "Discover CT" event in D.C., where local Connecticut businesses showcased their products in the Capitol. Some of the brands in attendance were from Fairfield County, dishing up tastes or spreading their wares for a welcoming crowd.
Oscar Wilde NYC
Oscar Wilde, the author of "The Picture of Dorian Gray," "The Importance of Being Earnest," and infinite witticisms seemingly ready-made for Facebook-"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes"-is a revered cultural icon. Perhaps for the first time, though, he's being revered in NoMad, where a recently opened bar is named after him.
Two from the Heart
Kim Min-hee stars in two new films by Hong Sang-soo, "On the Beach at Night Alone" and "The Day After," both playing in the New York Film Festival. It's rare for the New York Film Festival's main slate to present two films by the same filmmaker; it's happening in this year's edition of the festival , which will screen two new films, "The Day After" and "On the Beach at Night Alone," by the South Korean director Hong Sang-soo, one of the most prolific and most original directors working today.
Defining – dotard’ through the ages
The word "dotard" is not new, although it hasn't been used lately in polite conversation. Kim Jong-Un unearthed it during a speech he made Friday; translators used the word "dotard" in describing President Donald Trump.
The Latest: Maria to cause dangerous currents along US coast
Hurricane Maria is expected to soon create dangerous waves and strong rip currents along parts of the southeast U.S. coast as the Category 3 storm moves away from the Bahamas and into open water. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Maria continues to have maximum sustained winds of 125 mph .
Don’t Fall for Jimmy Kimmel’s Cheap Zero-Sum Emotionalism
In recent months, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has taken to scaremongering his audience with well-worn Democratic Party talking points regarding health care insurance policy. Between yuks, he occasionally accuses Republicans of being would-be baby killers, which is treated as an important political development because, well, Jimmy Kimmel is famous.
Megyn Kelly hopes for a Trump-free zone with new show
Megyn Kelly poses on the set of her new show, "Megyn Kelly Today" at NBC Studios on Thursday, Sept, 21, 2017, in New York. Kelly's talk show debuts Monday, Sept.
McWhorter Music Center: Innovation at Whitesburg Elementary
Gov. Nathan Deal and U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson were among those celebrating the opening of the Opal and Alton McWhorter Music Center at Whitesburg Elementary School on Thursday. "Whitesburg Elementary will be the only elementary school in the nation that has an innovation piano lab of this type," said Carroll County Schools Superintendent Scott Cowart.
Kemp in Carroll County: State needs to help rural Georgia
Secretary of State Brian Kemp said that if he is elected to be the next governor of Georgia, he will put an emphasis on supporting farmers, agri-business and small town startups. Secretary of State Brian Kemp said that if he is elected to be the next governor of Georgia, he will put an emphasis on supporting farmers, agri-business and small town startups.
Moore, Strange trade barbs in contentious debate
Roy Moore attends a debate ahead of the U.S. Senate race Thursday, Sept. 21 2017, in Montgomery, Ala.
Knoxville community learning how they can help immigrants counting on DACA Read Story Aaron Wright
"Such an open ended circumvention of immigration laws was an unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch." Those are the words U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to put an end to DACA in September when President Trump announced a six month grace period to iron out a plan to decide the future of the program.
Idaho gubernatorial candidate kicks off 44-county tour
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist laid out his political agenda to hundreds of supporters while kicking off his statewide tour to visit all of Idaho's 44 counties in 44 days. Ahlquist , a Boise businessman who is running for political office for the first time, held the campaign rally Thursday in Meridian at the candle company Scentsy headquarters.
Sanders speaks on foreign policy in Mid-Mo
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, who spoke about foreign policy at Westminster College's Green Lecture on Thursday, reaches out to shake a hand at a private reception at the National Churchill Museum. Sen. Bernie Sanders didn't disappoint his supporters during a Thursday visit to Fulton to deliver the 58th Green Lecture at Westminster College.
Mr. President, please knock off the juvenile tweets
Even after eight months in the most important job in the world, President Trump can't resist being a ridiculous juvenile with some of his tweets. A recent example - we can't say the latest example, because we can't predict what he might tweet between when we write this and when you read it - was his retweet of a doctored video of him hitting a golf ball into Hillary Clinton's back, knocking her down.
Hey! Somebody Call Putin and Have Him Tap the RESET Button a Couple Times
Hillary Clinton said that if she had been elected president and the US intelligence community told her of Russia's involvement, " I would've never stood for it. " No, she wouldn't have stood for it. She'd have sat right down behind the Resolute Desk and put her feet up on it.
Congress Will Get to See Russia’s Facebook Propaganda. Will You?
The social media giant is finally giving Congress information about Kremlin-backed election posts. Will our lawmakers make good on their pledges to share it with the public? It was just last week when congressional investigators said they favored more transparency to the general public about exactly which Facebook posts a Kremlin-backed troll farm used to target Americans with anti-immigrant rhetoric-and even rallies on U.S. soil .
Latest health care bill is too hasty, risky
Republicans in Congress have not given up on altering our health care system, and the White House is prepared to go along for the ride. Unfortunately, the new bill, led by Reps.