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Flatiron Hot! News | November 5, 2024

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Opinion and Commentary

Never Mind the Politics: Some Essential Facts About Obamacare

October 1, 2013 |

By Korvin Vicente

This week marks a defining moment for healthcare in America, as the first step in President Barack Obama’s signature health care law is slated for launch. As the biggest part of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), the … Read More

Assessing the Role of Cause & Effect in Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones

September 27, 2013 |

Caution: Major spoilers for seasons 3 & 5 of Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, respectively.

Some critics have compared the events at the end of Breaking Bad’s final run of episodes on AMC to the now-infamous Red Wedding that … Read More

Holocaust, Genocide & Raphael Lemkin’s Legacy: A Panel Discussion at the Center for Jewish History

September 26, 2013 |

By Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

On September 24th at the Center for Jewish History, a panel discussion explored the legacy of one of the 20th century’s great unheralded notables: Raphael Lemkin. The Polish-Jewish intellectual and … Read More

Brooklyn Book Festival: Chang-Rae Lee Reads From Upcoming Novel, “On Such a Full Sea”

September 24, 2013 |

By Kristin Travagline

Most writers I know have a crush on at least one famous author (historical or contemporary… let’s face it, Mark Twain was a stud). During college I fell in love with Chang-Rae Lee who, fortunately for me, … Read More

Twerking Our Culture Away: Miley Cyrus Lays it on Thicke

September 13, 2013 |

For those who’ve been cryogenically frozen since August 25th, Miley Cyrus – best known for portraying Hannah Montana on the popular Disney TV show of the same name – caused a sensation at the MTV Video Music Awards when she … Read More

Stop the Frisking: When Stop and Frisk Crosses the Yellow Line

September 6, 2013 |

By Shaun Persaud – Edited by the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

I would like to begin by saying I respect the right of police officers to search a citizen they believe to be suspicious. The Constitution grants the police … Read More

Flatiron Hot! Pundit: New York Mayoral Candidate Jack Hidary Comes to Flatiron District

September 4, 2013 |

Sometimes the most interesting political candidates are the long shots. Case in point: Jack Hidary, a tech millionaire and the founder of Earthweb, who visited the Flatiron District’s Le Pain Quotidien on Tuesday to promote his campaign for mayor of … Read More

Why It Was a Mistake to Shut Down Electric Zoo

September 1, 2013 |

The deaths of two people at Electric Zoo (or “Ezoo”) is obviously tragic, but closing down the festival due to the danger of drug overdoses makes about as much sense as closing down a highway because of a fatal car … Read More

A Four Course Peruvian Meal at Raymi

August 28, 2013 |

By William Chen and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff

Not too long ago, Flatiron Hot received an invitation to attend a dinner event at Raymi, a Peruvian restaurant located at 43 West 24th Street. Like any food … Read More