Topic: Tom Hanks

Support Teamwork

While it was nice to see Jonathan Schwartz's blog entry sharing his appreciation for outgoing Sun chief Scott McNealy earlier this week, it was even nicer to see the first-person piece by Tom Hanks in the New York Times Styles ...READ»

How Do We Boost Those Much Needed R&D Dollars?

I just read a blog on WashingtonPost.com that essentially says that a business is doomed to failure if it cannot be on the cutting edge of innovation. And there is no bigger source of innovation than the ideas, products, and designs ...READ»

Summer Movies We're Afraid to See: The Passion of Chrysler

With Hollywood prepping big-budget versions of Monopoly, Bazooka Joe, and Stretch Armstrong, what's next? Here's another blockbuster that Rooftop Comedy came up with.READ»

Biggest Indie Films of All Time

Indie films are notoriously risky investments, but when the stars align, they pay out big. These are the three biggest indie films of all time.READ»

• IndieVest Attracts Indie-Film Investors With Reduced-Risk Model

Tropic Thunder is a Lightning Rod of Controversy

The storm of controversy surrounding faux-Vietnam War film, Tropic Thunder, emerged late last week when disability advocacy groups began protesting the comedy's portrayal of the intellectually disabled. But the movie's premise, about ...READ»

Boxed In

You'd think companies would be smarter than this. Uber-shipper FedEx sent a cease-and-desist-type letter to the creative and frugal Jose Avila, who runs fedexfurniture.com, which shows his creations: furniture made from FedEx ...READ»

CEO of Love

Job Titles of the Future: Bill SchreinerREAD»

Hold the Mayo -- Part Two

MY WORK-LIFE BALANCE SHEET Assume the Position Hey, folks, I tried another Mayo Clinic technique. For those of you keeping track, it's in the section of the article called "Striking the Best Work-Life Balance," and it's about ...READ»

A Hard Day's Night

I should be sleeping like a dog. I'm not. My monthlong rehab plan.READ»

Let the Wild Rumpus Start: 'Where the Wild Things Are' Trailer

Perhaps the most hotly-anticipated, is-it-happening, on-again-off-again movie in recent memory, the live-action film Where the Wild Things Are, based on the classic Maurice Sendak bedtime story, is finally emerging from its dark, ...READ»

Live, from the Consumer Electronics Show...

Clearly, this week, Las Vegas is the world capital of overstimulation (and mile-long lines to buy a hot dog or board a shuttle bus). Today was the official opening of the Consumer Electronics Show, and here are some quick impressions ...READ»

He's the Voice of the Net Generation

Millions of times a day, AOL users hear a familiar greeting: "You've got mail!" but they probably haven't heard of the man behind the message. Meet Elwood Edwards.READ»

The Lost Symbol Audio CD

The Lost Symbol Audio CDDan Brown’s new novel, the eagerly awaited follow-up to his #1 international phenomenon, The Da Vinci Code, which was the bestselling hardcover adult novel of all time with 81 million copies in ...READ»

Calendar: November’s Business and Cultural Events

November brings elections, the Macy’s parade, and APEC-summit costumes.READ»

• Numerology: MPAA Film Ratings

Memo to Brands: Surrender

Permission marketing has deteriorated into spam, TiVo is killing the 30-second ad, and no one trusts corporate America. Could there be a more challenging -- and thrilling -- time to work in marketing? Branding guru Laurie Coots doubts it.READ»

Do You Believe In Magic?

You should, but only if you're prepared to do the work.READ»

Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Building Trust with Transparency

Fast Interview: The co-author of "Tactical Transparency" on how companies can use authenticity and social media tools to reinforce their brands and create relationships with customers.READ»

• Tactical Transparency and Organized Authenticity

The Five Most Powerful Ways to Annoy Others

I never got to touch it, but I once saw Michael Korda's "power phone." It looked like a dainty little instrument perched all by its lonesome on a bare modern desk. What made it powerful, Korda insisted in his classic 1980s-era ...READ»

Blowing Out Advertising's Walls

What's an ad? Brian Collins runs a studio within a giant agency. By using design to rethink brands, he and his band of creative misfits are changing the answer to that question.READ»

Tom Peters's True Confessions

On the 20th anniversary of In "Search of Excellence," Peters admits, "I had no idea what I was doing when I wrote 'Search.' "READ»

Hit Man (Part 2)

Continued from page one.READ»

Shvo Motion

One man's real-estate vision quest, and the $15 billion portfolio he's building along the way.READ»

Hit Man (Part 1)

Tony Soprano is back (finally). Six Feet Under is tops (now). And Chris Albrecht is smiling (really). The head of HBO is the most original mind in television. Here's his program for innovation.READ»

The Art of Smart

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