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• 28 New York Story: Washington Square, Greenwich Village

  Bob Dylan, Lenny Bruce, Allen Ginsberg, Jackson Pollack, and countless other notables spread their creative wings in this boho paradise.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Mar 23, 2006

• 27 New York Story: The Dark Side of Gentrification

  As a "sketchy" neighborhood becomes more "hip" and "desirable," where do the current residents go? Aye, there's the rub.

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Mar 14, 2006

• 26 The Freelance Life: Publish or Perish

  Rejection letters, empty mailboxes, bruised and battered egos; for any aspiring writer, the road to publication can be agonizing.

  Opinion in Books — by Elvira Black — on Mar 11, 2006

• 25 New York Story: Elvira's Theory of Chinese Takeout-Related Gentrification

  To chart the signs of a New York neighborhood on the rise, look first to its Chinese takeout menus.

  Opinion in Tastes — by Elvira Black — on Mar 09, 2006

• 24 The Blogs That Bug Me

  If you're gonna start a blog, for heaven's sake, respond when you get some comments! Plus other pet blog-peeves.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Elvira Black — on Mar 06, 2006

• 23 New York Story: Real Estate Mania

  Far from being "worldly," New Yorkers are shockingly xenophobic when it comes to their pricey "turf."

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Feb 28, 2006

• 22 Living in Death's Shadow

  Most US adults anticipate a terrorist attack within the next year. How is this affecting our collective unconscious?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elvira Black — on Feb 24, 2006

• 21 With a Name Like Shithouse Rat, it Has to be Good!

  Attention all bloggers! Create catchy slogans for your blog INSTANTLY with the amazing ADVERTISING SLOGAN GENERATOR!!!

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Elvira Black — on Feb 13, 2006

• 20 The "Offended" Offenders

  Those poor, "deeply offended" radical Muslims--now who can really blame them for holding a Holocaust cartoon contest?

  Opinion in Politics — by Elvira Black — on Feb 12, 2006

• 19 My Blogger Burnout

  My blogging obsession has become hazardous to my physical and emotional health. Drastic measures are in immediate order.

  Opinion in Sci/Tech — by Elvira Black — on Feb 06, 2006