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Walter Isaacson
on with kara swisher
Sept. 18, 2023
Walter Isaacson on Almost All the Criticism of His Elon Musk Book Kara Swisher grills the author on his new biography and tries to get him to admit whether or not he actually likes Musk.
x-tremely online
Sept. 11, 2023
stop the presses
Sept. 11, 2023
The Journalist and the Billionaire Walter Isaacson, schmoozy icon of the Old Media elite, has written a biography of Elon Musk, who despises all of those things.
on with kara swisher
Mar. 15, 2023
Walter Isaacson on Whether Elon Musk’s Ends Justify Being Mean Kara Swisher talks to the Musk biographer about what he observed shadowing the billionaire, how Musk compares with Steve Jobs, and much more.
Why Molecules Are the New Microchips Walter Isaacson on the tremendous upsides (and potential tremendous downsides) of the gene-editing revolution.
vulture recommends
Oct. 1, 2014
8 Books You Need to Read This October Marilynne Robinson, Walter Isaacson, Jill Lepore, and five more.
Aaron Sorkin Might Write the Steve Jobs Biopic “It’s called an iPod.” “An i-what?” “iPod.” “Pod?” “Pod. iPod.” “An iPod.” “Yes.”
Steve Jobs Warned Obama: You’re Gonna Be a One-Termer A few things to expect from Walter Isaacson’s forthcoming biography of the Apple founder.
media deathwatch
Feb. 10, 2009
The Media Says Au Revoir to All That HarperCollins is laying off staffers, the Toronto ‘Metro’ is written by interns, and approximately 41,000 media jobs have been slashed since the start of the recession. But things are looking up in France!
early and often
Aug. 27, 2008
Denver Dispatch: ‘Newsweek’ Throws DNC’s Top Party, With Sean Penn and … Walter Isaacson Cameron Crowe told J.J. Abrams that it brought back memories of being with Led Zeppelin on tour.
the industry
Oct. 15, 2007
Dame Helen Mirren Now Also a Madam Plus industry news on Marisa Tomei, Eric Idle, and Albert Einstein.