The Bonfire of the Vanities

     Whether it be writers, painters, sculptors, musicians, or photographers, artists all over the world have striven to show people their views of the world, of people, and even of the universe itself. Throughout history the creative urge of man to present to fellow men a different perspective or representation of life-or even the afterlife-has surfaced time and time again in the form of artwork. Sometimes it comes through genius and complexity, full of meaning and symbolism

Introduction: The term ‘realism’ has a long history but the formal trend beginning with mid 19th century Anglo- Francophone writers, depicting contemporary life and society as it was, or is, authors opted for depiction of everyday life and banal activities and experiences, instead of a romanticized or similarly stylized repetition. But now the Post-realist aesthetics situated within a Baudrillarean realm of ‘Simulacra’ has come to dominate much of

Hidden flaws in strategy Charles Roxburgh The McKinsey Quarterly, 2003 Number 2 After nearly 40 years, the theory of business strategy is well developed and widely disseminated. Pioneering work by academics such as Michael E. Porter and Henry Mintzberg has established a rich literature on good strategy. Most senior executives have been trained in its principles, and large corporations have their own skilled strategy departments. Yet the business world remains littered with examples of bad strategies

SHEILA BAIR ... FDIC [Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.], established 75 years ago in the Great Depression. ... How does it feel being head of FDIC during another grand crisis? It 's a very important place to be right now. We 're getting a lot of media attention, and I think that 's positive because I think the FDIC is all about public confidence. That 's how we maintain the stability with people having confidence in our brand and our insurance guarantee, and I think we 've done that fairly successfully