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An obituary for Smithereens singer Pat DiNizio

February 11, 2021 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

I only interacted a few times with Smithereens frontman, songwriter and guitarist Pat DiNizio. That seems strange to me, given…

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Posted in: Music, Writing Filed under: Jim Ellison, Material Issue, Pat DiNizio, Smithereens

A talented singer finds his political voice

October 1, 2020 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

On California Globe, they’ve been closely covering a law called AB5. It was touted as a bid to protect “gig…

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Posted in: Music, Writing Filed under: AB5, Ari Herstand, California Globe, Lorena Gonzalez

I Pondered Just How Unimpressive Tom Steyer’s 2020 Campaign Really Was

September 25, 2020 Ken Kurson 1 Comment

It’s hard to run for president. When it goes badly, it’s painful and embarrassing. I say that from experience. In…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Bernie Sanders, California Globe, Democratic, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Matt Drudge, Michael Bloomberg, The Drudge Report, Tom Steyer

All news is global

September 24, 2020 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O’Neill is one of several credited with the phrase “All politics is…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: Armenian, Azerbaijanis, Sen. Anthony Portantino

My mini-scoop on a memo DLA Piper sent about Doug Emhoff created a bit of a stir

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This was an interesting story for me not so much because of the mini-scoop I had, but more for the…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: DLA Piper, Doug Emhoff, Facebook, Kamala Harris

My strong bullish call on Facebook in August 2012 article

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This column I wrote for the August 2012 issue of Esquire took the position that Facebook was way undervalued. Um,…

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Posted in: Esquire Filed under: Apple, Esquire, Facebook, gold, Ken Kurson

Hot on Chipotle; Chilly on the Stock

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For the August 2014 issue of Esquire, I wrote a column called “Is Chipotle’s Skyrocketing Success Too Good to Continue?”…

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Posted in: Esquire Filed under: Chipotle, Esquire, Ken Kurson

Bankers shouldn’t be the only ones to capitalize on M&A activity

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I wrote this story about Merger Mania for the June 2015 issue of Esquire. I remember being really struck by…

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Posted in: Esquire Filed under: Esquire, Exxon, HP, Intel, Ken Kurson, Kraft

Covering KPMG in Esquire

September 23, 2020 Ken Kurson Leave a comment

I wrote a column about money for Esquire from early 1997, when David Granger hired me as part of the…

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Posted in: Esquire, Writing Filed under: Esquire, KPMG, Soup Nazi

Investing in Song Royalties

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My wife asked me if I’d trade having written a New York Times No 1 bestseller for having written the…

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Posted in: Music, Writing Filed under: 867-5309/Jenny, Aly-Us, Domingo, KRS-One, Kyle “Small” Smith, Masta Ace, Royalty Exchange, Tommy Tutone

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