OK, this is just not fair. How is ANYONE expected to get through an issue like this in just one week? Much less get ahead in back issues when faced with a doozy like this? I know, I know, it covered a major world event -- the demise of Osama bin Laden -- but I would be interested to know how much content this issue would have had anyway. Certainly it was hard to choose articles to skip, although I did decide that an exploration of whether the US should remain in Afghanistan was good for a pass, considering the decisions that have been made since it was published. However I pretty much read everything else. The article about PepsiCo was interesting, if predictable -- although I'm not sure if edible drinks and drinkable snacks are going to catch on, at least not in my house and circle of friends. As usual, Malcolm Gladwell did not disappoint in his article about innovations and people who had the vision to take inventions to practical use; the article was probably even more poignant given that Steve Jobs' legacy has been so thoroughly discussed in the media since his death (five months after this article appeared) .But my favourite article -- especially since my kids are huge fans -- was Anthony Lane's profile of Pixar. I have been watching a lot of "Cars" and "Cars 2" these days, and hearing about the perfectionist attention to detail that is given to every scene in those movies gave me a whole new appreciation of them. While the article covered the craft of animation quite a bit, I found it paid short shrift to the movies' writers, whom I think deserve commendation for creating movies that are at once entertaining for kids and adults alike -- from little kids to parents to grandparents and everyone in between. I never fully appreciated this until I experienced some of the truly bad children's programs and movies out there. Pixar movies really are in a league of their own, and not just in terms of animation. You inspire me, Pixar movie writers.
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