Subjected to the light of day, Sarah Palin doesn't look like a maverick at all.
Exposing a construction-site scam only a San Francisco cop could love.
Sloppy U.S. government paperwork is putting the lives of asylum seekers at risk.
I proceed to a seat at the large curved bar of the hotel's Ling and Javier restaurant. Instead of the PIBs that would be drinking in the bars of the Royalton or the Delano, there are men in checked sport coats and women who believe Christmas tree-print long johns and OshKosh B'Gosh overalls make for a really cute, go-anywhere look.
I, on the other hand, want a fashion-forward drink for the new year. Bartender Aaron George has no cocktail prognostications, but when we put our heads together, we come up with a good stiff drink. We call it the Longest Night, in honor of the winter solstice. It will be the cocktail of 2002.
Ling and Javier's Longest Night:
1.5 ounces chilled Belvedere vodka
1 teaspoon Jägermeister liqueur
Pour the vodka into a tall shooter glass. Add the Jägermeister, but don't stir. Knock it back and order another. Don't waste time sipping.