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If you’re looking for a good laugh over the weekend, you might try Dow 36,000 by James Glassman, just hired as custodian of the George W. Bush legacy (hat tip Scott). It’s about the new strategy for profiting from the huge rise in the stock…

Hat tip Accelerating Future.

As I mentioned earlier this week, I am actually on a two-week holiday in Simcoe County, Ontario, just 90 minutes north of Toronto.  We went to the Elmvale Jungle Zoo, an amazing place that has a huge variety of animals. It is really a…

Why is it that Jon Stewart, a comedian, has become the most able and trusted voice of investigative journalism into finance on television?  He spoke with the French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, something I find remarkable given…

Here is a clip from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart that highlights Lenny Dykstra, the former baseball player turned financial guru.  To my mind, it really puts the bubble years into perspective. By the way, I am a Boston Red Sox…

In America tomorrow is July 4th, which is a big celebration.  For a lot of people it means fireworks.  But, fireworks are actually pretty dangerous.  So before you go out and buy those illegal M-80s, you need to watch this…

Love him or hate him, Michael Jackson was an extraordinary performer. His death is as shocking as Elvis’ 32 years ago. Rest in peace. Here are some videos I got via Mashable. Tragically, Farrah Fawcett has also died. Rest in peace.

This is the new Winston Churchill biopic hitting theatres. By the way, Churchill was of American descent by way of his mother (Wikipedia says he was the first foreigner made an honorary citizen of the U.S. as well).

For you Star Trek fans, here is a little weekend preview of what to see.  It’s Star Trek vs. Wolverine at the box office this weekend.  It might be a nice break from stress tests and employment reports.  Enjoy.

OK, well this is just an actor in a comedy skit from Saturday Night Live getting angry.  But, it is pretty funny.