Yale Daily News

Updated: Friday, November 6, 2009 4:05 p.m.

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Meet Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

He has a Wikipedia entry about himself. But that shouldn’t be surprising — he’s the co-founder and current “de facto leader” of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Backstage: Tao Lin

Meet Tao Lin, Poet, Techy, Outlaw

Backstage: Douglas Coffin ’76

Meet Douglas Coffin ’76, Big Green Trucker Mobile pizza maker His oven can reach: Over 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Parties catered in a week: 30 or more (serving up to 100 people at each). Favorite topping on pizza: Bacon. Former catering business operated from: What is now Samurai. Favorite food: A nicely made turkey stock.

THIS BE ART: Alex DaCorte

This week, we introduce a new series of close-ups of art graduate students by Loren Olson. Pretty people shooting the breeze? We’re all hoping for some action.

Backstage: Santiago Mostyn '04

Meet Santiago Mostyn: mover, shaker, photograph maker Calhoun ’04

Backstage: Rufus Wainwright

Meet Rufus Wainwright, Canadian, son of Loudon Singer-songwriter extraordinaire

BACKSTAGE | Bun Sui Lai

MIYA’S CHEF, OWNER AND GASTRONOMIC VISIONARY Kill-gore fanatic Mamoun’s patron? People used to call him Chop Suey.

Do drugs without dying

Dressed in a pinstripe suit and an unbuttoned white shirt, Eddie Einbinder wears his black hair long, strongly resembling what a young Oscar Wilde might have looked like.

Backstage: Will Shortz

Meet Will Shortz, Crossword Editor of The New York Times NPR Puzzlemaster Aspiring Table Tennis Champion

‘Worlds Away’ is close to home

Visiting the “World’s Away: Suburban Landscapes,” Ogilvy and his professor, photographer John Lehr (whose work is included in the show), discuss why we pray in McDonald’s.

Backstage: Pierre Huyghe

Meet Pierre Huyghe, organizer, artisan, Frenchman

Backstage: Michael Linares ’09

Meet Michael Linares ’09, Altered state specialist, collector of children’s dinosaur paraphenalia

BACKSTAGE | Kevin Buckley '62

Meet Kevin Buckley ’62, Author, journalist, contributing editor at Playboy

Maher answers one question

Bill Maher’s publicist told us we could interview the man behind “Religulous.” Our reporter, however, was only given two questions. Here’s the first:

Backstage: Dr. Ruth

Meet Dr. Ruth, Author, teacher, sex guru