A coterie of celebrities, public officials, and high-powered donors attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony and block party for the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s new digs in Hollywood on Sunday. The $141 million Anita May Rosenstein Campus is practically a miniature queer city, with 100 beds for homeless youth, a new senior center, and an academy. It […]
On the Runway: Are Bankers and Venture Capitalists Really Getting Fleeced by Patagonia?
They won’t be leaving “bros out in the cold,” says Patagonia. Here’s how the company is thinking about its famous banker fleeces. Source: NYT > Business – VANESSA FRIEDMAN
The Renegade Doctor of Skid Row Is Caring for Homeless Addicts in Revolutionary Ways
Dr. Susan Partovi is not supposed to drive patients to the emergency room, but it happens. The “Skid Row Doctor,” as colleagues know her, has an award in her office praising the “boundless compassion” she has demonstrated over what is now nearly 15 years of caring for thousands of the sickest of the sick in […]
Museums Cut Ties With Sacklers as Outrage Over Opioid Crisis Grows
Accusations that the family behind OxyContin actively downplayed its perils have led arts and education institutions to rethink accepting Sackler funds. Source: NYT > Business – ALEX MARSHALL
Susan Chira, Veteran New York Times Editor, Will Lead The Marshall Project
Ms. Chira, who shared a 2018 Pulitzer Prize for coverage of workplace sexual harassment, will succeed Bill Keller as the leader of a nonprofit news organization focused on criminal justice issues. Source: NYT > Business – TIFFANY HSU
Tate Galleries Will Refuse Sackler Money Because of Opioid Links
“In the present circumstances we do not think it right to seek or accept further donations from the Sacklers,” the group said in a statement. Source: NYT > Business – ALEX MARSHALL