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Self-effacing is rarely a term used to describe wildly successful venture capitalists. Yet in Tom Perkins' memoir, the Silicon Valley legend--hardly short of ego--manages that trick, revealing himself in all his "nerdy" glory and lifting the veil on the very good life. He sews dry humor through tales of yachting triumphs, road rallies in expensive cars, tech start-ups and the boardroom coup he instigated at Hewlett Packard. Looking back without rancor or remorse, he has a knack for storytelling that makes him feel like a buddy who never fails to laugh at himself...
...There's no telling how becoming a public face would affect the artist, whose legend has been burnished by his invisibility. Little is known for certain about Banksy, whose name is reputed to be Robert Banks or Robin Banks. Banksy started painting graffiti in his hometown of Bristol, England, in the 1990s. Since then, his trademark stenciled murals and free-form creations have adorned walls and invaded public spaces across Europe and from San Francisco to Sydney. (Watch TIME's video "Graffiti Meets the Digital...
...Vegas had Liberace. Nashville, for more than a half-century, had Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner, the king of country glam. The Grand Ole Opry legend's blond pompadour and rhinestone suits made him a popular hitmaker (Green Green Grass of Home, Skid Row Joe) and influential ambassador, but he was best known for mentoring and performing with Dolly Parton, whom he launched on TV's syndicated 1960-79 Porter Wagoner Show. Last summer Wagoner made a national comeback with the critically acclaimed indie-album Wagonmaster. To promote it, he opened for rock's White Stripes, firing...
...consistent: “Unbreakable” is a lackluster disappointment from the get-go. The first track, “Intro,” is a departure from their usual heavily-synthesized style. Here, the Backstreet Boys seem to be capitalizing on the soulful style popularized by John Legend. It’s a beautiful style in the right hands, but falls short of the mark when a boy band attempts a capella soul. AJ McLean’s soaring vocals—backed by the Boys’ humming—are positively contrived. The Backstreet Boys?...
...visit to the Info-Praga tourist information center halfway up Zabkowska Street at No. 36, tel: (48-22) 67 00 156, www.infopraga.pl. "We advise tourists what to see but also which streets to avoid," says Julia Plachetka of InfoPraga. "Nothing bad ever happened to me here, but the legend of dangerous Praga is still alive...