Thursday, July 31, 2014

Summer Treats in the Met’s European Galleries by CAROL VOGEL

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By CAROL VOGEL


The Metropolitan Museum has made a few changes that may beguile summer visitors, like hanging all 17 of its van Goghs together for the first time in over a decade.


Published: August 1, 2014 at 4:00AM


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London Warns Rowdy Drinkers: We’re Watching You by KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA

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By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA


People who repeatedly commit alcohol-related crimes will be forced to wear ankle tags that monitor their drinking, the mayor of London said.


Published: August 1, 2014 at 4:00AM


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Pull Up a Stool and Prepare for the Sizzle by LIGAYA MISHAN

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By LIGAYA MISHAN


The Filipino menu at Lumpia Shack Snackbar in the West Village takes a step up from the food market.


Published: August 6, 2014 at 4:00AM


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For Wings and a Prayer, and Maybe a Pint by ALEX WITCHEL

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By ALEX WITCHEL


There is a subset of restaurants in New York that cater specifically to people celebrating birth, mourning death and negotiating illness, all because of where they are.


Published: August 1, 2014 at 4:00AM


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Samsung’s Profit Suffers as Smartphone Competition Stiffens by REUTERS

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The South Korean electronics maker reported that operating profit fell nearly 25% and was downbeat about its third-quarter prospects.


Published: August 1, 2014 at 4:00AM


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Today in Small Business: Time to Give Raises? by GENE MARKS

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By GENE MARKS


Why entrepreneurs are heading to Canada. Big Brewers try to “hijack” craft beer. And a water-balloon device raises $645,000 on Kickstarter.


Published: July 31, 2014 at 4:00AM


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Keep the Met Open by ELEANOR RANDOLPH

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By ELEANOR RANDOLPH


Don’t shorten the season or rattle the opera lovers or scare away donors who spend a great deal of money and time sustaining the excellence of New York’s great opera house.


Published: July 31, 2014 at 4:00AM


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