sdsdsdsdsdMonth: September 2017

Gay Talese: Pioneer of New Journalism

The Rake, Gay Talese

In writing this profile, I’d planned to imitate the intimate, detail-driven, painterly style of Gay Talese’s legendary Esquire magazine article, ‘Frank Sinatra

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Frank Sinatra: Young At Heart

The Rake, Frank Sinatra

It’s been almost 20 years since he died, and a little over a century since he was born. In between, Frank Sinatra

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Pocket Guide: Olof Nithenius

The Rake, Pocket Guide, Olof Nithenius

Banker, freelance writer, contributing editor and men’s style consultant, Olof Nithenius could have strolled straight off a Wes Anderson set. This is

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Elaine Kaufman: Manhattan’s Madame

The Rake, Elaine Kaufman

“Beat it, creep … you’re bothering my customers!”, is all the persistent and increasingly intrusive celebrity photographer, Ron Galella, heard before two

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