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December 23, 2010

A pOptimistic Christmas Note

Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s Christmas note announces the end of the ABCityblog sitcom as we know it, but the launch of a new pOptimistic network. Receiving Christmas cards is one of my great holiday joys. I’m not one … Continue reading →

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November 10, 2010

Tex and the City: Lambs Flop

Today on Tex and the City: JP’s meal at The Lambs Club is saved by a very tan designer. Guest star: Michael Kors. It was an over zealously gingerized take on a traditional Pims Cup that was the most memorable … Continue reading →

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November 8, 2010

Tex and the City: Pass the Valium

Today on Tex and the City: Jon Paul needs a valium to recover from the mess of Broadway’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. At times on Saturday night, I felt like the ladies of Broadway’s Women on … Continue reading →

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September 14, 2010

Tex and the City: Romantic Fall

Today on Tex and the City: JP picks his favorite Fall happenings, while Chef prepares for a Nor’easter. By the time of our ninth date, it was fairly obvious that Chef and I had radically different approaches to seasonal transitions. … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2010

Tex and the City: Falling Just Short

Today on Alphabet City: Tex and the City squeezes in some questionable religious training with Broadway’s Next Fall My brushes with formal religious education have been fleeting. As a kid, my family attended a non-denominational Congregationalist church mostly because it … Continue reading →

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June 8, 2010

Tex and the City: Little Night Virus

Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul heads out as Tex and the City to see if Catherine Zeta can Send in the Clowns I’ve had an odd fascination with Catherine Zeta-Jones pelvis since Susan and I were forced to sit … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2010

Tex and the City: Fresh Meat

Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s new Aussie friend turns the talk show table on him; a special Tex and the City. When I first moved to Manhattan, folks told me that you may start calling yourself a “true New … Continue reading →

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April 28, 2010

Tex and the City: Love, Jackson Style

Viewer Programming Note: enjoy the “branded” debut of a new spin-off series ‘Tex and the City’—JP’s cultural reviews. Today on Alphabet City: Tex and the City discovers his writing roots thanks to a maniac onstage at the Public Theatre. Last … Continue reading →

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