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...announcement by General Motors that it will close its Willow Run transmission plant as part of its restructuring is being taken as a sign of how far the auto giant has fallen. Willow Run is, deservedly, a legend. But the lessons from its history are not entirely the ones usually drawn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Willow Run: An Obituary for GM's Most Famous Plant | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...sidekicks. Its first M.C., talk-show veteran Steve Allen, gave way just three years later to the unpredictable Jack Paar. In 1962, Paar left the show in the hands of a 36-year-old game-show host, Johnny Carson, who turned The Tonight Show from a success into a legend. (At one point, it accounted for 17% of NBC's revenue.) Carson's affable charm helped snag top-notch guests like John F. Kennedy, although his highest ratings came when 40 million people saw ukulele player Tiny Tim marry a 17-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tonight Show | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

Which successful collaboration surprised you the most? I have a song called "Decisions" that features Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Common. It's about people who have made a decision to really stand by you as friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rapper Busta Rhymes | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

ELECTED NBA legend Dave Bing, 65, won Detroit's mayoral race, unseating scandal-ridden Kwame Kilpatrick's interim replacement, Ken Cockrel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...Think of all those images you've ever seen of the toddler Wayne Gretzky learning to wield a stick on his backyard rink in southern Ontario. Now think of that little boy growing up to become a legend, the best the game has ever seen. Now think of that legend coaching a Canadian team to the ultimate victory, lifting another Cup over his head 30 years after his first win. While his father looks on. Less than a half an hour from where Baby Wayne was born. If that story doesn't choke you up at least a little, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Friend of the Hockey Court | 5/14/2009 | See Source »

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