Tag Archives: michael lewis vanity fair

flowers in the dirt poor

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Dave

Economic bubbles are nothing new. It seems that any unchecked enthusiasm in life in whatever sphere eventually gets pulled down by gravity. The bubble, almost universally seems to be maintained by ignoring our own private information and being guided by … Continue reading →

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the fab four

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Dave

Is Occupy Wall Street an authentic movement or just a fad? Or, is the “real” just a metaphor for mass-produced and generic with an expiry date? Can an authentic movement lose its eternal qualities and become a fad? It is … Continue reading →

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cold off the press: money as a readymade

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dave

Its smooth. Its stretchy. Its waterproof. But is it a sex toy? It’s a Canadian thing. The days are short, its cold, but underneath the ice and wind, radical, intense passions refuse to be constrained by nature. We have been … Continue reading →

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play it again zorba: the crocodile cure

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Dave

Its a bit ambivalent.  Michael Lewis applying the screws to the Greek population. Fatuous moral righteousness with  the cruel guile that only Ugly American can muster.A targeted assassination of an un-people.  Not that descriptively the proof is in the pudding. … Continue reading →

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