Manhattanite Piri Halasz majored in English at Barnard and earned a PhD in art history from Columbia. In between, she worked at Time for thirteen years, and has since taught and pu...view moreManhattanite Piri Halasz majored in English at Barnard and earned a PhD in art history from Columbia. In between, she worked at Time for thirteen years, and has since taught and published over two hundred freelance hard-copy articles. Her webzine From the Mayor’s Doorstep is at http://piri.home.mindspring.com. She enjoys theater, charades, and bridge.view less