In an article about how important the Bubble Economy has become for US Industry, Eric Janszen argues that the Media has become at best bystanders and more often cheerleaders for “the next big thing”. He notes that Media had failed to signal the problems with the last two economic bubbles – the Internet Boom ending in 2000 and the more recent Housing Bubble. He cites…
It is stark and unrelenting. Call it collateral damage. Greek tragedy. Yet like Confessions of an Economic Hitman, it is vulgar. I speak of the humbling of Colin Powell whose reputation has been wholly tarnished by himself and by the “Commander” he served. Read not so much the article but the following commentary on this story of who Colin Powell will endorse in the upcoming Presidential election. The…
PBS is featuring on Masterpiece Theater every Sunday a series of Jane Austen productions. If you have any love of true romance these are stories not to be missed. No, they are not flawless – Persuasion on January 13th and Mansfield park at 1 1/2 hours were just too short for the underlying stories. Much had to be implied or just edited out. In contrast,…
The results of the South Carolina primary seems to indicate that voters have repudiated BillnHill (or Billary, as NYTimes Frank Rich calls them). Barack Obama’s victory by 24 points with a huge turnout appears to be major tag against the BillnHill tagteam. Also key endorsements help Barack. But the two headed monster that is BillnHill may yet hood and wink. The time before February 5ths…
BillClinton over the past 2-4 years had built up a stellar reputation for statesmanship and non-divisive politics. Item, Bill had worked not once but twice with President George Bush Sr on the Tsunami Aid Fund and then on the Katrina Aid campaign. Bill had even praised the relationship and decried on Charlie Rose’s TV program those that would not see the bi-partisan opportunity and the…
Here is a bit of widgetry available for free from Yahoo (caution they watch what you watch and record the selfsame Google-like.) For general stock quotes and weather I find the widgets innocuously helpful. Then again I may have to take a fifth on this recommendation.
Toronto served up Nuit Blanche on the last weekend in September 2007. This was the second year of an event that got started in 2007. The premise is simple – sponsor artshows and happenings throughout downtown Toronto at various museums, galleries, and public venues. Generate carriage trade. Scotiabank was again the sponsor this year And again the weather co-operated very nicely with Indian Summer warm…
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Captain Jack Aubrey and Spymaster Stephen Maturin are the matching pieces in this historical novel. It is remarkable that English literature has two series, Horatio Hornblower and Aubrey + Maturin both set in the same era and of such great quality. Desolation Island tells you why the era of the dawning Enlightenment, European Wars and Industrial Revolution was so tempestuous... and on a prison ship voyage to Australia. Such drama!