Freddy's Bar

Well, we’ve made it through the 25th anniversary of 9/11, with its near-paralyzing mix of individual and collective trauma, added to by the horrific Islamophobic attacks on the mayor. So, now it’s time to put all that behind us and party (that is, when we’re not frantically looking through the newly released air quality documents)….

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a heads-up that his uncle loves to debate politics at the dinner table.  Thanks to situations like this one, home, whether yours or someone else’s, isn’t always the move for the holidays. Or maybe you don’t celebrate Christmas at all. Which means it’s…