Jerry Solomon, the former managing partner of Epoch Films, is taking a break from building his own creative business to help other company owners build theirs. Solomon has joined The Lookinglass Consultancy which has helped varied creative businesses problem solve and evolve. Solomon said he’s not ready to jump back into leading his own company just yet and so for at least the time being he’s looking via Lookinglass to share lessons he’s learned over the past 20 years to help others build and shape their companies….Jordi Martinez has joined The Martin Agency, Richmond, Va., as a creative director. He previously served as head of The Dan Armada, a business unit within Wieden+Kennedy, Amsterdam, where he focused on innovative digital solutions, programming and prototyping. In his time at W+K, he also worked on the Honda “Let it Shine” Vimeo takeover and the multi-Cannes-winning Nike “Write the Future” campaign….Ben Rudlin, formerly an art director at Mother NY, has joined the newly established NY office of rehabstudio as a designer….
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More