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Was Madoff’s operation a hedge fund?

The New Neo Posted on January 29, 2009 by neoJanuary 29, 2009

Starting with this comment in a previous thread about Madoff, a discussion ensued about whether the operation he ran that turned out to be a Ponzi scheme could be called a hedge fund. Here are some definitions of “hedge fund.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Replies

Updike At Rest

The New Neo Posted on January 28, 2009 by neoJuly 25, 2015

John Updike has died at seventy-six. In the last decade or two, his work had increasingly grappled with issues of aging and death, so perhaps his actual death should come as no surprise. But somehow it does—as it may have … Continue reading →

Posted in Literature and writing, People of interest | 16 Replies

Oh, drat

The New Neo Posted on January 27, 2009 by neoJanuary 27, 2009

I guess I missed out again.

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Madoff and his sons: walking the perp walk alone?

The New Neo Posted on January 27, 2009 by neoDecember 29, 2011

Bernie Madoff ran quite the little family business. Back in the happier, headier days of 2000, son Mark is quoted as saying: All of his family members grew up with this being our lives. When it is a family operated … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe | 25 Replies

Jackie Kennedy, that dress, and Robert Frost

The New Neo Posted on January 27, 2009 by neoJanuary 27, 2009

Here’s more on that beautiful Grecian-inspired dress of Jackie Kennedy’s, the one I thought would have looked nice on Michelle at Obama’s inaugural ball. A reader and friend kindly sent me the following photo of Jackie wearing the dress at … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion and beauty | 11 Replies

Senator Winfrey: the politics of celebrity and identity

The New Neo Posted on January 26, 2009 by neoJanuary 26, 2009

When governors have been called on to appoint senators in the past, they’ve tended to stick with party regulars and other established politicians. But I suppose, after the serious consideration given to neophyte Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Clinton, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Pop culture | 36 Replies

But the real question is…

The New Neo Posted on January 24, 2009 by neoJanuary 24, 2009

…will she still wear it?

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Tale of the camps: Guantanamo, al Qaeda, and Saudi re-education

The New Neo Posted on January 24, 2009 by neoJanuary 24, 2009

It should come as no surprise that one of the released Guantanamo prisoners has set up camp as deputy head of al Qaeda operations in Yemen. How these people must laugh at our delicate—and self-destructive—sensibilities! One of the things in … Continue reading →

Posted in Terrorism and terrorists | 127 Replies

Those Crayola colors and the 50s childhood

The New Neo Posted on January 24, 2009 by neoJanuary 24, 2009

The other day I came across this chronology of Crayola crayon colors. Although I must confess that Crayolas were something I hadn’t thought of in decades, it all came back in a rush. First there was the initial pack for … Continue reading →

Posted in Me, myself, and I, Painting, sculpture, photography, Pop culture | 26 Replies

Obamaphiles: it’s only love, and that is all

The New Neo Posted on January 23, 2009 by neoJanuary 23, 2009

Here’s a rapturous account of Obama’s inauguration from ex-uber-editor Tina Brown (hat tip: Ann Althouse.) Remember, as you read it, that the author was once at the helm of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, among other credits. Brown’s fulsome … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting philosophical: life, love, the universe, Obama | 80 Replies

Another sign that our civilization has taken a very wrong turn

The New Neo Posted on January 23, 2009 by neoJanuary 23, 2009

Wigs for dogs.

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Posted in Pop culture | 15 Replies

Obama and the detainees: reversing Bush?

The New Neo Posted on January 22, 2009 by neoJanuary 22, 2009

Barack Obama has wasted no time reversing some of President Bush’s most controversial policies concerning the interrogation, imprisonment, and trials of foreign terrorist detainees. Or has he? If you read the linked article carefully, you’ll see that the thrust of … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Obama, Terrorism and terrorists | 57 Replies

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