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Still, Krieger said, the building represents the “icon...
That turnaround is especially sweet for Drexler, who arrived at J. Crew with a down-and-out story of his own, having weathered a two-year slump and ouster at Gap, the company he built into a $14 billion icon over 19 years, most spent as president and ceo. Today, while Gap flails--in January it got rid of Paul Pressler, the CEO brought in to replace Drexler--J. Crew, with only 226 stores, is one of few companies in the overdeveloped specialty-apparel arena with the potential for real growth...
...Jaccaci has moved on to a more ambitious calling. He said he addresses his audiences in speaking tours as Thomas Jefferson from the perspective of the year 2040, congratulating them on their achievements. “When I am enacting Mr. Jefferson, I am the embodiment of the greatest icon in American political history,” he said. In addition to its pacifist message, Jaccaci’s campaign will emphasize environmental consciousness and will be run entirely by volunteers. “The point is not the vote, the point is the message,” he said...
...obvious why satellite radio is not making money: no one wants to pay for radio, especially radio with generic programming. Since the FCC only regulates the content on “free-to-air” radio, listeners have the illusion that satellite radio, with Howard Stern as its icon, is more edgy than local radio. But other than the notoriously vulgar Stern, the bulk of satellite radio’s content is as bland and commercialized as the music in the Gap. Satellite service is embraced as the future of radio because it is new technology, and new technology...
...turned out to be, of all things, a true believing Democrat, in favor of a divorced Hollywood actor who was elevated to political sainthood. Ronald Reagan's divorce and estrangement from children were not disqualifying - adding yet another motive for candidates of both parties to invoke him as their icon...