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Agaton Strom

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Freelance photojournalist in NYC

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Big City, Small-Town Brews

Big City, Small-Town Brews

The Wall Street Journal — Little Town NYC is a new craft beer bar near Union Square that pays homage to small towns in New York state. ( See related article.) We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. You will be charged $ + tax (if applicable) for The Wall Street Journal.

'The Sky Is a Great Space,' and It's the Limit for Marisa Merz (Published 2017)

'The Sky Is a Great Space,' and It's the Limit for Marisa Merz (Published 2017)

The New York Times — Art Review The Met Breuer's fascinating and tenacious survey of the Italian artist Marisa Merz reveals her at 90 to be the queen of Arte Povera, the postwar Italian movement that favored sculptures and installations fashioned from humble, often discarded materials. And she's nobody's consort.

The Guggenheim Is Going Global. Kind Of. (Published 2016)

The Guggenheim Is Going Global. Kind Of. (Published 2016)

The New York Times — Art Review Last spring, the Guggenheim's board of trustees abruptly severed contact with the Gulf Labor Coalition, an international watchdog group monitoring the living and working conditions of migrant laborers in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, where the Guggenheim Foundation is building a new Frank Gehry-designed museum.

Breaking the mould

Breaking the mould

Scandinavian MIND — In an industrial workspace in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, surrounded by computers and engine parts, Taras Kravtchouk, the 36-year old co-founder of Tarform, is busy at work creating 'The Motorcycle Of Tomorrow'. Kravtchouk cites a photograph taken on 5th Avenue in New York City on Easter morning in 1900.

Behind the Scenes of a Six-Hour Opera

Behind the Scenes of a Six-Hour Opera

The Wall Street Journal — "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg," a six-hour comic opera by Richard Wagner, tests the endurance of audience members and performers alike this season at the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.

MoMA to Close for Months as Part of Expansion Plan

MoMA to Close for Months as Part of Expansion Plan

The Wall Street Journal — New York Museum of Modern Art is undergoing a renovation that requires it to shut down from mid-June into October. But when it reopens, with about 30% more gallery space, curators plan to resurface some works that have gone unseen for a generation.

For Superintendent of Flatiron Building, It's a Labor of Love

For Superintendent of Flatiron Building, It's a Labor of Love

The Wall Street Journal — Before Sunny Atis began working on the maintenance team at the Flatiron Building 26 years ago, he had never heard of the storied wedge-shaped structure at the intersection of Fifth Avenue, Broadway and 23rd Street. Back then, among other jobs, he helped run the building's old hydraulic elevators, powered by water pressure.

Cool Heat: An Art Outlaw Who Still Simmers (Published 2017)

Cool Heat: An Art Outlaw Who Still Simmers (Published 2017)

The New York Times — Art Review What can art do for you? Brighten your wall. Return your investment. Snag you a pass to a V.I.P. lounge. That's about it in the art fair age.

Winklevoss twins seek to create regulated bitcoin exchange

Winklevoss twins seek to create regulated bitcoin exchange

SFGate — Bitcoin, the virtual currency that was once the talk of the financial world, has been taking a beating over the past year with the price tumbling. Now two of the biggest boosters of the virtual currency, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, are trying to firm up support by creating the first regulated bitcoin exchange for American customers - what they are calling the Nasdaq of bitcoin.

Hon förhandlade lokal vapenvila mellan gäng i New York

Hon förhandlade lokal vapenvila mellan gäng i New York

Dagens Nyheter — En dramatisk ökning av våldsbrott har drabbat amerikanska städer under pandemin. Men en våg av aktivister vill undvika att återvända till 1990-talets nolltolerans. Den 21-åriga aktivisten Nupol Kiazolu lyckades tidigare i år förhandla fram en lokal vapenvila mellan två av New Yorks största kriminella gäng, Bloods och Crips.

Silicon Prairie lockar - boom i Texas

Silicon Prairie lockar - boom i Texas

Dagens Industri — Nya siffror från Omnichannel Index visar att svenska företag erbjuder bäst kundupplevelser både i butik och online. Den nya undersökningen mäter hur nordiska butikskedjor erbjuder kundupplevelser efter Omnichannels modell. Vinnarna i mätningen kommer att presenteas på ett stort event i Stockholm den 6e september där ledande profiler från bland annat IKEA, Lindex och LEGO kommer delta.

Svenskan som förtrollade amerikanska vintage-marknaden

Svenskan som förtrollade amerikanska vintage-marknaden

Dagens Industri — TUCSON/ARIZONA. Vintagemarknaden kommer att fördubblas i USA under de närmaste åren och beräknas omsätta 710 miljarder kronor redan 2025. Det är snabbare än alla andra segment i klädhandeln. En pionjär inom begagnat mode är svenska Kerstin Block som var först i USA med att erbjuda kunder pengar i utbyte mot plagg.

Behind the Scenes of Harvey Weinstein's Arrest

Behind the Scenes of Harvey Weinstein's Arrest

The New Yorker — After a seven-month investigation, the producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to the New York Police Department's First Precinct on Friday morning to face sexual-assault charges. According to law-enforcement officials, the charges against Weinstein are based on the allegations of two women.

Gay Talese y su noche con el 'voyeur'

Gay Talese y su noche con el 'voyeur'

El País — EN EL ASADOR Black Angus, después de pedir una margarita y un solomillo, Foos me prometió que me mandaría una fotocopia de su manuscrito, aunque insistió en que yo debía ser paciente.