The New York Times – Music:
About two dozen reporters and editors from several desks are leading The Times’s coverage of the anticipated festivities in Manhattan this week.
Category: Manhattan (NYC)
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John Loring, Longtime Design Director at Tiffany & Company, Dies at 86
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One of the country’s influential tastemakers, he oversaw the rapid expansion of Tiffany in the midst of seismic shifts in luxury retail.
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Jerry Moriarty, Painter Whose Brushstrokes Elevated Comics, Is Dead at 88
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A self-described “paintoonist,” Mr. Moriarty created cartoons with spare dialogue that reminded his admirers of poetry or Samuel Beckett’s plays.
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James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86
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A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues.
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Running Around N.Y.C. With ‘Deli Boys’ Mob Boss Auntie
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Poorna Jagannathan, who plays Lucky Auntie in “Deli Boys” on Hulu, is finally over the impostor syndrome.
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Before SoHo, This Building Was at the Heart of New York’s Arts District
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A West Side co-op built for artists and later turned into offices is being reborn as a luxury condominium named Parc Beaufort.
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Stephanie Chernikowski, 84, Dies; Photographed the ‘Rough Magic’ of Punk
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She captured the radiant chaos at New York City clubs like CBGB in the 1970s, when bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Patti Smith Group were emerging.
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Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88
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Her minimalist gallery-like store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of moneyed New Yorkers and helped change the way clothing is sold.