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Annie Leibovitz: Still One of the Greatest Artists Ever

George Alexander | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

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George Alexander

Annie Leibovitz and the description "struggling artist" can't even be mentioned in the same hemisphere. So I thought.

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The Lakers Don't Exist: The Hidden Secret to Happiness

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Meta-Cognition, Alex Benzer, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, No-Self, Illusory Contracts, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Anatta, Larry Bird, Buddhism, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Happiness, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

If you felt crappy, it's because you consented to do so. You chose to do so. Now for most of us, it may be an unconscious choice. But it's still a choice.

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A Fat Guy's Prediction: We Need Leadership or We Will Fall Off the Economic Wagon

Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.

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An Open Letter to Magic Johnson

Don McNay | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?

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Magic Johnson and the Tax Refund Rip-off

Don McNay | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.

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It's Not Money Like Magic

Tram Nguyen | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Taxes, Magic Johnson, Jackson Hewitt, Sports, Business News
Tram Nguyen

Jackson Hewitt, the second largest commercial preparation chain in the country, has been the target of several government lawsuits for its abusive practices.

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"When March Went Mad" - Seth Davis's Page-Turner on Magic vs. Larry Contest

Lanny Davis | Posted 04.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Book Reviews, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball, Media News
Lanny Davis

At times it takes on the feel of a "who-done-it" mystery - forcing the reader to keep turning easy-to-read pages and chapters into the wee hours to figure it out.

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NBA All-Stars Weigh In On Obama's B-Ball Skills (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media

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On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday, host John King sits down with basketball greats Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, Grant Hill and Chris Pa...

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Fashion Alert: Cruelty is so Last Season!

Anne Sullivan | Posted 02.22.2009 | Style

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Anne Sullivan

Lynne Cheney had a big fur collar on the coat she wore to the inauguration. Figures, with a husband who shoots at living creatures as a hobby (and I don't just mean ducks).

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With Thanks To Those Who Brought Us Here

Rick Siegel | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Rick Siegel

Thanks to President-elect Obama not just for leading this nonviolent coup of everyday Americans overthrowing a military industrial junta, but for recognizing that the work has just begun.

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Magic Johnson's Urban Business Empire

Los Angeles Times | Mike Bresnahan and Greg Johnson | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business

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Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced his arrival as a businessman 13 years ago, when he took part in an unusual meeting with gang leaders from the Bloods ...

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Johnson Rakes In $1 Billion For Urban Development Fund

Los Angeles Times | Roger Vincent | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Magic Johnson, Real Estate, Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund, Magic Johnson Fund, Business News

Magic still seems to have his touch. At a time when many sources of financing for real estate projects are drying up, a fund co-founded by former Lak...

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Nico Pitney

Abdul-Jabbar To Magic: Obama's No "Rookie"

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Unbeknownst to him, basketball legend-turned-author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was pulled into the 2008 campaign fray this week. In a radio ad airing in So...

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Thomas B. Edsall

When Magic Backed Hillary, Did Money Buy Love?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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In late-March 2007, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made his first ever contribution to a presidential campaign -- $2,300 to Barack Obama. No formal endorseme...

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Magic Johnson At Clinton Rally: "You Don't Want Somebody That Is Young Or A Rookie At Politics"

Quad-City Times | JAMES BELTRAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Magic Johnson doesn't trust rookies to win a basketball game, much less lead the nation. "You don't want somebody in there that is young or a rookie ...

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Obama Gets Oprah, Hillary Gets Magic

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Hillary Rodham Clinton pursued votes Friday in the city's historical black heartland with basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson at her side. Less t...

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