The latest auctions here demonstrated how buyers have now split into two main groups: Longer-term investors who hold to more traditional notions of collecting and who tend to focus on Impressionist, modern and classic contemporary works; and short-term speculators, known as “flippers,” who busy themselves with cut-and-run deals in the red-hot market for emerging artists.
The Flappy Bird Fiasco
Success may not be the only reason for existence, but if you make a game that people love, you damn sure deserve some.
Is It Immoral to Watch the Super Bowl ?
The boy’s coaches, and later his parents, ran onto the field. Smelling salts wouldn’t revive him. Eventually, an ambulance appeared. Sean was convinced that he’d killed the boy. He began to cry. But what Sean remembers most vividly was the way, right after the tackle, his teammates kept slapping his helmet, as if he’d just done the most heroic thing ever, which, in a purely football sense, he had.
Is Art Really a Good Investment ?
Art is, quite possibly, the least commoditised asset in the investment universe, offering the potential for great returns but also—as is rarely explained by its market proponents—subject to enormous risk.
How to Resolve the Fiscal Problems of Southern Europe?
As the Greek case shows, citizens cannot endure privations for a long period of time.
A very interesting chronological review of the events that undermined Baltic republics which then spread to the Southern Europe.
