An award-winning director, he created ads for brands like Diet Pepsi (starring Michael J. Fox) and Wells Fargo by bringing a Hollywood sensibility to the small screen.
Category: New York City
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Alice Tan Ridley, a Subway Singer Who Dazzled on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ Dies at 72
The mother of the actress Gabourey Sidibe, she spent decades singing full time as a busker in the New York City subways.
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Street Style Look of the Week: Spring Colors
They included yellow, red, green, brown and blue.
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The Nail Artist Mei Kawajiri’s Mind-Boggling Creations
Mei Kawajiri hand-paints and sculpts custom designs for a clientele that includes Heidi Klum and Bad Bunny.
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Foreign Travelers Are Rethinking Travel to the U.S.
A growing number of travelers say they are worried about feeling unwelcome or unsafe in America and are reluctant to support the economy of a country that may be destabilizing other nations.
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How Small Restaurants Are Dealing With Record Egg Prices
Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are coping with this threat to their livelihoods.
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Ming Fay, Who Made Magical Sculptures of the Natural World, Dies at 82
His artwork paid tribute to its surroundings, in New York City and elsewhere, rendering nature at an oversized scale that made it unmissable.
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Overlooked No More: Beulah Henry, Inventor With an Endless Imagination
She was so prolific — reimagining things as varied as toys, typewriters, umbrellas and ice-cream makers — that she earned the nickname Lady Edison.
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Stanley R. Jaffe, 84, Oscar-Winning Producer and Hollywood Power, Dies
His “Kramer vs. Kramer” won for best picture in 1980, one of many high points in a career that saw him in top jobs, twice, at Paramount.
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Keeping Up With Highbrow Art While Raising a Child
It’s not easy, but here’s how Mark Krotov, the publisher of the literary magazine n+1, attempts it, often with his 6-year-old daughter along for the ride.
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Can an A.I. Travel Bot Plan Your Trip to NYC?
Artificial intelligence has made trip planning and research much easier and faster, but drill down and double-check everything before you go.