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Essential New York City Movies Picked by Ira Sachs and Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein

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Essential New York City Movies Picked by Ira Sachs and Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein

How to Be Cultured Menu Film Leo McCarey’s “Make Way for Tomorrow” (1937). The Criterion Collection ‘Make Way for Tomorrow’ (1937), directed by Leo McCarey The log line: After the bank forecloses on their home, an elderly couple must separate, each living with a different one of their adult children.  The pitch: “It’s a film that Orson … Read more

‘Father of Peeps’ marshmallow candies, Ira ‘Bob’ Born, dies at 98

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‘Father of Peeps’ marshmallow candies, Ira ‘Bob’ Born, dies at 98

Ira “Bob” Born — also known as the “Father of Peeps” marshmallow candies — has died, according to Lehigh Valley News. He was 98. Born was the former president of Just Born Quality Confections, the 100-year-old family-owned candy company. Born was born on Sept. 29, 1924, in New York City. His father, Sam Born, was … Read more