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3. On how Texas oilmen flaunted their new wealth: "[O]ne oilman wore a hundred-dollar bill as a bow tie; when asked, he would take it off and throw it in the air, then tie another. Another took to riding a pet lion to meet the mailman; yet another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Rich | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

Can you take him for walks? He doesn't like the outside. He likes living rooms and my library. He likes going in there and eating my Russian novels. When I go on vacation he comes home with me and we stay together in the house. He doesn't like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Groundhog Handler Doug Schwartz | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

It's often said, on the subject of underfunded entitlements, that we are "robbing future generations." This is not completely true. You can't literally steal, say, a vacation home from the year 2050 and plant it next to a beautiful lake in 2009. Nor can you beg, borrow or...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entitlement Myths | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

At 141 years old, St. Pancras railway station is London's new, hip gateway to Europe. Thanks to a recent billion-dollar refit, passengers awaiting high-speed trains to Paris or Brussels can sip champagne at the continent's longest bar, or eat oysters and caviar at a fine-dining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Proud Pound's Fall from Grace | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

Then there's Vail. Having known about the big upcoming losses, Thain nevertheless went ahead with a previously planned vacation to the Colorado ski resort, where he has a place. You really can't blame the guy - conditions were awesome! Vail and the rest of Colorado got absolutely hammered with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deeper Truth About Thain's Ouster from BofA | 1/25/2009 | See Source »

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