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☆ The House That Malin+Goetz Built (And Built Again)
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Craig Kellogg | Ashok Sinha | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Freshly painted white and fitted with new mahogany shutters, this new old house is nearly finished. And then came the stunning phone call, freezing Mr. Goetz and Mr. Malin in the back of that cab. Would it “look like a fake old house?” Mr. Malin asked. “Do I care whether a two-by-four is hundreds of years old, or 90 days old?” Mr. Goetz asked. Construction can’t be finished fast enough for Mr. Goetz and Mr. Malin.

Persons: Matthew Malin, Andrew Goetz, Malin, Goetz, ”, “, Mr, “ I’m, shou, Harold van Goetz, Malin + Goetz, rurality, Andrew Bernheimer, Jim Joseph, Joseph, Joseph ., John Hulka, Ralph Lauren, Hulka, Benjamin Moore, Frederick P, Saarinen, Jamie Purinton, can’t, Haroldhurst, “ We’ve Organizations: European Union, Joseph Architects, & Locations: Chatham , N.Y, Kinderhook, Hudson, Larchmont, London, Australia, South East England, Chelsea, New York, Chatham, Van Courtland, Dutch, Connecticut

☆ $780,000 Homes in New York, Georgia and Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Angela Serratore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Driving to Albany takes about half an hour. Pittsfield is about 45 minutes away, across the Massachusetts state line. Driving to Manhattan takes about three hours, depending on traffic. Beyond the threshold is a small foyer that flows into an open living space with maple floors and a sitting area anchored by a brick fireplace and framed by a wall of built-in shelves painted green. On the other side of the space is a dining area with a midcentury-style chandelier and another brick fireplace.

Persons: Ichabod Crane Organizations: Washington Irving, Amtrak, Penn Station Locations: N.Y, Columbia County, Washington, Hudson, Manhattan, Albany, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

☆ In Moving Images, Michael Snow Teases the Eye and the Mind
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Martha Schwendener | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Our attention spans have shrunk over the last half century. Consider Michael Snow’s “Wavelength” (1967), a rigorous 45-minute film made by the Canadian artist that stands as a monument of experimental cinema. Snow understood what he was up against: In 2003 he made a video called “WVLNT: WAVELENGTH for Those Who Don’t Have the Time: Originally 45 Minutes, Now 15!” It wasn’t merely a joke or a concession. Knowing that people were choosing to watch his film digitally sped-up, Snow used the occasion to create a brand-new work, superimposing 15-minute segments of the original onto one another like gauzy layers of celluloid film. What really fascinated him was the question of how we see, hear and perceive reality and how art, language and technology continue to shape this experience.

Persons: Michael, Snow, “ Michael Snow, Jack Organizations: Survey, The Locations: Canadian, “, Kinderhook, N.Y

☆ Ron DeSantis to attend fundraiser with Wall Street execs, including former Soros firm partner
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ron DeSantis is coming to New York for a private presidential campaign fundraiser that's set to be hosted by at least four Wall Street executives, including one with past ties to a firm backed by liberal billionaire George Soros, a frequent target of DeSantis and other Republicans. The event is scheduled to take place June 29 at the swanky Yale Club, according to a copy of an invitation seen by CNBC. It will be one of DeSantis' first fundraisers in the Big Apple since he officially launched his campaign for president last month. Shortly after publication of this story, Ardire called CNBC to say that he was added to the gathering's host list by "mistake." DeSantis is still governor of Florida and GoldenTree has an office in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Persons: Ron Desantis, Ron DeSantis, that's, George Soros, DeSantis, Donald Trump, Paul Ardire, Christian Michalik, Rob Michalik, Corwynne Carruthers, GoldenTree, PitchBook, Ardire, he's Organizations: Republican Florida, Republican U.S, Florida Gov, Wall Street, swanky Yale Club, CNBC, Big Apple, GOP, GoldenTree Asset Management, Kinderhook Industries Locations: West Des Moines , Iowa, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Miami . New York, PitchBook, Florida, West Palm Beach, Fla

☆ An oil painting that was discovered in a farm shed covered in bird droppings is a rare piece of art expected to sell for up to $3 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An oil painting found in an upstate New York shed covered in bird droppings was discovered to be a rare piece of art. The work was identified as a live study by famed painter Anthony van Dyck dating back to the 17th century. The painting is expected to sell for between $2 million to $3 million, Sotheby's said. The sketch, which is believed to date back to between 1615 and 1618, was a study for Van Dyck's painting, "Saint Jerome with an Angel." Roberts, who bought the piece for $600, previously described his collection as "an orphanage for lost art that had suffered from neglect."

☆ New York Apple Growers Fume Over Overtime Rules
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Jimmy Vielkind | Photographs Landon Speers For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

KINDERHOOK, N.Y.—Golden Harvest Farms has grown from a small apple-growing operation when Doug Grout’s grandfather opened it after World War II, to a multipronged business that includes a retail stand, cider press, distillery, tasting room and barbecue restaurant. But Mr. Grout said he sees a cloudier future for the business due to new state regulations that will require him to increasingly pay more overtime to the farmworkers who pick his apples in the coming years, raising one of his primary costs.

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