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Tag Archives: work
The Doors founding member dies
Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock ‘n’ roll, has died. He was 74
Pine admires Quinto’s coming out
Chris Pine has applauded his Star Trek co-star Zachary Quinto for the way he announced he was gay in 2011, insisting he knew all about the actor’s sexual preference when they started working together in the sci-fi franchise. Quinto came out in an interview with New York magazine after being deeply affected by the suicide of bisexual teenager Jamey Rodemeyer, and told the publication that “living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality”
A great new work of geeksploitation
I’m obsessed with films about obsessive subcultures-so-called “geeksploitation” films. High Fidelity
Fire Ladder Marriage Proposal (A Modern Day Prince Charming?)
A Utah firefighter decides to propose in an unusual way. As a Utah woman works she’s unaware of the plans being put into action by her firefighter boyfriend. He extends a large fireman’s ladder to the high-rise building in which she works, to rescue from her humdrum work day and whisk her away to be his bride.
Dangling Dummies Stun Las Vegas Commuters
It’s not clear who was behind the stunt that had Mannequins dangled from two billboards during the morning commute times. The billboards read “Dying for Work” and were later deemed vandalism by local law enforcement officials. Mannequins hanging from nooses on two Las Vegas billboards Wednesday were part of an apparent publicity stunt that […]
Time Essay: Is the Work Ethic Going Out of Style?
IN the pantheon of virtues that made the U.S.
Art: The Art of Collecting
A well-chosen art collection is a work of art itself; it has integrity and takes the pulse of an era.
Al-Qaeda’s Line of Succession: the View from Iraq
The death of Osama bin Laden comes at a time when al-Qaeda in Iraq has been shifting strategies in an effort to recoup from years of setbacks.
10 Questions for George H.W. Bush
Have you seen a shift in the past 20 years in the public’s attitude toward service? I think so.