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"Jurassic Park" Creator Michael Crichton's Art Collection Sets Record, Nets $93.3 Million

Yesterday's sale of author Michael Crichton's art collection netted a whopping $93.3 million, setting a new record for a Jasper Johns artwork (as we predicted on Monday). The writer, who died last year and was a longtime friend of ...READ»

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How America's Top Military Officer Uses Business to Boost National Security

Admiral Mike Mullen says the sea was his business. Now, as America's top military officer, he's reshaping strategy for a world in which economics and security are intertwined.READ»

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Wholesale DVDs Movies Review Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl season 1-2 have come to wholesale DVDs. Enjoy the Wholesale DVDs Movies about the elite high school students of New York's Upper East Side throwing red-carpet parties, living in five-star hotels, and plotting dastardly ...READ»

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DesigNYC Matches Designers With Non-Profits in Need

A new program aims to serve New York City by matching 10 designers with 10 non-profit organizations for pro-bono work. READ»

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The Rise and Fall of Design Within Reach

This article, originally published in the December 2009 issue of the magazine, won the 2010 Deadline Club Award for Best Business Feature.READ»

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Al Gore: Oil "Junkie" America Needs Third World Help

The former Vice President, clean-shaven in a dark suit and black cowboy boots, pauses. "Junkies find veins in their toes, when the veins in their arms and legs collapse," he says to Charlie Rose. The audience suffers an ...READ»

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Lululemon’s Cult of Selling

Lululemon has created a cult following for its yoga gear. Its secret? The Secret, as well as other controversial self-help classics.READ»

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Yet More of the Best Business Restaurants

This edition of Transit Authority is the fourth in a series on the best business restaurants for select U.S. cities. This week we feature restaurants in New York, Orlando, and Philadelphia.READ»

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Selling “Sex and the City”

Sure Sex and the City has become a cultural phenomenon regarding relationships and the challenges 30-something women face. But let’s get real -- this film is all about the money. And money it has certainly delivered. According to ...READ»

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The Day the Wheels Fell off Kozmo.com

So this is how the world of a dotcom ends, not with a bang but with some soon-to-expire Fresh Samantha juice. A tale of the last days of Kozmo.com, told by one of the last remaining Kozmonauts.READ»

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Shvo Motion

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

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Beyond Plastic

It's not just about oddball figurines anymore: Kidrobot's open-source design strategy is cranking up the business to a whole new level.READ»

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Can't Touch This

Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him. READ»

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Space Shot: Bloomberg Headquarters, New York, NY

Bloomberg's new headquarters is an architectural expression of the global financial markets.READ»

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It's Not About the Doughnuts

Can an old New England pastry purveyor find new life as a hip coffee shop? Dunkin' Donuts plans to give Starbucks a run for its latte.READ»

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Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

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" Mom, look! Cool!"

Dylan's Candy Bar is heaven on earth for the sweet-tooth set.READ»

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Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Dr. Irwin Redlener has spent his career devising solutions to large-scale problems of health care for disenfranchised children. The latest expression of his single-minded agenda combines excellence in pediatric care with cutting-edge design, the latest technology, and the worldview of Carl Sagan.READ»

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Can This Off-Site Be Saved?

Skip the PowerPoint. Forget the whiteboards and butcher paper. If you want to organize an off-site that is energetic and memorable -- an event that actually makes a difference -- then follow our seven-point guide.READ»

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The Creative Odyssey

How idea companies get their ideas.READ»

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Forget Everything You've Heard

Much of Manhattan's real estate has a past. With news today that the 62nd Street site of a deadly gas explosion has caught the interest of potential buyers, it seems people are comfortable ignoring an address's unsettling ...READ»

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Grande Skim Latte...Delivered?

I finally got around to finishing the Sunday New York Times last night and came across this story. One New York City Starbucks, just up the street from my apartment on the Upper East Side, has been quietly testing out a delivery ...READ»