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Maria Tallchief, widely considered the first major American prima ballerina, has died.  Born Elizabeth Maria Tallchief in Fairfax, Oklahoma in 1925, her mother was Scots-Irish, but her father, Alexander Tallchief, was a chief in the Osage Nation, and her great-grandfather, Peter Bigheart, was crucial in negotiating oil revenues for the Osage tribe. At 17, Tallchief… Read more »

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Margaret Thatcher may have been many things: A member of Parliament, Education Secretary, British Prime Minister and more recently a Baroness but above all she was the mother of her twins Mark and Carol. As they mourn the passing of their mother we say to her critics – show some respect! Many people in New York,… Read more »

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When it comes to Pizza, Pasta, or just amazingly great Italian food and served at its freshest and finest Williamsburg has the best family style Italian restaurant in the tri- state area. Possibly even the United States. Yes, we know many Restaurants in Manhattan, and love them but this one in Williamsburg we are talking excellence… Read more »

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In a move that would make the late Estee Lauder proud, her son Leonard Lauder 80, is donating a collection of Cubist art to the Metropolitan Museum with an estimated value of One Billion Dollars. Now that’s gift giving. The treasure’s include 33 Picassos, 17 Braques, 14 Legers, and 1 work by Gris. Met director… Read more »