Amar’e’s shot fits where the Knicks are right now—breaking back into the conversation. But also where they can be—milliseconds away from beating one of the NBA’s best.
Archives for 2010
How Hackers Are Rewriting the Rules of Civil Disobedience
On the same day Yahoo laid off 600 of its employees, Yahoo’s image search function leaned a bit toward the risqué. And by that I mean an onslaught of X-rated imagery.
Study of the Day: Why You Should Never Buy Your Wife Anything Nice
A new study has found that when people are given an expensive, high-end gift (specifically, designer items), they tend to spend more money to make that gift feel at home by buying other expensive items.
The 10 at 10: December 16
Everything you need to know to start your Thursday.
The Top 10 Good Men of 2010
For this, our inaugural Good Men of the Year list, we’re not celebrating memorable personalities, newly minted pop-culture icons, or 15-minute men. This was a year of unprecedented challenges, and it cried out for good men.
Ten things I’ve learned from writing a resume
NOTE: I love my job. I haven’t even looked at my resume in ages. But I learned how to write a pretty decent resume, and you should too… My experience working for one month at HMV…probably not relevant. Get friends you trust who are smarter than you to look over your resume. Use descriptive words…
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Geoffrey Canada
In 2004, The New York Times Magazine called the Harlem Children’s Zone one of the great social experiments of our time. Today it can hardly be seen as an experiment anymore—it’s an off-the-charts success.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Chris Anderson
This phenomenon—the sharing of ideas across the global community—isn’t just cool. It isn’t just entertaining. It’s objectively, undeniably good.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Dan Savage
The national conversation Savage sparked gives voice and a permanent resource to closeted and openly gay youth—and the people who care for them.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: The Billionaires Who Pledged Their Fortunes
The Giving Pledge is being honored not just for the money raised, but for its potential to breathe new life into the world of philanthropy.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Barack Obama
To be sure, it hasn’t all been rainbows and sunshine since Obama took office. But the president’s victories in 2010—fulfilling three key campaign promises—solidified his status as a man capable of effecting serious change.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: David Beckmann
David Beckmann, president of “organized ‘give a damn'” Bread for the World, was the recipient of the 2010 World Food Prize.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Mick Foley
Behind the wrestler’s chair-bending brawn is a crusader for literacy, education, and the end of sexual violence against women.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: The Chilean Miners
Even under such inhumane conditions, their duty, selflessness, and composure reminded us that when life is at its worst, we can still be at our best.
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Chris Christie
Chris Christie, the newly elected governor of New Jersey, has “developed a bewildering habit of keeping his promises.”
Top 10 Good Men of 2010: Josh Hamilton
Every day, in a world filled with alcohol consumption and promotion, American League MVP Josh Hamilton fights to stay sober.