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The Tastemaker

At her cutting-edge shows in Miami and Basel, Ambra Medda presides over the future of design. Someday, you'll be sitting in a version of that $52,000 chair. By Linda Tischler

Long Shots

Hollywood, beware: In the era of digital movies, more and more people can pick up a camera and make a commercial-quality flick. They might even hit it big. By Adam L. Penenberg

By the Numbers: Digital Video

Talk to Customers?

At Credit Suisse, American renegade David McQuillen is forcing executives to think differently about their clients. Listening to them is a good start. By Ian Wylie

Ebay Heads East

China has 111 million Netizens--and they'd all like to sell you something. By Clive Thompson

Checking In

Hyatt's handsome new Chicago head-quarters actually feels... hospitable. By Linda Tischler

Slideshow: Hyatt Headquarters

Gold in Them Hills

The global construction boom could spawn an eco-friendly new business: mining landfills. By Alan Deutschman

Nasty, Dirty, Yucky... And in Demand

Fast Talk: Superman Returns

He has spent decades bounding through comics, television, and film. Now he joins forces with a new (and, you know, super) creative team. By Lucas Conley

China Hands

Is China the next economic superpower? Ming Zeng of Cheung Kong business school and Elizabeth Economy from the Council on Foreign Relations hash it out. By Ming Zeng and Elizabeth C. Economy

Full Text: China Hands

Age of the Aerotropolis

Huge airports, with thriving cities nearby, are rising everywhere--evoking everything we fear about globalization. By Greg Lindsay

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Cooler Than Thou

Big companies are outsourcing "cool" to nimbler, closer-to-the-ground outsiders. They might as well farm out their souls. By Lucas Conley

Old Henry is Smiling

NanoDynamics is creating an assembly line for fuel cells--in an old Ford factory. By Fara Warner

Masters of Disaster

How do you prepare your company for the worst? Meet executives who do just that. By Jennifer Reingold

Mideast Makeover

A U.S. school is making designers of Qatar's abaya-clad women. By Danielle Sacks

Electric Slide

Direct from Sweden, appliances that nag us about the energy we're consuming. Which explains why your lamp is melting. By Tracy Staedter

Slideshow: Appliances That Nag

Goaaaall! Uh, Never Mind

They won't stop hooligans, but radio chips inside soccer balls could end disputes. By Ian Wylie

A Virus With a Charge

Innovation: Batteries built with genetically modified viruses. Available: Prototype by 2008. By Tracy Staedter

Labs on a Chip

Innovation: Portable biosensor. Available: 2008. By Chuck Salter

2G for 3-D

Those old blue-and-red glasses? History. 3-D movie technology is getting a makeover. By Scott Kirsner

On the Road... Again

Business travel doesn't have to be so much work. Three smart blogs tell you who to fly, where to stay, and how to deal. By Michael A. Prospero

Bloc Party

A new organization prepares future leaders to make big change. By Jennifer Vilaga

Grammatical Usage: Are We Concepting Yet?

Come Out Fighting

In a sort of salon-meets-fight-club, LVHRD pits creative against creative. By Joseph Manez

Datebook

Critical calendar listings for July/August 2006. By Joseph Manez

Can Your Banner Ad Do This?

The future of advertising may be... in the toilet. By Jennifer Pollock

Underground Movement

Architects in the Outfield

In stadium design, what's old is new again. By Paul Lukas

Playbook

Summer Reading

Four books that never reached their tipping point--but should have. By Lucas Conley

Freak Control

Meet the woman who puts order to Blue Man Group's once-chaotic creative process. By Alyssa Danigelis

Wish You Were Here?

Three new ways to expand your mind this summer. By Stirling Kelso

Self-Service Sleeping

Customers love to check themselves in at the airport. Can they ever feel the same way about hotels? By Susan Stellin

Fly by Night (or Day, or...)

Soft-Wired

The Corporate Shrink

You Schmooze, You Win

Those rehashings of American Idol with your office buddies are actually good for productivity. By Caroline Wilbert

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