Tag: Content Type: Personal Profile
Zahn McClarnon Sets His Thousand-Yard Stare on the Lead
For 30 years onscreen, Zahn McClarnon — stone-faced, soft-spoken and simmering with quiet intensity — has made a…
Stuckey’s Pins Revival on the Return of the Great American Road Trip
“We look for stuff you don’t see in every roadside place,” Ms. Stuckey said.Certain classics — rubber alligators…
Recording India’s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation’s Tongue
DHARWAD, India — The task was gargantuan: assembling a team of more than 3,500 language specialists, academics and…
A Chinese Entrepreneur Who Says What Others Only Think
China’s entrepreneur class is grappling with the worst economic slump in decades as the government’s zero Covid policy…
John Waters, an Auteur of Trash, Would Like to Thank the Academy
BALTIMORE — John Waters was leading a delegation from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures — in for…
Noah Syndergaard Adjusts to Life With the Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Those who vividly remember Noah Syndergaard on top of the mountain, hair flying and fastball…
Animal Farm Creamery, a Small-Batch Dairy, Is Narrowly Saved
When Ms. St. Clair started Animal Farm in 1999, she knew she wanted to raise Jersey cows. With…
Island Records’ Chris Blackwell Finally Tells His Story
Most music industry memoirs are front-loaded with celebrity name-dropping. “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond” by…
It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore.
It was only in adulthood, after defecting to Canada, that I began to find peace and realize my…
For Joel Kim Booster, Making ‘Fire Island’ Was a Real Trip
Ahn was indignant, but as he told the story, Booster just nodded. “As a comedian, with everything I’ve…
‘Ms. Marvel’ Introduces a New Hero (and a New Actress)
When Iman Vellani watches herself as the title character in “Ms. Marvel,” she cannot help but feel a…
With Jersey Retirement, Gil Hodges Connects the Dodgers and Mets Again
By 1980, Fred Wilpon would purchase the team, adding another layer of connective tissue: Wilpon attended Brooklyn’s Lafayette…