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Michael Kruse is a senior staff writer for POLITICO. Long, long before he was Donald Trumps personal attorney and devoted defender, Rudy Giuliani wasnt exactly a fan. The first time, actually, he invoked Trumps name in a high-profile, high-stakes setting, Gi…

John Singer Sargent (18561925), 'Daisy Fellowes,' ca. 1920, charcoal. Private collection, Columbus, Georgia. Morgan Library and Museum A great portrait is more than a straight likeness, it captures the character and personality of a sitter, according to Lau…

Google has launched its latest flagship phones, Pixel 4 and 4XL. Although the new models feature relatively marginal improvements to their predecessors, the launch was staged with much fanfare by Google, as if it represented a major breakthrough for the compa…

For three seasons, Maggie Gyllenhaal has been one of the primary reasons to keep watching The Deuce, despite compelling reasons (James Franco in two roles) to stop watching The Deuce. As Eileen, a Queens girl from a good Catholic family whos exiled from her h…

A spread fit for Halloween. David Jacobson of Bodega Negra Celebrating Halloween in NYC is ridiculously fun no matter what your age. Throughout the month New Yorkers are going all out for this holiday. From mildly terrifying haunted houses to the not-so-sca…

Now its far quicker and cheaper to fly across the US, but the train still unites a disparate, welcoming and intensely vast nation.  Furthermore, Bond remained a fan. After outwitting Auric Goldfinger at a Miami Hotel in the 1959 novel, 007 railroaded north. …

Look, you knew it was never going to stay this good forever, because nothing ever does, and one day we all end up dust even those of us who are steaks. With that in mind, it is my distinct displeasure to announce that Tad's Steaks near Times Square, quite pos…

JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images Cuba Gooding Jr.s trial for allegedly groping a woman at a Times Square club in June was unexpectedly adjourned on Thursday after Manhattan prosecutors revealed the Oscar-winning actor has been indicted on new charges rel…

13 famous landmarks that no longer look anything like they did when they were built

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The company that operates the LED screens will take its boat to another state The Times Square-style billboards that have dotted New York City’s waterways since last fall are gone for good. Six months after suing Ballyhoo Media, the…