Category Archives: Capitalism

The omnipresence of the superficial

A number of years ago, I began to notice a new layer of “career” occupations on top of occupations I recognized as solid and necessary. Sort of like thick foam on top of coffee that used to be just coffee … Continue reading

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“…unpleasant and not very attractive…” Oh, really?

From Harper’s Weekly Review: “Among the very rich is a higher percentage of unpleasant and not very attractive people,” said the president of Bard College, defending his attempts to raise funds from Jeffrey Epstein. A good assessment, Leon Botstein, aforementioned … Continue reading

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When it comes to electronics, I passed my shelf life a while ago

Let me introduce this painful topic by telling you a little tale from years ago, a tale involving a television set. Years ago, I was walking home from my Tribeca office when I found myself veering into a big electronics … Continue reading

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