Plus: George Clooney Takes on Trump
Even the football-agnostic should feel free to tear into the rip-roaring excerpt VF posted today from John Talty’s new book, Lane Being Lane: The Story of Lane Kiffin, College Football’s Agent of Chaos. Kiffin, who’s currently the head coach of the Louisiana State University Tigers, is, to put it mildly, a colorful figure—the kind of person who inspires his colleagues to say things like this: “Most coaches have a conscience. But Lane Kiffin is not that guy.” In the excerpt, Talty charts how Kiffin moved between two other gridiron powerhouses—the University of Alabama and Florida Atlantic University—with characteristic ease and decorum. Just kidding! The juiciest part comes when another former coach remembers the sage advice head coach Nick Saban once gave him about Kiffin: “You’ve got to keep Lane away from the girls that are in college. Just keep him away from the sorority girls. Make sure they’ve graduated college or are working a job.”
Yikes! In perhaps more glamorous news, VF has launched our fall film festival live blog, which will bring you visuals and insights from the season’s top-three Oscar launch pads: the Venice, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals. More tomorrow!
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HILLARY BUSIS
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Kiffin has run a lot of plays on the way to the top, some for better, and some that backfired. An exclusive excerpt from Lane Being Lane: The Story of Lane Kiffin, College Football’s Agent of Chaos, details his rocky transition from Alabama to FAU. Read more
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SEASON OF THE WITCH
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STYLE
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By Jack Holmes
Ed Zitron isn’t concerned about our AI revolution turning into a murder-robot nightmare. He’s warning that the companies involved are spending insane amounts of money that they will never make back—and that the rest of us will suffer the consequences. Suddenly, he’s a YouTube phenomenon, and the biggest institutions in financial media are inviting him to make his case. Read more
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The legendary actor arrived to accept a lifetime achievement award and spoke to press about his career, his family, Trump’s America, artificial intelligence, and the climate.
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