A Nod From Carney

May 12, 2008

A very nice mention of my Diller piece from John Carney of DealBreaker.com.


Conde Nast Portfolio, June 2008

May 12, 2008

The Confessions of Barry Diller.

The media mogul almost lost it all in an epic battle with partner John Malone. Now he talks about what went wrong —and how he plans to reinvent himself one more time.


A Nod From Kottke

May 11, 2008

Jason Kottke gives a nod to the Dylan piece in Vanity Fair.


VanityFair.com, 4/17/08

April 17, 2008

Matthew Pressman of Vanity Fair cites The Britney Economy in a piece about her cultural significance.


Conde Nast Portfolio, April 2008

April 14, 2008

The Escort Economy

A back-of-the-pillowcase analysis of just how big the high-end call-girl business really is.


Inside Dylan’s Brain

April 8, 2008

My Vanity Fair piece on Bob Dylan’s brain. Such as it is.


BloggingHeads.TV Appearance

April 8, 2008

Here I am with Dan Gross of Newsweek in our second BloggingHeads.TV appearance.

Financial Instrument ABCs


New York magazine, 3/31/08

March 24, 2008

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The Bank Job

How Jamie Dimon resisted the quick and dirty temptations of Wall Street and put himself in perfect position for the deal, or maybe steal, of the century.


Conde Nast Portfolio, March 2008

March 19, 2008

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Cubs Calculus

A back-of-the-napkin analysis of how much investors might be willing to pay for Chicago’s beloved underdogs.


NYmag.com, 3/19/08

March 19, 2008