Every sports team has a mascot, so it seems entirely appropriate that Snoop Dogg was there for Team USA at so many events in this year’s Olympics in Paris. His evident lovability, on both a national and international level, makes him a natural ambassador. It’s all a bit mind-boggling when you review his life story. […]
King Charles: Exit, stage left?
It was no easy road to the throne of England for Charles. His mother Queen Elizabeth II held onto the royal scepter until she was on her death-bed at age 96. His life, laid bare by decades of tabloid coverage, and recapped in poignant detail in the Netflix series The Crown, evokes sympathy for a […]
Bernie Madoff, Crown Prince of Ponzi
The name of Bernie Madoff is now inextricably linked to the largest financial fraud in history. At its peak the massive Ponzi scheme, wherein Madoff claimed through fictitious reports that the $18 billion contributed by investors had enjoyed handsome annual returns though shrewd investments, had a paper worth of a staggering $64 billion. When the […]