TV Talk: Comedy Catastrophes
I saw a few of the many many new comedies, and I was not impressed by most of them: The Times reporters Bill Carter and Brian Stelter...
Professional Forecasters and the June 2013 FOMC Meeting
Government Caught Lying About Spying Again
Government Lies About Spying Again and Again … Here’s What’s REALLY Going On Government Officials Fail Honesty Standards of 12 Year...
Saturday Night TV: 50 Years of Doctor Who
Click through for videos: Fifty years of Doctor Who: how I fell in love with a timelord 28 Sep 2013:As Doctor Who celebrates its...
16 Inspirational Quotes From the Late, Great Steve Jobs
On the second anniversary of his death, here are 16 inspirational quotes from the late, great Steve Jobs: 16 Inspirational Quotes From...
10 Weekend Reads
My longer form reads for the weekend: • Dallas Fed’s Richard Fisher: Money Makes the World Go Round (Texas Monthly) • The Pixar...
Crisis Chronicles: The “Not So Great” Re-Coinage of 1696
Sting’s 60th Birthday Party
Sting’s 60th birthday party Beacon Theatre, New York October 1, 2011 Sting and Robert Downey Jr – Driven to Tears ~~~ Sting...
Succinct Summation of Week’s Events (October 4, 2013)
Succinct Summations week ending October 4, 2013. Positives: 1. Despite the government shutdown, equity markets were pretty calm,...