Nelson Mandela
Crown to Publish Rick Stengel's Book on Nelson Mandela
Rick Stengel had a piece in this week's issue of Time, the magazine he edits, about Nelson Mandela. It was the cover story: "The Secrets of Leadership"; in the piece Mr. Stengel went through eight prescriptive slogans (example: "Keep your friends close - and your rivals even closer") and explained how they relate to Mr. Mandela's life and work.
This is not a new subject for Mr. Stengel--in 1993 he and Mr. Mandela collaborated on Mr. Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom. After they finished the book, Mr. Stengel writes in this week's Time piece, he "felt a terrible sense of withdrawal; it was like the sun going out of one's life. read more »
The Week in DVR: Is New York City Under Attack By Flesh-Eating Mega-Rats?
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With all the local hype over The Real Housewives of New York City, we'd almost forgotten about their west coast predecessors and sister show, The Real Housewives of Orange County, which taught us everything we'd ever wanted to know about plastic surgery, Southern California Republicans and bad parenting. But now that summer's here, it's time to revisit Silicone Valley. Bravo's airing a Real Housewives mini-marathon starting at 5 p.m., followed by a sneak preview at 10 of the new reality series Date My Ex: Jo & Slade, in which twentysomething former Real Housewife Jo De La Rosa tries to find a new man with the help of her much older, career-advancing ex-boyfriend, Slade Smiley. read more »
Time Names Richard Stengel M.E.
Cover Story
The new managing editor of Time magazine will be Richard Stengel, Time Inc. announced this morning. Stengel, currently the head of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, previously held several editing posts at Time and Time.com. The full announcement comes after the jump: read more »
Cheering Up David Yassky
But if you enjoyed The Politicker's link to Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's frolics among the Jackson fans, which we posted last week, you should check out the animated intro to Jackson's official fan site, MJJSource. A true, multi-media classic of contemporary lunacy, it includes a recital of some of history's memorable dates: Martin Luther King's birthday, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Nelson Mandela's liberation, and, of course, the acquittal of Michael Jackson. read more »
The video should cheer up even the 19 Council Members who will spend the weekend explaining to constituents why Gifford Miller poisoned the water at the local day-care center and firebombed the neighborhood animal shelter.
We'll be back at full strength, and god-willing with new software, July 5. Have a nice, long weekend.
