Monthly Archives: May 2012
Ball point pen on today's newsprint I've long been an admirer of Gustav Klimt, more for his drawings and draftsmanship than his decorative paintings. I'm planning a pilgrimage to the Neue Galerie in New York, dedicated to the art of early twentieth century German and Austrian art, where they are Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the birth of the great artist. The centerpiece of the show revolves around Klimt’s portrait and preliminary drawings of the Viennese socialite Adele Bloch-Bauer. related links: Today's NYT article - click here The riveting tale of the great artist and the young socialite by the always interesting David Apatoff - click here ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint In the days leading up to the Facebook initial public offering, Morgan Stanley may have contacted and shared their negative research analysis with a select group of clients and institutional investors while simultaneously being responsible for increasing the public offering, increasing the price and selling to unsuspecting mom and pop investors (zuckers.) Senator Jack Reed wants to investigate if that's fair. I can save the Senator some time. It's not. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on today's newsprint Newark's mayor, Cory Booker was very candid on Meet The Press this Sunday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXpALlY4SVU From the looks of this nearly four minute clarification, maybe a little too candid for some. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsdD3AvSgVQ ...
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