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Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age Steve Knopper Free Pressr; 301 pages...
...than a poke at a handful of bad films. "For these movies to fail at this level, with these sorts of budgets and promotional efforts and this much talent involved" takes special effort, Wilson notes. "You look at a movie like Indiana Jones 4 and it's such a spectacular train wreck that it really does deserve recognition at some level...
...deal is that it has three quality point breaks right next to each other," says Nathaniel Calhoun, 29, a board rider from the U.S. who has surfed Robertsport many times. "It's unique. It's untouched." Add in great weather, spectacular beaches and villagers who'll invite you over for a seafood dinner, and that's loco Liberia, dude...
...hedge funds had to regularly liquidate assets, we would not see the spectacular returns reported in the past. One factor of the supposed success of hedge funds is their ability to report unrealized gains and to be flexible in liquidation, since investors who believe they are getting high returns are unlikely to withdraw their money. That was how Madoff was able to maintain his charade for so long...
...which the Washington Post might run in a controversial op-ed—is regularly published on Indian front pages with nary a raised eyebrow, certainly makes for more interesting media. Even Americans used to Bush’s chats with Bono might be shocked by the spectacular and celebrity-saturated character of Indian journalism. Opinionated, snappily-written news stories are a central part of this culture.But this very chumminess, this congenial and unabashed insertion of a viewpoint, is what makes the Indian media’s warmongering ways so risky. The ideal of true journalistic objectivity, fact firmly squared...