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That's a wonderful question, but you know I'm not going to answer it. I grew up in Demopolis, Alabama, where my parents and grandparents taught me you don't ever talk about how much money you have or how much things cost or how much you make. My grandparents would roll over in their poor graves if they heard me talking like that...
...that had taken place at the Carpenter Center the preceding Thursday. Identity plays a central role in Tan’s work, which is not surprising considering the artist’s background. Born in Indonesia to a Chinese-Indonesian father and a Scottish-Australian mother, Tan grew up in Australia and now lives in Amsterdam. In “Kingdom of Shadows,” Tan explores how images help contribute to a sense of self. A former Nazi in the film describes how his first encounter with pictures of Auschwitz defied his entire worldview. Tan also interviews...
...surprise that she decided to tone down the dancing and crank up the serious for the accompanying music video. This of course means weathered faces, long shadows, extremely slow-moving shots, and puppets. But these puppets are like the gnarled, ugly ancestors of the cuddly Muppets you grew up with. Seemingly carved out of wood, the husband and wife puppet duo have expressions of almost unbearable sadness etched unchangingly into their faces. It’s a very creepy and powerful effect, especially when coupled with the woman’s rag-like clothing. Here’s the story...
...scale of the losses the short-sellers would have to absorb grew rapidly as they scrambled to acquire the shares necessary to cover their positions and cut their losses. The stock price soared as it became clear that there simply wasn't enough VW stock in the market to meet demand - short-selling investors had borrowed around 13% of VW's stock, but only 6% was trading freely, the remainder being held by Porsche and the state government of Lower Saxony...
...percent to 6 percent of GDP between 1986 and 2006. Banking, insurance, and property, meanwhile, came to represent 26 percent of GDP by 2006. At the core of this transformation was the spectacular growth of Iceland’s three main banks, Glitnir, Landsbanki, and Kaupthing, all of which grew at impressive rates following their deregulation in 2000. Much of the borrowing for these banks and Icelandic society more generally came from the continent, where rates were especially low. The money would then be converted into the local currency, the krona, and invested for a higher return in real estate...