By NYO Staff 7/30/01 12:00am

Dear Landlord

Ben Kweller slumped down and sat on the stoop of his new home in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. It was late afternoon, and the long-haired 20-year-old had just completed a frantic session with contractors to discuss renovations to the building. “I’ve never been this stressed out in my whole life ,” Mr. Kweller said.

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By Jim Rutenberg 2/21/00 12:00am

Bob Iger Rules TV … With Help From Regis

Bob Iger, the handsome, gleaming, departing head of ABC, sat at a center table in the vast Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom on Feb. 10 as Regis Philbin, in a double-breasted, charcoal-gray pinstripe suit, began pelting the air with insults directed at the new president of the Walt Disney Company.

Why did he get the appointment?

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By Terry Golway 12/06/99 12:00am

Let the Owners Beware: We Know Where You Live

ORLANDO, Fla.-The personal finance revolution certainly makes things easier for cranks, curmudgeons and other crackpots unhappy with the quality or cost of services rendered. Forget the middleman. These days, thanks to the miracle of Wall Street for the masses, you can complain directly to the ruthless, money-grubbing, exploitative ownership classes.

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By Jim Rutenberg 11/22/99 12:00am

Insider Apology? Michael Eisner Phones Don Hewitt With Regrets

The week after the Walt Disney Company’s Touchstone Pictures released The Insider , Disney chief executive Michael Eisner called 60 Minutes executive producer Don Hewitt to discuss the film that has embroiled both men’s organizations for the past few months, according to sources at CBS.

The discussion was brief, and neither man will talk about Read More

By Jim Rutenberg 9/13/99 12:00am

Eisner Squeezes ABC-Adds Commercials to Prime-Time Lineup

ABC has ordered the producers of its prime-time programs to trim their shows by at least 30 seconds per episode. The order will immediately create more advertising space and should give ABC’s corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, an additional $50 million.

Walt Disney’s chief executive, Michael Eisner, has made it clear he wants to Read More