Opinion

Opinion

Let it snow?

If I may offer a little unsolicited advice for some of our younger readers, especially in light of this past weekend’s blizzard, it’s this: Enjoy your snow days while you can. Once you get a little bit older, they can be a real pain in the neck—and just about everywhere […]

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A tutorial on Starbucks-speak

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]lease pay attention. There will be a quiz. Starbucks recently took out a two-page, fold-out, super-slick ad in The New Yorker to educate us benighted, Folgers-swilling plebes on “The Art of Espresso and Milk.” Using a chart only slightly less complex than the periodic table of the elements (for instance, […]

Opinion Sports

The fear of missing out

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t may seem counterintuitive, but staying connected through Twitter definitely exacerbates the condition known as FOMO. FOMO, which stands for the Fear of Missing Out, is a phenomenon that has taken hold in various ad campaigns over the last few years, and is pretty straightforward. It’s about the feeling you […]

Opinion

Taking playdates seriously

As Brooklyn mom Tamara Mose was preparing for a playdate with a mom and child she didn’t know well yet, she paused to look at her home. “All the bathrooms are clean, dishes put away, beds made, floors Swiffered, laundry folded, garbage cans emptied, and toys put in their place […]

Opinion

Correcting Potok’s parking committee record

To the Editor, In response to his letter, “Correcting the multi-space meter record,” Trustee Leon Potok is delusional and has a selective memory. The parking committee is comprised of 11 members hand chosen from 26 applicants by the majority of the Board of Trustees. The officially appointed liaison to this […]