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  1. The Manhattans certainly are pricey here
  2. Keller said "go to 21, order anything on me" to honor my service to the Times. He's not here, though, and bartender is now demanding payment
  3. CORRECTION: The Times accidentally did a real estate report on Queens. rest assured this will never happen again nytimes.com/2012/05/27/rea…
  4. CAMPAIGN STOPS: Parris Island: Obama inspects Marines' soap-bar beating drills; Tallahassee: Romney tries on mayor's tattered Skynyrd tee
  5. Yanks not for sale, but they are selling splinters of the old stadium encased in genuine quartz and bathed in Yankee Fragrance for only $725
  6. Steinbrenners assure press they intend to own Yanks "for years to come," a statement that 20 years ago would've caused rioting in the street
  7. Steinbrenners assure press Yankees aren't for sale, but if they were, it'd be exclusively through Steiner Sports
  8. we thank @usedwigs for exposing us the greatest up-and-coming ukelele-and-banjo groups usedwigs.com/nolikey/
  9. attempts to refer to him as "the guy from those Christopher Guest movies" were rejected as "still too obscure"
  10. .@MJMcKean hurt in car accident in Upper West Side. doctors unsure if they should refer to him as "Lenny" or "the guy from Spinal Tap"
  11. TODAY IN REAL ESTATE: "Technically, everything is pre-war," and other tricks of the trade
  12. stock in company that makes nothing continues to plummet; people paid six figures to watch tickers and yell say they are stunned
  13. CAMPAIGN STOPS: Alexandria: Obama teaches middle school how to Dougie; Cheyenne: Romney denounces Chili's Guiltless Grill
  14. today we give some much needed exposure to an obscure little restaurant called Le Bernardin nytimes.com/2012/05/23/din…
  15. I told my higher ups that I wanted to "enjoy life without quite so much friction." Keller responded with an unprintable bon mot.
  16. I will be leaving the Times in September. Have not yet decided if I will pursue degree in urban gardening or do freelance ombudsmanship
  17. we also feel Kreider's article gives some long overdue comeuppance to the members of Men Without Hats
  18. the book industry is at its lowest ebb in decades. Tim Kreider's solution: authors run screaming from all technology nytimes.com/2012/05/20/opi…
  19. Trayvon Martin case details raise Q: should press rush to judge our rush to judgment or wait for more details to judge our rush to judgment?