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...piece "The Obvious Child," in the "Brush With Fame" category. Haines wrote about his childhood obsession with the singer Paul Simon, and the star's enduring influence in his life. When Haines was a young, handicapped boy Simon took an interest in him and helped him find a career...
...Free: The Nina Simone Story Nina Simone; RCA Legacy; out now In 1956 a nightclub boss told the Juilliard pianist he'd hire her if she'd also sing. Smart idea. As this must-buy-now four-disc career set proves, Simone's reedy, dramatic alto made her a peerless interpreter of Gershwin, Brel, Dylan, the Bee Gees and herself (the scathing Mississippi Goddam). Warning: Contents are emotionally draining. Also life-enhancing...
...faculty member at the School of Social Work at the University of Southern California for 36 years, she remained as active at the end of her career as she was at the beginning. Frances wrote 10 books on social welfare and human services, and the breadth of her influence was exceptional...
Consider this fact: the most famous black man in America isn't dribbling a ball or clutching a microphone. He has no prison record. He has not built a career on four-letter words. So much of our blues boils down to CNN: you go home, you cut on the TV, and always you're reduced to skyrocketing murder rates, singers on trial for defiling children and overvalued athletes making it rain. All black news is bad news, and lately we've just been very tired...
Another former PricewaterhouseCoopers colleague and friend, David Gerken, who last spoke to Rajaram 18 months ago, says Rajaram took his career and family very seriously and wanted to do right by them. Perhaps it was this self-induced pressure that proved to be too much, warping his perspective and making his final violent act seem justifiable. "The last time I spoke with him, he had been out of work for a while. He was concerned about how the situation was impacting his family but seemed to be taking things in stride," says Gerken. "There was no indication of how serious...