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Cut to the Chase
The expression ‘cut to the chase’ was an offspring of the American film industry. Before ‘talkies,’ silent films spectacularly ended in chase sequences preceded by…
Relief at the Hen House
Morning workouts, afternoon naps and evening cocktails all qualify as relief outlets. So do weekend jaunts. The Hen Houses along New Jersey’s southern shore boast…
Derby Doubts
The city of Derby sits equidistant between the larger metros of Birmingham to the south and Sheffield to the north. This picturesque English city on…
The Wind in the Wheels
“Here today, up and off to somewhere else tomorrow! Travel, change, interest, excitement! The whole world before you, and a horizon that’s always changing!” Kenneth…
A Caravaggesque Week for Markets
Long before the tennis world had John McEnroe or Hollywood had James Dean, the art world had Caravaggio. The first of many to personify the…
Where the Boys Are (NOT) Unholy Spring
(Louise Sorel) “First my party's ruined, then my house is destroyed. Now someone's stolen my car.” (Alana Stewart) “As I've always said, Barbara, you throw…
A Buffet of Economic Delicacies
America's best buffet is so far off the Strip, it’s not even in Las Vegas. Ranked No. 1 last year in USA Today’s readers’ choice…
Now That’s Real Clear
Absorbing less light than anything on Planet Earth, pure water is our planet’s clearest substance. It’s all about H20’s molecular structure, which frees light to…
PMIs Booing Tariffs and Equities
Since the dawn of mankind, we’ve booed. Ancient Greece wrote the rough draft. At the Festival of Dionysia in Athens, the crowd voted on tragedies…
No Do-Overs in Life or in Monetary Policy
If you had the chance to start your life over as someone else, would you take it? That very question is posed by John Frankenheimer’s…
REWRITE!!
By November 2008, any director would have been screaming for a full rewrite, which insulted given the (near) perfect initial draft. Angelo Mozillo, Jimmy Cayne…
Say “I Do” to A Buyers Market
In 1965, a Chicago group laid one indelible single on the world. Performing since the late 1950s, The Marvelows’ original lineup included Melvin Mason, brothers…
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