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Between turning out Cabernet Sauvignon for historic Larkmead Vineyards and California riffs on crisp Italian-style whites at Massican Winery, his own label, Napa Valley winemaker Dan Petroski had his hands full. Still, in 2018, when Massican was celebrating its 10
th vintage and unveiling a rebrand, Petroski had an idea for another ambitious project: the launch of a lifestyle magazine.
“As a wine brand, I was always struggling with what kind of media presence I wanted,” says Petroski, 47. “Based on my time living in Italy, I could have put a bunch of great Sophia Loren, Amalfi coast, and Fellini movie images on Instagram, but I’m also upset when I see people just posting others’ photos. How do we create our own content?”
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Members of a pro-Trump mob storm the Capitol building to disrupt the recording of Electoral College votes to confirm the victory of President-elect Joe Biden in Washington, Jan. 6, 2020. Not long after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned his Republican colleagues that their efforts to overturn an election would send democracy into a death spiral, fear surged through the Senate chamber. Erin Schaff/The New York Times.
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.- Barbara A. Wolanin did not leave her TV much Wednesday afternoon, watching terrified, she said, as hundreds of Donald Trump rioters rushed into the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building where eight large, framed historical paintings hang. She once was curator for the Architect of the Capitol, the office that preserves and maintains the buildings art and architecture. She knew much better than most the horrific possibilities that were presenting themselves. What if rioters slashed John Tr
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.- One of the headliners of the New York Philharmonics fall gala last month was Leonard Bernstein, leading his old orchestra in the overture to Candide. Yes, Bernstein died three decades ago. But since the gala, like so much else, was forced to go remote, the Philharmonic had some fun with the format, filming its current players performing to historical footage of Bernstein wielding his baton. The virtual gala had some advantages: it cost less to produce, with no catering, linen rentals and flower arrangements for a black-tie audience, and it reached some 90,000 people, while the concert hall holds around 2,700. But when it came to the bottom line, the picture was less rosy. The virtual event raised less than a third of what the gala concert took in last year: $1.1 million, down from $3.6 million, a vivid illustration of the steep challenge of raising money for the arts during a global pandemic. With