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Fame has now turned to shame. In January, with Haiyan on the brink of bankruptcy, the provincial government fired the 55-year-old entrepreneur as plant manager, charging him with incompetence. What had gone wrong? For one thing, Bu misjudged a craze for Western-style suits and ties. He imported machinery that could produce 300,000 Western suits a year, but by the time he got it working, the market had shrunk. Moralized one Communist Party official: "Bu was overwhelmed by the honors given to him by the state and the people...
...Four of the ten highest prices ever paid at art auctions have been fetched by Van Gogh's works during the past two years.The Dutch artist has long been revered for his mesmerizingly bright colors and thick, curvy, even violent brushstrokes, but some experts think the sudden Van Gogh craze defies explanation...
Another puzzle that the exhibit depicts the long history of is the dexterity puzzle. This very simple puzzle--with four balls in a circular maze--caused a craze in the 1880s almost on the scale of the Rubik's Cube fad a century later. The object was to put the four balls in the center of the maze, or place the "pigs...
...nation should take note of the Homer Hanky craze. Every day, hundreds of loyal citizens line up outside the local newspaper to get 50 cent hankies. Homer Hankies are being tied around baby bottoms, flying from flagpoles and, most importantly, waving in the Dome...
...hope this boom goes on. I think it's delicious," Johnson said, discussing Boston's recent building craze. "I trust it. I love it. I know you'll do it right," he said of the city and the architectural decisions it faces...