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The Black List's Franklin Leonard Looks Ahead

After six years of annually spotlighting Hollywood's favorite unproduced screenplays, The Black List is expanding as a business brand and screenwriter community. READ»

VODO Is Netflix-Meets-Kickstarter for Indie Film Fans

BitTorrent site VODO is now offering a series of downloads by up-and-coming filmmakers--with a twist that makes audiences part of the action. READ»

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Banana-Scented Bacteria, Fluorescent Silk: How BioTech Goes Beyond Just What's Medically Necessary

"All of a sudden, biotechnology is not just what's medically necessary, but it's what can inspire us," says Reshma Shetty, cofounder of Boston-based startup Ginkgo BioWorks. And we must evolve how we view the science's purpose and participants.READ»

Area Man Finds Hilarity, Insights In The Onion's Methods, Madness

Every Monday, editors at satirical newspaper The Onion collect between 700 to 1,000 headlines from contributing writers around the globe in search of stories to fill its pages. A committee of editors then whittles the headlines down ...READ»

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The Onion's Digital Director Baratunde Thurston: News Is Absurd

From Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show" to The Onion to Stephen Colbert's "The Colbert Report," fake news has become as much a part of the national dialogue as the real news it parodies. Why? The Onion's Baratunde Thurston shared his thoughts with the audience at Fast Company's recent Most Creative People in Business 2011 event. READ»

Almost Sold Out: 2011 Most Creative People In Business Event

Tickets to the 3rd annual Most Creative People event in New York City are selling fast.  Along with Fast Company editors and writers, you’ll get access to some of the Most Creative People in Business. Where else will you ...READ»

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Conan O'Brien's Guide To Creativity

Our cover comedian talks about improvising to find the funny, learning from smart CEOs--also, horse betting, surfing, and marinating.READ»

The 2010 Black List: Hollywood's Hottest Unproduced Scripts

Franklin Leonard, all of 32, is one of Tinseltown's youngest kingmakers. Here's why.READ»

Kimberly Davis on Changing Company Culture 'One Bite at a Time'

"There are sub-cultures within the culture," said Kimberly Davis at Fast Company's recent Most Creative People in Business event. "[That's] where you can actually have pockets of innovation." Davis, president of the JP Morgan Chase ...READ»

Fast Company Cover Subject Soraya Darabi Becomes Cofounder of Foodspotting

She’s leaving drop.io and will be coming on as cofounder and head of business development and marketing of a startup called Foodspotting.READ»

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How (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis Tapped Damien Hirst to Raise Millions for Africa

Asked at Fast Company's Most Creative People event last week about how she asks others to take risks, (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis offered a one-word answer. "Nerve," said Ellis, who was featured as #25 on our Most Creative ...READ»

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The 10 Most Creative Small Businesses

Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business represent the best and the brightest in innovation and creation, but the companies they rep aren't all powerhouses--yet. Here are 10 of the most creative small business drawn ...READ»