Winona Forever This is where our conversation sort of gets weird. Ryder has been talking about certain aspects of contemporary culture that confuse her, as if she’s a time traveler—which she kind of is! From the last century! She’s still figuring out how to work her iPhone. She talks about TMZ but calls it TZM. […]
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My Top 10 Business #Longreads of 2010
My Top 10 Business #Longreads of 2010 Round Two with the excellent @BrainPicker. I tried to minimize repeats with this one—stories here from David Carr, Kathryn Schulz, Nicola Twilley, Mike Riggs, Felix Salmon, David Segal, Tony Hsieh, Paul Graham, James Surowiecki and Bryan Urstadt.
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Not All Smurfs and Sunshine: Profile of Esquire's Chris Jones
Not All Smurfs and Sunshine: Profile of Esquire’s Chris Jones “I wanted to do right by Joey,” Chris Jones now says of “The Things That Carried Him” which Esquire published in May 2008. In 17,000 words, he told the story of one soldier’s return home, structured backward from his funeral to the moment an IED […]
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The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical “Foie gras is an easy target. There are only three foie farms in the country, and none of them have the money or government clout to defend themselves the way that the chicken or beef industry does. It’s a food product that is marketed directly […]
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The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical
The Physiology of Foie: Why Foie Gras is Not Unethical “Foie gras is an easy target. There are only three foie farms in the country, and none of them have the money or government clout to defend themselves the way that the chicken or beef industry does. It’s a food product that is marketed directly […]
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Gordon Likes to Think He is the Most Underrated of All Mythical Heroes
Gordon Likes to Think He is the Most Underrated of All Mythical Heroes Gordon was 19 when he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Friends, family, and professionals have told him he’s mentally ill, but he can’t see any of the symptoms. To him, it’s all real. When he takes his prescribed medication, the apocalypse doesn’t vanish; […]
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Goat Boy Rises (#HappyBirthdayBill)
Goat Boy Rises (#HappyBirthdayBill) On October 1st, 1993, the comedian Bill Hicks, after doing his twelfth gig on the David Letterman show, became the first comedy act to be censored at CBS’s Ed Sullivan Theatre, where Letterman is now in residence, and where Elvis Presley was famously censored in 1956. Presley was not allowed to […]
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Brainstorm
In Pursuit of the Perfect Brainstorm Though they offer different messages, idea entrepreneurs have plenty in common. Quite a few of them have published books with the word “innovation” in the title. All of them hate to be called consultants. “I like to position myself as a thought leader,” says Vijay Govindarajan, a professor at […]
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Brainstorm
In Pursuit of the Perfect Brainstorm Though they offer different messages, idea entrepreneurs have plenty in common. Quite a few of them have published books with the word “innovation” in the title. All of them hate to be called consultants. “I like to position myself as a thought leader,” says Vijay Govindarajan, a professor at […]
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Larry King: 'Is He Happy? Is He Alright?' (1991)
Larry King: ‘Is He Happy? Is He Alright?’ (1991) “I’ve had listeners send pictures: ‘This is me, listening to you,’ ” King says, amazed. “I swear to God. ‘Here I am, listening to you.’ … Sometimes, they write poems to me.” He thinks about this, wondering who else might inspire such a thing. “Would people […]