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Steve Jobs on Why He Wore Turtlenecks
Ryan Tate · 10/11/11 02:54PM
Steve Jobs's black turtlenecks helped make him the world's most recognizable CEO. But the Apple co-founder wouldn't have worn them if his employees had accepted the nylon jacket he proposed as a corporate uniform instead. Before he died, Jobs himself explained his sartorial signature to biographer Walter Isaacson, in an interview published for the first time below.
Meghan McCain to 'Share a True Tale of Facing Bigotry'
Maureen O'Connor · 10/11/11 02:15PMNews Corp Back to Shrugging Off Public Opinion
Hamilton Nolan · 10/11/11 01:41PMCelebrity Coming Out Cards For the Closet Case in Your Life
Brian Moylan · 10/11/11 01:09PMChris Christie Will Endorse Mitt Romney Today
Jim Newell · 10/11/11 12:33PMProtesters Lay Siege to Senate Office Building
Jim Newell · 10/11/11 11:06AMSay Goodbye to College Radio?
Lauri Apple · 10/11/11 09:46AM
Today people across North America are celebrating College Radio Day—a brand-new holiday founded by two enthusiasts of college radio's typically "unique and fearless programming." On college radio, DJs can play Birthday Party songs before bluegrass songs and after Miles Davis songs, but also play Ke$ha songs if they want. On college radio, DJs can go "um" and "uhhhh" and it's okay, nobody fires them.
Who Broke the Speaking Rules at the New York Times?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/11/11 08:54AM
New York Times ethics cop Phil Corbett just sent out the following memo to the newsroom, reminding them about the paper's rules for paid speaking engagements. (Thomas Friedman, among others, has had trouble with this in the past.) An NYT source says "they don't send these reminders out unless someone breaks the rules or screws up." So who was it? Email me if you know.
Steve Jobs Was Challenging to Photograph, Say Photogs
Lauri Apple · 10/11/11 08:24AMElizabeth Warren's Bonanza Fundraising Haul
Jim Newell · 10/10/11 04:12PMParents Can't Chill Out About Pot-Shaped Lollipops
Brian Moylan · 10/10/11 03:11PMGeorgia County Considers Letting Inmates Staff Fire Stations
Jim Newell · 10/10/11 02:51PM
The folks who run Camden County, Georgia are weighing a hot new proposal in the reemerging market of slave labor: Inmates as firefighters! Get it? You get the inmates to put out the fires, and then you don't have to pay firefighters. What's not to like about this depressing tale from the age of austerity?
Would Sean Hannity Ever Leave Fox Voluntarily?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/10/11 01:51PMJames O'Keefe Reportedly Creeping Around Occupy Wall Street
Adrian Chen · 10/10/11 01:07PMJoe the Plumber Is Running For Congress
Jim Newell · 10/10/11 11:46AMPooping, Fornicating Protesters Smear Occupy Wall Street
Adrian Chen · 10/10/11 10:35AMWal-Mart Caught Lying About Its Nasty Pork
Hamilton Nolan · 10/10/11 08:25AMCity Hires Army of Mimes to Fight Traffic
Lauri Apple · 10/10/11 05:52AM
Mimes: What are they good for? Oh, so many things! They bring laughter and joy to everyone who encounters them. They help the white makeup industry stay financially afloat. Sometimes they make precious balloon animals. And most importantly, they know how to combat traffic in high-density urban areas, which is why Caracas, Venezuela has just unleashed 120 of them into the streets.
AG Holder Targeted in Investigation of Failed Gun-Tracking Operation
Lauri Apple · 10/09/11 04:35PM
Fans of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and his Mustache of Justice might want to send him some "Good Luck With Your Subpoena" greeting cards: Earlier today Rep. Darrell Issa told Fox News Sunday that he's curious about what Holder knew regarding the Failed Fast and Furious gun trafficking sting, when Holder knew it, and who authorized the sting in the first place.