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...most elaborate. At its creative height, it had a 13-piece orchestra and guest circus acts, including sword swallowers and trapeze artists. There was also lots of familial repartee between Bozo and his clown sidekicks. In 1990 five years of tickets were given out in just five hours via a phone hot line that logged 27 million calls within Illinois alone...
Meanwhile, the entire analyst community is under siege, essentially charged with fueling the irrational ascent of worthless stock via questionable buy recommendations that enriched analysts and their firms. Internet pinups Meeker at Morgan Stanley and Henry Blodget at Merrill Lynch each earned about $15 million for their bullishness in 1999--while those who listened paid dearly. Now we demand accountability...
Once upon a bubble, a couple of high school buddies, smooth Kaleil and nerdy Tom, started a business called govWorks.com Their good idea was to end infuriating lines at places like the motor-vehicle offices by letting us pay routine fines and fees via the Internet. The company attracted giddy amounts of venture capital, employed 200 people at its height and went belly up inside of two years. This gripping documentary doesn't exactly say what went wrong, but the pain and puzzlement of its principals as things inexorably fall apart is palpable and saddening...
THAT'S EDUTAINMENT This week the Smithsonian Institution debuts a uniquely immersive installation at its Discovery Center in Washington. Titled "Vital Space," the 2,400-sq.-ft. facility introduces audiences to "the wonders of the human body" via a 48-ft.-wide screen and 50 interactive consoles with which the audience can control the outcome of a sci-fi adventure. Hint: the Martians...
...they're in the awkward position of having to prove a negative: Can they show that they haven't done anything that has personally enriched them via the stock market? No, because nobody could. That's why Bush's statement on his first day in office was exactly right: He said he expected members of his administration to act legally and ethically, adding "This means avoiding even the appearance of problems." If he meant it, he needs to enforce...