Bondage Lovers Happier, Less Anxious Asylum (hat tip Megan McArdle). Most people do look better in black latex….
Rottweiler fights dog to save boy BBC
Credit crunch: ‘It’s just the end of the beginning’ Sean O’Grady, The Independent
Ripping off two charts – Moodys mid year residential mortgage backed security performance update John Hempton
Lehman To Be Acquired by Tooth Fairy Ben Bitroff
Mortgage Applications Increase — or Did They? Paul Jackson
Citigroup Settles Charges of Widespread Theft of Customer Funds Jesse’s Cafe Americain (hat tip CKMichaelson)
The Great Gold, Silver Conspiracy Explained Michael Shedlock
Days of Rage in Streets Start Derailing Asia William Pesek, Bloomberg
Antidote du jour. This is Che via Evil Parallel Universe:
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Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky is full of feces, just like dog placed on table, yet, on quick inspection, this image initially seems dull, boring and entirely illogical, yet, the fact that it has left me in a state of bewilderment suggests that this absence of high quality is somehow appealing and thus, I am attracted to the sublime character qualities which are devoid of symbolism. This is art in a very pure form, i.e, complex, yet simple.
Hence, this simple and subtle allusion results in a complex metaphor which plays directly upon the exchange between Yves and Fred yesterday and thus the obvious disconnect between internet technology, print media and the loss of connections made by mans best friend.
It’s ok, I don’t get any of it either…