Jimmy Breslin
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THE GOOD RAT
By Jimmy Breslin
Ecco, 270 Pages, $24.95
It starts with a kiss. In the opening lines of Jimmy Breslin’s The Good Rat, the consummate mob reporter is practicing his smooching in the mirror: “If you kiss,” he says, “it is a real sign that you’re in the outfit.” And if you’re kissing the cheeks he’s kissed, you’d better get it right. read more »
Levy Conjures Cuomo for Cautionary Tale on Bloomberg Bid
Larry Levy thinks there's a limit to what can be learned from all the Bloomberg '08 news stories.
"Even if you had a source saying Michael Bloomberg said he is running, the best thing you have is a source saying that Bloomberg has said he is running," the former Newsday columnist told me yesterday.
"That doesn’t necessarily mean he is actually going to do it," added Levy, who is now the head of Hofstra's Center for Suburban Studies.
He recalled another New Yorker who flirted with running for president: read more »
The Id (and Imp) of American Literature
Tales of Mailer. read more »
Off the Record
Breslin Unloads, roars back at Washington Post
Breslin Bites Back
Summer of Sam Bursts With Trying to Be Important
He's J.B., No. 1. Hillary's a Sleaze and You're Nobody
Beautiful … Jimmy Breslin Yaps, Says Lategano Is Rudy's 'Co-Mayor'
Beautiful ... Jimmy Breslin Yaps, Says Lategano Is Rudy's 'Co-Mayor'
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