Media

Newspeak or Bankspeak?

by Ted Karsch | September 16, 2008

The parallel I find most striking between the language used by financial executives and the language used by the fascists in 1984 are what Orwell referred to as “Newspeak”.

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Economy

Real Estate Dispatch: Today in Real Estate – Focus on Foreclosures, 3-27-07

by Joshua Dorkin | March 27, 2007

Foreclosures Legislators call for new foreclosure measures, Boston.com “‘This is a crisis in Massachusetts, a crisis created by the proliferation of subprime loans,’ said state Senator Jarrett Barrios, a Democrat who represents districts from Cambridge to Revere. Subprime loans are high-interest mortgages offered to borrowers with credit problems. Barrios is the sponsor of one of [...]

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Commentary

Living Among Celebrities in New York

by Bea Chenowitz | December 6, 2006

Living in New York City can be a strange experience. Your life as a nobody can literally intersect with the lives of the rich and famous. It’s probably the same everywhere else, but because of the city’s population density (8 million crammed into 5 boroughs) and its concentration of celebrities, this can feel more intense. [...]

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Blogs

New York Times Blog “The Walk Through” Shuts Down

by Joshua Dorkin | September 12, 2006

After recently launching two new real estate pages to their site, Great Homes and The Home Finance Center, the New York Times announced yesterday that they would no longer be operating their real estate blog. Apparently the NY Times couldn’t focus on all three areas of their site at one: As you may have noticed, [...]

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