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Charlie O’Donnell has the figure of a Ninja Turtle, a shiny head and long, dark lashes. At 31 years old,
View ArticleManhattan Dumbo
“Everything has to spread west,” said Jed Walentas, 36, describing livable Manhattan’s ever-expanding front line while striding through the construction
View ArticleThere’s No Salumi like Home
How many Moscatelli gherkins is too many Moscatelli gherkins? No amount, says Nicola Farinetti, the manager of brand-new food emporium
View ArticleDavid Rosenthal Puts on His Penguin Suit
The problem with losing your job when you’re a high-level executive in contemporary book publishing is that your options are
View ArticleJigga’s Don Draper: The Man Behind the Advertising Onslaught for Jay-Z’s Memoir
For the past month, David Droga has been waking up to a daily email from a team of 20 creative
View ArticleThe New Mr. Big: Wired’s Publisher Is on a Roll
Howard Mittman is a big boy. Emphasis on big, emphasis on boy: 6-foot-3 and 240-ish, poured well into a black
View ArticleThe Queens Teen Who Took on Apple
Fei “Phillip” Lam made a rare trip to Manhattan last week. After class let out, the high-school senior hopped the
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Josh!
It was the day after Thanksgiving at the Chelsea office of Talking Points Memo, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in
View ArticleThe Fast Food Architect: David Swinghamer Builds a Shake Shack Empire
“You have to try the hot chocolate–it’s the best hot chocolate in town,” David Swinghamer said. The 53-year-old CEO of
View ArticleThe Naughty Architect: Charles Renfro, Mastermind of the Broad Museum
The skyscrapers of Manhattan loom through the glass windows surrounding the studio of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Nearly hidden among
View ArticleThe Naughty Architect: Charles Renfro, Mastermind of the Broad Museum
The skyscrapers of Manhattan loom through the glass windows surrounding the studio of Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Nearly hidden among
View ArticleThe Power Booker: Katie Thomson Is Piers Morgan’s New Fixer
When The Observer met Katie Thomson at Landmarc restaurant in Columbus Circle, we wanted to congratulate her. We were beaten
View ArticleThe Elan of Ilan Bracha: ‘We’ll Be No. 1 in Five Years’
It was a gray January day when The Observer met Ilan Bracha at the Sony Building on Madison Avenue for
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