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Bonfire of the Vanities, redux

Tom Wolfe – chronicler par excellence of Eighties Wall Street excess, has written a piece in Monday’s revamped Evening Standard. In fact, he’s penned a “world exclusive”.

Alas, the piece isn’t digitised yet, More…

Wolfe: “The end of capitalism as we know it”

We’re not the only ones feeling slightly unwell as Blackstone gets away on the public markets. Our general nausea has now been worsened by vertigo – shares in the buyout group jumped 17.5 per cent to $36.45 after trading began in New York, More…

Power, guts, passion … yes, Portfolio magazine has arrived

It seems to be all that NYC and the US blogs can talk about. The launch of the latest offering from Conde Nast, Portfolio magazine, is apparently glossy, photo-heavy and choca with ads – an unmistakable stable-mate of the likes of Vogue and Vanity Fair. More…