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Superheroes In Real Life

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:13:31 -0500

Inspired by comic books, ordinary citizens are putting on masks to fight crime

The Bill Gates Interview

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:37:02 -0500

A candid conversation with the sultan of software about outsmarting his rivals

Playboy, 1994

The Kingmaker

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:09:46 -0500

A look at Walter Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal's most influential tech writer.

Why Nintendo Won't Grow Up

Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:22:45 -0500

Shigeru Miyamoto invented the modern videogame. Now the industry he founded is moving from kid stuff to cultural force. Can the Disney of the game world connect with his inner adult?

The Sins of Ralph Reed

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:30:53 -0400

From star foot soldier for the religious right to GOP lobbyist with questionable ties to Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed is finally losing his Teflon luster

Onan the Vegetarian

Sun, 07 May 2006 21:59:28 -0400

New York's infamous raw-food guru turned subway masturbator tells his story.

Spring break at Wal-Mart

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:17:48 -0500

Skyler Bartels kept looking over his shoulder. It's a habit he picked up living at the Windsor Heights Wal-Mart for three days.

Really living there. Eating, sleeping, checking out the DVDs, never leaving. The plan was to spend his entire spring break there. Under the radar.

Fabled Film Company May Get a Reanimator

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:26:40 -0500

Suddenly, John Lasseter is Walt Disney Co.'s $7.4-billion man.

Returning to the company where he worked more than 20 years ago as a low-level artist, computer animation's master storyteller faces a daunting task: how to merge his community of hit-making mavericks at Pixar Animation Studios with a more staid Disney animation group that has struggled for much of the last decade to regain its stride.

'Hardcore' Grandma Proves Old Age Doesn't Mean Game Over

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:08:48 -0400

She curses at the TV when "Prince of Persia" gets tough. She's broken her video game controllers. And she's conquered "Resident Evil 4" enough times to earn a rocket launcher with unlimited ammo. Barbara St. Hilaire is a typical hardcore gamer, but with one key difference: she's a grandmother.

Watching Big Brother

Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:03:48 -0400

Bill Brown turns public security cameras into a new art venue.

Leonard Kleinrock's Personal History: The Birth of the Internet

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:22:16 -0400

It all began with a comic book!

Get Behind the M.U.L.E.

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:05:33 -0400

Dani Bunten's pioneering computer game inspired some of the greatest designers in the business. But her life story is a testament to how the industry lost its way.

You've Got to Find What You Love

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 23:53:22 -0400

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.

Waiting for Spielberg

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:50:19 -0400

Merhan Karimi Nasseri has lived in a Paris airport for 15 years, and now Hollywood is knocking.

Charles M. Schulz: An Interview

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:01:12 -0400

Michael Barrier dives deeply into the life and thoughts of Charles Schulz.