William Randolph Hearst was famous for his influence, so why wouldn't a hotel he built try and keep the tradition? The Warwick Hotel, which Hearst opened in 1926, wants to open an sidewalk cafe...but first it would like the city to move a pesky, filthy bus stop down the block. Wouldn't want tourists to have to breathe in any of New York's famous fresh air!
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Screw Mass Transit: Hotel Wants Bus Stop Moved So It Can Open Sidewalk Cafe
Wine=Food?
The New York Times reports that France is taking dramatic steps to increase French wine sales, most notably by attempting to re-categorize wine as food. This would enable French wine makers to avoid advertising restrictions currently placed on alcohol, including a prohibition on television and radio advertising.
most French people it polled already consider wine a food, if it is defined as "a substance with nutritive components absorbed by the digestive tube."
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