Charlie Herman

Business and Culture Editor

Charlie Herman appears in the following:

Go Do This: 'Black Light,' a Visit to the "Zoo" and Remembering History

Friday, March 09, 2018

Put down the remote and put off spending the weekend on the couch binge watching. Here are three things to worth checking out this month.

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Son-in-Law Inc: The (Other) Secretive Real Estate Scion in the White House

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Jared Kushner said he's separated himself from his family business. But other countries and foreign actors still see an opportunity to gain influence in the White House through him.

Trump Org Removes Presidential Seal from Golf Course

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

The move comes one day after WNYC and ProPublica reported that "Trump International" ordered presidential seals to be used as golf tee markers.

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Trump Org Ordered Golf Markers With the Presidential Seal. That May Be Illegal.

Monday, March 05, 2018

The president’s company placed an order to manufacture replicas of the presidential seal, raising new ethics questions.

'David Bowie Is' Reaches Its Final Destination, the Brooklyn Museum

Friday, March 02, 2018

The exhibition “David Bowie Is” has spent the last five years on tour, circling the globe, visiting 11 museums on five continents. The final stop is the Brooklyn Museum.

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Review: The Whitney’s Museum New Fun Couple

Friday, March 02, 2018

Grant Wood and Zoe Leonard form a surprisingly exciting pair.

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Spotify to Go Public on Its Own Terms

Friday, March 02, 2018

The company is growing and signing up more listeners, but Spotify is still losing money. Now, it's planning to go public. What does it mean for artists, the industry and listeners?

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The Mysterious Loan Trump Made to Himself and More

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

David Fahrenthold with the Washington Post answers your questions — and then asks one himself.

Ballet Is Back on Broadway This Spring

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

We’re used to ballet at Lincoln Center, but that’s changing as choreographers and dancers perform in musicals, like the revival of "Carousel." Plus, more dance events this spring.

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Review: In 'Kings,' the Real Power Is Held by Lobbyists

Saturday, February 24, 2018

In a play directed by "Hamilton's" Thomas Kail, a new legislator doesn't want money from special interests if she has to do favors in return. But that's not how the system works.

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Should CEOs Weigh in on the Gun Debate?

Friday, February 23, 2018

In some instances, corporate executives feel compelled to get involved in hot-button political issues. Could gun control be next?

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A New Organ For Manhattan’s Oldest Church

Thursday, February 22, 2018

St. Paul’s Chapel, “The Little Chapel That Stood,” celebrates a new instrument with a weeklong festival.

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Trump, Russia and 'Alternative Financing'

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Why is President Trump so solicitous of Russia? Glenn Simpson with Fusion GPS has a theory, involving Trump’s businesses.

Review: Heading Downtown with Peter Hujar

Friday, February 16, 2018

The late photographer looks first-rate at the Morgan Library.

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Reversing Course on Consumer Protection Agency

Friday, February 16, 2018

Big changes are coming to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under interim head Mick Mulvaney. He once called the agency a "sick, sad" joke. 

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Money Laundering and the Trump Taj Mahal

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

The casino’s money laundering controls were so lacking, regulators found, it amounted to “willful" violations of the law.

Open For Business

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Forbes investigative reporter Dan Alexander found the president's company is collecting at least $175 million in commercial rents. And Trump doesn't have to tell us who's paying.

Review: Darkly Funny 'Hangmen' Full of Compelling Twists

Saturday, February 10, 2018

What seems like an eccentric character piece becomes, in playwright Martin McDonough's deft hands, a darkly comic thriller that is also a meditation on the justice of revenge. 

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The Many Questions of ‘Trump Inc.’

Friday, February 09, 2018

Where is the line between the Trump businesses and the Trump White House?

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Trump's 'No Conflict Situation'

Wednesday, February 07, 2018

As president, he says he can’t have a conflict of interest with his businesses. But that interpretation turns the ethics laws on their head.