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OUR CONTRIBUTORS JEREMY MURPHY Jeremy is a seasoned writer and media executive with 20 years of experience in luxury, style, travel and the arts. He currently leads the upscale boutique 360bespoke, which provides clients comprehensive media solutions in every discipline. Previously, he spent 14 years at CBS where he created and ran its glossy lifestyle magazine Watch for a decade. There, he conceived of the very first musical soundtrack for a publication by violin virtuoso Charlie Siem, whose debut composition was used for its interactive platforms; the project was later hailed by the New York Times as a one-of-a-kind marketing campaign. Murphy began his career as a reporter with Knight Rider Newspapers and went on to serve as a writer and editor with Mediaweek, Ritz-Carlton Magazine and Simply the Best. He is also working on his first novel, 31 Bites, about the Hotel Plaza Athenee Paris, where he spent a month feeding his soul with luxury, sights, sounds, wine and its signature red brioche muffin, which he savored every day. LORI SIMMONS ZELENKO Native New Yorker Lori shares what she loves: experiences, events, exciting happenings on the NYC-scene. From pets and their passions to all that Broadway has to offer much less wh at ’s tr e n d in g i n beauty, Lori is in the know about what’s hot and what’s not when it comes to the way we live today. Having grown up in Manhattan watching all that happens on the Great White Way, it’s only a natural segue for her to reveal intriguing insights into shows sure to please theatregoers of almost any age. Living on Sutton Place with her two dogs, Bikini and Annabelle, Lori is as much at home strolling the East River esplanade with her furry friends as she is scribbling in the dark as the house lights dim. From beauty and Broadway to fun and games for our four-legged friends, nothing is out of reach for this intrepid writer. ELLIS NASSOUR Ellis is an international arts journalist. He’s a veteran of The New York Times, New York Daily News, and Playbill; the author of the first and still definitive biography Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline, the source material for the hit revue Always, Patsy Cline, and the upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar: Legendary Rock Opera to Worldwide Phenomenon, about his association with Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber on their landmark album while director of artist relations for MCA/Universal Pictures/MCA Music. 10 | OUR CITY, YOUR LIFE | MAY 2018
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