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Talk about one busy mama in the city! Actress Sarah Jessica Parker was spotted once again taking her children to school while in New York City on Wednesday morning. At this point it just looks like the paparazzi is waiting outside her door EVERYDAY. It’s like they always know where to find her! Check out our photos below and let us know what you think! Photos by FameFlynet BabyRazzi on Facebook and Twitter

“It was a screw up that I’m not proud of.” Disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner launched his campaign for New York City mayor Tuesday night with a video in which he asked voters for a "second chance" two years after revelations emerged that he sent lewd texts to numerous women. "I've made some big mistakes, and I know I let a lot of people down, but I've also learned some tough lessons."This isn't the first time Weiner has begun a campaign with an apology. In 1991, after securing the Democratic nomination for city council, the 27-year-old Weiner was forced to apologize for a bit of dirty politics — which some news organizations at the time described as "race baiting" — by his campaign.Racial tensions ran high in 1991 in the heart of the district that Weiner wanted to serve. Just weeks before the September 1991 Democratic primary, the Crown Heights riots broke out bringing tensions between the district's African-American community and Orthodox Jewish community to a head. Weiner, in the weeks following, attempted to use the tensions for political gain.In the week before the primary, Weiner's campaign sent out a mailer to some 10,000 households — anonymously — tying one of his opponents, Adele Cohen, to then-New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Jesse Jackson. Dinkins was extremely unpopular with voters in the district due to they what perceived as his purposefully delayed law enforcement response to the riots."Obviously, she agrees with the Dinkins/Jackson agenda," the flyer read.Another opponent of Weiner's, Mike Garson, his campaign called "one of Brooklyn's dirtiest campaigners."The New York Times hammered Weiner for the tactics in an editorial entitled "Smears and Fears" after the election. "Mr. Weiner's hit-and-run tactics tarnish his come-from-behind campaign, and point to a gap in the state election law," the editorial read. "Federal campaign rules require that campaign literature disclose its source. New York voters deserve the same sound rule""Race bating," New York Magazine called it in a profile of Weiner. Weiner narrowly won the race, besting Cohen by 195 votes and Garson by 125 votes and Weiner would apologize for his tactics, after his victory."It was a screw up that I'm not proud of," Weiner admitted to New York Magazine in his profile. "I've got to take my lumps for it."

Walter Russell Mead outlines two possible futures for middle-class Americans: one where most of us lose “the race against the machine,”the other where smart government policies enable an eventual successful transition to an economy where IT and robots do a shockingly large percentage of the jobs humans do today — but the carbon-based life forms still have plenty of meaningful work to do. Mead calls that first scenario, “Bladerunner with food stamps.” Mead: It’s likely that an information age welfare state would consist of two components: straight out welfare and “social inclusion” payments for some, subsidized make-work jobs (like Postal Service employment in an age of email) for others. … If the information economy works like this, the whole country would start looking more like California and New York City: unbridgeable class divides, huge inequality, fountains of innovation, and tiny islands of great wealth and privilege surrounded by proles on the dole. Inside the glittering bubble, the digirati and their courtiers would live lives of intense purpose and excitement. Outside the bubble, meaning would be the good in scarcest supply. . … Bellies will be full, but lives will be empty, and with that emptiness will come ills of every kind: addiction, brutality, ugly, and stunted sexual and emotional lives for many, neglect of the young and the old. But it doesn’t have to be that way, Mead writes. We can have a future of rising wages, plentiful middle-class jobs in the IT age. His suggestions: 1. “First, make hiring easy and cheap.” Get rid of employer-based social insurance and pension programs. Let government pay for the employer’s share of social insurance out of general tax revenues. 2. “Put the service economy and especially small business and entrepreneurship front and center.” Barriers to entry must fall. Regulation that make it difficult to start a business or enter a profession must be reformed. ”Zoning and housing policy should look for ways to encourage homes to be used as workplaces as well as living spaces.” 3. “We need to feed the state to the people even as we individualize its services.” End government monopolies on providing what are thought of as government services. “Turning bureaucratic government institutions into voucher-based programs will both stimulate the rise of a new type of service-oriented industry and provide better tailored government services at a reasonable cost.” Of course, right now we are doing none of these things. At this point, Obamacare is a disincentive to hire full-time workers. And liberals have attacked conservative ideas to inject more choice and competition into government programs. Does Washington have an explicit entrepreneurial agenda? I don’t think so. Mead’s essay make a great companion piece to Brink Lindsey’s excellent new book, Human Capitalism, where he notes a disconnect between the demand for high-skill human capital and out current ability to widely provide a fertile environment for its development. His similar agenda: 1) maintain economic growth by encouraging entrepreneurship, 2) reform K-12 education by unleashing competition, 3) compensate for disadvantaged environments through early childhood interventions, 4) combat social exclusion of low-skilled adults, 5) improve higher education by limiting tuition subsidies, 6) remove regulatory burdens to entrepreneurship and upward mobility. Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story »

One of the things that you need to have when shopping for food in France is a big, sturdy shopping basket. You Also need to have a bit of patience because the lines can be long, and lines in Paris are like airplane restrooms; when it’s your turn, everyone behind you disappears and suddenly, you seem to have all the time in the world. But more important in Paris than having a big pannier, and an even bigger bladder (to hold it, because few markets have a place to, uh, “go”), is that you also need to have plenty of change. France and America have a curious relationship. Each is fascinated with each other and both have a camaraderie that’s built on admiration, a little of frustration, and a soupçon of envy. For every American that rattles on about “free health care” (no matter that it’s not free, it’s paid for by – or from – a percentage of your earnings) there is a French person exclaiming how much they would love to live in New York City because of l’energie. (No matter that if you walked right into someone as if they weren’t there, as happens in Paris, they’d get a real “New York Experience” from a real New Yorker.) Continue Reading Change...

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Ryan Gosling shows of his back art in a behind-the-scenes clip from "Place Beyond the Pines".   BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories WINGNUTTERY Boy, when Anthony Weiner attempts a comeback he does it in a really public way. Two years after the former Congressman stepped down over a sexting scandal, he has announced his intention to run for Mayor of New York City. Voters think he shouldn't be running at a rate of nearly two-to-one. Former Defense Secretary and overall cretin Donald Rumsfeld was recently asked what he thought about gay marriage and he replied that he worries it will lead to polygamy.  Wolf Blitzer embarrassed himself in front of a tornado survivor as he discovered that she is an atheist after asking her if she thanked the Lord. The Vatican is denying that the Pope performed an exorcism recently after a video emerged of him laying hands on a wheelchair bound person. And NOM's Brian Brown has condemned the recent anti-gay violence in New York City, though no word on if he also condemns the hate speech that can often lead to such violence.  ** GAY NEWS An arrest has been made in one of the several attacks during this recent rash of anti-gay assaults in New York City. The gay former Boy Scout who took his case against the Scouts' anti-gay policies all the way to the Supreme Court in 2000 recently spoke out about the efforts to end the ban on gays. Also voters in Tennessee are not entirely as anti-gay as one might assume.  ** VIDEOS OF THE DAY Check out a man performing a dance-duet with his younger self set to the Dixie Chicks' cover of "Landslide". Oh he's in his underwear by the way. Buzzfeed gives us a video of unbelievably real facts and Jon Stewart is a huge fan of Toronto's wonderful crack-smoking Mayor!

Anthony Weiner, the sexting Democrat, is running for mayor of New York City.

Joe Hart says Manchester City need to ‘improve massively’ next season after failing to achieve their goals in this campaign. Speaking during the club’s post-season trip to the USA, Hart said visiting New York – where City announced their involvement in new MLS franchise New York City FC – was indicative that the club was [...]

PRESS RELEASE Terence Blanchard: MagneticMay 22, 2013(Los Angeles, CA): Accompanying the release of Magnetic, Terence Blanchard’s stunning new album set for release May 28 on Blue Note Records, will be an unprecedented schedule of worldwide tour dates kicking off with a five-night run at The Jazz Standard in New York City on May 29th and hitting cities across the United States, Europe, Tokyo, South Africa and Brazil. The tour will feature Terence, Brice Winston on sax, Fabian Almazan on piano, Robert Hurst III on bass, Jeff "Tain" Watts on drums and Lionel Loueke on guitar and will take-in such cities as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Denver, The Newport Jazz Festival, Boston, Washington D.C., London, Paris, the Czech Republic, Tokyo, Johannesburg and the Choro Festival in Brazil. A complete list of dates can be seen at terenceblanchard.com.

World-renowned chef, author and Emmy winning television personality Anthony Bourdain visits Peru in the next episode of "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown," airing Sunday, May 26, at 9 p.m. ET. Follow the show on Twitter and Facebook. Peru's bounty of fresh fish, roasted chicken, fiery chiles and sumptuous cacao packs so much flavor, it would be cruel not to share. Anthony Bourdain invited his best friend, world-renowned chef Eric Ripert to join in his culinary journey across this vast, varied and distinctive land. Here's where they feasted: Mercado Modelo (Chiclayo Market) Ave Jose Balta and Arica 6.766272 S, 79.839075 W Chez Wong Calle Enrique Leon Garcia 114, Lima, Peru (San Isidro) +51 1 4706217 Anticuchería Doña Pochita Av. Ignacio Merino Cdra.23, Lince, Lima Amaz Avenida La Paz 1079, L18 (Miraflores) +51 1 2219393 Canta Rana Genova 101, Barranco, Lima, Peru +51 1 2477274 Catch up on Eatocracy's previous adventures in Peruvian food: – Peruvian food is having a moment More and more Americans are flocking to Peruvian food and discovering a world of flavor beyond pollo a la brasa (rotisserie chicken). This diverse cuisine, with influences from Andean to Spanish, Japanese and Chinese to African and Italian, is quickly finding its rightful place in the national food scene. Credit is due in part to Gastón Acurio, the country’s most recognized chef, who acts as the unofficial ambassador of Peruvian cuisine with 34 restaurants in 14 cities worldwide, including the recently-opened La Mar Cebicheria in New York City. In 2008, Acurio, together with Apega, the Peruvian Society for Gastronomy founded Mistura. This 10-day food festival brings together street vendors, herbal stands and high-end chefs showcasing their most popular dishes and attracts over 300,000 every year. Now, scaled-down versions of this event – complete with quinoa desserts, fresh bread, and traditional herbal drinks – are popping up outside of Peru. Read more. – South America's pisco enjoys North American revival Long a fixture in liquor cabinets and bars in Peru and Chile, pisco is popping up in the United States amid an obsession with craft cocktails. From January to July 2011, export sales of the South American grape brandy grew to $2.3 million, up 139% over the same period in 2010, fueled by increased sales in the United States. As pisco's popularity grows in the United States, its country of appellation remains a topic of dispute in South America. Pisco grapes are grown in Chile and Peru, and both Andean nations have adopted it as a national spirit. The dispute has played out in numerous decrees and regulations from both countries, with Peru claiming the historic upper hand and boasting a commitment to making it the old-fashioned way. The International Organisation of Vine and Wine has urged the two countries to make nice and work together toward a common solution. Mainly, the outcome has been aggressive international marketing campaigns from both countries. Read more. – Make perfect pisco sours and ceviche Peru won its independence from Spain in 1824. Every year on July 28th, Peruvians gather to celebrate that independence and they will very likely do it with two of their staples: a citrus-cured seafood delicacy called ceviche and the national drink, the Pisco Sour. We visited a Peruvian restaurant in Washington to see first hand what goes into making the perfect ceviche and Pisco sour. Watch a video tutorial. Previously on Parts Unknown: - Peru Peruvian food is having a moment Make perfect pisco sours and ceviche South America's pisco enjoys North American revival - Libya Breakfast in Libya Where fast food tastes like freedom - Morocco iReport: In Morocco, eating is the spice of life Street snacking in Morocco - Canada O Canada! Our home and delicious land Come for the strip bars, stay for the poutine - Colombia Colombian cuisine – from aguardiente to viche Americans just don’t unde

Photo gallery of Of Montreal performing at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City (May 22, 2013). Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/of-montreal-music-hall-of-williamsburg-nyc-pics/