CreativityHow ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Superman’ signaled the rise of right-wing AmericaRick Perlstein’s epic new history of the late 1970s, ‘Reaganland,’ melds pop culture into politics to tell the story of the rise of Ronald Reagan.
NewsCalifornia Easy fire: Dramatic videos show Ronald Reagan Presidential Library threatened by flamesThe Reagan library contains a number of unique artifacts, including the Boeing airplane that Ronald Reagan used for Air Force One.
CreativityThe one thing you need to know before seeing Jordan Peele’s UsA mostly forgotten 1986 event plays a central role in the film and adds a rich layer to the point Peele is looking to make. (No real spoilers ahead.)
TechHolographic Reagan Didn’t Endorse Romney, But Here’s What The Company Behind The Tech Is PlanningDigital Domain Productions’s Ed Ulbrich is the man most capable of bringing the Gipper to life for the Republican National Convention. He didn’t. But since reverse aging Brad Pitt in Benjamin Button and resurrecting Tupac for Coachella, he’s become the de facto agent for dead icons.
TechMeet the Biggest Threat to Google, AOL, and Microsoft: Ronald ReaganIn the world of email, a short list of companies dominate–Google, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft–but there’s a new player in the game that’s ready to tear down their firewalls: Ronald Reagan.
Fast Company MagazineA Guide to Presidential BestsellersIt’s pretty much a given that President George W. Bush’s Decision Points will hit The New York Times best-seller list. Presidents’ gracing the list is now as expected as writing a memoir in the first place. In fact, every president since Lyndon B. Johnson has written a memoir, and every first lady since Lady Bird Johnson — except Pat Nixon — has penned her own story too. We pitted recent political couples against one another to let book buyers declare winners. Better get writing, Michelle.