Liza Colón-Zayas’s Medallion Connects Her to Her Puerto Rican Heritage
The heirloom, passed down by her grandmother, connects the Emmy-nominated actress to her Puerto Rican heritage.
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Howie Cohen, Whose Alka-Seltzer Ads Spawned Catchphrases, Dies at 81
A copywriter, he and a partner in 1972 came up with “Try it, you’ll like it” and “I can’t believe I ate that whole thing.” Soon, sales were, well, fizzing.
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A Hip-Hop Comic Book Star Comes to Life in Steel
A statue of Rappin’ Max Robot is bound for Paris. But first it’s making a stop in the Bronx.
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Inside New York’s Fulton Fish Market, the Biggest in the U.S.
New York’s Fulton Fish Market, which supplies the city with nearly half its seafood, is run by third-, fourth-, even sixth-generation fishmongers.