Bloomberg Has Lowest Approval Rating in 8 Years: Poll
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is facing the lowest approval ratings in eight years, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.Fifty-one percent of New Yorkers polled disapprove of the...
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Ratings Agency Downgrades NY MTA, Clouding Financial Picture
It it weren't enough that the NY MTA faces yawning budget gaps, the loss of its CEO and looming labor negotiations, now Fitch, the smallest of the three main rating agencies, has downgraded the...
View ArticleWhy I Signed: Principals' Objections to the New Evaluation System
Principals who object to the new state system to evaluate teachers and principals based on student testing have begun circulating a petition against it. In his On Education column in The New York Times...
View ArticlePG-13 vs. R: What's the Difference, Really?
In 2011, of the ten movies that sold the most tickets, eight were rated PG-13. Makes sense: PG-13 means any kid in America is allowed to walk in without an adult, and at the same time, the movie is...
View ArticleStable Credit Outlook for Universities in NYC
The credit ratings agency Moody's recently revised its outlook for the U.S. higher education sector from "stable" to "negative" but universities in New York City have a better outlook than most.Despite...
View ArticleGun Violence on the Rise in PG-13 Movies
A new study published in Pediatrics argues that over the last 30 years, gun violence has tripled in the most popular PG-13 movies. The rating, which was created by the Motion Picture Association of...
View ArticleCuomo Letter Outlines 'Aggressive' Education Plans, Seeks Input from State...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to pursue an "aggressive" legislative plan to improve public education in New York, according to a pointed letter sent to Board of Regents Chancellor Meryl Tisch and outgoing...
View Article"American Idol" to End After Making an Enduring Mark on American Culture
The Fox Network has announced that the next season of American Idol — the show's 15th — will be its last. Ratings have been in decline for years, as the show tried to find its next superstar after the...
View ArticleAddicted to Approval
Faith Salie, contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning, a panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!, host of the PBS show "Science Goes To The Movies," and author of Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring...
View ArticleHoward Fridkin’s Guide to MPAA Ratings
The Motion Picture Association of America’s film ratings — G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 — are used to determine which movies are or aren’t appropriate for younger moviegoers. But what makes, for example, a...
View Article358- The Anthropocene Reviewed
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. On The Anthropocene Reviewed, John Green rates different facets of the...
View Article358- The Anthropocene Reviewed
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. On The Anthropocene Reviewed, John Green rates different facets of the...
View ArticleThe Brian Lehrer TV Ratings Quiz
Can you name the most watched TV event of the year? Who gets more viewers, MSNBC or FOX? In this installment of "Life By Numbers," Eric Deggans, TV critic for NPR, quizzes listeners on television...
View ArticleUkraine Update; TV Ratings Quiz; Breaking News Guide; Friendships Wrap-Up;...
On today's show:Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist and the author of many books, including The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (Simon & Schuster, 2020),...
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