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Get the Goal

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you try to find any way to get it? Yesterday in the mail I got a rare book I ordered from the web, the author's preferred edition of Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods.' It was the $50 ...READ»

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The Value -- and Virus -- of Free

With all this talk about Free recently, my favorite contemporary author has put online one of his novels for free. Neil Gaiman's book American Gods has won several Best Novel awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker ...READ»

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Neil Gaiman, the BBC, and 124 Twitterers Make Fiction

Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman (one of our Most-Creative People) started a new fairy tale on Twitter--and the world wrote the rest of it. Users tweeted lines for the story, helping it unfold on BBC Audiobooks America's twitter ...READ»

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Lean With It: To Succeed, iPad Must Revolutionize Reading. It Hasn't...Yet

Five things that magazines and newspapers can now do, which they've never been able to do before.READ»

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Innovation Wednesday: Henry Selick and the Artistry of Stop-Motion Animation

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to San Diego last month for Comic-Con, the world's largest comic book and sci-fi fan-fest and THE place to generate buzz about TV shows and movies aimed at these influencers. I would have ...READ»

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Top 10 Most Creative People in Movies and Television

1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High ...READ»

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Of Blogs and Men

Mr. Hammond's entry on blogs got me thinking. The blog phenomenon has grown large enough, and perhaps mainstream enough, to support different types of blog-readers. Some may prefer reading the personal lives of others, or the ...READ»

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Being Number One

On his journal, Neil Gaiman spoke about being Neil Number One. I went to Google and put in my name Kevin. I wasn't in the first hundred. But, when I put my last name I was surprised to find that I was Ohannessian Number One. It's ...READ»

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Profiles of the Baby Pixars

Four new contenders for Pixar's throne.READ»

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The 10 Most Creative People on Twitter

When we launched our 100 Most Creative People in Business list last year, we were surprised that only 20 of those individuals were on Twitter. In the year since, another 10 have joined. But out of those tweeting who do you need to follow?READ»

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Ijango Signup - Cameron Sharpe

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Behind the Music: Devendra Banhart's Visual Art Takes Center Stage

A series of 25 new drawings and new album artwork by the neo-hippie Renaissance man work like the rest of his visual art, connecting the dots between his lyrics and music.READ»

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Why Are the Most Creative People in Business Skipping Out on Web 2.0?

These days, we're all public figures. We're sharing our friends on Facebook, our photos on Flickr, our music on Last.fm, and our goofy links insightful observations on Twitter. So when Fast Company set out to capture ...READ»

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Oscar or Not, "Coraline" Is a $65-Million Gamble That Paid Off for Phil and Travis Knight

On the morning that Oscar nominees were announced last month, Nike founder Phil Knight called his son, Travis, at 6 a.m. They both had just gotten word: Coraline, the debut film by their studio Laika, was up for best-animated film. ...READ»

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Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes of Coraline, Phil and Travis Knight’s Daring Film Debut

Fathers and sons. Legacy and tragedy. Grand ambition and a multimillion-dollar gamble. The story of how Laika Entertainment came to make Coraline, the first 3-D stop-motion animation film, is as engrossing as anything on the big screen.READ»

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Ijango - Cameron Sharpe

 Ijango Sonic - Ijango Pizza Hut Jimi Hendrix's former roadie James '"Tappy" Wright has claimed that the late guitar legend was murdered by his manager, Michael Jeffrey. In his new book Rock Roadie, Wright claims that ...READ»

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The Knights' Tale

Living a quiet life as an animator, Travis Knight never dreamed he'd work for his father. Then the Nike founder gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.READ»