By Jon Gertner Published: The New York Times on March 9, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/magazine/09metrics-t.html
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August Song: Liberte Frites
Artist: Kevin McCarthy [more]
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant
by Disney Book Club [more]
Complex problems are best solved by simple, if sometimes difficult approaches. The most important of these is getting good people and respecting their work. [more]
Celebrity graduation speakers: Wit and wisdom from John Legend, singer and musician, for University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences [more]
By Leonard Felder from Ode Aagazine September 2008 issue
http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/56/burn-bright-dont-burn-out/
July Song: Sunshine on the Land
Artist: David Wilcox [more]
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