Perkins’ Picks

http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/2009_09/shiller032.html
In 2000 (the same year I took one of his econ classes at Yale), Robert Shiller said the dot-coms would go bust. In 2005, he said the housing boom would cause a recession. Wouldn’t you like to know what Mr. Bubble has to say today?

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “MR BUBBLE”, url: “http://thrasherfunds.com/blogs/blog/2009/09/mr-bubble/” });

COME ON, IT’S KATE MOSS’S BOYFRIEND, OF COURSE HE IS COOL…

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “HONOR ROLL: The Kills - U R A Fever”, url: “http://thrasherfunds.com/blogs/blog/2009/07/the-kills-u-r-a-fever/” });

She began her career as a songwriter for established artists, including Fergie, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears and New Kids on the Block, as well as American singer and producer Akon. Gaga released her debut album The Fame in 2008, which she explained was “about how anyone can feel famous”.
Gaga started to work with a collective [...]

Some of my favorites…

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Honor Roll: Alexander Wang - Fall 2009 Collection”, url: “http://thrasherfunds.com/blogs/blog/2009/02/honor-roll-alexander-wang-fall-2009-collection/” });

In light of Fashion Week I will be posting one designer each day whose collection I am particularly fond of.
SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Fashion Week”, url: “http://thrasherfunds.com/blogs/blog/2009/02/fashion-week/” });

The Gentlemen’s League is a design company that creates these one of a kind canvas bags that are truly masterpieces.  These bags are sick, ridiculous, amazing or whatever term you like to use to describe something awesome.
They are based out of New York and you might have caught a feature on them in the December [...]

Brad is completely running this acting thing. His performance in “Burn After Reading had me in stitches and his latest release, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, a story adapted from the 1920’s story by Scott Fitzgerald (the author of The Great Gatsby) is nothing short of amazing. The story is about a man [...]

Born Catherine Elise Blanchett - May 14th 1969; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
“If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously!”
“If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be [...]

Coco Chanel - 1883-1971

“Fashion Fades, only style remains the same.”
“Fashion is not something that exist in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street. Fashion has to do with IDEAS, the way we live, what is happening.”

Two statements expressed years ago yet still relevant today…
Making Money Never Goes Out of Style…
SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: [...]

These guys went to Harvard so I am not ’suppose’ to like them and they are on this week’s Honor Roll which is also ironic.

SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Honor Roll: Chester French”, url: “http://thrasherfunds.com/blogs/blog/2008/12/honor-roll-chester-french/” });