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Comedian Nato Green Gets Swallowed by Giants Fans (VIDEO)

Nato Green | Posted 01.05.2013 | San Francisco
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Nato Green

The thing about me is that I don't know or care about sports at all. I'm even skeptical that other people genuinely like sports, rather than the proto-nationalist emotional catharsis of being fans. But with heart and mind open, I sought to understand.

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The Gang Has Arrived

Posted 10.10.2012 | Chicago
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The office of Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects recently made its debut at The Art Institute of Chicago--but not as designers--as the exhibition. ...

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The Ugliness of the MacArthurs: The Reality Behind Artistic Jealousy

Jade Simmons | Posted 12.05.2012 | Arts
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Jade Simmons

Let me first say there's nothing truly ugly about the MacArthur Genius grants. In fact, they're downright beautiful. They're the modern-day patron with no strings attached. So what makes them ugly?

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Junot Diaz And Natalia Almada Newest 'MacArturos'

The Huffington Post | Roque Planas | Posted 10.02.2012 | Latino Voices
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Add a couple more names to the “MacArturos” list. Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz and Mexican-American filmmaker Natalia Almada both offi...

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MacArthur Genius Grants Announced

The Huffington Post | Katherine Brooks | Posted 10.11.2012 | Arts
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Winners for the The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowship -- commonly known as the "genius awards" -- were leaked today on the New ...

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Junot Díaz: MacArthur Genius

Posted 12.01.2012 | Books
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Junot Díaz and Dinaw Mengestu have been named MacArthur Foundation geniuses according to a tweet put out by their publisher, Riverhead Books, and an ...

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Can 'Work Of Art' Deliver?

Glen Helfand | Posted 12.16.2011 | Arts
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Glen Helfand

We all yearn for great figures in art, politics and culture, yet we are resigned to their impossibility. The hugely influential Steve Jobs was honor...

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Radio Host Is Officially A Genius

FishbowlNY | Jerry Barmash on September 20, 2011 1:16 PM | Posted 11.20.2011 | Media
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Since 2005, Jad Abumrad has been the producer and co-host of nationally syndicated Radiolab, based at the WNYC studios. Today, Abumrad has been select...

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MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Grant' Recipients 2011

AP | Posted 11.20.2011 | College
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CHICAGO -- The following 22 fellows each will receive $500,000 over the next five years from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: _Jad ...

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Uncommon Genius

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Jane Chafin

Author Shekerjian interviewed 40 "geniuses" for this book, all of whom had one thing in common: they each received a call one day informing them that they would receive a large amount of money, no strings attached.

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Discovering Sam Maloof

Jane Chafin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Jane Chafin

In the 1960s Maloof turned down an offer of $22 million for the rights to mass-produce his original designs. He believed passionately in the handmade object.

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Leadership Insights: Eliminate Endless Circular Arguments

Paul David Walker | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Paul David Walker

Some leaders spend much of their time arguing and persuading their teams of the right direction, and others radiate a humble confidence that attracts ...

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Solving the Wrong Problems

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Dennis Whittle

"The speed with which software-based activities and web innovations catch on has encouraged public perception that transformative technological change takes place almost instantaneously." Unfortunately, this is not the case.

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Short Stories Still Thriving; Author Deborah Eisenberg Uses Genius Grant To Further Successful Career

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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NEW YORK — Author Deborah Eisenberg is in the dining area of her apartment, peeling an orange. She removes a small piece, places it on her plate...

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Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Marian Wright Edelman

It became easy to see how these common responses to trauma play out in the lives of many survivors of inner-city violence, and why, in many cases, they lead to more violence.

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Voicing Haiti: Edwidge Danticat

Laura Baudo Sillerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Laura Baudo Sillerman

As we all shudder through news of the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, we've also been hearing from the literary voices, that for many of us, first brought Haiti alive.

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How Does a Genius Spend $500,000?

Tom Roston | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Tom Roston

On Tuesday, the 2009 recipients of the MacArthur Fellowship, otherwise known as the "genius grant," are announced. How do geniuses spend $500,000 in prize money? Here's what they said.

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Urban Farmer Among 'Genius Grant' Winners

Chicago Sun-Times | Kara Spak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Will Allen started a farm in a city, hired teenagers to tend the crops and now distributes the produce to some of the poorest people and priciest rest...

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