The Sound of Silence (At An Auction): Paul Simon Plays For the Turkana Basin Institute
There are some nights when the most chipper party reporter can feel themselves lagging. It may be because they’re burnt-out–too many long nights that have turned into longer mornings– or they may just feel like going home and vegging out on the couch to a TiVo’d Mad Men episode instead of going on the red carpet to try to snag Jon Hamm into giving them some quotes.
Last night was not one of those times. Sitting at a table with journalists from Rolling Stone, the Associated Press, Fox News, and The New York Times last night at the High Line Stages on West 15th Street, someone whispered in awe of the power of journalism, “Did you know the tables for this benefit cost $75,000?” We did not, though after spending some time on the charity circuit, we could believe it. Read More
