NERD DISCOVERS WHICH DAY WAS ICE CUBE'S GOOD DAY http://andreawoo.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/nerd-discover-exactly-which-day-was-ice-cubes-good-day/ Continue reading →

The Return of Young JeezyWe spend some quality time with Da SnowmanBy Amos Barshad on January 26, 2012I'm at a studio on the west side of Manhattan, where Young Jeezy is scheduled to shoot a music video. It's dead quiet: White guys in streetwear are walking softly around editing suites; a flat-screen is noiselessly flashing the DVD menu page for Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Then Jeezy rolls in. He sets himself up in a fluorescent-lit conference room, where an on-call barber has been waiting. And while Jeezy's draped in a "BET Hip Hop Awards 2011" barber cape, a swirl of activity — a circle of publicists, stylists, and cronies — forms. Along with a string of other reps, Def Jam senior VP Shawn "Pecas" ... Continue reading →

World Economic Forum Davos 2012 Coverage of the global event dedicated to worldwide communication and improvement. Continue reading →

Behind Every Great Woman As more women earn high-level corporate roles, more husbands are staying home, raising the kids, and changing the rules Bare Escentuals Chairman Leslie Blodgett with husband Keith and son Trent in their Tiburon (Calif.) home Photograph by Jake Stangel By Carol Hymowitz Among the 80 or so customers crammed into Bare Escentuals, it’s easy to spot Leslie Blodgett. It’s not merely her six-inch platform heels and bright magenta-and-blue dress that set her apart in the Thousand Oaks (Calif.) mall boutique, but her confidence. To the woman concerned she’s too old for shimmery eye shadow, Blodgett swoops in and encourages her to wear whatever she wants. With a deft sweep of a brush, she demonstrates a new shade of blush on another ... Continue reading →

BY JOHN D. MCKINNON StoneMor Partners LP, the publicly traded firm that specializes in running cemeteries, expects to see handsome profits in coming years as baby boomers age and die. But unlike its largest rivals, its corporate tax bill from the federal government will be zero. StoneMor is among the many businesses organized so they don't pay a penny in federal corporate income tax. And yet such firms don't employ an army of accountants to shield profits in complex tax shelters. Their enviable tax position is perfectly legal and has been encouraged by Congress and state governments. Known as pass-throughs, these firms pass along ...BY JOHN D. MCKINNON StoneMor Partners LP, the publicly traded firm that specializes in running cemeteries, expects to see handsome profits ... Continue reading →