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Mike Daisey disappears, then reappears

Disgraced Apple commentator Mike Daisey's new show appears to be a disappearing act -- possibly a recurring one.

The performer, who stars in a one-man play he wrote called "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," briefly disabled his Twitter account and made his public blog private, as first noted by The Next Web. Daisey has been keeping a low profile after it was revealed in March that he had made up details for his play, which purported to be an eyewitness account of suffering at the factories in China where iPads and iPhones are assembled. … Read more

One-man show to depict Steve Jobs' career

Monologist Mike Daisey plans to perform at the Berkeley (Calif.) Repertory Theatre early next year in a monologue called, "The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs."

Although details are fairly scant right now, the theater wrote on its site that the monologue will "dive into the epic story of a real-life Willy Wonka whose personal obsessions profoundly affect our everyday lives." Daisey will also travel "to China where millions toil in factories to create iPhones and iPods."

On his home page, Daisey specifically addressed tech journalists (that would be me, I guess) who have … Read more