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BRILLIANT CAREERS

Salon, the Webby-winning daily zine, produces a weekly feature that is consistently intriguing, well-written, and beautifully designed. Sponsored by Lexus, each "Brilliant Careers" column profiles the personality and achievements of someone who has significantly affected Americans' experience of the world. The choice of subjects is wide- ranging. Cultural icons like Aretha Franklin, Martha Stewart, and Mr. Rogers coexist with an eclectic mix of artists, writers, scientists, sports figures, and lesser-known but just plain interesting people, such as Ina May Gaskin, the woman credited with "almost single-handedly inspiring the renaissance of midwifery in the United States," and this week's subject, Robert Moog, inventor of the electronic synthesizer that has "radically changed the way music is made." The photo accompanying each profile, along with a bit of the text, is transformed into an electronic postcard and archived on the site. (The full text of the article is archived, as well.) Take it from an e-card connoisseur: The cards are as fabulous as the profiles.

Mon, 01 May 2000 03:41:07 -0700

Submitted by: Lois Ambash