Go Away With … Rex Lee

December 23, 2008May 11, 2023 Jae-Ha Kim

Best known as Ari Gold’s much maligned assistant Lloyd on “Entourage,” Rex Lee has become a fan favorite on the hit HBO series. With just a stare and a well-placed word, Lee is a scene-stealer, especially when he spars with his cantankerous boss Ari (Jeremy Piven). “I found out after I got the role that they didn’t have an Asian American actor in mind for the part originally,” says Lee, 39. “Women auditioned, African Americans, everyone. I was told they didn’t quite know what they wanted until I walked through the door and showed them what they wanted.” Laughing, he adds, “And I choose to believe that!”

Speaking with … JB Dunckel of Air

April 16, 2004August 22, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

The Parisian duo of JB Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are better known as Air. Atmospheric, moody and deliciously memorable, the meticulously crafted pop songs set the mood for a cozy evening in. With its latest album, “Talkie Walkie,” Air gets a chance to really breathe.

Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s: Bird’s-eye view

June 21, 2002September 3, 2022 Jae-Ha Kim

In 1976, Yann Arthus-Bertrand was a journalist dabbling in photography. Then 30, the Frenchman, his wife and their two small children moved to Kenya to study the behavioral patterns of the lions living on the Masai Mara reserve. “At this time, I was mainly a journalist,” says Arthus-Bertrand, phoning from New York. “But I began to understand there was a lot I could do with photography that I can’t do with text. My wife and I began collaborating–me doing the photography and she writing the text.”