Howard Rubenstein, R.I.P.
In the winter of 1999, I spent several weeks shadowing the PR giant Howard Rubenstein for this New York magazine cover story, “Shadow Warrior”. I walked into the assignment a skeptic but finished it an admirer. Rubenstein, whose first real-estate developer client was Fred Trump, died yesterday at 88 years. He was small in stature […]
A Rogue’s Reward
Eleven-plus years after Rogues’ Gallery was published, I discovered this appreciation, penned by Steven Miller, a museum director (at Boscobel, one of my favorites), curator, educator and prolific writer, the latest entry in Amazon’s customer reviews: “Having been in the museum field in various director and curatorial positions for fifty years, I can attest […]
Going Negative
Pre-travel COVID testing can be a pain in the nose. Read all about it here in my debut on the Departures web site.