Abbie Fentress Swanson

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'Princess of Uzbeks' Gulnara Karimova has NY Fashion Week Debut

Friday, September 10, 2010

Ninety eight designers are presenting their collections at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week. Many of them are celebrities, but only one is the daughter of a president. Gulnara Karimova, 38, whose father, Islam Karimov, rules Uzbekistan, had her New York Fashion Week debut on Friday.

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Previewing the Fifth Annual Brooklyn Book Festival

Friday, September 10, 2010

New York Magazine's Boris Kachka gives WQXR a preview.

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Music Therapy Helps Vets Control Symptoms of PTSD

Saturday, September 04, 2010

In his remarks to the nation this week, President Barack Obama announced that the last of American combat troops in Iraq are on their way home. He also promised more money would be ...

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From Regular New Yorker to NYC Tourist

Friday, September 03, 2010

The city sites Jan Benzel, of The NYT, will see before heading to Paris.

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Beverly Hills, 90210 Fans Celebrate Sept. 2, 2010

Thursday, September 02, 2010

People of a certain age will remember hanging out at the Peach Pit or West Beverly Hills High vicariously through the hit Fox TV show, Beverly Hills, 90210.

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Jonathan Franzen's Freedom

Friday, August 27, 2010

Julie Bosman, of The NYT, talks about Franzen's new novel.

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Monday, August 23, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, weighs in on U.S. combat troops pulling out of Iraq and why Pres. Obama is getting heat for going on vacation.

Dance New Amsterdam on the Brink of Eviction

Friday, August 20, 2010

DNA's Kate Peila and The WSJ's Pia Catton weigh in on how dance groups are doing in NYC.

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Monday, August 16, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, talks about Obama's stance on NYC's planned Islamic cultural center and mosque, and Gates' comments on recent North Korean aggression.

The NY International Fringe Festival

Friday, August 13, 2010

Elisabeth Vincentelli, of The NY Post, on the 2010 Fringe NYC theater festival.

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The Ultimate Brooklyn Mixtape

Thursday, August 12, 2010

From the Marcy projects to Flatbush to Coney Island, there's no question that Brooklyn has grown some of the world's finest musical talent. But what's an homage to Brooklyn's best without a mixtape? Here are some of my favorite songs from Brooklynites, born and raised.

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Monday, August 09, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, on troop levels in Afghanistan, the BP oil spill, Elena Kagan and the House jobs bill.

Cricket Lives On at Staten Island's Walker Park

Monday, August 09, 2010

Bring up the borough of Staten Island and several things come to mind: a ferry ride, the Fresh Kills Landfill or maybe the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. But few people think of Staten Island as synonymous with a 22-yard pitch of sand in the borough's Walker Park, home to the oldest running cricket club in the U.S.

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How Music Therapy Helps Ease Clinical Depression

Friday, August 06, 2010

Doctor and patient talk about how classical music therapy can help diminish depression.

BP's Static Kill Procedure Successful, So Far

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Engineers were able to force heavy mud down into the well, which looks like it has successfully stopped the crude from flowing.

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Attackers Execute 45 in Revenge Attacks in Pakistan

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Tuesday's killings follow the assassination of a member of the country's ruling Muttahida Qaumi Movement party on Monday.

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The Boogie-Down Mixtape

Monday, August 02, 2010

New York City’s northern-most borough isn’t called the Boogie-Down Bronx for nothing. From hip-hop to salsa to funk to doo wop to rock to folk, the borough is packed with musical talent. We had to make some serious calls about which BX-born musicians would make the cut for our “Boogie-Down Mixtape."

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Monday, August 02, 2010

David Sanger, of The NYT, on the politics of the auto bailout and the fall-out of last week's Wiki-Leaks.

Cholera Epidemic Feared in Pakistan Floods

Monday, August 02, 2010

Medical teams were sent to northwest Pakistan on Monday to be on hand for a possible cholera epidemic triggered by the district's heavy monsoon rains. The floods have killed some 1,200 people and displaced 2 million from their homes.

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The Boogie-Down Mixtape

Monday, August 02, 2010

New York City’s northern-most borough isn’t called the Boogie-Down Bronx for nothing. From hip-hop to salsa to funk to doo wop to rock to folk, the borough is packed with musical talent. We had to make some serious calls about which BX-born musicians would make the cut for our “Boogie-Down Mixtape."

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