Tropic Thunder is very funny! Given my travels in the past month, I am falling a bit behind … Continue reading “Tropic Thunder is very funny!”

It will never displace traditional news, but Twitter is excellent for confirming earthquakes and other disasters, natural and … Continue reading “Interesting unforeseen application of social networks”

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are privately owned and run government sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Fannie Mae was founded … Continue reading “Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac: How we got here and what to do next”

While I was disappointed with the graphics and the multiplayer play, I really loved the depth of the … Continue reading “I just finished Grand Theft Auto 4!”

I had the pleasure of organizing a redux of my last entrepreneur dinner in Paris in September 2006. … Continue reading “French Entrepreneur Dinner”

Dan Ariely shares with his readers the results of dozens of experiments where he tested people’s decision making … Continue reading “Predictably Irrational is fascinating”

When a friend of mine gave me this book saying I would love it, I was a bit … Continue reading “Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda by Roger Vadim is surprisingly entertaining”

I expected a book in the line of Freakonomics or The Undercover Economist and the first chapter brilliantly … Continue reading “Discover Your Inner Economist is disappointing”

I am extremely blessed to be spending my summer vacation in a gorgeous setting in a very expensive … Continue reading “The Life Philosophy of Money”

It has become widely accepted that our brains and bodies are plastic. We can largely shape them through … Continue reading “The Plasticity of Personality and the Power of Extroversion”

Tell No One is a fantastic French thriller playing in select theaters in the US. Francois Cluzet plays … Continue reading “Tell No One is the French Fugitive”

By Stephan Trano A few years ago, while working on one of my books, I asked my close … Continue reading “A second with Fabrice”

You have to watch this! It’s so inspiring and touching!

If you are a super smart programmer hell bent on world domination looking to live new adventures surrounded … Continue reading “OLX wants you!”

I can’t believe I coined a movie the best superhero movie ever twice in the same year, but … Continue reading “Batman: The Dark Knight is the best movie of the year so far!”