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...clear prose and knack for upending conventional wisdom across the social sciences have made The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, as well as his lengthy magazine features on topics ranging from cool-hunting to ketchup, into must reads. His new collection of New Yorker stories, titled What the Dog Saw, hit stores Oct. 20. Gladwell talked to TIME about experimenting with public education, the flaws in corporate hiring processes and the future of journalism...
Naturally, the transition from in-person to online isn't without its hiccups. Fuzzy transmissions, dropped calls (especially on wireless networks) and unusual disruptions are all par for the course. Tip No. 1: Get your dog out of barking range before you start the interview. (We'll return to the pointers in a bit.) (See pictures of the history of the cell phone...
...then there was the dog that wouldn't stop barking. Fitzgerald cut the interview short and said he'd have to reschedule. Did the disruption influence his decision? "Well," he says, "a big part of management is handling problems as they arise...
...competing in this annual two-day competition, now in its 45th year. For everyone else, FlyBy recommends stopping by to take advantage of free stuff and enjoy the beautiful day. It's a nice change from college life to see so many families; everyone seems to have brought a dog or a child, or both, or several. Although Chipotle and Boloco burritos can be found, you can also indulge in autumnal fare, such as cider and "chowdah". Even if you can't make it today, stop by tomorrow; things will still be popping off then. You never know what great...
...York City's Wu-Tang Clan proved to be one of the decade's most intense, wacky and essential rap groups. The nine-MC Clan was led by the RZA, who in recent years has gone on to release several solo albums and film scores (Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill). His latest project, a book released this month called The Tao of Wu, is half-memoir, half-spiritual guide. The rapper and entrepreneur, whose real name is Robert Diggs, talked to TIME about the history of hip-hop, cult films and his love...