Peter Guralnick is an American music critic, writer on music, and historian of US American popular music, who is also active as an author and screenwriter. He has been married for over 45 years to Alexandra. He has a son and daughter, Jacob and Nina.
Guralnick's first two books, Almost Grown (1964) and Mister Downchild (1967), were short story collections published by Larry Stark, whose small press in Cambridge, Larry Stark Press, was devoted to stories and poems. Mona Dickson, writing in MIT's The Tech (May 13, 1964), gave Almost Grown a favorable review.
After Guralnick graduated from Boston University in 1971 with a master's degree in creative writing, he began writing books chronicling the history of blues, country, rock, and roll, and soul.
His two-volume biography of Elvis Presley, Last Train to Memphis in 1994, followed by Careless Love in 1999, placed the story of Presley's career into a rise-and fall-arc. Encompassing more than 1,300 pages (including 1,150 pages of text), the work countered earlier biographies such as Albert Goldman's Elvis from 1981 with an in-depth, scholarly examination of Presley's life and music.&nbsp;
Guralnick had previously written on Presley in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock &amp; Roll, starting with the first edition in 1976, said article having been reprinted for each subsequent edition. Larry Stark Press published Peter Guralnick's second book in 1967. A first edition is currently valued at $200.
In contrast to contemporaries such as Lester Bangs, Ian Penman, and Nick Tosches, whose music writings are marked by idiosyncratic, self-referential, and highly personal styles, Guralnick's writing is characterized by a colloquial approach that is clean and understated by comparison. In his best passages, he has the ability to empathize simultaneously and remain objective. Writing as a music fan, his enthusiasm powers his writing but doesn't overpower it.
Guralnick wrote the script for A&amp;E's documentary, Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll, narrated by Billy Bob Thornton, and he also scripted Sam Cooke - Legend, narrated by Jeffrey Wright.&nbsp;

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Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on the hit NBC sitcom “The Office” and the Fox comedy “The Mindy Project.” Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1979, Kaling was raised in a close-knit family of Indian immigrants. She attended Dartmouth College, where she studied playwriting and acting and graduated in 2001.
Kaling’s career began in the comedy world, writing for shows such as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “The Simpsons.” She eventually joined the writing staff of “The Office” and became a co-executive producer during its final season. She also starred as the character Kelly Kapoor, a position and character she was praised for pioneering as a South Asian actress.
In 2012, Kaling created and starred in the Fox comedy series “The Mindy Project.” As the show’s star and executive producer, Kaling was praised for her work in creating a series that featured a strong female lead, a rarity in the television industry. The series ran for six seasons, with Kaling earning multiple awards and nominations for her writing and acting.
Kaling’s success has extended beyond television, as she has written and starred in two feature films, “The Night Before” and “Late Night.” She also wrote and starred in the Netflix series “Never Have I Ever” and wrote the best-selling memoir “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?”
In recent years, Kaling has become a voice for female empowerment and racial representation in Hollywood. She has spoken out about the need for more diverse representation in the entertainment industry and works to ensure her own projects reflect these values. Kaling is a role model for women around the world and proves that hard work and dedication can lead to success.

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Edmund de Waal is an artist who writes. Much of his work is about the contingency of memory: bringing particular histories of loss and exile into renewed life. Both his artistic and written practice has broken new ground through their critical engagement with the history and potential of ceramics, as well as with architecture, music, dance, and poetry. De Waal continually investigates themes of diaspora, memorials, and materiality with his interventions and artworks made for diverse spaces and museums worldwide.
Significant sites include the Museo Ebraico and Ateneo Veneto for his two-part project, psalm, which coincided with the Venice Biennale in 2019. The latter held de Waal’s most ambitious work to date, the library of exile: a pavilion of 2,000 books – most in translation - written by exiled writers from Ovid’s time to the present day. Following its presentation in Venice, the pavilion traveled to the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Germany, in 2020 and then to the British Museum London. In 2021 the books were donated to the University of Mosul library in Iraq, which was destroyed in 2015.
De Waal’s first architectural intervention in America was held in 2018 at the Schindler House in Los Angeles. Titled —one way or another—the exhibition included works responding directly to the materials and spaces of the house as well as a sound piece conceived with the composer Simon Fisher Turner. The following year saw the first exhibition of contemporary art, elective affinities, open at The Frick Collection in New York. The artist created a series of site-specific installations in response to the museum’s masterpieces, its spaces, and history.
Other major museum interventions include white island at MACE, Ibiza (2018) and during the night at the Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna (2016), an exhibition on anxiety curated from their permanent collections. Kneaded Knowledge: The Language of Ceramics, a group exhibition co-curated with Ai Weiwei exploring the history of clay, was shown both at the National Gallery in Prague and Kunsthaus, Graz (2016). In 2021, de Waal was invited to curate an exhibition of Henry Moore’s work at the artist’s former home in Hertfordshire. The first exhibition of its kind, visitors were invited to touch a collection of Moore’s sculptures.
De Waal is also an acclaimed writer, best known for his family memoir, The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance, published in 2010. Whilst the story traces the ascent and decline of the Ephrussi family – a once wealthy Jewish dynasty – it is also a biography of their collection about loss, diaspora, and the survival of objects. An international bestseller, the book has won many literary prizes, including the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Costa Biography Award, and has been translated into over 30 languages.
In 2016, it was chosen as the Independent Bookshop Week’s Book of the Decade. In 2021, 100,000 free copies were distributed across Vienna as part of the city’s Eine STADT. Ein BUCH initiative. That same year, an exhibition based on the book occurred at The Jewish Museum in New York.
Other celebrated titles include The White Road: a pilgrimage of sorts (2015), de Waal’s journey across continents, and time to follow the history of porcelain – a cultural obsession spanning a thousand years. From 2013-2015, a series of projects and events were held to coincide with its publication, including white at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (2015) and On White at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge (2013).
De Waal’s most recent book, Letters to Camondo (2021), is a haunting sequence of personal letters written to Count Moïse de Camondo (1860-1935), the owner of a Parisian palace on the rue de Monceau and neighbor to the author’s forebears, the Ephrussi. Filled with beautiful objects, it became a memorial to the Count’s son Nissim, who died in WWI. Bequeathed to France as the Musée Nissim de Camondo, the house has remained unaltered since 1936.
Following an invitation to explore the museum’s archives and collections, de Waal’s resulting book and accompanying exhibition uncovered new layers of the family story. Previous publications include The Pot Book (2011), 20th Century Ceramics (2003), and de Waal’s critical study on Bernard Leach for Tate (1997).
Writers and poets have been constant touchstones for de Waal’s installations too – from Paul Celan, Emily Dickinson, and Wallace Stevens to John Cage and Walter Benjamin, most profoundly so for his solo exhibitions; their bright traces (2022) at the Gana Art Center, Seoul; a sort of speech (2019) and Irrkunst (2016) at Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin; breath, Ivorypress, Madrid (2019); the poems of our climate, Gagosian, San Francisco (2018); and Atemwende, Gagosian, New York (2013).

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Winston Churchill was a British statesman and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th century, leading Britain through its darkest hour during World War II.
Churchill was born in 1874 and was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst. He began his career in the British Army and later transitioned into politics, serving as a Member of Parliament for over 60 years. He held several government positions throughout his career, including as the First Lord of the Admiralty, Minister of Munitions, and Secretary of State for War.
During World War II, Churchill served as Prime Minister and played a key role in leading Britain through the war. He made powerful speeches that rallied the nation and inspired the British people to keep fighting, even in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. His speeches are widely considered to be some of the greatest in history, with phrases such as "Never give in, never give in, never, never, never" and "We shall fight on the beaches" becoming famous.
One of Churchill's greatest achievements as Prime Minister was his strong alliance with US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Together, they led the Allied powers to victory over Nazi Germany.
After World War II, Churchill served as Prime Minister again from 1951 to 1955 but was defeated in the general election. He remained an active Member of Parliament until 1964 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his six-volume memoir of the war. He died in 1965 at the age of 90.
Churchill's legacy continues to this day, with many seeing him as a symbol of leadership, courage, and determination in the face of adversity. He is often ranked as one of the greatest British Prime Ministers, and his speeches are still studied and admired by people all over the world.
Winston Churchill was a prolific writer throughout his life, publishing books on a wide range of subjects. One of his most notable literary achievements is his six-volume memoir, The Second World War, which he wrote during and after the war. The work, which was published between 1948 and 1954, provides a detailed and personal account of the war from Churchill's perspective, including his thoughts and decisions as Prime Minister. The memoirs were international bestsellers and were praised for their historical accuracy and Churchill's literary skill.
In addition to his memoirs, Churchill also wrote several other books throughout his life. Some of his most notable works include:
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<li>"The World Crisis" (1923-1931): A five-volume work that covers the period of Churchill's life from 1911 to 1928 and includes his thoughts on World War I and its aftermath.</li>
<li>"My Early Life" (1930): An autobiographical work that covers Churchill's childhood and early career.</li>
<li>"A History of the English-Speaking Peoples" (1956-1958): A four-volume work that covers the history of the English-speaking peoples from the Anglo-Saxon period to the end of the 19th century.</li>
<li>"Painting as a Pastime" (1948): A book in which Churchill reflects on his hobby of painting and its therapeutic effects.</li>
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Churchill's books have been widely read and praised for their historical accuracy and literary merit. They provide valuable insights into the mind of one of the most important figures of the 20th century and continue to be studied and admired today.

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Neil Richard Gaiman was born on November 10, 1960, in Portchester, England. He originated from a family of Eastern European Jewish descent. His father, David Bernard Gaiman, worked at their family chain of stores, while his mother, Sheila Gaiman, was a pharmacist. In 1965 the family moved to East Grinstead, West Sussex, where Neil grew up with a profound love for reading, beginning as early as age 4.&nbsp;
Some of his favorite childhood books include J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Batman, and other comics. Gaiman received early education at various church schools, including Fonthill School in East Grinstead, Ardingly College, and Whitgift School in Croydon.
When Gaiman began to outgrow comic books in his teenage years, he realized the lack of comic books for an older mature audience. He, therefore, decided to fill the gap himself. Although he wanted to write comic books, Gaiman had little idea how to go about it. Following his graduation from high school in 1977, Gaiman became a journalist writing articles for a number of renowned publications such as the Sunday Times, the Observer, Knave, and Time Out.&nbsp;
In March 1985, Gaiman married McGrath after the birth of their son Michael in 1983. The couple had two more children, Holly and Madeleine. In 1984, Gaiman wrote his first book, a biography of the band Duran Duran. He continued writing articles and interviews in magazines under pseudonyms. However, in 1987, Gaiman waved goodbye to journalism, stating, “British newspapers can make up anything they want and publish it as fact.”&nbsp;
Also, in the late 1980s, Gaiman published Don’t Panic: The Official Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Companion. Gaiman started writing comic books, continuing the series of Marvelman after its original creator and Gaiman’s friend Alan Moore abandoned it. After his impressive work on Marvelman, Gaiman was offered to write the limited series of Black Orchard and also to re-write an old character, The Sandman. From December 1988 to March 1966, Gaiman produced work on The Sandman, which was later collected in 12 volumes.&nbsp;
More significant comic works by Neil Gaiman include The Books of Magic (1989), Lady Justice, and Mr. Hero. The Newmatic Man, Teknophage, Tales of the White Wolf, Whatever happened to the Caper Crusader, as well as contributions to Wednesday Comics.

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Lloyd Bradley (born 21 January 1955) is a British music journalist and author. Born in London to recent immigrants from St Kitts, Bradley discovered Jamaican music during his teenage years while going out in the North London-based sound systems and created his own, named "Dark Star System," in the late 1970s.
He worked on several magazines in their early years, including Q and Empire for Emap Metro, and launched Big! for the same company. Together with Mat Snow, he developed Maxim for Dennis Publishing and worked on the launch of Encore magazine in 1994 for Haymarket. He then joined GQ as an editor, moving in 2003 to US company Rodale as an editorial consultant on Men's Health and Runner's World magazines.
Bradley is currently a freelance journalist and consultant for many titles. He is also working on a biography of George Clinton that sets P-Funk in its correct socio-political context. His journalistic contributions have been published in NME, Black Music magazine, The Guardian, and Mojo, among other publications.
Bradley's Bass Culture (2001) is a book on reggae music. He was an associate producer of the BBC2 series Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music. His 2013 book, Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital, received positive review coverage, described in The Independent as an "exceptional work [that] can sit proudly beside the author's earlier Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King, the definitive account of the glory days of the Jamaican music industry." Bradley is also a classically trained chef who divides his time between London and Florida.

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A breakout literary phenomenon and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection, 'milk and honey' in 2014. Next came its artistic sibling, 'the sun and her flowers', in 2017. These collections have sold more than 10 million copies and have been translated into over 40 languages. Her latest poetry collection, 'home body', debuted at #1 on bestseller lists across the world. As she has done from the very beginning, Rupi self-produced Rupi Kaur Live, the first poetry special of its kind, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2021.&nbsp;
Rupi Kaur has also graced the stage across the globe on world tours, performing her poetry across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the UK, Europe, and more. Intertwined with visuals, music, comedy, and anecdotes, Rupi performs her classic poems and unpublished pieces, tailoring each show to the city she visits.&nbsp;
Rupi’s work touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and migration. She feels most at home when creating art, performing her poetry onstage, and spending time with family and friends.

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Thi Bui (born 1975) is a Vietnam-born American graphic novelist and illustrator. She is most known for her illustrated memoir The Best We Could Do. Thi Bui was born in what was then Saigon, Vietnam, three months before the Fall of Saigon during the Vietnam War. She is one of six children; two older siblings passed away before her birth. She and her family were part of the wave of "boat people" from Southeast Asia, arriving at a refugee camp in Malaysia. They were eventually granted asylum in the United States and migrated there in 1978.
Bui has worked as a school teacher for years, having worked in schools in New York City and Oakland. She was one of the founders of Oakland International High School in Oakland, California, the first public high school in California for recent immigrants and English learners. There, she worked as an art and digital media teacher. Since 2015, she has been a faculty member of the MFA in Comics program at the California College of the Arts. Before her career as an illustrator, she had never had any experience with drawing.
The range of Bui's work often focuses on political and social issues. In 2017, Bui published her first graphic novel, The Best We Could Do, chronicling the life of her refugee parents and siblings' life in Vietnam before their escape after the Vietnam War and their eventual migration to the United States. The book delves into themes of immigration, war, and intergenerational trauma. She worked on the novel for over a decade.
The book received critical acclaim and several accolades, including the National Book Critics Circle and American Book Award. It was also a finalist for the Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work category, among others. In 2017, it made Bill Gates' top five book list. In addition, from 2017 to 2018, it was selected as UCLA's Common Book and was incorporated into its undergraduate program.
The same year, A Different Pond was published as a children's picture book. She worked on the book as an illustrator and collaborated with spoken word artist and writer Bao Phi for the project. A Different Pond went on to win the Caldecott Honor for illustration.
In 2019, she teamed up with acclaimed novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen for a new picture book titled Chicken of the Sea. Nguyen and Bui collaborated with their sons to create the story, with Nguyen and his son Ellison as writers and Bui and her son Hien as illustrators.
Since her debut work, she has written and illustrated short-form comics about many domestic political issues within the Southeast Asian community. Her next book, Nowhereland, will focus on the incarceration and deportation of Southeast Asian people in the United States. She is also working on a science fiction story about climate change in Vietnam and poorer countries.

Gregory White Smith (October 4, 1951 – April 10, 2014) was an American biographer of both Jackson Pollock and Vincent van Gogh. In addition to writing 18 books with Steven Naifeh, Smith was an accomplished musician, historic preservationist, art collector, philanthropist, attorney, and businessman who founded several companies including Best Lawyers, which spawned an entire industry of professional rankings.
His brain tumor, which was diagnosed in 1975, led to 13 brain surgeries as well as radiation and nuclear medicine treatments and experimental chemotherapeutic regimens. His search for cutting-edge medical care was profiled on CBS's 60 Minutes and recounted in his book Making Miracles Happen.
Jackson Pollock: An American Saga was published in 1990, winning the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. The Philadelphia Inquirer called the book "Brilliant and definitive ... so absorbing in its narrative drive and so exhaustively detailed that it makes everything that came before seem like trial balloons." Van Gogh: The Life, which Michiko Kakutani of The New York Times called "magisterial", was published in 2011 with a companion website hosting over 6,000 pages of notes.

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Emily Ratajkowski is an American model and actress known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and her role in the music video for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines." She has been featured in magazines such as Vogue, GQ, and Elle, as well as in campaigns for brands such as DKNY and Balmain. In addition to modeling and acting, Ratajkowski is also an advocate for women's rights and has been involved in the Me Too movement.
Ratajkowski was born in London and raised in California. She began her modeling career at the age of 14 and has since appeared in numerous magazines and campaigns. She has become known for her curvaceous figure and for her willingness to embrace her sexuality. Ratajkowski has stated that she loves being a "sexy, curvy woman" and that she enjoys being able to express her femininity through her work.
Ratajkowski made her acting debut in the film Gone Girl and has since appeared in several other films, including Entourage and We Are Your Friends. In 2017, she starred in the film In Darkness, as well as a lead role in the television series Easy. She made her Broadway debut in 2019, playing the lead role in the musical adaptation of The Spoils.
Ratajkowski is also an outspoken feminist and advocates for women's rights. She has been involved in the Me Too movement and has spoken out against the objectification of women in the media. She has also been vocal about her support for the Women's March and the Black Lives Matter movement and has spoken out in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Ratajkowski is a multi-faceted and ambitious individual who has used her platform to speak out on a range of social issues. She is an inspiration to many, and her success and advocacy have made her an icon of modern feminism.

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John Robert Lewis was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966 and was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington.&nbsp;
Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965, Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident which became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms.&nbsp;
The district he represented included most of Atlanta. Due to his length of service, he became the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. Lewis was one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in the House, serving from 1991 as a chief deputy whip and from 2003 as a senior chief deputy whip. He received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
John Robert Lewis was born near Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940, the third of ten children of Willie Mae (née Carter) and Eddie Lewis. His parents were sharecroppers in rural Pike County, Alabama, of which Troy was the county seat. As a boy, Lewis aspired to be a preacher, and at age five, he preached to his family's chickens on the farm. As a young child, Lewis had little interaction with white people, as his county was majority black by a large percentage, and his family worked as farmers. By the time he was six, Lewis had seen only two white people in his life.
Lewis recalls, "I grew up in rural Alabama, very poor, very few books in our home." He describes his early education at a little school within walking distance from his home. "A beautiful little building, it was a Rosenwald School. The community supported it; it was the only school we had. "I had a wonderful teacher in elementary school, and she told me, 'read my child, read!' And I tried to read everything. I loved books. I remember in 1956, when I was 16 years old, with some of my brothers and sisters and cousins, going down to the public library, trying to get a library card, and we were told the library was for whites only and not for coloreds."&nbsp;
As he grew older, he began taking trips to Troy with his family, where he continued to have experiences of racism and segregation. Lewis had relatives who lived in northern cities, and he learned from them that schools, buses, and businesses were integrated into the North. When Lewis was 11, an uncle took him to Buffalo, New York, where he became acutely aware of the contrast with Troy's segregation.
In 1955, Lewis first heard Martin Luther King Jr. on the radio,[ and he closely followed King's Montgomery bus boycott later that year. At age 15, Lewis preached his first public sermon. At 17, Lewis met Rosa Parks, notable for her role in the bus boycott, and met King for the first time at the age of 18. In later years, Lewis also credited evangelist Billy Graham, a friend of King's, as someone who "helped change me." Lewis also stated that Graham inspired him "to a significant degree" to fulfill his aspirations of becoming a minister.
After writing to King about being denied admission to Troy University in Alabama, Lewis was invited to meet with him. King, who referred to Lewis as "the boy from Troy," discussed suing the university for discrimination, but he warned Lewis that doing so could endanger his family in Troy. After discussing it with his parents, Lewis decided instead to proceed with his education at a small, historically black college in Tennessee.
Lewis graduated from the American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee, and was ordained as a Baptist minister. He then earned a bachelor's degree in religion and philosophy from Fisk University, also a historically black college. He was a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. As a student, Lewis became an activist in the civil rights movement. He organized sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in Nashville and took part in many other civil rights activities as part of the Nashville Student Movement.&nbsp;
The Nashville sit-in movement was responsible for the desegregation of lunch counters in the city's downtown. Lewis was arrested and jailed many times during the nonviolent activities to desegregate the city's downtown businesses. He was also instrumental in organizing bus boycotts and other nonviolent protests to support voting rights and racial equality.
During this time, Lewis said it was important to engage in "good trouble, necessary trouble" in order to achieve change, and he held to this credo throughout his life. While a student, Lewis was invited to attend nonviolence workshops held at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church by the Rev. James Lawson and Rev. Kelly Miller Smith. Lewis and other students became dedicated to the discipline and philosophy of nonviolence, which he practiced for the rest of his life.

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Antonio García Martínez is an entrepreneur, investor, writer, and tech industry veteran. He has had a long and varied career, beginning in the early days of the dot-com boom and continuing today. Early in his career, Antonio worked in a variety of roles at companies such as Apple, Microsoft, and Goldman Sachs.
At Apple, Antonio held a variety of positions, including working on the retail side of the business, developing software, and helping to launch the Apple Store. At Microsoft, Antonio was involved in the development of a number of products, including Windows 95 and Windows 98. After leaving Microsoft, Antonio founded Adify, a venture-backed ad network that WPP eventually acquired.
More recently, Antonio has become an investor, author, and thought leader in the technology and venture capital industries. He has invested in a variety of startups, including Twitter, Uber, and Stripe. He is also the author of the book Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley, which chronicles his experiences in the tech industry.
In addition to his work as an investor and author, Antonio is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. He has appeared on the TED stage, as well as at conferences including SXSW, DLD, and TechCrunch Disrupt. Antonio is often called upon to provide his expertise and insight into the tech industry, as well as his views on the current state of venture capital and startups.
Overall, Antonio García Martínez is an accomplished entrepreneur, investor, author, and thought leader. His wealth of experience and knowledge from working in and around the tech industry, combined with his excellent communication skills, make him a highly sought-after individual in the industry.

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Paul Graham is an entrepreneur, programmer, and essayist. He is the co-founder of Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that has funded over 2,000 companies including Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit. His career has been focused on technology and startups. He began his career as a programmer and software developer, working on various projects and startups. In 1995, he co-founded Viaweb, one of the first web-based companies that allowed users to create their own online stores. The company was later sold to Yahoo in 1998 for $49 million.
After the sale of Viaweb, Graham turned his attention to startup investing and mentoring. In 2005, he co-founded Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that provides funding, resources, and mentorship to early-stage startups. Y Combinator has since funded over 2,000 companies, many of which have gone on to become successful and valuable companies, such as Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit.
Paul Graham has several notable achievements in his career, including:
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<li>Co-founding Viaweb: Viaweb was one of the first web-based companies that allowed users to create their own online stores. The company was later sold to Yahoo in 1998 for $49 million.</li>
<li>Fellowship at Harvard's Society of Fellows: Graham is a Fellow at Harvard's Society of Fellows, a prestigious group of scholars who receive funding and support to pursue their research.</li>
<li>Helping launch successful startups: Graham has helped launch many successful startups through Y Combinator and has mentored many entrepreneurs. Some of the successful companies that came out of Y Combinator include Dropbox, Airbnb, and Reddit.</li>
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In addition to his work with Y Combinator, Graham is also known for his essays on technology and startups. He has written extensively on the startup ecosystem, the role of technology in society, and the future of the internet. His essays have been collected in two books, "Hackers &amp; Painters" and "Ansi Common Lisp." He continues to share his thoughts and insights on his website, paulgraham.com.

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Calvin Tomkins (born 17 December 1925) is an author and art critic for The New Yorker magazine. Tomkins was born in Orange, New Jersey. After graduating from Berkshire School, he attended Princeton University and received an undergraduate degree in 1948. He then became a journalist and worked for Radio Free Europe from 1953 to 1957 and for Newsweek from 1957 to 1961.
His first published contribution to The New Yorker was a fictional piece that appeared in 1958. In 1960 he joined the magazine as a staff writer. His earliest writing for the magazine consisted largely of short humor pieces. His first piece of nonfiction writing for the magazine was a profile of Jean Tinguely that appeared in 1962. In the 1960s and 1970s, he became a chronicler of the New York City art scene, reporting on developing genres and movements such as pop art, earth art, minimalism, video art, happenings, and installation art.
From 1980 to 1986, he was the magazine's official art critic, and his art reviews appeared in the magazine almost every week. From 1980 to 1988, he wrote the New Yorker's "Art World" column. As a New Yorker writer, he interviewed and wrote numerous profiles of major 20th-century figures from the art world and other fields, including Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Merce Cunningham, Buckminster Fuller, Philip Johnson, Julia Child, Georgia O'Keeffe, Leo Castelli, Frank Stella, Carmel Snow, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Frank Gehry, Damien Hirst, Julie Mehretu, Richard Serra, Matthew Barney, David Hammons, and Jasper Johns.
Tomkins has been married four times. His first wife was Grace Lloyd Tomkins, with whom he had three children. His second and third marriages were to Judy Tomkins and Susan Cheever (with whom he had one child). His fourth and current wife is fellow writer Dodie Kazanjian, who is both a Vogue magazine contributing editor and director of Gallery Met at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

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Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and political activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential intellectuals of the second half of the 20th century and one of the leading figures in linguistics. He is the author of more than 100 books on linguistics, war and politics, and mass media.
Chomsky is best known for his theory of generative grammar, which argues that the ability to learn and use language is innate and hardwired into the human brain. This theory has significantly impacted linguistics and influenced research in other fields, such as cognitive science and neuroscience.
In addition to his linguistics work, Chomsky is known for his political activism and critiques of U.S. foreign policy and capitalism. He has strongly criticized U.S. imperialism, U.S. interventions in Latin America, and U.S. support for authoritarian regimes. He has also written and spoken extensively about the role of the mass media in shaping public opinion and serving the interests of the powerful. In addition, Chomsky has advocated freedom of speech and democracy.
He is also known for criticizing the mainstream media and its role in shaping public opinion. He argues that the mainstream media serves the interests of the powerful rather than providing citizens with the information they need to make informed decisions about general issues. He has advocated for alternative media and independent journalism beholden to corporate or government interests.
Chomsky has significantly influenced the political left and peace and social justice movements. He has been described as "arguably the most important intellectual alive" by the New York Times and continues to be a prominent public intellectual and influential voice in political discourse.
In his political activism, Chomsky has been a vocal advocate for freedom of speech and democracy. He has advocated for alternative media and independent journalism not beholden to corporate or government interests. Chomsky has been critical of the mainstream media's role in shaping public opinion and often criticized the role of media in manufacturing consent.
Chomsky has been influential on the political left and has impacted various social movements and progressive causes. He advocates for workers' rights and has spoken out against poverty, inequality, and the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few. He has also been a vocal critic of the influence of corporate governance on politics and the democratic process.
He is also an advocate for peace and is a strong critic of U.S. military interventions and wars, arguing that these actions often result in the loss of lives and civil liberties, as well as hindering the progress of democracy around the world. Chomsky has also been a vocal critic of the War on Terror, arguing that the "war" has been used to justify a wide range of human rights abuses and has hindered the progress of democracy worldwide.
In summary, Chomsky is an influential voice in political discourse, and his activism and writing often focus on democracy, human rights, and media manipulation. He is a strong advocate for social and political change, and his work continues to inspire and inform many progressive political movements.

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Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is known as the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series.&nbsp;
Prior to Girls, Dunham wrote, directed, and starred in the semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. Her second feature film, Sharp Stick, written and directed by Dunham, was released in 2022. Her third film, Catherine Called Birdy, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022.&nbsp;
It was released in a limited release on September 23, 2022, by Amazon Studios, prior to streaming on Prime Video on October 7, 2022. In 2013, Dunham was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. In 2014, Dunham released her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's "Learned."&nbsp;
In 2015, along with Girls showrunner Jenni Konner, Dunham created the publication Lenny Letter, a feminist online newsletter. The publication ran for three years before folding in late 2018. Dunham briefly appeared in films such as Supporting Characters and This Is 40 (both 2012) and Happy Christmas (2014).&nbsp;
She voiced Mary in the 2016 film My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. On television, aside from Girls, she has played guest roles in Scandal and The Simpsons (both 2015). In 2017, she portrayed Valerie Solanas in American Horror Story: Cult. Dunham's work, as well as her outspoken presence on social media and in interviews, have attracted significant controversy, praise, criticism, and media scrutiny throughout her career.

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THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE RISE OF THE WU-TANG CLAN, AS TOLD BY FOUNDING MEMBER LAMONT “UGOD” HAWKINSThe Wu-Tang Clan are considered hip-hop royalty.  Remarkably, none of the founding members have told their story—until now.  Here, for the first time, the quiet one speaks.  Lamont “U-God” Hawkins was born in Brownsville, New York, in 1970.  Raised by a single mother and forced to reckon with the hostile conditions of project life, U-God learned from an early age how to survive. 

Charlamagne Tha God (born Lenard McKelvey; June 29, 1980) is an American radio presenter, television personality, and author. He is best known as the co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy and Angela Yee and as the host of his show Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Tha God. Charlamagne is also the host of the MTV2 show Uncommon Sense and Guy Code. In 2018, he released his book, Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me.
Charlamagne began his career in radio when he was working as an intern at a local radio station in South Carolina. After his internship, he became a full-time radio personality and began to gain popularity. Throughout his career, he has worked on various radio stations across the United States, including WKZQ in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, WPRS in Columbia, South Carolina, and WWPR in New York City.
In 2005, Charlamagne joined the nationally syndicated radio show, The Breakfast Club, with DJ Envy and Angela Yee. The show has become one of the most popular radio shows in the country and continues to be a staple of the radio industry. Charlamagne is known for his candid interviews with celebrities and sharp wit.
In addition to his radio work, Charlamagne has appeared on various television shows, including The Wendy Williams Show, Guy Code, and Uncommon Sense with Charlamagne Tha God. Charlamagne has also written two books, Black Privilege and Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on Me.
Charlamagne is known for his outspoken views and willingness to speak his mind. He has been credited with helping to shape the national conversation on topics such as race, politics, and culture. Charlamagne has become one of the most influential figures in the hip-hop and entertainment worlds and continues to be a powerful voice in the media.
Charlamagne has also become an advocate for mental health awareness and has helped raise awareness about the importance of mental health and its impact on one’s life. He has been an outspoken advocate for mental health, often speaking out about his struggles with anxiety and depression. He has also been a vocal advocate for social justice, discussing the need for criminal justice reform and racial equality.&nbsp;
Charlamagne has also become a successful entrepreneur. He co-founded the production company CThaGod World, which produces television shows and digital content. He has also invested in various start-up companies, such as the online dating site Bumble. He has also become a sought-after public speaker at various universities and conferences worldwide.&nbsp;
Charlamagne is an essential figure in popular culture, and he continues to use his platform to discuss important topics and bring awareness to issues that affect the black community. He is a powerful voice in the media and continues to be influential in the hip-hop and entertainment world.

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In 'Raw', Lamont U-God Hawkins shares his journey from a life of crime and poverty to becoming a successful musician. His story is a testament to the power of resilience and determination. It's a reminder that no matter how tough life gets, we can always bounce back and achieve our dreams.

The Power of Resilience

Hawkins' story shows how our environment can shape us. Growing up in the crime-ridden streets of New York, he was exposed to violence and hardship from a young age. This book encourages us to look at our own environments and consider how they're influencing our lives.

The Influence of Environment

One of the key takeaways from 'Raw' is the importance of staying true to yourself. Despite his fame and success, Hawkins never forgot his roots. He remained authentic and true to his identity, which is something we can all learn from.

The Importance of Authenticity

Music played a crucial role in Hawkins' transformation. It was his escape, his passion, and ultimately, his salvation. This book encourages us to explore our own passions and see how they can lead to personal growth and transformation.

The Role of Music in Transformation

In 'Raw', we see how the choices Hawkins made, both good and bad, shaped his life. It's a reminder that our choices have consequences and that we have the power to change our lives through the decisions we make.

The Impact of Choices

Lamont Jody Hawkins (born November 10, 1970), better known as U-God, is an American rapper and member of the hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He has been with the group since its inception and is known for his deep voice and rhythmic flow that can alternate between gruff and smooth.
Hawkins was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City. He moved to Staten Island as a youth. He was originally a beatboxer for Cappadonna and was friends with future members Method Man, Inspectah Deck, and a childhood friend of Raekwon. Sometime before the members united, U-God was mentored in rap by Cappadonna. He soon became friends with RZA and Ghostface Killah, and he began rhyming under the alias Golden Arms, based on the Kung-Fu movie Kid with the Golden Arm. Later on, he changed his name to U-God (which is short for his Five-Percent Nation righteous name, "Universal God Allah").
Around the time of Wu-Tang Forever, his two-year-old son Dontae (now a hip-hop artist as Intell) was struck by a stray bullet while on his way to a birthday party, suffering permanent damage to his kidneys and hands, an ordeal U-God documented on the Wu-Tang Clan track "A Better Tomorrow."

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