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Yet that sentiment is not as common as it once was. As recently as five years ago, many wealthy Vietnamese officials took pains to disguise their net worth; they rode motorbikes to work and turned assets into gold bars that were hidden in their modest homes. "Society was not in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spoils of Capitalism | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

More than 10 years ago, a retired truck driver named Teri Horton bought a painting for $5 at a yard sale. The purchase became exceptional when a friend suggested that it might be a work by Jackson Pollock and the international art community took notice. Even more exceptional, however, was...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Potentially Pollock? | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

The first purchase I made when I got a check for $100,000 was a Mercedes for $100,000. I didn't have money left over for insurance and gas.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Mark Wahlberg | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

It takes a tough and rugged disposition to be a minor celebrity.Take Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton’s buxom, collagen-enhanced best friend, who briefly dated Nick Lachey and then promptly released a sex tape starring none other than Ray-J, Brandy’s little brother.Kim Kardashian, I...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Taken from the C-List: My Adventures at Fashion Week | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

Ambulance driver Hussein Mohammed (not his real name) never knows which van he'll get when he arrives for his shift at the dispatch center in downtown Baghdad. The ten vehicles on the lot are a mix of imports, including Nissans, Toyotas and Mercedes. If he's lucky, Mohammed will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hell on Wheels | 2/7/2007 | See Source »

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