Isn’t there a middle ground between saying animals have some rights and deciding they are people?
An animal rights group seeking legal personhood for chimpanzees will not be getting a hearing in the highest court in New York State.
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Eating solo has become more popular in recent years. What used to take guts, now is easier with a little help from hand held devices.
Okay, so I’m a trendsetter now….
From the classroom to the courtroom. A highly regarded Long Island teacher is suing the state over a bad grade.
So, if you are a great teacher…there is little room for growth…so you aren’t growing and thus a bad teacher…
So, for five weeks, this girl pretended to be on vacation. I want to do this. Where can I not go on vacation?
An amendment may not be the right move. But money is not speech…it is influence. No one should have too much.
I have to wonder if bookless is the future of libraries. I tend to worry, especially as a librarian who has never held the post.
I’d have thrown the book at him…
At least they aren’t debating yogurt on the federal level. But this is disappointing. Nice to know that anyone who buys a house can refinance at the insanely low interest rates we have now, but the government insists on a higher interest rate. Meanwhile, I’m paying a higher percentage than the TARP program loans paid in interest.
I’m so glad the government is debating such important measures.
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew said Monday that the current system is unfair to minority students who deserve to attend Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech and five other specialized high schools.
I went to Bronx Science. I recall a good amount of diversity. But, I agree an SAT like test is not necessarily the best way to admit people to a school. Wonder if I’d have gotten in if that were the only factor.
A restaurant whose entire bathroom-related theme — complete with toilets as seats, dishes with hilariously fecal names, and miniature toilet-shaped bowls for your food — seems to have b…
The Toronto Public Library was asked to pull copies of "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Seuss because it "encouraged children to use violence against their fathers."
I really hope the person who submitted this to the Toronto Library was joking.
It had flooding, mudslides and stranded drivers.
The Gothamist reports yesterday was New York’s 10th rainiest day in recorded history.
If you've ever wondered how much you should tip a waiter, bartender, cab driver, hotel bellman, or barista, look no further.
I’d much rather the price of my meal included paying the server a fair wage, making a tip a true gratuity rather than an obligation.
Student loan debt has surpassed the $1 trillion mark nationwide, surpassing credit card and auto loan debt.
How do I get this passed?