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Wednesday, October 21 2015

• Low Rents in Stuyvesant Town; The History of Tipping; Why the World Says 'Mama' and 'Papa' October 21, 2015

  Preserving low rents in Stuyvesant Town;&nbsp;the history of restaurant tipping; the upside to dilemmas; On the Media's Brooke Gladstone; and why the whole world&nbsp;says&nbsp;&ldquo;mama&rdquo; and &ldquo;papa." (episode)

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  • Stuy Town Deal October 21, 2015

    The sale of Stuy Town/Peter Cooper Village includes a provision to preserve below-market rents for almost half of its 11,000 apartments.

  • The Tipping Point October 21, 2015

    The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik takes the occasion of Danny Meyer's announcement of the end of tipping in his restaurants to review the history and meaning of the restaurant tip.

  • The Best Media a Presidential Election Can Hope For October 21, 2015

    Brooke Gladstone, host and Managing Editor of On the Media, dissects&nbsp;the news media's coverage&nbsp;of everything from polling to debates.

  • The Upside of Being Confused October 21, 2015

    Author Jamie Holmes explains,&nbsp;while we're hard-wired to pick a side in a complex time, being able to handle ambiguity is an important skill.

  • The Linguistic Exception of 'Mamas' and 'Papas' October 21, 2015

    Columbia linguistics professor John McWhorter gives insight into why the words, "mama" and "papa" sound eerily similar across many languages.