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...also somewhat of a budding comedian, although his roommates offer a warning: “Think about it as your dad’s kinds of jokes,” says Niles. Brooks didn’t disappoint. “Have you heard about the corduroy pillow? No? They make headlines.” Now he does...
...artist Maya Lin says of her work. True to form, Lin had the audience questioning its own assumptions about her and her art last night at the Carpenter Center, where she spoke with Bass Professor of English Louis Menand.First, there was her appearance. Casually dressed in brown corduroy pants, black glasses, and a loose-fitting sweater, Lin answered with a soft-spoken demeanor that belied an intensely serious artistic sensibility as she guided the audience through a rigorous examination of her recent work.Best-known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial while a senior at Yale, Lin’s landscape...
...director of a statewide “Save the Manatees” program. Buffett returned the favor by featuring the governor in his music video “Who’s the Blonde Stranger?” True to form, the star arrived in Littauer wearing corduroy cargo pants, a Polo shirt, and boating shoes, said students who attended the off-the-record study group. In his speech, he likened an “egocentric band”—with a lead singer who cares only about himself—to an authoritarian regime, the students said...
...SUREFIRE COVER FORMULA THAT CAN MAKE A BOOK A BEST SELLER? No, the only thing a cover can do is entice you to pick a book up. But there are many ways to do that. Whether it's a naked doll [for David Sedaris' Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim] or a dinosaur on [Michael Crichton's] Jurassic Park, it has to have a visceral appeal and in its own way be appropriate to the title. There are many factors?chiefly, whether it's a good book. I designed the cover for my own novel [The Cheese Monkeys...
...short, scatter-shot autobiography that hopscotches across time from one rock climbing adventure to another. The founder is an avid outdoorsman who loves extreme sports. He entered the world of business haphazardly by making and selling climbing equipment. The Patagonia clothing line started after Chouinard discovered a market for corduroy knickers and rugby shirts among mountain climbers. From this humble beginning, the company has become an international force with sales of $230 million a year. Along the way, there were innovations and successes as well as botched shipments, lawsuits, and other setbacks. The one constant was Chouinard, who has reviled...