Frank Sinatra Has A Cold is perhaps the greatest profile ever written about Frank Sinatra. The article was written by Gay Talese and published in the April 1966 edition of Esquire, when that magazine was at the center of The New Journalism literary movement (deep fact checked articles written using the style and techniques most frequently …
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Yogi on traveling
“If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up someplace else…”
The Weekend Concert Series: Bruno Mars Summer Soul Festival
The Hunt for New Music. Bruno Mars is a living testimony to what happens when you just don’t quit. He was born into a family of musicians and his natural talent for music was obvious at a very early age. But–he struggled. A deal with Motown didn’t work out . A management deal with Will. i. …
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Vineyard Vines Polishes The Brand
Great video from Bloomberg.com on the clothing/lifestyle company Vineyard Vines, which has just completed the build out of a 91,000SF office in Stamford, CT. If you want to see how to push out to the edges of a brand, here’s your chance. Great office, which goes very well with the great clothes. The Fine Print: Beach …
Sartre on life
“”We are our choices.…”
The Art of The Movie Trailer: Spectre
iPaying Attention. The James Bond movie series totals 25 films, 23 of them produced by Eon Productions, who now holds all of the rights to the Ian Fleming novels (and spinoffs) that first popularized James Bond in print. The James Bond movies are the single most successful movie franchise ever created and are justifiably well known for their spectacular …
RISI COMP POST QUALIFYING NOTES CONTINENTAL TIRE MONTEREY GRAND PRIX
Pierre Kaffer took on the responsibility as qualifying driver today in the No. 62 Risi Competizione Ferrari 458 Italia GT for tomorrow’s Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda race. He was able to put the Prancing Horse third on the grid in the extremely challenging GTLM class. As the only privateers against two-car …
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The Weekend Concert Series: Phil Collins-The Last Farewell Tour
The Hunt For New Music: Phil Collins is not a new musician but he has produced such a body of work, that some of his songs may be new to you, despite his worldwide fame and success. Collins has enjoyed a very successful career, first as the drummer/singer for Genesis, where he replaced the talented Peter …
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Disrupting the Auto Industry
A startling article on the front page of Bloomberg.com by writer Julie Verhage forecasts the future of the automobile industry. Verhage illustrates her article with a chart that breaks the auto industry into four quadrants and as one moves through the chart, it is possible to see the auto industry’s past, present, near future, and distant …
RISI COMPETIZIONE SEEKING A VICTORY AT THE CONTINENTAL TIRE MONTEREY GRAND PRIX
Risi Competizione is back at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca this weekend, May 1 – 3, site of two victories, four additional podiums and three poles in 15 seasons of competition at the scenic Northern California road course. Round Four of the 2015 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship series will feature the quick and productive driving …
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