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Playing the Field: Babe's jersey, Lawrence Taylor's ring

2012/05/21

Ever wanted to smell the sweat of a 92-year-old jersey worn by the greatest baseball player of all-time?

Jonathan Alpert, No More Drama

How to overcome your need to fit in

2012/05/20

Being true to yourself is part of becoming an adult.

Metro's daily puzzles solutions

Solution to Monday, May 21, 2012 to Weekend, May 25, 2012 crossword and Sudoku

2012/05/20

Daily puzzle solutions.

Playing the Field

Playing the Field: Kyrie Irving is a hustler, Megatron plays baseball

2012/05/20

Irving goes Eddie Murphy and dresses up as an old man. Except it's actually funny.

Eve Hyman, Sonic Hot Sauce

Chico Mann: Globetrot freestyle

2012/05/18

Most Chico cuts sound like what would come out of the perfect beach shack dance club.

Playing the Field

Playing the Field: Dwyane Wade erupts, ranking best third wheels

2012/05/18

We break down our favorite third wheels, plus enjoy Paulina Gretzky.

Metro New York City Desk

A 'Doctor Who' puppet visited New York and it the cutest thing we've seen all week

2012/05/17

Every now and then something will come to our attention that just warms our hearts.

Demetra Balodimas, Metro & Vine

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a wine straight from Heaven

2012/05/17

You don't have to be Catholic to appreciate this wine.

Tracy Kaler, Moxie in Manhattan

Every New Yorker needs a Superman

2012/05/16

My super travels from apartment to apartment Monday through Friday, handling everything from minor tasks to emergencies.

Metro New York City Desk

Bike beats subway in race-to-work commute

2012/05/16

If you've thought about biking to work, Friday's the day.

Metro New York City Desk

Bloomberg says Christine Quinn would make a 'very good'mayor

2012/05/16

The mayor speaks out about possible successors.

Metro New York City Desk

Luxury car ring thieves 'stalked' New York car owners

2012/05/16

They targeted Brooklyn neighborhoods, particularly Williamsburg.

Metro New York City Desk

Homeless man stabs man watching porn at Brooklyn library

2012/05/16

The man was stabbed in the chest.

Playing the Field

Sports nepotism: Tebow and Shottenheimer; Mike Francesa's Twitter rant

2012/05/16

How would the social media conversation go between Mike and the Mad Dog?

Lawrence Bonk, Sidescroller

Sidescroller: A review of 'Mario Tennis Open' and 'Starhawk'

2012/05/15

Developers simply can't risk giving one console an exclusive to call its own.

Metro New York City Desk

Help line for city's nannies

2012/05/15

A hotline provides information on legally mandated overtime.

Playing the Field

There's a drunk Patrick Kane at every frat party

2012/05/15

Plus, John Tortorella hates when fools act like 16-year-old girls.

Metro New York City Desk

UPDATED: GLAAD slams New York Times for Lorena Escalera article

2012/05/14

The Times issues a statement after being criticized for their coverage.

Adam Levitan, Sweet Fantasies

Cheap saves everywhere

2012/05/14

Metro New York City Desk

Pedro Espada: Former politician convicted of theft

2012/05/14

The former political leader was found guilty of stealing more than $500,000.

Playing the Field

Playing the Field: Umenyiora hates LeSean McCoy, Marbury's statue

2012/05/14

The Giants star wishes McCoy a Happy Mother's Day.

Metro's daily puzzles solutions

Solution to Monday, May 14, 2012 to Weekend, May 18, 2012 crossword and Sudoku

2012/05/13

Daily puzzle solutions.

Metro New York City Desk

Drunken driver hits, kills man on sidewalk

2012/05/13

Killed while standing at a street corner.

Dan Schawbel, personalbrandingblog.com

Why internships don’t always lead to jobs

2012/05/13

Only half of employers have hired an intern in the past six months.

Metro New York City Desk

Justin Smith: Boy, 15, dies after falling into East River

2012/05/13

He drowned in the frigid river water Saturday night.

Playing the Field

Playing the Field: Kris Humphries is a jerk, Axford's letter

2012/05/13

Mr. (ex-)Kardashian gets some laughs. On purpose.

Playing the Field

Playing the Field: Minor league football, and Serena Williams rapping

2012/05/11

Cake. Cake. Cake. Playing the Field, weekend edition.

Ron Varrial, The Subpar Golf Blog

LPGA's Karen Stupples: On life as a golfing mom, plus advice for dads

2012/05/10

Her thoughts about life on Tour with her son, tips for introducing the game to kids (and wives) and her ideal Mother's Day.

Metro New York City Desk

JFK hotel murder-suicide

2012/05/10

The shooting happened in the lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn at about 12:30 p.m.

Eve Hyman, Sonic Hot Sauce

Santigold: Art poise

2012/05/10

Santigold now belongs to pop, but she remains an art staple of the hybrid variety.