Monthly Archives: January 2010

Howard Zinn

I always liked Howard Zinn. Along with Studs Turkel, he defined for me an old-school commitment to listening to people and caring about what they said and did, without great self-promotion. Hearing about his passing today, I wonder where the Zinn’s of today and tomorrow are. Time for a drink and another pass through A […]

January 27, 2010 – 8:33 pm | By Peter | Posted in Culture | Comments Off on Howard Zinn

New semester, new purposes

I’ve been pretty lax about keeping up with the blog, and I am teaching a research seminar this semester on pricing in art markets. I’m likely to turn the blog over to that purpose for awhile, so if there are dramatic changes that you find unappealing, you could wander away if you like. Or, you […]

January 18, 2010 – 1:05 pm | By Peter | Posted in Art | Comments Off on New semester, new purposes