Archive: Culture
New documentary coming Oct 7th: “Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged”
September 20, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The Ayn Rand Institute has helped sponsor the production of a new documentary titled Ayn Rand and the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged. Written and directed by Chris Mortensen, it is "a feature-length documentary film that ... »More
Celebrity Ayn Rand fan: PayPal co-founder Luke Nosek
August 14, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
From a new article in The Independent about a Silicon Valley startup being backed by the founders of PayPal:
Polish-born Nosek, 36, worked on supercomputers at the University of Illinois in the early 1990s, then entered ... »More
John Hospers, R.I.P.
June 16, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Pro-liberty philosopher John Hospers -- who was a personal friend of Ayn Rand in the 1960s and the first presidential candidate for the Libertarian party in 1972 -- passed away on June 12, 2011.
I ... »More
“I Am John Galt” book now available on Amazon.com
May 13, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
The new book I Am John Galt by Donald L . Luskin and Andrew Greta is now available for purchase on Amazon.com.
We plan to publish a full review soon at the Atlasphere. Don't wait ... »More
CNBC interview with John Allison
May 12, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
CNBC has published an interesting new interview with John Allison about his foundation, which awards $2 million to universities if they create a class on capitalism and make Atlas Shrugged required reading.
Allison is a very ... »More
Fred Cookinham’s NYC “Ayn Rand walking tours” featured on NPR
April 27, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Atlasphere member and columnist Fred Cookinham was recently interviewed by NPR about his NYC Ayn Rand walking tours. Congratulations to Fred on this recognition of his fine work, promoting awareness of Ayn Rand's life, history, ... »More
Atlas Shrugged novel hits #10 on Amazon’s bestseller book list
April 16, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Yesterday's release of the Atlas Shrugged movie has pushed sales of Ayn Rand's classic novel into the #10 spot for bestselling books at Amazon.com.
Further, Atlas Shrugged has been in the top 100 for 267 days ... »More
On getting your girlfriend to read The Fountainhead
April 16, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Echoes of the TIME online article about the Atlasphere have been ricocheting around on a few websites lately. This comment at Hot Air seemed worth highlighting:
I suggested to two girlfriends in college that they read ... »More
WSJ: Remembering the real Ayn Rand
April 14, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
Writing at the Wall Street Journal, Donald Luskin has an excellent article "Remembering the Real Ayn Rand" that begins by discussing the new movie:
Tomorrow's release of the movie version of "Atlas Shrugged" is focusing attention ... »More
Hedge-fund manager Barry Colvin raises funds for ARI outpost in NYC
February 25, 2011 - Posted by Joshua Zader
A new article in the Wall Street Journal begins:
Forget tea leaves: Wall Street is turning to Ayn Rand for guidance.
Hedge-fund manager Barry Colvin has raised $60,000 to start a Greater New York outpost of the ... »More
