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March 21, 2009By Julie Earle-LevineArchitectural designer Todd Shultz searched for more than a year to find the perfect wood for his client’s basement wine room. The heart pine he found in a cotton mill in Eatonville, Georgia had a golden colour, tight growth rings and blue veins – signs of its authenticity and age. But when the client saw the beams, he was horrified. “He was like: ‘What are these...

Sunday, March 15 2009By Julie Earle-LevineBy the time Bernard Madoff arrived at court last Thursday, two hours before his 10am hearing, an angry mob had gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse. The $64.8 billion fraudster wore a charcoal-grey suit but no wedding ring or one of his usual vintage watches. A first sign, perhaps, that he knew this was the end. Three months after this fallen pillar...

New York Magazine: Best of New YorkMarch 3 , 2009 Best Reading Program R.E.A.D. With MudgeStory time’s fun and all, but it’s not nearly as mind-blowing as New York Public Library’s R.E.A.D. With Mudge program, which pairs kids ages 5 and up with trained...