https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/famed-editors-of-conde-nast-were-our-first-social-media-influencers-grynbaum-LD6225872 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-26T15:49:27-04:00 Famed Editors of Condé Nast Were Our First Social Media Influencers: Grynbaum https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/empire-of-the-elite-9781668003923-xlg_4-11132895_20260926153330.jpg The famed editors from the glory days of Conde Nast ador the cover of Michael Grynbaum’s “Empire of the Elite” which recently released a revised version in paperback. The editors are (from left) Graydon Carter, Anna Wintour and Tina Brown. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/michael-grynbaum_4-11138738_20260926154559.jpg New York Times reporter Michael Grynbaum has penned a book on the glory days of the glitzy Condé Nast empire. He says the editors who sat atop the top selling glossies should be looked on as America’s first big social media inflencers. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/zhenya-gershman-s-art-gives-strength-to-ukrainians-AF5997002 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-27T12:14:42-04:00 Zhenya Gershman’s Art Gives Strength To Ukrainians https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/zhenya-gershman-photo-1_4-10881090_20260927121422.jpg Ukrainian painter Zhenya Gershman stands proudly in front of a portrait she made of a young soldier going off to war in the Russia-Ukrainian war. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/gershman-the-president-2022-oil_4-10897753_20260927121424.jpg ”The President” shows Ukrainian President Zelensky looking downcast with the weight of the war clearly weighing on his soul. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/elena_4-10897750_20260927121425.jpg “Elena” with a tragically bandaged face that was injured in the Russia-Ukraine war, is depicted in striking detail by the painter Zhenya Gershman. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/gershman-mariupol-diary-2022-oil_4-10897751_20260927121427.jpg This painting is called the “Mariupol Diary” and shows the family of Egor, Elena and Veronica hiding from Russian attacks. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/zhenya-gershman-photo-4_4-10881149_20260927121427.jpg Tools of the trade: the painter Zhenya Gershman shows off her favorite Rembrandt paint. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/central-park-tragedy-dad-struck-by-speeding-biker-dies-4-days-later-JB6232812 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-09-27T16:34:09-04:00 Central Park Tragedy: Dad Struck by Speeding Biker Dies 4 Days Later https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/rich-o-brien_4-11139160_20260927162848.jpg Rich O’Brien, a dad of two young children ages 8 and 12, suffered a traumatic head injury when he was hit by a speeding pedal biker in Central Park on Sept. 23 died on Sunday, Sept. 27 https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/west-drive-near-west-84th-st-4-111378_4-11139228_20260927162849.webp Rich O’Brien, 41, was a steamfitter on his way to work when he was struck by a speeding pedal biker while crossing a roadway on West Drive near West 84th Street on the morning of Sept. 23. He died four days later without regaining consciousness.