August 2009
7 posts
Michael Lewis on A.I.G. | vanityfair.com →
The Man Who Crashed the World
Almost a year after A.I.G.’s collapse, despite a tidal wave of outrage, there still has been no clear explanation of what toppled the insurance giant. The author decides to ask the people involved—the silent, shell-shocked traders of the A.I.G. Financial Products unit—and finds that the story may have a villain, whose reign of terror over 400 employees brought the...
July 2009
21 posts
Star Wars: Uncut →
Hello! You and 472 other people have the chance to recreate Star Wars: A New Hope. Below is the entire movie split up into 15 second clips. Click on one of the scenes to claim it, film it, and upload it. You can have up to three scenes! When we’re all done, we’ll stitch it all together and watch the magic happen.
Electronic Tattoo Display Draws Energy From Your... →
Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version |... →
If you watched Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, you know one thing: her high-priced speechwriters moved back to the Beltway long ago. Just how poorly constructed was the governor’s holiday-weekend address? We asked V.F.’s red-pencil-wielding executive literary editor, , together with representatives from the and departments, to whip it into publishable shape. Here is the colorful result.
LA OBSCURA: Julius Shulman →
Julius Shulman dies at 98; celebrated photographer... →
Chasing Artist and Downtown Legend Dash Snow --... →
Prenuptial Cohabiting Can Spoil Marriage |... →
Blasphemy law a return to middle ages - Dawkins -... →
Mark Regnerus -- Freedom to Marry Young -... →
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Life without men →
Scientists claim to have grown human sperm in a lab, and columnists and bloggers are musing on the possibility of a world where men are no longer needed.
Huh?! 4 Cases Of How Tearing Down A Highway Can... →
