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Culture & Trends
2010 Mavericks
These 16 game-changers in the worlds of entertainment, politics, fashion, and technology would rather leave the slogans for the suckers chasing their own long tails. Which makes sense: Being visionary means setting your sights beyond the horizon, on the things yet unshaped and unnamed. read more
October 2010
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- culture and trends,
- critical eye,
- 2010 power list,
- 2010 Mavericks,
- Justin Bieber
Culture & Trends
The Gay Mayor of Gator-Ville
Craig Lowe was just elected the first openly gay mayor of Gainesville, home of the University of Florida. But not before a campaign that treated voters to hate speech, homophobic clergy, bathroom hysteria, and, because it's Florida, a recount. read more
April 20, 2010
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- culture and trends,
- news and politics,
- mayor,
- gay,
- gay mayor
Style & Advice
Suit Up—Or Shut Up: Charles Oakley on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in NBA Style
Check out the photo gallery to see which players, coaches, owners, and announcers meet Oakley's sartorial standards—and who fouls out. read more
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- style and advice,
- rules of style,
- NBA,
- Basketball,
- Charles Oakley
The Daily Details
Why So Many Boys Are Playing With Barbie—And Hung Like Ken
Why are boy fetuses born as girls? Why are birthrates of boys falling behind all scientific projections? Why are newborn males' genitals getting smaller and more, uh, female-like? read more
Thu, 10/29/09 AT 1:35PM
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- masculinity,
- news and politics,
- sex and relationships
Culture & Trends
Bullshitter's Guide To Wall Street Compensation
Details.com doesn't know bull from bear when it comes to Wall Street bonuses—though we prefer the former. As any good trader will tell you, ignorance is no reason not to go long. read more
October 28, 2009
The Daily Details
"You Be Illin'," The Musical? Run-DMC to Bring Their Adidas to Broadway
Memo to all those who proclaimed that hip-hop is dead: It's far worse than that. The heart of rap is still beating, and it's giving life to an ungodly creation: a Broadway musical about Run-DMC. read more
Thu, 10/22/09 AT 1:19PM
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- music and books,
- musicals,
- rap,
- run-dmc
Celebrities & Entertainment
Bullshitter's Guide To The Lost Symbol
Don't want to bother actually reading The Lost Symbol? Use the Bullshitter's Guide to skate by. read more
October 12, 2009
The Daily Details
Six Million Reasons You Should Think Twice Before Friending Auschwitz on Facebook
Auschwitz has changed its profile picture. . . . Auschwitz has challenged you to a quiz. . . .Auschwitz has thrown a snowball at you. read more
Wed, 10/14/09 AT 2:51PM
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- auschwitz,
- culture and trends,
- facebook,
- nazis
Culture & Trends
2009 Mavericks
Sure, the term took a bit of a beating over the past year. But as anyone with a Twitter feed and a yes we did T-shirt knows, there's a world of difference between calling yourself a maverick and bringing about the kind of change that actually qualifies you as one. These days, a wave of reinvention is washing over media, politics, science, and entertainment—much of it thanks to the 19 men and women in the fourth annual Details "Mavericks" portfolio. read more
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- culture and trends,
- critical eye,
- 2009 power list,
- 2009 Mavericks,
- jason kilar
Culture & Trends
The 2008 Power List
"The Power 40" reflects this whiplash-inducing volatility. Many of the usual suspects have been replaced with an array of wild cards and agents of change. A home-wrecking home-run hitter? Check. Tech guys who have all of tweendom a-Twitter? Yup. Buddhists with bombs? Uh-huh. This year proved you can never be sure of what comes next (hell, Chinese Democracy finally showed up, didn't it?). The whole point of power, after all, is to keep 'em guessing. read more
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- culture and trends,
- critical eye,
- 2008 power list
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