Prefab Rehab
When Becky LaChance and Jarrett Rice move into their new home in Benbrook, Texas, this fall, it will look like no other house on the block. Designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, who is also known as the creator of teakettles and toilet brush...
The Improbable Dream
A few years ago, Bill Gates wrote seductively of “friction-free capitalism,” a happy system in which technology unites producers and consumers with ultimate efficiency. And you might think of Jeremy Rifkin as an advocate of “frictio...
Saying No to Microsoft
What do the U.S. Department of Defense, the city of Munich and the radical President of Venezuela have in common? All three are ditching Bill Gates. More and more governments are turning to open-source software like Linux as a cheaper, more flexible ...
Serving Up Support
In 2000, Andre Agassi’s family was rocked when his sister Tami and mother Elizabeth were diagnosed with breast cancer within months of each other. “It was a rude awakening,” says the tennis star, who took time off from the tour to suppo...
25 Years Ago At Microsoft
GEEKS’ REVENGE Just 25 years ago, these folks were undatable. Look what’s become of Microsoft’s original staff members–and their estimated worth
BILL GATES , co-founder. Now: chairman; EW: $62 billion
PAUL ALLEN , co-founder....
Ever Wonder: Wu Am I?
Always wanted to be a member of the Wu-Tang Clan but were afraid your name wasn’t cool enough for the likes of Ol’ Dirty Bastard? Quit worrying. Everyone can get a complimentary Wu Name–denoting your status within the multiplatinum rap grou...
Notebook
WINNERS & LOSERS
[WINNERS]
ELMER PRATT Black Panther, conviction overturned, gets $4.5 million. Time to go Republican
DICK WOLF Law & Order producer gets five more years. Downside: five years of D.A.’s “Se...
