About Eric Shapiro
Eric Shapiro
I am a lifelong New Yorker who spends a good portion of my time gorging on and regurgitating big meaty hunks of culture, musical and otherwise. I try my best to avoid the cliches that come along with wearing skinny jeans and flannel shirts in a cosmopolitan locale, but I'm writing for a website called Indie Shuffle, so it's probably useless. My life has its own personal soundtrack, but feel free to borrow a few tunes. Feedback is always welcome.
Quick Take: Living Well into your Golden and Silver Years … a Realistic take for all Flatiron Denizens!
October 11, 2024 | Eric ShapiroReported by Eric and Tod Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
In a genre glutted with superficial solutions and elaborate forms of denial, author Patricia Greenberg’s latest paean to clean living “It’s OK to be Old: Thoughtful Acceptance of Your … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: MLK as a Personal Inspiration for those Fighting for Mental Health and Justice
January 31, 2020 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
Many of us belong to generations that rely on cynicism and ironic detachment as defense mechanisms to avoid disappointment, but I hope you’ll humor me by giving me a few minutes to … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Answer to the Centrists: Progressivism is Pragmatism
January 2, 2020 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro for the Flatiron Hot! News
Despite his call for political revolution, it is for good reason that Bernie Sanders goes out of his way to emphasize that his agenda is not all that radical. It is for … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Dems Must Campaign to Break the Conservative Hammerlock on Change
March 11, 2019 | Eric ShapiroReported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Eric Shapiro
After decades of Clintonian triangulation, incrementalism, technocratic tinkering and self-imposed limits, bold, progressive policies have finally found their way back into the public discourse. Movements, activists and progressive politicians like Bernie … Read More
Hospitality Consultant Extraordinaire – Bryan Williams Talks About the Zeitgeist of Giving First-Rate Service!
March 7, 2019 | Eric ShapiroReported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Eric Shapiro – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
For Bryan Williams, hospitality is not just a profession; it is a passion and a state of being. When he speaks at … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Sanders vs. Warren – Who is the Real Progressive?
January 31, 2019 | Eric ShapiroReported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Eric Shapiro
With Bernie Sanders poised to throw his hat in the ring (assuming he owns one!) and Elizabeth Warren already actively campaigning in Iowa, it seems that two of the nation’s most … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: Elizabeth Warren Throws Her Hat in the Ring – Portents of Dem Divisions?
January 5, 2019 | Eric ShapiroReported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Eric Shapiro – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
In recent months, Elizabeth Warren’s reputation has suffered across the political spectrum and her electoral prospects have dimmed. Despite a formidable campaign-apparatus-in-waiting, … Read More
Flatiron Hot! Pundit: No “DemExit” – Lessons the Progressive Left Can Learn from the Conservative Movement
January 4, 2019 | Eric ShapiroBy Eric Shapiro – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
The term “political revolution,” while evocative and compelling as political rhetoric, can be misleading. It can give the impression that change in Washington comes quickly and solely from … Read More
“The Kindness Advantage”: Valuable Info for Flatiron Parents from Noted Therapists’ New Book
January 2, 2019 | Eric ShapiroReported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Eric Shapiro & Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
As our Flatiron/Chelsea neighborhood, home of the Flatiron Hot! News and its sponsor the NYC Seminar and Conference Center, continues to evolve … Read More
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December 4, 2018 | Eric ShapiroReported for the Flatiron Hot! News by Eric Shapiro & Sarah St. James, edited by Tod Shapiro
When you book a space at the NYC Seminar and Conference Center, Flatiron Hot News’ sponsor, you’re getting access to far more … Read More