Word: nonconformist
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...celebrated as the city of immigrants, of bankers, of grocers, of restaurateurs, of artists and of actors. But the inhabitants of the Big Apple, that archetype for the American melting pot, all have one thing in common, one shared characteristic that they vibrantly celebrate. They are different, unique, nonconformist and in short, ardently individualistic. The reason real New Yorkers are infamous for their frank and often overly candid remarks is that they are bound by one important law for all their actions—never forsake one’s true identity, one’s true self...
Since the dawn of time, man has used the backpack to transport books between dorm rooms and lecture halls. But from deep within the ivy-covered walls of Old Quincy, a suitcase-rolling hero has risen to challenge the hegemony of the bookbag. Just who is this mysterious nonconformist who stalks the Yard with luggage in tow, who dares replace Jansport with Samsonite? What drives him? FM presents an exclusive interview with Travis G. Good ’04. Good is a Crimson executive, but, more importantly, he is The Guy Who Takes a Suitcase to Class...
DIED. HERBERT BLOCK, 91, ferociously nonconformist Washington Post cartoonist known as Herblock who illuminated issues from McCarthyism to campaign fund raising and skewered 13 Presidents; of pneumonia; in Washington. Block won three Pulitzer Prizes and shared a fourth. His images, which included one of Jimmy Carter trying unhappily to get a clear picture of himself on TV, could be withering. Block proudly recalled a Post publisher saying his work prompted Nixon to cancel his subscription four times. In 1994 Block received the Medal of Freedom. His last cartoon, at left...
...instance: "Why the hell are airlines still serving food when money could be spent instead on making sure passengers are safe?" as Ornstein put it bluntly in an interview with TIME. Long known as an outspoken and nonconformist airline executive, he commends America West Airlines for temporarily suspending food service in order to concentrate its resources on other issues - namely, the security measures that the industry desperately needs to convince Americans that it?s safe to take to the skies again...
Part of what makes Hermenaut so unique and refreshing is its nonconformist and noncorporate attitude. The magazine itself does not support its editorial staff full-time, and at this point profitability is more of a fantasy than a priority. But Hermenaut’s continuing lack of regularity and security means that it can pretty much do whatever the hell it wants. Like take a dunk tank to the Burning Man Festival and document the resulting events in the pages of Issue...