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“Where is Nakamura?” says Rene Kesselring, a perspiring gray-haired man with tiny golden rooks stitched on his tie, as he checks his watch. “We need Nakamura!” It’s a humid fall night in
It’s an unseasonably warm afternoon in Palo Alto, California, as Silicon Valley’s hottest whiz kid hurries down the street. Mark Zuckerberg, slight and bushy-haired, strides quickly past the tree-lined shops and cafes.
The first storm of summer is rolling toward the Jersey Shore, and for Randy Townsend that means one thing: Surf. A lean 26-year-old with spiky hair and freckles, Townsend cuts expertly through
Click. An obese nerd burps a tune into a soda bottle. Click. A gawky teen puts fireworks into his mouth and lights them. Click. A deer suckles a horse. Like millions of
“Did someone order a lap dance?” It’s after midnight at the sleek Redwood Room club in San Francisco, and a towering transvestite in a slinky red dress and black feathered hat is
When the Eagle lunar module touched down on July 20, 1969, all eyes were on astronaut Neil Armstrong. But Stan Lebar’s ass was on the line. A young electrical engineer at Westinghouse,
In the real world, Philip Rosedale is a thirty-eight-year-old with California Ken Doll good looks — peppery hair and bright blue eyes, faded jeans and a loose beige sweater. He sits at
“There are repercussions for the choices you make,” said Sam Houser, cofounder and president of Rockstar Games. It was October 2002, and I had been granted a rare interview with the gang
Charlie. It all started with Charlie. As in Chester Charlie Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park. His band’s infectious mashup of rap and rock had made it the most high-profile act in
The world’s most unlikely genius club meets in a sprawling adobe retreat amid the piñon scrub and juniper trees in the hills above Santa Fe. The lean physicist in baggy shorts and
