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...grim, uncertain weeks following Sept. 11, some New Yorkers wondered when they would ever have cause to party again. At the Robin Hood Foundation, executive director David Saltzman and his board organized both the party and the cause. The Oct. 20 Concert for New York City brought together an A list of performers that ran from Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger to Melissa Etheridge. In ticket sales alone, the televised concert generated $14 million; pledges from viewers are still being calculated...
...other philanthropic groups could have organized such an event so fast with confidence that the proceeds would get where they needed to go. But Robin Hood--started in 1988 by Saltzman and a handful of thirtysomething Wall Streeters led by commodities trader Paul Tudor Jones--has always been as determined as the city it serves. This organization attacks the social crises that have haunted urban communities for generations: teen pregnancy, illiteracy, poor job training. Robin Hood doesn't just pay, it plays, becoming intricately involved in the management of beneficiary groups. Its staff offers expertise and procures pro bono access...
...AWARDED. PETER CAREY, 58, the Booker Prize for his book True History of the Kelly Gang, a fictionalized account of Australian legend Ned Kelly, the notorious outback gangster-turned-Robin Hood; in London. Carey became the second author in the prize's 33-year history to win twice, after South African J.M. Coetzee. Carey first won the Booker in 1988 for Oscar and Lucinda. DIED. JAY LIVINGSTON, 86, Oscar-winning composer and lyricist whose collaboration with Ray Evans produced such hits as Silver Bells and Que Sera Sera; in Los Angeles. During their 64-year partnership the duo received seven...
...fault of its actors. The movie dies despite some talented people. The premise of an alien coming to Earth should provide endless opportunities for laughs and endearing moments, especially with such a fine character actor as Spacey in the role. But the role that catapulted Robin Williams to stardom on TV’s “Mork and Mindy” and flattered John Lithgow’s comic persona on his (now cancelled) sitcom “Third Rock from the Sun” gives Spacey no good one-liners or memorable scenes. The character only shines during...
...Robin Leech’s evaluation of this bathroom, he would have remarked in his pretentious British accent, that this is a bathroom to be recognized the world over. The Versailles of toiletry. Bob Villa would have examined this fine handiwork and exclaimed with glee, “My Lord, this is an old house!” Continuing in the line of accredited domestic credits, Martha Stewart herself would have ogled at the excellent placement of potpourri and tasteful use of mosaic floor tiles. Whether you be on the run, or have the runs, this is a pilgrimage...