http://hughryan.org Freelance writer Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:49:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en First published on Global Comment on July 23, 2010. Read the original with comments here. Earlier this year, The Marmara Manhattan, part of a Turkish hotel chain, began offering a package to expectant mothers. For between $5100 – $15000, visitors got a two-month stay, prenatal consultation, crib, and items for both ... http://hughryan.org/?p=138 First published in The Morning News on June 30, 2010. Read the original here. The train from Chicago to New Orleans passes through Kankakee, Homewood, and Yazoo City; names that evoke images of wagon trains and episodes of Dr. Quinn. I don’t know most of this country. Were I to draw a ... http://hughryan.org/?p=134 First published in The New York Times on June 27, 2010. Read the original, with photos, here. For residents of the blue-collar Bywater-Marigny area of New Orleans, access to the Mississippi River has been blocked for years by decaying industrial buildings. But it won't be much longer, thanks in part to ... http://hughryan.org/?p=131 First published in The Daily Beast on June 4, 2010. Read the original, with photos, here. In putting together Storm King Art Center’s 50th anniversary exhibit 5 + 5, David R. Collens faced a difficult task: designing a show that celebrated the sculpture park’s storied history, while also laying out ... http://hughryan.org/?p=129 This gallery was originall published on The Daily Beast on 5/25/2010. Read it in its entirety, with comments, here. As Vegetarian Week kicks off in the U.K., it’s more difficult than ever to observe it faithfully. From horse fat in fabric softener to crushed insects in fruit juice, Hugh Ryan locates ... http://hughryan.org/?p=126 Originally published on The Daily Beast on 4/27/2010. Read it in its entirety, with comments, here. In a few days, one of America’s most beloved teens turns 80. Nancy Drew, girl detective, first appeared in print on April 28, 1930, in The Secret of the Old Clock. With her two best ... http://hughryan.org/?p=124