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You're on the platform, peering down the tracks for any sign of the train that should have pulled into the station seven minutes ago. But so far, no train, no announcement, and no alerts from njtransit.com appearing on your BlackBerry. Argh.

High school math teacher and former chess whiz David Koenig is out to spell doom for opponents.

May I offer you a refreshing South Orange? How about a Bada-Bing! Black Cherry? There's a big of smart aleck in every bottle of Jersey's Own Soda (jerseysownsoda.com).

Think your local milkman has gone the way of the Cleavers? Think again. A Totowa man's making sure of that.

Fat Boy's Outrageous Cookie Dough comes in two-pound boxes of 27 frozen, pre-cut cookies in six varieties. So delicious!
You might not associate the porn industry with clean living, but Joanna Angel does.
The co-owner, producer-director, chief blogger, and tireless star performer of BurningAngel.com and JoannaAngel.com recognizes that longevity in the former requires dedication to the latter.
“I don’t do drugs,” says the barely 5-foot, 100-pound brunette. “For the most part, I go to bed pretty early, eat healthy food, and exercise, because my job is my life.” As an entrepreneur and porn star—a sexecutive, if you will—Angel realizes that she has to set a good example.

Servers never forget how you treat them, for better or for worse. Roll over Ripley’s! Here are some amazing…Tales of the Tip.
Mark Malkoff, a 31-year-old comedy writer, sets up shop at the Ikea store in Paramus.
moreSpice up the bedroom with these tips from sex therapist Susan Manahan.
moreActing, singing, dancing, or playing in the band, a high-powered legal team pleases a jury of their peers in The Pajama Game.
moreAshley Neglia and Eric Levin give their picks of the best things to do this weekend in the Garden State.
moreAfter my week with the teachers in Athens, which I described in my previous post, I flew to Sicily to meet my family for a quick vacation.
A meal, strangely enough, gave me a new insight into one of the two main characters in Tennessee Williams' "The Rose Tattoo."
If you still haven’t made Mother’s Day reservations, do not abandon hope. We found six culinarily and geographically diverse eateries that told us they would take people who called today.