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Loudon Wainwright III revives topical tune 'Tonya's Twirls' as Tonya Harding receives re

Jim Bessman

Jan 13, 20183 min read

Loudon Wainwright III revives topical tune 'Tonya's Twirls' as Tonya Harding receives re

Loudon Wainwright III performs "Tonya's Twirls" Loudon Wainwright III had special cause to catch I, Tonya, the acclaimed movie about...

Katy Perry's Garden stop brings power and peace to day of darkness

Jim Bessman

Oct 7, 20174 min read

Katy Perry's Garden stop brings power and peace to day of darkness

Katy Perry at Madison Square Garden (Photo: Carolyn Churchill) As Katy Perry pointed out early in her Monday night Witness album tour...

Fat Boys Run fitness group confronts daunting 'Day One' of exercise

Jim Bessman

Aug 18, 20174 min read

Fat Boys Run fitness group confronts daunting 'Day One' of exercise

Mohamed Kamel at the Fat Boys Run Wix Lounge in New York The name would seem somewhat misleading, as Mohamed “Moe” Kamel, founder of New...

Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and actor Terry Crews talk design at ICFF

Jim Bessman

May 24, 20174 min read

Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and actor Terry Crews talk design at ICFF

From left: Rima Suqi, Jerry Helling, Tift Merritt and Terry Crews during ICFF Talks at New York's Javits Center. Grammy-nominated...

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