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Building a ‘Mommune’ in Harlem
Two single mothers share an apartment, the child care, and the bills. There’s only one firm rule: no men.
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ABC7 New York
· Jul 10, 2026
One of New York's oldest homes preserves centuries of history in the heart of Queens
One of New York's oldest homes preserves centuries of history in the heart of Queens
Save Jersey
· Jun 22, 2026
Hunterdon County Tavern Played Key Role in New Jersey’s Revolutionary War Story
ANNANDALE, N.J. — Long before it evolved into a local historic landmark, Jones Tavern in Annandale, New Jersey (part of modern day Clinton Township) served [...]
Independent Journal Review
· Jun 23, 2026
Democrat Says He Was Banned From Coffee Shop. Business Takes Down Instagram Page.
A Brooklyn coffee shop told Democratic New York Rep. Dan Goldman not to come back to the business because it does not serve “racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers or anyone in between.” Poetica Coffee claimed
Le Monde
· Jun 30, 2026
250 years of American independence: Sinclair Lewis, the Nobel Prize-winning author who 'burst the smugness' of the average American
'America 250' (9/13). The 'Roaring Twenties' saw consumerism, puritanism, and xenophobia rise together in the United States. Sinclair Lewis, a native of Sauk Centre, a rural town in Minnesota, rose to fame with his biting satires of American life, which still resonate today.
Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jun 28, 2026
The LGM Village Green Cultural Preservation Society
This is a follow-up to my previous post, inspired by the following transaction this morning. I was buying my wife a cup of coffee at our favorite hipster coffee shop (despite this intro this is a true story) and the barista, who I think is the daughter of the owner, must have been around 19, [] The post The LGM Village Green Cultural Preservation Society appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
Rock Paper Shotgun
· Jun 28, 2026
Visual novel Coffee Talk Tokyo serves up an image of 'Cool Japan,' but not much more
Coffee Talk started out as a slice-of-life visual novel casting you as a night-shift barista serving Seattle’s uniquely magical residents, from elves to vampires to succubi, hearing out and advising their whims and woes over steaming cups. Its strength was not just in the individual lines of dialogue spouting from these monsters (affectionate), but also in how those were placed within the context of Magical Seattle: a thread of societal distaste towards interspecies relationships, for example, is held taut through several characters’ arcs, not just in the two characters whose parents explicitly disapprove of them for it. Opinions and arguments towards the ills facing this world are treated with the weight they deserve, acknowledging the fluidity of both public opinion and the problems themselves. Read more
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Related coverage for "Building a ‘Mommune’ in Harlem": ABC7 New York — One of New York's oldest homes preserves centuries of history in the heart of Queens . Save Jersey — Hunterdon County Tavern Played Key Role in New Jersey’s Revolutionary War Story. Independent Journal Review — Democrat Says He Was Banned From Coffee Shop. Business Takes Down Instagram Page.. Le Monde — 250 years of American independence: Sinclair Lewis, the Nobel Prize-winning author who 'burst the smugness' of the average American. Lawyers, Guns & Money — The LGM Village Green Cultural Preservation Society. Rock Paper Shotgun — Visual novel Coffee Talk Tokyo serves up an image of 'Cool Japan,' but not much more