Here are some picks from Brooklyn and Beyond.. Behind the Scenes with Evo Morales The extraordinary rise of the first indigenous president of Bolivia by Martin Sivak Reviewed by Manuel Rueda The handbook on how to be a genius Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin Reviewed by Lea Khayata The Story of the Nazi Human...
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January 12, 2011January 24, 2011Brooklyn Life
Behind the Scenes with Evo Morales
Martin Sivak, Evo Morales: The extraordinary rise of the first indigenous president of Bolivia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) By Manuel Rueda Shortly after being elected as Bolivia´s President in 2006, Evo Morales, an indigenous leader and president of a gritty federation of coca leaf growers addressed a crowd of thousands gathered in the central square of...
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November 19, 2010November 24, 2010Brooklyn Life
Foreign Priests Work to Improve their Accents
By Alejandro Lopez de Haro On a recent Saturday evening Father Vincentius Do, 34, is in the midst of performing a Mass in English at Saint Rosalia Roman Catholic Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. “You take for granted that there are good priests in your church, and then you get one like me, and then you...
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November 10, 2010November 10, 2010Crime
“No one wins” in murder conviction
By Alex Gecan Bedlam erupted in a Kings County courtroom this afternoon, drowning out the last of three guilty verdicts against Jarelle Washington. Washington’s relatives and friends, some of them too hysterical to be understood, were escorted out of Judge Alan Marrus’ courtroom at 320 Jay St. Others followed soon after to console or commiserate....
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October 27, 2010October 27, 2010Live Wire
Clinton Endorses Cuomo in Brooklyn Rally
Bill Clinton endorsed gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo at a rally that just wrapped up at the New York City College of Technology in Downtown Brooklyn, reports the Ink´s Camilo Smith. Saying that Cuomo has the “vision to make New York a state of the future” Clinton rallied Cuomo supporters and asked them to head to...
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October 27, 2010October 27, 2010Live Wire
Cafe Owners Sue The Times
The owners of a Park Slope Cafe are suing the New York Times for defamation, because the paper published information on poor working conditions at their establishment. Gorilla Coffee owners Carol MacLaughlin and Darleen Schere say the Times subjected them to “shame, emotional, distress, contempt and ridicule” back in April when the newspaper reprinted parts...
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October 27, 2010October 27, 2010Live Wire
Magazine lists Brooklyn´s ¨Best¨ Blocks
The L magazine has come up with a peculiar list of the borough´s “best 50” blocks. The online list includes categories like the best block for groceries, the best block for dating and the best blocks for cheap eats. More atypical categories can be found on the list such as the best block for vice...
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October 27, 2010October 27, 2010Live Wire
New tolls will affect Brooklyn residents
Brooklyners driving to Manhattan or Staten Island will have to pay higher tolls. The Metropolitan Transport Authority today raised the one way cash toll on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to $13 from $11, while the toll on the Brooklyn Battery tunnel went up from $5.50 to $6.50. EZ Pass users however will only have to pay...
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October 27, 2010October 27, 2010Live Wire
Convicted Cop Killer Faces New Trial
A man serving life in prison for the murder of a Crown Heights detective will be tried Wednesday, for a shooting that happened 24 hours before that incident, reports New York 1. In 2007, Dexter Bostic shot Detective Russell Timoshenko in the neck and face while he conducted a local traffic stop. Today, Bostic faces...