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• Commented on East Village Baths Embroiled in Steamy Lawsuit
  I love the Tenth St. Baths and have never seen anything inappropriate go on there. I've been there numerous times, on the women's day and on coed days, and had nothing but above-board experiences. I've had massages there from both...
• Commented on The Cinecultist's Weekly Movie Pick: Extraordinary Circumstances Edition
  This movie is very, very good, despite the awful Jeremy Davies and the occasional swelling string music, which seems kind of un-Herzog like. Neither take away from the impact of the story. "Little Dieter Needs To Fly" should be seen...
• Commented on NYC About to Get Shushed
  Hmm, actually, most lifelong New Yorkers will tell you how much more civilized (words of one of them, a friend of my mom's who grew up with her in the Bronx) it was back when they were growing up. This...
• Commented on NYC About to Get Shushed
  I love the bit about limits on how long dogs can bark. Good luck reasoning with the dogs. But the other stuff makes sense to me. I was awakened early this morning by some jerk in one of the buildings...
• Commented on A Taste of . . . Zhemchuzhina
  A knish isn't necessarily always filled with potatoes. The word "knish" is Yiddish, and just refers to a type of filled pastry. You can have a kasha knish, as well as other kinds. I have also seen the word used...