As head of NYC’s Economic Development Corporation, he guided massive projects. “I knew in my twenties that I wanted to be in urban economic development. I actually knew from being a little kid.” When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a cowboy. Presented with the Department of Records and Information Services. Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: January 2026
565: Carlos Simon
“My father was a pastor. My grandfather was a pastor. My great-grandfather was a pastor.” Why didn’t this composer go into the family business? Perhaps he did. “I’m doing some of the same things as my father, just not in the same place.” Music sacred and secular at Klavierhaus. Continue reading »
564: Adrian Untermyer
This preservationist speaks movingly about his great great grandfather, Samuel Untermyer, “the super-lawyer who took on Hitler.” It’s the comic book Michael Chabon was born to write. A conversation at and about Woodlawn Cemetery. Continue reading »
563: Janine Barchas, Mary Crawford
These Jane Austen scholars note that she long had a diverse readership, but in post-war America that changed. “Publishers pushed her to women specifically. Just like they made pink Cadillacs, they made pink Janes.” Produced with the Grolier Club. Continue reading »
562: Paola Antonelli
The Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA enjoys work that surprises, up to a point. “I don’t like gigantic provocations, I like small provocations, the ones that sneak up on you.” Jolted awake, not pummeled into submission. Presented with the Viñoly Foundation. Continue reading »