Category: people

“Industrially-produced neon tubes served as Morellet’s material of choice for six decades, but his sculptures and light installations have only gained commercial and international recognition relatively recently.”

“As for his fellow art critics, it is not so much that they held him in low regard as that they ignored him completely, as though he inhabited a different universe from theirs. Furthermore, there was a weird tautology to their indifference.”

“Not only were their parents indeed Russian spies, they were Russians. The man and woman the boys knew as Mom and Dad really were their parents, but their names were not Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley. Those were Canadians who had died long ago, as children; their identities had been stolen and adopted by the boys’ parents.”

After a decades-long career as director of special events for the city of Philadelphia, Kauders decided to try for the career she’d secretly wanted since second grade. She went on to play bit parts in dozens of TV shows, from Law and Order: SVU to The Sopranos, and in films ranging from Witness to American Splendor to Predator 2 (she’s the one who went after the alien with a broom).

“Atena Farghadani, who was sentenced to 12 years and nine months in prison last June for … depicting Iranian parliamentarians as monkeys and goats in protest against two bills that will outlaw voluntary sterilisation and restrict access to contraception,” was released on May 3.

“The former radio host will appear in court on Wednesday, almost one month earlier than he was slated to go to trial on a single charge of sexual assault … At that time, Mr. Ghomeshi is expected to sign a peace bond that would prompt the Crown to withdraw the charge.” At a high-profile trial in March, Ghomeshi was acquitted on a separate set of charges due to misconduct by the accusers.

“My friend found a house on Lincoln Road. He dubbed it ‘The Dream.’ He told me my wife would love it. She did. I did. … But no one keep secrets in Brooklyn.” (Least of all the seller’s broker, Keith Mack of Corcoran.)

Ret Turner “became stage-struck in college productions, acted in summer stock and headed to Hollywood in 1950 hoping to find work as an actor. Instead, after a stint with a small theater company, he was steered to the wardrobe department at NBC, which he later managed.”

“We were the first retail in America to have a super store of any kind. The first retail in America to have public restrooms. The first major retailer to open Sundays.”

“Ms. Mamlok, who moved back to Berlin 10 years ago, was for decades a fixture of the New York contemporary music scene. A longtime faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music, she was known in particular for her chamber music, piano works and vocal pieces.”