in someone else’s SHOES
Vincent van Gogh painted “A Pair of Shoes” in 1886. It hangs in The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The famous image of a pair of beaten up workboots reminded a visitor there of Silvio Palomba, who had opened Silvio’s Shoe Repair in Naples in 1980. The museum visitor later gave Mr. Palomba a framed print of the painting. Full Story
Standing up to discount pressure
Though the economy has experienced a slight uptick since the harried days deep in the recession, many businesses, big and small, are still operating in penny-pinching mode. The pressure to do more with less has not subsided. Full Story
The study of economics in college or graduate school is generally not laced with political discussion. However, most postacademic economic discussions are fully woven with political rhetoric. The intermingling is heightened with increasing age and during a presidential election. Full Story
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