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Timothy Goodman

In addition to his work for corporations (Nike, Apple) and non-profits, this graphic designer...

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Ken Smith

Speaking at—and of—Gansevoort Plaza, a public space he designed, landscape architect Ken Smith...

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Bruce Adolphe

This composer, mastermind of “Piano Puzzlers,” feared premature death: “Schubert died at 31,...

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Alan Shayne

As young actor—he’s now 97— he studied with Stella Adler along with Marlon Brando, (“He was a...

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Hubby Jenkins

This Grammy-nominated musician, celebrated for his work with the Carolina Chocolate Drops and...

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Elizabeth Rush

Her book The Quickening recounts an Antarctic expedition to Thwaites Glacier, which holds enough...

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Lynn Nottage and Jonathan Lethem

Lifelong friends, these writers grew up on the same block. His newest book is Brooklyn Crime...

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Richard Russo

A friend of his wife gave his novel Empire Falls to Ivanka Trump. Her response: “This is a book...

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Elizabeth Alexander

This poet, president of the Mellon foundation, quotes June Jordan on the question activists...

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Noreen Doyle

The president and CEO of the Hudson River Park Trust offers a too-modest explanation of its...

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Steve Sarowitz

The founder of Paylocity, he is a partner in the Wayfarer Foundation, whose mission is to...

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Rob Snyder

“The best future for the United States belongs to people who can appreciate both the Declaration...

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Luke McEndarfer

Early in his career, the conductor of the National Children’s Chorus interviewed for a job with...

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Al Franken

A former writer and performer for Saturday Night Live, he says that each episode was written in...

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Dawn Pinnock

Following in her father’s footsteps, the head of the Department of Citywide Administrative...

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Kate Orff

Through her many projects, this landscape architect has learned a lot—about nature, about human...

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Michael Repper

He’s just concluded six-years as conductor of the New York Youth Symphony. As a youth himself, he...

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Anthony Fauci

He knows his pandemics, of course. What's more, the recently retired head of the National...

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Wynton Marsalis

This esteemed musician tells great stories, but they might not be entirely true. “I got to give...

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Nicholas Lowry

He was born into a clan of antiquarian book dealers but avoided entering the family business....

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