Tag: Economy
Why This Economic Downturn Is Merely The Next Step
With the recent volatility in the financial markets and the drastic losses some of us have suffered financially, (which may include a lack of a job or your debts spiraling out of control) some of you might be tempted...
The Descent of Modern Theater.
In it simplest form, theater is the idea of relaying a story between actors and an audience. Its appeal until now has been its ability to transform audiences and actors alike, as well as challenge notions and to offer...
Holiday Shoppers avoid trampling each other this year.
When the mob finally learns to behave itself...
If you've looked out the window today you will realize that the whole world has gone shopping, even those without money (otherwise known as faux shopping...). Seeing that shopping is a national...
It’s confirmed. You are going to spend the rest of your life unemployed and disillusioned.
When the statistics start to point to some grim realities what are you going to do?
Just released from the labor department is the dour news that your life is going to remain perilous, miserable and stoked...
Wall st invents a new way to make more money- your death.
When gambling about your imminent death sets bankers panting…
Concerned that they are not making nearly as much money as they once used to banks have now figured out a new way to make money- essentially it’s betting on when...
AIG- We’re glad AIG finally discovered how real capitalism works.
The fun things you can get away with while everybody is looking.
There used to be a time that behaving mischievously or irresponsibly used to be frowned on, or at the very best something you did behind closed doors....
A Bohemian’s Guide to Surviving the Recession.
The big bad Recession is everywhere you look these days and those who least expected it, are feeling the pinch. While normal middle class families are struggling to make ends meet with everyone in the family needing to...
The Unconventional Lifestyle of a Cocaine Dealer. Part 2.
The Unconventional Lifestyle of a Cocaine Dealer. Part 1.
For anyone who has ever wondered where all the kids get the energy, the chutzpah to misbehave and the vitriol to cross the line one only ever need to sit in...
Why the Yuppie is finally on the way out.
There is an idea in American culture that one can be who they want to be, or rather who they should aspire to be. Such desires are often informed by the things one sees in department stores, fashion magazines...
The Economics of Fame: Has the Celebrity Bubble Burst?
To fabricate celebrity costs money. To exploit it costs even more. The more money in the industry the more it seems are the numbers of celebrity. So what happens to the conveyor belt of mass talent in a bad...
Recession Depression: Why Reality (TV) Bites.
"I need to stop spending like an heiress", she said as she exited the cafe on the corner. Who she was I haven't the faintest; she hardly looked like an heiress. But she did leave this scallywag to ponder:...
Looking for Guevara on Canal st.
Traveling to Canal Street, I descend from the Botoxed, done-up face of Time Square capitalism into the bowels of the American economy. For if Time Square is an expression of the American dream to drive fancy cars, drink expensive...
