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Melissa Kirsch

June 9, 2008 |
Bacon & Eggs

How to tell one egg from another and pick a nice slice of pig.

April 21, 2008
Dump Your Junk

Where to jettison laptops, cell phones, and iPods without polluting the waste stream.

November 19, 2007 |
Mice and Rats

How to deal with mice and rats in your apartment.

November 19, 2007 |
Cockroaches

How to deal with cockroaches in your apartment.

November 19, 2007 |
Bedbugs

How to deal with bedbugs.

November 19, 2007 |
Dirty Jobbers

The bug-hunters interviewed for this story.

November 19, 2007 |
The Everything Guide to Pests

The bedbug epidemic keeps getting worse. Mice are migrating indoors for the winter. Rats are getting churned up by construction all over the city. Cockroaches are simply eternal. Still, it is possible to live vermin-free in New York.

February 12, 2007 |
How to Fall Down

When the inevitable occurs, try the following for minimal bruising to body and ego.