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...Omelet), Aretha Franklin, Bette Midler and Cream; in New York City. The Turkish-born son of a diplomat, he fell in love with jazz in his youth, and as a teenager amassed a collection of 15,000 records. A hands-on producer, occasional songwriter, tireless talent scout and mentor to many of his artists, Ertegun--who started with a $10,000 loan from his dentist--popularized soul and later signed bands from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin. Asked what he thought of Curtis Armstrong's nerdy portrayal of him in the film Ray, Ertegun said, "I don't care...
After winning 26 Grammy awards and garnering seven Oscar nominations, music impresario Quincy D. Jones was given a different kind of honor by the School of Public Health this week. Jones, who has also had a long career in humanitarian work, was selected as “Mentor of the Year” for January’s sixth annual National Mentoring Month campaign. “I am humbled and honored to have this title bestowed upon me,” Jones told The Crimson in an e-mail through his publicist, Arnold Robinson. “Throughout...
...woman born—until, that is, the extreme resemblance in looks and dress between the two led me to entertain a new theory of reproduction among the fashionable: cloning. 4. Tim Gunn tagging along on the Paris trip. Nothing can match the general adorableness of Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn unexpectedly dragging a little rolling suitcase onto the contestants’ plane to Paris and his subsequent self-ironizing declaration of his intention to “carry himself on.” As Jeffrey noted at the time, “I don’t know what...
Come April, in addition to her roles as a mentor and researcher, D’Souza will also be a mother. Even though she says she tries to heed doctors’ orders and works as much as possible from home, she admits with a chuckle that she usually has twelve-hour work days...
Boys’ schools take into consideration normal male behavior and design the day around them. They can be counter-stereotypical, providing role models of men who mentor, who challenge, who inspire, sometimes by their evident affection for Cicero or the piccolo, for physics or Sandburg or ceramics. Manly examples of adults who have chosen without reluctance to teach and to pursue a passion that is not rich in monetary reward but, here at least, socially respected, gives children the opportunity to learn “there are many ways to be a boy,” as the Allen...