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New York City’s East Village is the kind of place where you might not be surprised to find a vegan ice cream shop. And until today there was one — Stogo’s on Second Avenue.
This New York Times article by Maggie Astor (who just happens to be my daughter) tells us why today was the [...]
I got a message on Facebook yesterday “Graham, I just want to ask you why you get so interested in American politics. It seems crazy to us, so I wonder why do you care so much?”
A while later I was told that a co-worker arrived at a clients yesterday 11/6 USA time and was [...]
The reality of many works of art have been irrevocably changed due to Sandy. Dealers, curators and artlovers are reeling. Apart from gallery and dealer losses, much art has also been lost in private collections.
Today MOMA conservators and speakers from the American Institute for Conservation Collections Emergency Response Team (AIC-CERT), will provide suggestions and [...]
Today the Australian government, announced via a Tweet from the Australian Treasurer a forecast surplus of $1.1 billion. Howls of outrage from the mainstream media who had been in lockdown and unable to publish the details until an hour later.
An hour later Australia discovered that the surplus would come, inter alia, from a cut [...]
The massive crowds that followed Barack Obama four years ago in his run for the presidency are nowhere to be seen this time around. Obama’s campaign managers haven’t even bothered to stage such events. Instead, they have Candidate Obama appearing on television – David Letterman, The View, and probably before this is all over, he’ll [...]
”œShoot first, and aim later.” That’s how Barack Obama described Mitt Romney’s reaction to the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead, including the US Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. Romney’s criticism ”“ that the US (read Obama) apologizes to its enemies rather than stand up to them ”“ [...]
Mississippi State Rep. Andy Gipson (R.), the man who denounced gays by quoting from the famous biblical passage on homosexuality found in Leviticus (20:13), has refused to retract his remarks. Mr. Gipson wrote this morning on his Face Book page, ”œTo be clear, I want the world to know that I do not, cannot, and [...]
The US economy is on the road to recovery, right? That’s what all the economists and financial analysts say. Unemployment has dropped down to 8.3%, unemployment claims are now at a level last seen in 2008 before the economy fell off a cliff, almost all the TBTF banks have just passed the recent Fed stress [...]
Here was Rush Limbaugh at the opening of his radio show yesterday, commenting on the controversy that arose over his describing a young woman who testified before a Congressional committee a “slut” and a “prostitute”.
Oh, yeah, I’m gonna deal with this. I’m gonna deal with it. I think this is hilarious. Absolutely hilarious. The [...]
The time-honored advice brokers have always given their investment clients is to ”œdiversify, diversify, diversify!” It’s the basic law of investment ”“ Investment 101 you might say ”“ never put all your eggs in one basket. Which is why it is so odd to see the CEO of one of the largest investment funds in [...]
The world is running out of money. If money is credit, and credit relies on confidence, there is not enough confidence in the financial system to supply the world with the money it needs. Since the initial credit crisis struck in 2008, credit and money have been withdrawn from the system in such staggering amounts [...]
I was nine years old at the time. We were in school one morning when our teacher was called away. This was a very unusual occurrence. We sat quietly waiting, and when teacher returned, she was crying and shaking uncontrollably. All of us were worried and confused ”“ teacher had never acted this way before. [...]
Stock markets around the world reacted with horror this week to the news that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has ordered that the terms of a proposed EU rescue package worth €130 billion should be voted on by the Greek people in a national referendum. The Nikkei, the German DAX index, the French CAC-40, and [...]
If you are a Republican running for president, what should be your opening line of attack ”“ the one thing the voters should remember as your biggest concern? The lousy economy? The lack of jobs? The federal deficit? The war in Afghanistan?
If you’re Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, how about leading off with the [...]
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