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Hey, Spike: It’s Reggie Miller Time Again

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

In the mid-1990s, Reggie Miller was the man that New York Knicks fans loved to hate. The fierce rivalry culminated in the 1994-95 NBA playoffs, when Miller’s Indiana Pacers faced off against the Knicks.

Now the story is being told through the eyes of players, coaches and fans – including Spike Lee – in the new documentary film “Winning Time: Reggie Miller v. The New York Knicks.” The movie, by Dan Klores, is part of ESPN’s “30 by 30” documentary series, which chronicles events, athletes and issues that affected sports from 1979 to 2009.

Grannies Battle War

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

They’ve gathered at Rockefeller Center, every Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for the last six years, to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Now Grandmothers Against the War are taking their fight to local high schools. The seniors are planning a counter-recruitment action on March 18, where they’ll tell students how to opt out of being contacted by military recruiters.

Girls Explore the Science of Fashion

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Fashion designer Diana Eng is using her work to spur girls’ interest in math and science.  At her Feb. 24 Fairy Tale Fashion Show, Eng invited 17 students from the Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women in Brooklyn to see her latest tech-inspired fashions.

Eng, the 26-year-old author of “Fashion Geek: Clothing, Accessories, Tech,” hopes to inspire more girls to take up math- and science-based careers.

The Net Effect on News

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

With the explosion of professional news blogs, like Politico and ProPublica, one might suspect the Internet killed television news.

But The Nielsen Company reports that 81 million consumers still get all their news on TV, as compared to 1.5 million that read or watch online news exclusively. Sixty million people reported that they used both TV and the Internet to consume news.

Still, TV news is undergoing a transformation in the Internet age. Declining ad revenues have led to staff cutbacks. And more TV reporters are learning how to use the Web to do their jobs better.

Reporters from TV, print and Web-based news operations recently met at St. Francis College in Brooklyn for a panel discussion about how the Internet is changing journalism.

Kitty’s a Tiger in the Ring

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Horse Carriage Drivers Seek Raise

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Sun Rising on Careers in Solar Energy

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Tough Times for Holiday Toy Drives

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Flu Shot in the Arm for Asthmatic Kids

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009