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Los Angeles Times

Owner of Dick Clark Productions offers new plan for the Golden Globes

Todd Boehly, chairman of Eldridge Industries and the parent company of longtime Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Productions, has presented a new reform plan to the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
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By Stacy Perman. July 14, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes group spars over reforms on eve of key vote

Last Tuesday, after a four-month standoff in which a contingent of powerful entertainment publicists held fast to their boycott of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the two sides finally met over Zoom
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By Stacy Perman. July 14, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Time’s ticking for promised reforms at Golden Globes group gripped by turmoil. What went wrong?

“D-day,” as some in the entertainment industry were calling it, was looming.
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By Stacy Perman. May 2, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood has overlooked the 50-plus audience. Producer Amy Baer aims to change that

Even before the pandemic corralled Americans onto their couches to binge and consume a steady churn of content, producer Amy Baer knew the entertainment industry was missing an opportunity to sate viewers.
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By Stacy Perman. April 5, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood publicists warn Golden Globes group to change or lose access to star clients

In the latest wave to roil the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., more than 100 of the most powerful publicists representing the majority of entertainment talent and artists warned the association they would cut them off if the embattled organization did
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By Stacy Perman. March 15, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes fallout: HFPA members voted not to hire a diversity consultant last summer

Last July, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests that erupted across the country, the then-president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., Lorenzo Soria, brought a motion to the membership to
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By Stacy Perman. March 3, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Golden Globes voters in tumult: Members accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. of self-dealing, ethical lapses

It appeared to be a moment of triumph in the long, tumultuous story of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.
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By Stacy Perman. February 21, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Who really gives out the Golden Globes? A tiny group full of quirky characters — and no Black members

When Hollywood stars deliver acceptance speeches at next Sunday’s virtual 78th Golden Globe Awards ceremony, they will no doubt make certain to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., the tiny group of international journalists that doles out the coveted trophies.
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By Stacy Perman. February 21, 2021
Los Angeles Times

Judge dismisses antitrust suit against Golden Globes organization

A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed an antitrust lawsuit that a Norwegian entertainment reporter filed against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards.
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By Stacy Perman. November 25, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Roy Price, ousted from Amazon over sexual harassment claims, is ready to talk

Three years ago, Roy Price, then head of Amazon Studios, was at the Four Seasons resort in Santa Barbara when his phone rang.
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By Stacy Perman. November 23, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Charlotte Kirk and the sex scandals roiling Hollywood

Circling in front of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Monday morning, about 10 protesters with placards shouted “No gag orders,” “Hold Hollywood accountable” and “Let Charlotte speak.”
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By Stacy Perman. October 30, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Controversial hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen takes on Hollywood

Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is known for owning one of the best private art collections in the world and for his many multimillion-dollar homes.
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By Stacy Perman. September 2, 2020
Los Angeles Times

How an unknown British actress played a role in the downfall of two Hollywood moguls

How does a 28-year-old woman from Kent, England, with a thin résumé of bit parts in a few movies play a major role in the fall of two Hollywood moguls?
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By Stacy Perman. August 20, 2020

Producer Datari Turner wants to build a pipeline for Black talent in Hollywood

Growing up in Oakland, Datari Turner had two passions: football and movies.
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By Stacy Perman. August 19, 2020
Los Angeles Times

The mystery of a stolen rare cello has a surprise ending

It was Sept. 14, 2013, when a mysterious email bearing the subject line “Is this your first cello?” landed in Christine Walevska’s inbox.
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By Stacy Perman. July 22, 2020
Los Angeles Times

He helped others, then he took his life. The last days of film producer Steve Bing

In June, Father’s Day came and went and Steve Bing, the film producer and philanthropist, had failed to call legendary rocker Jerry Lee Lewis at his Mississippi home.
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By Stacy Perman. July 11, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Black filmmakers and executives get honest about their experiences in Hollywood

The Times interviewed nearly two dozen Black entertainment industry professionals, spanning directors, producers, writers, designers, agents and executives. They discussed systemic racism in Hollywood, what needs to change and their frustration with years of talk and little action.
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By Stacy Perman. June 17, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Unions flex their muscle as Hollywood scrambles back to work

For an industry brought to its knees, anxiously waiting out the coronavirus shutdown that has left thousands of entertainment workers unemployed, it wasn’t just a spot of good news but a tantalizing proposition.
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By Stacy Perman. May 30, 2020
Los Angeles Times

After the coronavirus, the race to resume film production goes global

Ever since the coronavirus crisis put entertainment production in a deep freeze, Hollywood has been eager to get the cameras rolling again.
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By Stacy Perman. May 18, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Endeavor once ruled the agency business. Then came the pandemic and whispers about its future

When you are Endeavor Group Holdings — the biggest, brashest talent agency owner, with a constellation of famous clients, a larger-than-life founder, Ari Emanuel, who once wrote: “Nobody ... up like I do, but you’ll never succeed unless you take
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By Stacy Perman. May 11, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Amid coronavirus shutdown, filmmakers are warming to Iceland

Iceland, with its wide-open spaces and vigilant testing, is enjoying another wave of interest from filmmakers, at a time when the ability to contain the spread of the coronavirus has become as important as tax incentives, infrastructure and facilities
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By Stacy Perman. April 30, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Howard’s end: Why infamous tabloid editor exited longtime National Enquirer publisher

For years, Dylan Howard, a skilled and controversial practitioner of the dark arts of tabloid journalism, beat the scandal drum often and loudly.
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By Stacy Perman. April 22, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood and hygiene: Sanitary conditions in the age of coronavirus

For the entertainment industry, the coronavirus crisis has provided an unwelcome lesson in the hidden perils of working in the kind of high-touch, densely populated environments required of movie-and-TV-making.
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By Stacy Perman. April 11, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Why working actors are anxious about paying their next bills too

Working actors know all about the uncertainty of their next gig. Hollywood's industry wide shut down increases their anxiety.
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By Stacy Perman. April 3, 2020
Los Angeles Times

What’s needed for Hollywood to get back to work safely?

Film and TV work is a hyper matrix of touch, sharing and interaction.
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By Stacy Perman. March 27, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood has gone home. Why are many visual effects artists still going into work?

Alongside a 12-member team, in a room no bigger than 500 square feet, a Los Angeles-based visual effects artist worked elbow-to-jowl in secrecy.
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By Stacy Perman. March 19, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood production has shut down. Why thousands of workers are feeling the pain

For 30 years, Frank Novak has weathered recessions, strikes and the slump following the terrorist attacks on 9/11.
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By Stacy Perman. March 17, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein was convicted and his brother wants a comeback. Some aren’t having it

Harvey Weinstein, the once powerful movie mogul, was the picture of disgrace.
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By Stacy Perman. March 16, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Inside the Marciano Art Foundation’s spectacular shutdown

The Marciano Art Foundation opened in 2017 as L.A.'s newest center for culture. Its abrupt closure came less than three years later.
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By Stacy Perman. February 16, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Kirk Douglas gave millions for Hollywood’s Alzheimer’s patients

Beloved actor Kirk Douglas was known for his iconic roles on the big screen, but behind the scenes he played a major role in supporting one of Hollywood’s oldest charities: the Motion Picture & Television Fund.
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By Stacy Perman. February 5, 2020
Los Angeles Times

His props starred in hundreds of Hollywood movies and TV shows. Now he’s exiting the stage after 42 years

Standing amid his life’s work inside a cavernous warehouse in San Fernando, John Zabrucky is eager to show off what he calls his most famous “machine.
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By Stacy Perman. January 3, 2020
Los Angeles Times

Hollywood assistants are in open revolt. Here’s why


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By Stacy Perman. November 2, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Meet Alki David: The self-appointed ambassador for the ‘wronged’ men of the #MeToo movement

Inside a stuffy Los Angeles Superior courtroom, Alkiviades “Alki” David, the British-Greek billionaire heir to a Coca-Cola bottling fortune, held forth, stomping around in Louis Vuitton combat boots, purple jeans and a Ramones T-shirt that did little to conceal his
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By Stacy Perman. October 15, 2019
Los Angeles Times

For brash deal-maker Ari Emanuel, IPO collapse is a rare stumble, and his biggest challenge yet

For months, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel had been carefully choreographing his Wall Street entrance.
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By Stacy Perman. September 30, 2019
Los Angeles Times

End of an era: One of Hollywood’s last scenic painters can’t quite put down his brush

In his faded jeans, button-down shirt and sneakers that betray a hint of paint speckles, Mike Denering cut an unassuming figure ambling across the Fox Studios lot in Century City.
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By Stacy Perman. August 16, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Filmmaker Alma Har’el frees up space for women in the entertainment industry

“I think we have had enough discussion about the problem,” said Har’el in an interview last month. “What we really need is to move into solutions. So that's what we're trying to do.”
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By Stacy Perman. June 17, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Harvey Weinstein’s $44-million settlement with his accusers is in jeopardy

Almost as soon as an attorney stood up in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware last week and announced that a tentative $44-million deal had been struck between Harvey Weinstein, his former film studio’s board and a number of women
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By Stacy Perman. June 1, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Terry Semel’s Alzheimer’s battle: Inside the family war over the Hollywood titan’s care

Last May, Eric Semel, the eldest child and only son of former Warner Bros. chief Terry Semel, filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court to appoint a temporary conservator for his father.
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By Stacy Perman. May 4, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Internal investigations in sexual misconduct cases often protect the accused

Twelve days after WarnerMedia launched an investigation into an alleged affair between Warner Bros. Chairman Kevin Tsujihara and a young actress, he was out.
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By Stacy Perman. March 28, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Fox Oral History

Inside the legendary studio at the end of its run


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By Stacy Perman. March 11, 2019

Former DramaFever executive sues Warner Bros. alleging anti-Asian discrimination

After several years consulting with start-ups, in 2015 Chung H. Chang landed his “ideal” job: vice president of finance at DramaFever, a digital streaming service specializing in Korean and East Asian media for Western audiences.
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By Stacy Perman. March 6, 2019
Los Angeles Times

Who is Michael Sanchez? Low-level Hollywood manager is a pivotal figure in Bezos-Pecker storm

For years, Michael Sanchez operated on the periphery of Hollywood.
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By Stacy Perman. February 15, 2019
Los Angeles Times

John Lasseter is attempting Hollywood’s biggest #MeToo comeback. How’s that going?

In 2009, Cassandra Smolcic walked into Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, Calif., a wide-eyed intern with big dreams.
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By Stacy Perman. January 24, 2019
Los Angeles Times

#MeToo law restricts use of nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct cases

For nearly 20 years, Zelda Perkins, Harvey Weinstein’s former assistant, lived with a secret.
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By Stacy Perman. December 31, 2018
Fortune

The New Faces of Watch Design

For horolophiles who want to stand out, microbrands are making a mark on a storied industry.
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By Stacy Perman. December 11, 2018
Fortune

Grand Seiko’s Grand Plan to Win Over Western Watch Lovers

Among the savviest clutch of watch aficionados, Grand Seiko has earned cult status.
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By Stacy Perman. December 11, 2018
Los Angeles Magazine

In 1982, a Family Disappeared From Their Valley Home—What Happened to the Salomons?

A writer and former neighbor is still trying to put the pieces together
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By Stacy Perman. July 4, 2018
Duke Magazine

Meet Clinique’s Marketing Sage

Cara Robinson is working to keep the prestige brand relevant in a millennial-driven market.
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By Stacy Perman. June 16, 2018
Adweek

The Late Night Format Was Broken. So Samantha Bee Burned It to the Ground

Full Frontal star on diversity in media, in-show branding and more
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By Stacy Perman. May 7, 2018
Fortune

Meet the Spice King of New York

Lior Lev Sercarz is the go-to spice blender for America's top chefs.
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By Stacy Perman. February 18, 2018
Forbes

Guittard’s Sweet Spot

A Chocolate Maker Competes With Both The Davids And The Goliaths
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By Stacy Perman. November 21, 2017
Fortune

Why Watch Brands Are Finally Taking Women Seriously

Women’s watches have typically been designed favoring diamonds and bling over the mechanical marvels found in men’s timepieces. Patek Philippe’s Sandrine Stern and a new breed of women collectors are changing that.  
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By Stacy Perman. September 25, 2017
Barron's

A Father’s Sustainability Legacy

How two daughters turned a $50 million charitable foundation into a showcase for sustainable business—in Dad’s memory
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By Stacy Perman. September 23, 2017
Fortune

Holy Grails

Instagram, blogs, and Internet forums are fostering a new breed of vintage-timepiece collectors. Auction prices are sky-high and show no signs of abating. When it comes to the Swiss watch market everything old is new again.  
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By Stacy Perman. September 10, 2017
Inc.

How This Family Built a Half-Billion-Dollar Business on Frozen Pies

Rachel and Andy Berliner went from baking in their kitchen to cooking up an entirely new industry.
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By Stacy Perman. June 29, 2017
Travel + Leisure

10 Hotspots in Italy’s Parma That Will Have You Planning a Trip

Since Ancient Roman times, the city of Parma has been considered Italy’s gastronomic capital.
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By Stacy Perman. June 19, 2017
Barron's

Beyond the Hamptons: Summer-Rental Arbitrage

From Palm Springs to Martha’s Vineyard, we find the hidden values in the luxury market.
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By Stacy Perman. May 27, 2017
Travel + Leisure

Secrets to having the best-ever family vacation in Paris

Tips for multi-generational travelers from a Canadian expatriate.
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By Stacy Perman. May 8, 2017
IBM THINK

Fusion of Tradition and Future

Jean-Claude Biver on digital marketing and luxury brands
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By Stacy Perman. May 8, 2017
Duke Magazine

Igniting The Power of She

The Duke network fuels the birth of a platform and reality show aimed at supporting young female entrepreneurs.
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By Stacy Perman. April 19, 2017
Travel + Leisure

The New Goodwill Tour

More and more travelers are spending their money—and limited vacation days—on trips that help make the world a better place. Here’s how you can join them

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By Stacy Perman. April 18, 2017
IBM THINK

Katrine Bosley, CEO Editas Medicine, On Curing The Uncurable With Genome Editing

The budding field of genome editing holds dizzying possibilities for medical research, and could even unlock cures for previously untreatable genetic diseases.
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By Stacy Perman. April 17, 2017
Barron's

Photography: A Gateway to Collecting

Just a few decades ago, the word “photography” alongside “fine art” and “collectible” provoked sneers and derision. No longer.  
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By Stacy Perman. March 25, 2017
The Hollywood Reporter

Broadway Costume King William Ivey Long On Designing For ‘Murder On The Orient Express’

The wardrobe wizard chats about his approach to costume design and his take on the character of Princess Dragomiroff.
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By Stacy Perman. March 3, 2017
Barron's

Belperron Resurrected

A father and son revive one of the 20th century’s least-known jewelry geniuses, Suzanne Belperron.
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By Stacy Perman. December 10, 2016
Barron's

Penta Millionaires: The New Rising Class

Families with over $5 million in investible assets surpass one million for first time
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By Stacy Perman. September 17, 2016
IBM THINK

Interview: COO of Stitch Fix, Julie Bornstein

The data that will disrupt the fashion industry
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By Stacy Perman. September 15, 2016
Fortune

Why Estate Jewelry Is Sparkling

No longer considered Grandma’s leftovers, vintage and antique baubles are in high demand.
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By Stacy Perman. September 3, 2016
Fortune

The Mystery Behind Wall Street’s Wildest Party

Who is Omar Amanat, why was he arrested—and what did he have to do with a Hamptons bacchanal?
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By Stacy Perman. July 28, 2016
Barron's

Commissioning Classical Music

Los Angeles has become a hotbed for new compositions
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By Stacy Perman. June 18, 2016
Bloomberg Businessweek

Satisfying the Fetish for Italian Shoes

M.Gemi peddles luxury footwear on a fast-fashion schedule
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By Stacy Perman. May 27, 2016
Fortune

Classy Watches That Won’t Break the Bank

A whole new crop of stylish timepieces are direct-to-consumer. Think Warby Parker for the wrist.
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By Stacy Perman. May 17, 2016
The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Watch Collectors, Watch Out! The Bling Ring Is Coming For You

"I get depressed just talking about it," says 'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary — a three-time burglary victim — of the rise in luxury theft, a common hazard for timepiece lovers (including Ben Silverman and Regina King).
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By Stacy Perman. April 21, 2016
Inc.

The Real History of America’s Most Authentic Fake Brand

A mogul from Texas is using the country's least aspirational city as the backdrop for his next global lifestyle company--a $225 million experiment in manufactured authenticity.
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By Stacy Perman. March 31, 2016
Barron's

Making the Holocaust Relevant to Today’s Issues

Lawyer David Goldman’s philanthropy challenges students to apply WWII lessons in today’s world.
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By Stacy Perman. March 26, 2016
Fortune

Swiss Watches Are Getting More Affordable

To surf one of the many unauthorized watch “dealer” sites, better known as the “gray market,” is to find a horological bounty at bargain prices.
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By Stacy Perman. February 11, 2016
Forbes

The ‘Zentrepreneur’: The Republic Of Tea Could Be Worth $125M, But Its Exec Is Still Not Selling

Sitting amid a slew of colorful tea canisters, Ron Rubin, executive chairman of the Republic of Tea, hits the delete button on his computer.
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By Stacy Perman. February 10, 2016
The Hollywood Reporter

Art & Hollywood: How Collectors Can Land a Financial Windfall by Lending Their Artwork

Parking private works at museums boosts value and often gives tax breaks...
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By Stacy Perman. January 22, 2016
Barron's

New York Comes Down on Art Collectors

After more than a decade’s lull, the opaque world of buying and selling art is once again under scrutiny ...
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By Stacy Perman. January 1, 2016
Barron's

Freeports in Freefall?

The crackdown has begun.
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By Stacy Perman. November 30, 2015
Barron's

Clamp Down on Freeports

Freeports, a sort of maximum-security safety-deposit box with tax benefits, have become the vault of choice for global collectors ...
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By Stacy Perman. October 23, 2015
Barron's

The New York Philharmonic Tunes Up

Wall Street’s Oscar Schafer tries to whip the legendary orchestra into shape.
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By Stacy Perman. September 26, 2015
Barron's

Caring for Aging Parents

How private banks are tackling the financial and emotional issues that affect older parents.
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By Stacy Perman. September 26, 2015
Bloomberg Businessweek

From Farm to Face, With Help From Sephora

A rare plant discovered 16 years ago has led to a line of skin-care products
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By Stacy Perman. September 25, 2015
Fortune

This is bad news for people who spend millions on art

In the high-stakes art world, a fear of lawsuits is putting a muzzle on authenticators.
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By Stacy Perman. September 24, 2015
Marie Claire

Rider Beware

Since its launch five years ago, Uber has become a startup supernova, with 160,000 drivers in the U.S. alone and a staggering $41 billion valuation. (That's more than Southwest Airlines and JetBlue combined.) Yet amid mounting criticism that the company
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By Stacy Perman. May 21, 2015
Barron's

Rockefeller & Co. Invests to Save the Seas

The $19 million Ocean Strategy fund owns companies helping to sustain the globe’s water resources.
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By Stacy Perman. May 15, 2015
Fortune

Pop goes the art market

Prices have inflated to record levels—but that may not be good news for Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
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By Stacy Perman. March 28, 2015
Barron's

Billionaire Sells Artworks to Help Fund Harlem School

William Louis-Dreyfus puts his 3,500-piece collection to a noble use, supporting disadvantaged kids.
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By Stacy Perman. February 28, 2015
The Hollywood Reporter

Art Collectors, Beware:

Even Steve Martin Got Sold an $850,000 Forgery


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By Stacy Perman. December 4, 2014
Barron's

Billionaire Art Museums

While coffers have been replenished, fund raising has grown more complicated.
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By Stacy Perman. November 29, 2014
Fortune

At $15.6 million, the world’s most expensive watch is up for grabs

On Nov. 11th, the Graves Supercomplication watch will go on the block at Sotheby’s in Geneva. The low-end estimate is 15 million Swiss francs, making it the most expensively priced timepiece in history.
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By Stacy Perman. November 7, 2014
The New York Times

How an Entrepreneur Learned to Sell Quinoa in the Land of Grits

The R. Thomas Deluxe Grill, an Atlanta Health-Food Restaurant, Took 10 Years to Become a Success
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By Stacy Perman. November 5, 2014
Barron's

Behind The Scenes At the Getty

Why the world's richest art institution is fund raising for the first time.
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By Stacy Perman. September 27, 2014
Fortune

Trouble In Paradise

Almost as fast as entrepreneur Omar Amanat and Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin teamed up to buy ultraluxe Aman Resorts, the partnership exploded in acrimony and litigation. As the two battle for control, it's up to the courts to decide: who
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By Stacy Perman. September 4, 2014
Businessweek

Interface’s Quest to Make Carpetmaking Cleaner

When Ray Anderson, founder of Interface, spoke at the industrial carpet maker’s annual meeting in 1995, he skipped the usual talk about margins and inventories. Instead, the chief executive officer slammed his slide carousel down on the table and said,
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By Stacy Perman. September 4, 2014
TIME

The Smarter Home

Macy Miller's Tiny Home
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By Stacy Perman. July 3, 2014
Fortune

Patek Philippe Crafts Its Future

The storied, 175-year-old watchmaker has a young leader at the helm and a “moon shot” division that’s bringing 3-D printing to its atelier. The private, tightly controlled company opens up — about growing up.
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By Stacy Perman. June 1, 2014
Businessweek

American Caviar No Longer Draws Sneers

In a small complex of nondescript concrete buildings, wedged between a pair of rice farms, thousands of white sturgeon slowly circle inside 75,000-gallon tanks. It’s harvest time, and the mature females are being readied for selection. Once sedated, the fish,
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By Stacy Perman. May 15, 2014
Time

Built in Detroit

A new wave of high-end ventures like watchmaker Shinola helps revive manufacturing in the Motor City.
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By Stacy Perman. March 20, 2014