Boring Post Plugging Other Stories

But they're not boring stories! One reason that there have been fewer posts than at some points in the past is that with my column running on The Big Money most weeks ... well, there's only so much I have to say. Sometimes I respond to reader comments about those columns here, but mostly I can't even keep up with that.

So, for those who've missed my Deep Thought On The Pressing Matters of our time, I'll just take a second to direct anyone who's interested to a couple of recent stories I've liked. One's about the ass-covering talents of Angelo Mozilo, the chief of the late, unmourned Countrywide and possibly the most evil man in American business this side of Madoff--and yes, I emphatically include the folks who ran Enron in this calculation. Mozilo's worth writing about because while the never-ending financial crisis continues to receive attention, the cynicism of the people who made it happen, with Mozilo at their head, is already receding into memory.

On the other hand, no one will claim that Michael Jackson has not received enough attention (especially me; I have never owned "Thriller" and am not rushing to buy it now). But I don't think I've (yet) seen another story on Jackson, the Oscars best picture expansion, the "Winner Takes All" economy, and Chris Anderson's "Long Tail" theory. All in one go.