Copyright 2008 The New York Sun Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:39:47 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Katharine Herrup :: Stories from The New York Sun http://www.nysun.com/authors/Katharine+Herrup istoll@nysun.com (Ira Stoll) webmaster@nysun.com en-us KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/opinion/byob-not-see-and-be-seen/80205/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST With the temperature more comfortable, singles are casting about for things to do this summer in the five boroughs. Thanks to that late May-early June heat wave product, "Sex and the City: The Movie," and a new television show set in New York City, "Gossip Girl," most people think dating in the city requires both genders to throw their money at Manolo Blahnik stilettos, Armani suits, and very expensive cocktails. Not only does such activity generate a very large tab, it also adds up to a lot of... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/opinion/bullying-message/74166/ Fri, 4 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST It's hard to miss those jarring black and white advertisements around the city that say, in scrawled block letters, "My Mom Always Hated You, Sarah Marshall," and "You Do Look Fat in Those Jeans, Sarah Marshall," and "You Suck Sarah Marshall." You're left wondering, Who is that poor girl? And why is there a nasty smear campaign against her? Those who aren't too turned off to ascertain what these aggressive ads are all about have discovered that they're ads for a new Judd Apatow-produced movie... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/turks-and-caicos-aims-to-lure-a-list-new-yorkers/70542/ Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST While the New York City real estate market may finally be slipping, the outlook is sunny and warm for New Yorkers buying homes on a Caribbean island in Turks and Caicos. City residents have long owned homes in the Bahamas, but they have yet to flood the market of Turks and Caicos, a British archipelago of 12 islands with 30,000 permanent residents and some 200,000 visitors a year. Now, in a bid to increase the islands' revenue, the British government is wooing foreign buyers with favorable... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/opinion/modest-proposal/68557/ Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST Where do you go these days to find simple, basic, non-skanky clothing for preteen and teen girls? Well, if you live in New York, look no further than the custom-made Courtney Vaughan line. Created by two Upper East Side mothers who were tired of constantly coming across whorish outfits while shopping with their daughters for clothes, they decided to take matters into their own hands and bring back the classic Upper East Side ladies look for young girls. Instead of sending your girls to school... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/arts/sports-retreats-for-the-executive-set/67393/ Mon, 3 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST Businesses looking to entertain clients or employees have long relied on low-stress activities from spectator sports to steak dinners. But some companies are looking for more physically challenging outings. And they're turning to Cadence Cycling & Multisport Center, located in TriBeCa. Earlier this year, Cadence opened a 10,000-plus square-foot facility on Hudson Street that specializes in training and coaching for cycling events and triathlons. The center is home to a cycling room — athletes... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/opinion/better-marathon/65781/ Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST We all look with a little bit of envy at those running in the big one this Sunday — the marathon. But many of us have a secret. The marathon has competition — the triathlon. This race of swim, bike, and run is becoming more and more popular. Even celebrities have started to pick up the sport. The triathlon has gained traction in marathon city New York. The national triathlon organization, USA Triathlon, has more than 80,000 registered members. New York has more members than all but three other... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/living-on-the-top-floors-exhibiting-on-the-lower/64793/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EST Anthony Blumka today opens his home for an exhibition of rare pieces from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras, "Collecting Treasures of the Past, VI." It's not such an unusual idea, considering his home is the Blumka Gallery. Mr. Blumka, who runs his fourth-generation art dealership, bought the East 72nd Street townhouse in 1995. The white-painted brick structure boasts a long artistic history. The sculptor Karl Bitter's widow, Marie Bitter, once owned the building. Bitter is famous for... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/after-30-years-in-the-business-art-dealer-to-open/61991/ Thu, 6 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EST The owner of a gallery selling Japanese art that is opening in two weeks on 78th Street at Madison Avenue is backing into her new project. Joan Mirviss, a private dealer of Japanese fine art in America, Japan, and Europe will be turning her art dealing business, Joan B Mirviss Ltd., into a gallery. "I'm doing everything backwards, as I always have done," the Japanese specialist of 30 years said. "This is a new challenge." Two pieces are seminal in the career of Ms. Mirviss, who sells to more... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/foreign-buyers-may-help-art-market-retain-measure/61325/ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST If the stock market tumbles and the economy softens, many would expect the art market to follow suit. The presence of foreign buyers, though, could prevent much more than a slowdown from the historic highs the art market has reached in recent years. The auction house Sotheby's this spring opened an office in Moscow and Christie's recently said it planned to open in that city to service the increasing number of Russians purchasing art, and Chinese businessmen have also entered the scene. In May... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/coffee-shop-feeds-tribecas-caffeinated-growth/61137/ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST Adding to the explosion of high-end specialty shops in TriBeCa is an upscale coffee shop from Philadelphia, La Colombe. "All kinds of specialty foods and beverages have had big growth over the past five years," the chairman of retail leasing at Prudential Douglas Elliman, Faith Hope Consolo, said. "The key for success will be to provide quick, easy, simple service." That's exactly what La Colombe (French for the dove) does: It offers only five blends of coffee by the pound and serves only the... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/art-collection-that-begins-with-prints/60663/ Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST For young people who want to start an art collection but can't afford a Monet or a Warhol, collecting prints is becoming a popular first step. Ashley and Matthew Wotiz, a couple in their early 30s, began doing just that, as they decorated their new apartment. "I think a lot of young people are frightened to collect prints," Ms. Wotiz said. "Prints add so much depth and dimension to the home, though." Originally from Jacksonville, Fla., the two have settled on the Upper East Side. Ms. Wotiz's... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/two-second-careers-one-focus-collecting-art/59663/ Thu, 2 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST An advertising executive and a former Wall Street investor who held a seat on the New York Stock Exchange recently purchased a Park Avenue apartment. The apartment was designed with their growing contemporary art collection in mind. Laurel Cutler and Theodore Israel Jr., who married five years ago, this is the second marriage for both, are starting their second careers — as art collectors. Instead of choosing stocks or predicting the future of the consumer marketplace, the couple now picks... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/real-estate/economists-in-love-with-art/57021/ Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST In the field of economics, Padma Desai and Jagdish Bhagwati are a certified power couple. Both are professors of economics at Columbia University and leaders within the Council on Foreign Relations. And though they're devoted to a life of numbers, they're also passionate about art from their native country, India. Their sprawling apartment, located near Columbia, is filled with art that ranges from the second century to the modern era. Upon entering their apartment, a visitor passes down a... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/lending-works-right-from-the-walls/54918/ Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 EST For the next few months, art collectors Mirian and David Landau will have to share two of their favorite works of photography. But it's for a good cause: the Museum of Modern Art's exhibit "Place and Time," which is photographer Barry Frydlender's first solo show at the museum. The Landaus have been collecting photographs for about 12 years, and recently came across Mr. Frydlender's work at the Andrea Meislin gallery in Chelsea. "I was taken aback by all of it," Ms. Landau said. "It's so... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/tour-of-the-houses-on-the-heights/54043/ Tue, 8 May 2007 00:00:00 EST On Saturday, the Brooklyn Heights Association will host its annual Landmark House and Garden Tour. The Heights, New York City's first historic district, includes excellent examples of 19th-century residential architecture — many of which are open to the public on this selfguided tour. The five homes on the tour range in style. A Greek Revival structure on Columbia Heights has 14-foot ceilings and is at least 30 feet wide — unusually spacious for a townhouse. Its back-yard features landscape... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/arts/nation-turns-its-lonely-ears/51303/ Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST When Bob Dylan sang "The Times They Are A'Changin'" in 1964, he could see an entire generation of Americans changing along with him, a generation that would come to conflate art and politics and define America's first cultural anti-war movement. Forty years later, the most unpopular American war since Vietnam has stretched into its fourth year. So where is the rock revolution for this war generation? Hard to find, if you ask many in the music industry today. Perhaps that's why Rage Against the... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/curating-outside-the-gallery-space/51238/ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST Stepping into Blair Clarke's Park Avenue apartment is like entering a contemporary art gallery — one outfitted with a smattering of 18th-century European furniture. "I treat my home as a curatorial project," Ms. Clarke said. "Emerging artists' works are constantly rotating through here." The Southern-bred Ms. Clarke is the owner of Voltz Clarke, a visual art business that specializes in finding new artists and bringing international artists to America. Why the traditional furniture? Ms... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/potter-a-pioneer-a-candlestick-maker/49833/ Tue, 6 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST There are perhaps few centenarian women who celebrate their 100th year with a launch of newly designed furniture, but then Eva Zeisel is no ordinary woman. She is widely considered one of the premier industrial designers of the past century; her ceramic pieces are sought-after collectors' items. This Friday, Ms. Zeisel's aptly named Century Signature collection is featured as part of the 2007 Architectural Digest Home Design Show at Pier 94. The collection includes a limited edition trestle... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/darling-theres-a-deity-in-the-foyer/48945/ Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST While much of the Armory Show — the international art fair on Pier 94 that kicks off this Friday — is open to the public, the special events are for VIPs only. Among those special events are visits to the homes of 20 prominent New York art collectors, including Rajiv and Payal Chaudhri. Their private collection of Indian antiquities and contemporary and modern paintings will be open to guests for exclusive viewings. Their Riverside Drive apartment — which was once Mr. Chaudhri's spacious... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/kress-across-town/46733/ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST The Kress family home on Fifth Avenue recently went on the market for reportedly more than $50 million, sending shockwaves through the New York real estate world. The art world noticed, too: The home was once filled with Italian Renaissance paintings, 18th-century French furniture, and 16th- and 17th-century Italian furniture. Jocelyn Kress, who is said to be managing the sale for the family, lives across town in a brownstone that has many works of art of its own. This Thursday, Ms. Kress will... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/blue-red-riding-hood/45942/ Tue, 2 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST Deborah Buck's favorite color is a shade of turquoise she has named Buck House Blue. "It's a glamorous color for me," Ms. Buck said. The color is seen throughout Buck House, her antique store at 1264 Madison Avenue. Buck House Blue tiles, objects, pillows, and other decorations also fill her apartment, and she often wears turquoise-colored clothes and jewelry. But her favorite painting, "Little Red Riding Hood" (1999), does not have a shade of blue in it. Ms. Buck bought the Karen Kilimnik... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/forest-in-a-frame/45423/ Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST Donna Rubin began her career as a dancer, singer, and actress. She later developed a second career as a successful yoga entrepreneur, founding Bikram Yoga NYC. It was only recently that Ms. Rubin started to think about fine art. That interest came from her husband, Elliot Matlin, whom she married in August 2004. The couple's East 72nd Street apartment is filled mostly with modern and contemporary art. A Marc Chagall lithograph hangs in the front hallway and Picasso pottery is displayed in the... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/to-park-avenue-from-kenya/44579/ Tue, 5 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST Monique Schoen and her late husband, Edward Schoen, spent many weekends strolling around New York City and visiting art galleries. Along the way, they built up an impressive collection of contemporary works, housed in a Park Avenue apartment that Ms. Schoen now shares with her second husband, Robert Warshaw. On one November weekend in 1988, the Schoens came across a painting at Pace Gallery (now PaceWildenstein) that reminded them of the Masai people they had seen during a recent trip to Kenya... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/working-in-the-arts-living-with-art/43854/ Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST An artistic sensibility dominates the home of Paul Kellogg, director of the New York City Opera. The walls of his Midtown West apartment are painted in various shades of muted brownishgray, and a visitor to the apartment quickly understands why: the neutral color enhances the more than 20 paintings by Raymond Han. The artist, who also happens to live here, has worked mainly in a palette of gray and beige for three decades. "The apartment got to be the color it is by the palette Raymond paints... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/passion-for-collecting/43016/ Tue, 7 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST Bernard Karr began collecting antique furniture when he had to furnish his first apartment in Manhattan. Born in East Brooklyn, Mr. Karr worked as a junior high teacher for two years, but stumbled across a new passion when he began shopping for used furniture for his apartment on East 21st Street in the early 1960s. "I rented an apartment and had to furnish it, and I do everything compulsively so I went to small second-hand furniture stores up and down Third Avenue," Mr. Karr said. "I was... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/more-than-pretty/42139/ Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST Ellie Cullman's Park Avenue apartment could almost be mistaken for a private museum, with its curator an expert in antiques and American fine art. She has built an empire of her own in the interior design world, known especially for her creative use of decorative wall painting. Last year, Architectural Digest named Ms. Cullman one of 30 deans of American design. The second-floor apartment is filled with Asian sculptures and prints and, especially, paintings. Most of Ms. Cullman's collection... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/rescued-wreck/40323/ Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST Some New Yorkers say they want to change their lifestyles, homes, and careers. Holistic interior designer Lee Wright actually did it. In 2000, Ms. Wright quit her job as a senior executive at the architecture firm BDG McColl in London. "There's a place for grand architecture, but that's just not me," she said recently. After 15 years of working her way up the corporate ladder, Ms. Wright moved out of her four-story row house with a garden in London and came back to New York to find herself... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/opinion/overexposed-2006-09-22/40211/ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST This week Peter Lake, an expert on law and higher education, warned that Web sites such as MySpace could hurt colleges. The material on such sites might invite lawsuits charging that universities were responsible for trouble that the sites' notoriously explicit postings brought about. The argument seems plausible, especially since the papers recently reported that a young woman was recently arrested for her jealous threat to kill another woman. The woman was angry that her boyfriend had posted... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/360-degree-view-of-the-city/39933/ Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EST Jamie Heiberger has always lived in New York and says she doesn't plan on ever leaving the city. Ms. Heiberger, along with her husband, Paul Jacobsen, and 2-year-old twins, has recently settled into her latest New York home, a two-bedroom apartment in Murray Hill. Ms. Heiberger and Mr. Jacobsen, who both grew up on Long Island, bought their 17th floor apartment with 360-degree views in November 2002. The apartment had been divided in two, but the previous owners combined them into one that... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/seat-for-everyone/37528/ Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EST One of the city's most well-known interior designers lives in one of its most well-known apartment buildings. Bunny Williams, whose design firm Bunny Williams Inc., was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1996 and was named a "Giant of Design" by House Beautiful in May, lives in a classic six apartment at 1185 Park Avenue.The Gothic style pre-war building and its large courtyard take up an entire Manhattan block. Ms. Williams wrote a 2005 book, "An Affair With a House" (Stewart... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/canvases-finger-paints/36188/ Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST In their 130-year-old Italianate town house on East 78th Street, Roy and Mary Judelson have built an impressive, eclectic collection of contemporary art.But, as parents of three young children, the couple says their five-story home is primarily for family life. "We designed this house to be completely family-oriented," Mr. Judelson said. In the foyer of the garden floor, they installed long, narrow cubbies for each of the children to store their outdoor gear. And the fifth floor was made into a... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/second-honeymoon-apartment/35790/ Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST Stepping into Pamela Scurry's apartment is like entering a garden patio. Ms. Scurry, the owner of Pamela Scurry's Wicker Garden Design Studio, has filled every room of her home with flowers, ferns, and other plants. An interior designer specializing in baby rooms, she has also recently redone her duplex, which she shares with her husband, Richard Scurry. "We were approaching our 30th anniversary and this was our honeymoon apartment. We decided we were going to live another 30 years so we wanted... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/new-york/watering-holes-to-be-filled-to-the-brim-for-world/35570/ Fri, 7 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST World Cup fans will have many options for where they can watch the final match on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. One of the few limits on where to go will involve allegiance — to France or Italy, the finalists. Fans of the French may not want to venture near parts of the city known for their Italian-American residents, like Little Italy in Manhattan and Bensonhurst and Williamsburg in Brooklyn. "Eighteenth Avenue in Brooklyn between 65th and 85th streets — there are a lot of bars that are going to... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/oracle-on-the-right-track/35639/ Fri, 7 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST THOMAS VILLALTA CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER JONES ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY: Oracle TICKER: ORCL (Nasdaq) PRICE: $14.50 52 WEEK RANGE: $11.75–$15.21 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $77.35 billion Thomas Villalta is the chief investment officer at Jones Asset Management. Oracle is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., and employs about 55,000 people. Mr. Villalta spoke to Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why Oracle is a good stock even though the technology sector has been out of favor. What does... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/american-medical-may-see-boost-from-merger/35496/ Thu, 6 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST JONATHAN MORELAND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH INSIDERINSIGHTS.COM COMPANY: American Medical Systems TICKER: AMMD (Nasdaq) PRICE: $16.82 52 WEEK RANGE: $14.88-$24.40 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $1.17 billion Jonathan Moreland is a stock market analyst and runs InsiderInsights.com. Mr. Moreland spoke to Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun and explained why another merger for American Medical Systems should significantly boost their stock. What does the company do? They focus on pelvic health for men and... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/duck-thrives-in-japan/35448/ Wed, 5 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST RICK HELM PORTFOLIO MANAGER COHEN AND STEERS DIVIDEND VALUE FUND COMPANY: AFLAC TICKER: AFL (NYSE) PRICE: $46.81 52 WEEK RANGE: $42.72-$49.65 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $23.34 billion Rick Helm is the portfolio manager of the Cohen and Steers Dividend Value Fund (DVFAX). He is also the senior vice president of the fund. Mr. Helm spoke to Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about how the yellow duck has made AFLAC so popular, especially in Japan. What does the company do? AFLAC is a specialty life... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/railroad-revival/35331/ Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST MARK THOMAS CHIEF INVESTMENT STRATEGIST VALUE STOCK TIPS COMPANY: Kansas City Southern TICKER: KSU (NYSE) PRICE: $26.25 52 WEEK RANGE: $19.47-$28.42 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $1.98 billion Mark Thomas is the chief investment strategist at Value Stock Tips (www.valuestocktips.com), an e-mail newsletter alert service that delivers stock tips to subscribers daily. Kansas City Southern is a domestic and international railroad company based in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Thomas spoke to Katharine Herrup of... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/good-name-in-natural-gas/35160/ Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST JOHN BUCKINGHAM CHIEF PORTFOLIO MANAGER AL FRANK FUNDS COMPANY: Chesapeake Energy TICKER: CHK (NYSE) PRICE: $29.05 52 WEEK RANGE: $22.50-$40.20 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $11.1 billion John Buckingham is the chief portfolio manager of the California-based Al Frank Funds (VALUX). Mr. Buckingham is also the editor of the Prudent Speculator and president of Al Frank Asset Management. Mr. Buckingham spoke to Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why Chesapeake is not as volatile a stock as one... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/honeywell-safe-in-bear-market/35079/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST JERRY JORDAN PORTFOLIO MANAGER JORDAN OPPORTUNITY FUNDS COMPANY: Honeywell International Inc. TICKER: HON (NYSE) PRICE: $39.53 52 WEEK RANGE: $32.68-$44.48 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $32.73 billion Jerry Jordan is the portfolio manager of the Jordan Opportunity Fund, a non-diversified "no load mutual fund" that seeks capital appreciation. Mr. Jordan spoke with Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why Honeywell is a good bet if the market slows down or goes into a recession. What does the... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/skylights-sculpture/35121/ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST Architect Gene Sisco has designed dozens of residential and commercial buildings over the past couple of decades, but only recently did he turn to working on his own home. Two and a half years ago, Mr. Sisco bought a two-unit early-1900s townhouse on East 68th Street and gut-renovated the lower three levels of the house. "I bought the entire building and added two new additions in the rear up top," Mr. Sisco said. He rents out those additions. "The top two floors provide some income, and I have... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/opportunity-in-dental-merger/34902/ Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST PAUL JOHNSON FOUNDER AND PORTFOLIO MANAGER NICUSA CAPITAL COMPANY: Sirona Dental Systems TICKER: SIRO (Nasdaq) PRICE: $42.50 52 WEEK RANGE: $19.33-$27.20 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: N/A Paul Johnson is the founder and portfolio manager of Nicusa Capital, a private investment partnership based in New York. Mr. Johnson spoke with Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why Schick's merger with Sirona makes a new winning team. What does Sirona do? Sirona, a private company based in Europe, is the... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/home-sweet-rome/34722/ Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST Christina Summers and Tom Fike, who were married in Rome almost five years ago, have brought some pieces of Italy to their Greenwich Village duplex apartment. Ms. Summers has lived in Rome and Mr. Fike lived in Milan for several years with his family as a child. Now the Roman Catholic couple live in a home filled with Italian artifacts and furniture. Ms. Summers has lived in the apartment since 1988; it was her college apartment while she attended New York University. Ms. Summers first bought a... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/news-corp-may-be-underpriced/34448/ Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST TODD LOWENSTEIN PORTFOLIO MANAGER HIGHMARK VALUE MOMENTUM FUND COMPANY: News Corporation TICKER: NWS-A (NYSE) PRICE: $18.39 52-WEEK RANGE: $13.94-$19.57 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $58 billion Todd Lowenstein is the portfolio manager of the HighMark Value Momentum Fund with around $500 million under management in the fund. Mr. Lowenstein spoke with Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why News Corporation should make a strong comeback. Why did you choose News Corporation? They have an... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/playstation-3-should-boost-ea/34198/ Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST RICHARD DRAKE CO-PORTFOLIO MANAGER ABN AMRO GROWTH FUND COMPANY: Electronic Arts TICKER: ERTS (Nasdaq) PRICE: $41.42 52-WEEK RANGE: $39.99-$63.12 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $12.58 billion Richard Drake is co-portfolio manager of the ABN AMRO Growth Fund. He is also the director of equity research and senior portfolio manager for the large-cap growth equity team of ABN AMRO Asset Management. Mr. Drake spoke with Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about how the new game console cycle will boost... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/as-cvs-expands-to-the-west-coast-it-may-be-time/34050/ Wed, 7 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST DANIEL GENTER PRESIDENT AND CEO RNC GENTER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY: CVS Corporation TICKER: CVS (NYSE) PRICE: $28.32 52 WEEK RANGE: $23.89-$31.89 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $23.18 billion Daniel Genter is the president and CEO of RNC Genter Capital Management. Mr. Genter spoke with Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why CVS is already big on the East Coast and how it will expand to become the biggest drugstore chain on the West Coast. Why do you like the stock? From an overall... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/arts/space-for-work-play/33884/ Tue, 6 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST On the third floor of a most unassuming elevator building in Murray Hill, Aroon and Indur Shivdasani turned a former bait-andtackle shop into a loft-like apartment with an exotic feel. The elevator opens into an entryway that resembles a Mediterranean courtyard where visitors are greeted a stone fountain in the shape of a lion's head, surrounded by vines. The Shivdasanis moved to the city from Westchester three and a half years ago after a four-year search for the right space. Mrs. Shivdasani... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/kraft-offers-low-risk-returns/33686/ Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST DONALD YACHTMAN PRESIDENT THE YACHTMAN FUNDS COMPANY: Kraft TICKER: KFT (NYSE) PRICE: $32.83 52 WEEK RANGE: $27.44-$33.00 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $54.53 Donald Yachtman is the president and co-chief investment officer of Yachtman Asset Management Company. He is also the president of and a co-manager of the Yachtman Funds. Mr. Yachtman spoke with Katharine Herrup of The New York Sun about why he thinks Kraft Foods Incorporated will make a long-term comeback. What is Kraft's history? Kraft is... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/style/victorian-home-with-a-twist/33535/ Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 EST When Tonin MacCallum was growing up, her mother loved decorating the large Victorian houses the family inhabited in Englewood, N.J. Now Ms. Mac-Callum spends her days designing other peoples' homes, but her own apartment on East 90th Street is perhaps the strongest testament to her mother's influence and love for Victorian interiors."I think you're unconsciously affected by what you grow up in," she said. "You either react with it or against it, and I reacted with it." Ms. MacCallum first... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/summer-guide/new-york-city-on-0-a-day/33274/ Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 EST New York City may be one of the most expensive cities in the world, but during the summer months it has an extraordinary number of free outdoor events. For most of these festivals and concerts, all you need to bring are your eyes and ears - and, if you don't want to sit directly on the ground, a blanket. Most events are family-friendly. Madison Square Park Programs The park is the setting for several series of family-friendly events, including performances by children's musicians Audra Tsanos... KATHARINE HERRUP http://www.nysun.com/business/healthy-name-in-medical-equipment/33073/ Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 EST CHARLES CRANE FOUNDER SCOTSMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY: Beckman Coulter Incorporated TICKER: BEC (NYSE) PRICE: $56.37 52 WEEK RANGE: $47.88-$70.66 MARKET CAPITALIZATION: $3.56 billion Charles Crane is a founder of Scotsman Capital Management, a financial investment company for individual investors. Prior to this Mr. Crane was the managing partner and chief investment officer for Victory SBSF Capital Management, an investment management firm based in New York. Mr. Crane spoke with Katharine...