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If These Knishes Could Talk: A film about the New York accent

April 19, 2011 @ 8:46 pm

Heather Quinlan is attempting to raise some money to finish a film called If These Knishes Could Talk about the changing New York accent and its seemingly gradual disappearance as New York City becomes more diverse. The teaser for the … Continue reading →

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Improv Everywhere: The Tourist Lane

June 9, 2010 @ 5:31 am

The culprits behind the Tourists vs New Yorker sidewalk prank turns out to be Improv Everywhere. In the video above, agents from IE try to inforce the sidewalk rule and even go about asking people on the street what they … Continue reading →

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David Sedaris on undecided voters in the 2008 election

October 22, 2008 @ 11:59 pm

Photo: kuow949 on Flickr David Sedaris, best-selling author of such funny books as Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, addressed the issue of the undecided voter in his latest New Yorker essay. This … Continue reading →

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