Where are all the good shows?
I am sick and tired of cable television. There are truly a thousand channels in my network, each of which offers nothing of value. The bulk of today’s programming is made up of reruns of old baseball games, cooking shows and shows from the 1970s and 1980s, mixed in with reality talent and teen pregnancy programs. The only thing worth watching these days is the on-demand reruns of “The Wire” and “The Sopranos.” The reality is that reality shows and made-for-TV movies have killed television. I know that the summer is slow and that all the new shows start after Labor Day, but, man, is there nothing to watch? It […]
Readers, beware:
The hedge fund industry welcomed the news from Washington that the SEC had voted to lift the ban on general solicitations. While the jury is still out on how this will affect the industry and investors, it clear that many service providers – not just lawyers — are chomping at the bit to get their two cents in on the issue. The ink was not even dry on the vote before “Client Alerts” appeared in the inboxes of both existing and would-be hedge fund professionals on what managers should do now that they can advertise. Most of the “Alerts” were not from law firms, but from accountants, public relations firms, […]