Friday, May 18 2012
Sergio Leone: Something to Do with Death
Britain’s pop culture knight, Christopher Frayling, offers the definitive biography and interpretation of the Spaghetti Western maestro, Sergio Leone.
Monday, August 31 2009
The (Indie) Music Industry Is All Right
The media is too preoccupied with the funeral arrangements of the mainstream music industry to celebrate the life that is happening elsewhere.
Monday, August 10 2009
Your Brain is the New Factory Floor
"[M]ore and more, 'production' -- that word my fellow economists have worked over for generations -- has become interior to the human mind rather than set on a factory floor..."
Monday, July 27 2009
Teens Don’t Use Twitter (and Why Should They?)
Star intern Matthew Robson’s report on teen Internet use has one key takeaway: for teens, the Internet is fun, and that might be all that it is.
Thursday, May 21 2009
The Myth of the Rational Market
How silly we were to believe that investors always acted with predictable rapacity and efficiency.
Monday, May 18 2009
Whither MySpace?
Like good nightclub promoters, MySpace sought out the ladies, then created an experience that everyone enjoyed. But is the party coming to an end?
Friday, March 27 2009
Panic! The Story of Modern Financial Insanity
In a sense, panic is an imprecise word to describe the emotion of financial crashes; paranoia better suits.
Friday, January 9 2009
Depression Modern
Americans can't afford to spend like they used to, but is frugal living ever really going to become trendy?
