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After he succumbed to an unforgiving riptide while bodysurfing near San Francisco's Ocean Beach on April 12 at 48, his close friend Harrod Blank remarked that Kennedy's works were, "ironically, inspired by the sea." So it was true to form that Kennedy dubbed his first creation--originally a Nissan Sentra--Ripper the Friendly Shark. He equipped the working car with a toothy jaw and a tail that swished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tom Kennedy | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...status and convenience in two breezy words: Charge it. But in these leaner times, shoppers are thinking twice before pulling out the plastic, even as analysts predict credit-card defaults could total more than $75 billion this year. On April 23, Barack Obama and his economic adviser Lawrence Summers met with credit-card executives to discuss how to control our addiction to plastic--and curb the controversial practices that encourage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of: Credit Cards | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

Impossibly long lashes aren't just for Hollywood closeups and drag queens anymore. Miley Cyrus has really been playing up her lashes. Even First Lady Michelle Obama appears to be embracing the trend, with the British press reporting that she donned false eyelashes in London in April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Eyes Have It | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac, David Kellermann, 41, struggled with his company's being placed under conservatorship because of a $50 billion loss in 2008. Kellermann was found dead April 22, an apparent suicide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

RETIRED The only NFL analyst to have worked for all four networks and the voice of the best-selling eponymous sports video game, John Madden, 73, retired on April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

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