As has been widely reported, Bruce Springsteen missed out on an Academy Award Nomination for his song The Wrestler from the movie of the same name (Rolling Stone).
Of course, Bruce already has an Oscar in his cabinet – he was rightfully awarded one for Streets of Philadelphia in 1993. But after having won this year’s [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Culture’
January 29, 2009
No Beautiful Reward For Bruce
November 6, 2008
Glomgolds Thoughts VI
Many companies have seen their profits decline during this credit crisis, but not luxury companies. I find this exciting, why is this? It could be due to a growing middle and upper class in Asia, but I think it´s a shift in standards and taste as well.
The economic report of LVMH, with brands such as [...]
November 5, 2008
The New Leo
According to both Fox News and The New York Times, President-Elect Obama has offered Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) the position of White House Chief of Staff. According to Fox he has accepted (Fox, NYT).
For a lover of The West Wing, any man in this position will be measured against Leo McGarry.
Rahm Emanuel, like McGarry, is [...]
October 18, 2008
Glomgolds Wish List
As the tourbillon complication is beginning to look “ordinary” among connoisseurs (Good luck finding a tourbillon watch for under $40 000), the new things they come up with are extreme!
The tourbillon is a complication that makes the escapement and balance wheel on the watch constantly rotate in a cage to counter the effects of gravity. Invented in [...]
October 16, 2008
Madonna & Guy Ritchie To Divorce
Madonna and Guy Ritchie are divorcing (The Financial Times).
In recent years England has emerged as the jurisdiction that is most friendly towards the the financially-weaker party in a divorce. Since White v White (2001) an equal split in the starting point. Furthermore, prenuptial agreements are not legally binding. This has made London the ‘Divorce Capital [...]
October 1, 2008
Steinbeck? Hemingway? F. Scott Fitzgerald?
In an interview with the AP, the Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, which is responsible for choosing the Nobel Laureate in Literature, said that American literature is “too isolated, too insular” to compete for Nobel Prizes (The Associated Press, Svenska Dagbladet).
Sweden has won seven Nobel Prizes in Literature. That is remarkable considering its size. [...]
September 25, 2008
The New Gay?
David Zucker, the man behind the Naked Gun movies and other masterpieces, claims being Republican in Hollywood is “the new gay” (The Times).
He should try being Republican in Europe.
Do check out his upcoming movie An American Carol (IMDB, Official Website), which promises real right-wing laughs.
JDR
September 22, 2008
Financial Terrorism!
In response to Mr Glomgold’s post on the possibility of financial terrorism (The Zanzibar Gazette), I recall watching the mini-series The Company (2007) (IMDB).
It is an excellent production which is a semi-real account of the history of the CIA. The viewer also follows the KGB, whose leader Starik develops a ‘masterplan’ to destroy the United [...]
September 21, 2008
Rogue Trader
Recommended: an interesting perspective on the financial crisis from from the original rogue trader, Nick Leeson (The Guardian).
Nick Leeson was the man who brought down Barings, a British bank founded in 1762, by loosing £827 million and manipulating records to conceal his losses.
Sounds interesting? I also recommend the movie based on his experiences, Rogue Trader [...]
