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The New York City Fire Department came to put out a fire on Fulton Street just behind us on Sunday, March 17, a four-alarm fire…and then they were back less than 24 hours later to put out another. Read More : http://mcphedranbadside.com/fulton-street-fires-ncaa-tournament-picks/

Send a query letter of no more than two pages, which includes your credentials, an explanation of what makes your book unique and special, and a synopsis. Read More : http://mcphedranbadside.com/querying-the-pitch/

This National Hockey League lockout/strike/work stoppage thing is pathetic; the owners and players can make as many serious faces and proclamations as they like, but the farce has to end. Read Full Article Here : http://mcphedranbadside.com/i-own-hockey/

It’s not often an athlete waxes any eloquence, more rarely so as Shakespearean in their use of repetition as Allen Iverson was some 10 years ago. “We’re talking about practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We’re talking about practice.” Read Full Article Here : http://mcphedranbadside.com/ode-to-iverson-were-talking-about-practice/

Cheryl Strayed’s “Wild” Cheryl Strayed’s auto-biography Wild is a painfully honest account of how she processed the death of her mother and confronted her own shattered sense of self. Using her remarkable solo hike on the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) as the central image, she confronts her fears, loss and short-comings with a relentlessly detailed and direct manner. Click Here for More Information : http://mcphedranbadside.com/cheryl-strayeds-wild/

Ice Friday: Michel Foucault’s “The Use of Pleasure” What one must aim for in the struggle to control the desires was the condition of “ethical virility” according to the model of “social virility”. In the use of male pleasures, one had to be virile with regard to oneself, just as one was masculine in one’s social role. In the full meaning of the world, moderation was a man’s virtue. Read full Article here : http://mcphedranbadside.com/ice-friday-michel-foucaults-the-use-of-pleasure/

Aqaara Scene: “Sex to Avoid Death” The crowd was larger, people up both walkways, chants and holograms everywhere. A bright orange drone floated above, slowly coming down. “Hello, how are you doing?” It was the man from the Hive, now dressed and atop a glider, floating behind the drone. Read Full Blog Here : http://mcphedranbadside.com/aqaara-scene-sex-to-avoid-death/

Built in 1921, the Cunard Building stands at 25 Broadway, above Bowling Green, at the foot of Manhattan. Read Full Blog Here : http://mcphedranbadside.com/overlooked-new-york-the-cunard-building/