In a denouement worthy of Oedipus, SBC bought -- and usurped the moniker of -- its former parent, AT&T. As if to highlight how far Ma Bell had fallen behind her progeny, the deal was valued at one-fourth the $67 billion mustered, weeks later, to … [Continue reading]
Crash
It is a shallow endeavor to chronicle human behavior without accounting for the context in which it occurs. Butt-fucking your co-worker in the lunchroom while Sandy from accounting munches her microwaved hot pockets will likely garner derision. Yet … [Continue reading]
One Dick or Another
With Harry Whittington out of the hospital and back to the business of suing widows and orphans, it’s a safe bet we’ll soon forget the disbursement pattern and recoil characteristics of Dick Cheney’s Italian-made Perazzi firearm. But before we do, … [Continue reading]
Sopranos on Ice
Rick Tocchet played for six teams in his 18-year N.H.L. career. A four time All-Star, Tocchet is now an assistant coach under the legendary Wayne Gretzky. Or should I say was. Suspended by the league indefinitely, Tocchet surrendered to … [Continue reading]
State of the Union
After two decades as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan finally donned the cardigan sweater of retirement. Say what you will about the housing bubble, record deficits and the banking system’s time bomb of derivative securities, the man … [Continue reading]
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