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Andrew Adam Newman

Freelancer, frequent contributor to The New York Times. andrewadamnewman[AT]gmail[DOT]com

More than 500 articles in The New York Times in numerous sections including Business, Style and Arts. Other outlets include New York magazine, Salon, Adweek and Studio 360. Previously served as editor for alternative newspapers in Pittsburgh, Maine and Boise.

New York City

Portfolio

Nytimes
10/01/2015
Baby-Faced Men Opt for Beard Transplants
Thanks to better procedures with more natural-looking results, beard transplants are on the rise.
New York Times
07/14/2015
Women Who Dye Their (Armpit) Hair
The Internet is up to its armpits with women who dye their armpit hair, including Miley Cyrus, who displayed her pink underarms in a photo posted on Instagram.
New York Times
06/09/2015
Sometimes, Even Women Need a Smoothly Shaved Face
More women are face-shaving, and fears that it will turn them into Zach Galifianakis are unfounded.
New York Times
04/20/2015
Shoe Polish Worthy of Wall Street
About 30 men gathered at the Wall Street Humidor, a cigar shop. They had come to shine their shoes.
New York Times
04/01/2015
Looking for Cheaper Skin-Care Products? Borrow From the Men
A couple of decades ago, men were reduced to borrowing products from women, but now the shoe is on the other well-pumiced foot.
Barron's
04/02/2015
How to Pick A Shaving Brush
Shaving brushes are soaring in popularity, part of a broader resurgence in traditional shaving practices.
New York Times
07/24/2013
For Men, a Gluteus More Maximus
Why men increasingly are getting butt-enhancement surgery and wearing shapewear.

Advertising and Media

Adweek
06/07/2015
Ain't No Topping Us Now
The hottest trend within the fast-casual segment: build your own. The format was up 22 percent in sales in 2014, compared to 11 percent for made to order.
Adweek
05/11/2015
How Mad Men, by Looking Back, Changed the Future of Advertising
It made the industry sexier, but also made us question how far we'd come
Adweek
02/24/2015
With Ebola Scare, Hand Sanitizer Cleans Up
Sales of hand sanitizer surged during the Ebola scare, increasing about 56 percent in October 2014 over the previous year. And a hand-sanitizer billboard company soared.
Adweek
02/02/2015
More and More, Marketers Venture Into Bathroom Humor
Call it progress, or clutch your pearls. Bathroom humor that would have been rejected by network standards departments in earlier eras is now sailing through-and going viral.
New York Times
11/27/2014
Beauty Brand Creates Campaign to Combat Mental Illness
More Americans commit suicide than die of breast cancer, but corporate support for mental illness is decidedly scant.
New York Times
07/02/2014
For Banana Boat, Epic Battles Between Men and Sun
Banana Boat is introducing what it says is a first in the sun-care aisle, a men's line, and the commercials are no day at the beach.

Social Media

New York Times
09/21/2014
A Thumbs-Up Brings Favorite Artists to Life For Pandora Listeners
How Pandora listeners suddenly got a one-on-one concert.
New York Times
10/03/2013
Fruit of the Loom Sees Workers in Their Underwear
For LinkedIn members who change jobs, a change of underwear.
New York Times
09/06/2011
When Bloggers Don't Follow the Script, to ConAgra's Chagrin
A stunt to pass off frozen meals as restaurant cuisine backfires for a Con Agra brand.

Health

New York Times
11/24/2014
Weight Watchers Serving Up Understanding to Those Who Eat Their Feelings
A celebrity-free departure for relating to the overweight.
New York Times
07/27/2014
Aiming to Reduce a Stigma, Depend's New Pitch Is 'Drop Your Pants'
Imagining a parade of of the pantless in incontinence products.
New York Times
07/24/2014
Hard-to-Watch Commercials to Make Quitting Smoking Easier
More effective than telling smokers that their habit shortens life expectancy: the risk of disfigurement.

pets

New York Times
04/08/2009
Seder Fare for Pets That Keep Kosher
Why kosher pet food is not meshugas.
New York magazine
Meet the Rat Lady
A rat lover explains.
New York Times
04/26/2009
Room at the Inn for Fido, as Long as He's a Lap Dog
Many hotels that claim to be dog-friendly actually shun all but small breeds.

Dating

New York Times
02/12/2014
Laying the Lox on Thick, a Dating Site Focuses on Jewish Humor
Hoping to strike a chord, JDate also strikes a nerve.
New York Times
12/31/2007
A Guide to Embracing Life as a Single (Without the Resignation)
A singles site that skirts dating.

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