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Jean Dubinsky Appleton. (Photo courtesy of Ryna Appleton-Segal)

From Fighting Reds to Studying Jewels, Jean Appleton Was a Force in City Life

Before a young girl was to meet nobles, she received a stern warning from her mother, Jean Dubinsky Appleton: shake hands, don’t curtsy.
By Parker Richards
Harold Holzer, in his office surrounded by his collection of Lincoln memorabilia, will retire from the Met this summer. (Photo by Jackie Neale Chadwick, courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Longtime Met Museum Public Affairs Head Harold Holzer Steps Into New Role at Hunter

Not a year after his retirement from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harold Holzer already has a new job title.
By Alanna Martinez

Gifts for Bloomberg

Here are what some New Yorkers would give to Mike Bloomberg for the holidays, according to today’s Qpoll: A 50
By Observer Staff

Events for May 5-8, 2006

By Observer Staff

Presidential Progeny Pen White House Whodunits

By Robert Gottlieb

Forty Years Later, Ike’s Words Resonate

By Terry Golway

Hillary Must Ditch Bill to Win N.Y. Senate Race

By Philip Weiss

The First First Lady, Vol. 2 (and a Handbook for Hillary?)

By David Michaelis

Getting Ready To Bid Adieu To Clinton Pals

By Richard Brookhiser
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