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#Passenger’s Songs for the Drunk and Brokenhearted isn’t just another breakup album — it’s a full circle of heartbreak, lockdown melancholy, accidental #LeonardCohen tributes, and environmental redemption. We talked about lyrical cringe, pandemic creativity, and why playing his old albums live during quarantine forced him to rethink his entire catalog.

Also: he wrote a ballad for his cat. She hated it.

Hawke & Co.’s Michael Rosenberg grew up in the outerwear business, joining his dad’s company in 1988. With three factories in Brooklyn, the last of which closed in 1996 (the company began importing in the ‘80s), Rosenberg learned the nuances of the business from the ground up, growing Hawke & Co. into a backbone department store resource.

That said, the intrinsically promotional nature of the business can be frustrating so, like many companies today, Rosenberg decided that a direct-to-consumer component could prove the best way to control one’s own destiny.

His new luxury active Outdoor United collection features fashionable, sustainable jackets produced in limited editions of 500 pieces per style. These waterproof and windproof jackets are heavy on utility details (double cuffs, snaps, removable patches, two-way zippers, plush faux fur trim, and linings) and vary in weight, with the warmest fill version retailing at $595. The jackets are mostly black with red detail, also available in camo.

Michael Rosenberg

Michael Rosenberg, the head of the La Jolla Playhouse in California, has been named the new managing director of McCarter Theatre.

Rosenberg will work together with McCarter Artistic Director Emily Mann and Special Programming Director William Lockwood in leading Tony Award winning arts institution. He will begin his new post in the spring.

“I am delighted to return to New…

Take time out of your day to listen to Passenger’s new album ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’. It has some beautiful sounds, and as always the lyrics are pure.