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Elizabeth Chang writes that Barack Obama shouldn't have checked "African American" on his census form because he is biracial.
Experts believe that New York City is home to as many as 800 languages, many of which are heard more commonly in the five boroughs than anywhere else.
New research indicates that superstition may be able to influence the outcome of event. Study subjects who were told they were playing with a "lucky" golf ball, on average, sank more putts.
Naomi Klein's 2000 book "No Logo" inadvertently served as the most influential marketing manual of the decade, writes Andrew Potter.
The Los Angeles Times began placing ads within its editorial stories this week; they couldn’t have come up with a more misguided or damaging effort to bring in revenue if […]
Magazine covers are “a wasteland of creativity” these days. Or so says legendary advertising and design guru George Lois. “Go to a newsstand today, there’s not a memorable—forget about something […]
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Lois realized in high school that every design and communications problem presented an opportunity to do something unusual, exciting, dramatic, and unique.
If David Cameron wants to beat Gordon Brown next month, he might want to play a lot of tennis. According to this paper, anyway, gestures and small movements are enough […]
The fight over Cape Wind – a $1 billion, 24-square-mile offshore wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound – has dragged on so long (9 years) that books have been written […]
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Brian Henson talks about growing up with stuffed siblings.
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Puppetry is one of the oldest art forms, and its effect can’t be replicated with 3D digital animation.
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Jim Henson knew the value of letting people make mistakes.
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A science background helped Brian Henson create his first scene ever in “The Great Muppet Caper.”
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Brian Henson’s latest show is derived from early memories of watching his dad off-set with the Muppets.
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A conversation with the chairman of the Jim Henson Company
Don’t look now, but “femivores” are back in the news. Femivores, if you recall, are women who embrace ultra-local food production as feminist statement. Usually this involves some kind of […]
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The most thrilling thing as a designer is making something that becomes a cultural phenomenon and impacts people.
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Magazines are supposed to be leading the culture by “telling people what the hell you think is exciting and dynamic and thought provoking.”
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Angry letters from congressmen. Death threats. Lost advertising. In the 60’s, these were often the result of a provocative cover image.