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The Voyeur's Motel
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Long read in which Gay Talese meets with Gerald Foos, a motel owner in Colorado who has taken his voyeurism to a bit of an extreme...
Rather intriguing, and a good long read...
Link: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/11/gay-talese-the-voyeurs-motel
Capitalism run Amok
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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All our customers are big-time Capitalists. Some of them, the more attentive ones, are aware of my unvoiced socialist leanings. I would never confess to them, but I'll share with you...
examples....: Capitalism Run Amok, Double Irish Arrangement, Uber, Goldman Sachs,
Art as a Commodity
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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And this article following the Panama Papers leak on how Mossack Fonseca assisted it's wealthier customers in hiding and laundering money through Art purchases. Wondering why that Picasso is breaking all records? It might not be as straightforward as you think...
Link: Panama Papers on How and why the very rich buy art, Nazi Looted Modigliani
Previously: Art as Commerce
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