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...David Steward, a former president of TV Guide, and his partner Pierre Friedrichs, a caterer, hosted an uncomfortably crowded cocktail party at their Manhattan apartment. It was a typical gay fund raiser--there were lemony vodka drinks with mint sprigs; there were gift bags with Calvin Klein sunglasses; Friedrichs prepared little blackened-tuna-with-mango-chutney hors d'oeuvres that were served by uniformed waiters. Billionaire philanthropist Edgar Bronfman Sr. was there; David Mixner, a gay activist and longtime friend of Bill Clinton's, was holding court with Jason Moore, director of the musical Avenue...
Current Currier House Master and Shad Professor of Business Ethics at HBS Joseph L. Badaracco praised Andrews for his intellect and his kindness. “Ken was a kind, wise, tough-minded, witty man, with a gift for words and a talent for getting right to the heart of an issue. It is no surprise he was welcomed and admired on both sides of the river,” he said...
Last night was a gift. I had thought I’d be spending it on airplanes on the way to Aspen, where I’m giving a talk today at a conference on “The Future of Higher Education.” I went to Logan airport in the late afternoon, but they told me that the flight had been canceled due to mechanical problems, and I’d have to fly out early Sunday morning instead. So I had a free Saturday night, out of the blue! I jumped in a taxi...
...summer progressed, Downer’s shrine to number 43 was countered by Schmidt’s Democratic paraphernalia. But as a parting gift, Schmidt now possesses a small, RNC candidate-endorsing can of Red Bull...
...Room to Read's $8,000. Wood, 41, a former Microsoft executive, combines the passion of a crusader with the calculation?and ambition?of a CEO. The lofty goal: 20,000 schools and libraries worldwide by 2020. Says Wood: "There is no better long-term gift you can give a child than the lifelong gift of education...