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Indian Actress Raageshwari, Ayn Rand Fan

May 5, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
A new article in the Times of India delivers yet another beautiful Indian celebrity who is an admirer of Ayn Rand's work: Singer, actress, and anchorwoman Raageshwari. It is Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged which ... »More

Atlas Shrugged Movie to Come in Multiple Parts?

April 27, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
More on the development of an Atlas Shrugged movie, in an announcement from the Objectivist Center: "Atlas" Movie One Step Closer! The Inside Scoop April 27, 2006 -- The effort to film Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged has ... »More

Atlas Shrugged Movie: Lionsgate Moving Forward

April 27, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
New Individualist editor Robert Bidinotto reports that Lionsgate is moving forward with its plans to produce the Atlas Shrugged movie: According to Variety, "Ray" producers Howard and Karen Baldwin believe they've cracked the challenge of turning ... »More

Rand Fan: Tennis Star Billie Jean King

April 26, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
A squirrely review of HBO's new Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer includes this bit: For these early years, Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer sticks close to the story lines laid down in ... »More

‘Celebrity Rand Fans’ Issue of New Individualist

April 19, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
It looks like the next issue of The New Individualist will be devoted to the many big-name celebrities who have expressed admiration for Ayn Rand's writings in recent years: For a preview of some of the ... »More

Interview with Whole Foods’ John Mackey

April 2, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
We've mentioned before that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is a fan of Ayn Rand's novels. Today I stumbled across an interview with Mackey (actually, because the interviewer had linked to our blog) from ... »More

Major Media Interviews with Tal Ben-Shahar

March 23, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
We've mentioned here before that Tal Ben-Shahar's positive psychology class was getting a good deal of coverage in the Harvard Crimson. Ben-Shahar founded the Harvard Objectivist Club in the 1990s and is currently an instructor at ... »More

Bank Won’t Lend When Eminent Domain Is Involved

March 13, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
A terrific AP article in this morning's San-Antonio Express News: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- On its face, it appeared to be an odd decision for a banker, to turn down business on a principle that most people ... »More

Greenspan Authoring Autobiography

March 10, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From an article at CNN: Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan believes that there will be a major independent candidate for president from the nation's political center, according to a published report. In an interview with ... »More

Saul Williams: Atlas Shrugged Changed My Life

February 22, 2006 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From an interview at Alternet.org: Saul Williams has been acclaimed as the 'Hip Hop Poet Laureate' and for good reason. On stage and on paper he captures a true MC spirit and establishes a furious, hypnotic ... »More