Newmark's Door

"Mass Hysteria in Upstate New York"

Hysteria--you know its Greek root, right?--is apparently real.

"Spoiler alert! What makes a great ending?"

Interesting: "The endings of novels are, in their own way, as crucial as the endings of years, but they are much less discussed."

"The 16 Greatest Cities In Human History"

Ayutthaya, the "world's largest city in 1700 AD," was new to me.

Forecasting is difficult. Especially about the future.

"Robert Heinlein’s predictions for the Year 2000 (from 1952)".

1. Interplanetary travel is waiting at your front door — C.O.D. It's yours when you pay for it. . . . 

12. Intelligent life will be found on Mars.

"Inside The Most Powerful Apartment Building In New York"

That would be 740 Park, which has only 31 residences. Barbra Streisand, Nelson Peltz, and a Russian billionaire are among those who the board reportedly refused. 

"The Truth about Violence: 3 Principles of Self-Defense"

Revenge, even justice, aren't your primary concerns. Survival is.

"Writing Advice: The Secret to Success"

Very sweet. And very good.

Most popular dog names

The Twihards are everywhere: Bella is #2 for females.

"The Classifieds: A Workplace Confidential"

"Trade secrets from a Per Se waiter, a New York Times reporter, a Met, a Hollywood agent. What really goes on inside a public-school classroom and under a plastic-surgeon’s knife. What a bikini waxer sees, what a drunk cop doesn’t."

21 people in all. Two that I found interesting:

"The Personal College Counselor Who Can’t Bear the People Paying Her Bills".

"The Bronx High-School Teacher Who Says It’s Not Just the Students Who Cheat".

"Have you every wondered which part of the other side of the earth is directly below you?"

Maybe not. But just in case, you can use this handy-dandy "map tunneling tool".

With another tool on this page you can also find all the zip codes within a specific radius.