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...what's to think about? Well, Jobs has always claimed he was happy running his animation firm, Pixar, the wizards behind "Toy Story." And Apple experts always assumed he preferred running the company from behind the scenes, which Jobs (who was exclusively profiled recently in TIME) has in effect been doing since his triumphal return last December. Many among the Macintosh faithful wanted Jobs to assume the mantle of supreme charismatic dictator for life, but up until now he has shunned the Napoleon role to work from the backroom on such "insanely great" things as August's Microsoft deal...
...Pentagon plays space invaders with an expensive toy (TIME Daily...
Wintemute also discovered that he had a flair for communicating his findings. An early study, published by the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1987, linked accidental shootings by children to the strong similarity between toy guns and real guns. At a press conference--his first--he displayed side-by-side photographs of real guns and their toy look-alikes. "If you can't tell the difference, how can you expect your kids to tell the difference?" he pointedly asked. The dramatic story and pictures made national news and helped shame manufacturers into taking the toy clones...
...smoke weed," said Jason Toy, a Boston University first-year student. "We're just here to enjoy the last days of summer...
...celebs in the world, whose image is protected most fiercely? Barbie's. Now ever vigilant Mattel, which makes the toy, is suing MCA records for trademark infringement over Barbie Girl, a bubble-gum dance song by the Danish band Aqua. It doesn't help that the song has lyrics like "You can brush my hair/ Undress me everywhere...