In December 2008, at the height -- or nadir -- of the financial crisis, and at a time of massive bloodletting in the publishing industry, I got lucky and sold my first novel, Kapitoil, to HarperColli

I wanted to share something that may at least help set the score as you plan or adjust your strategy. Or, as I like to say about 80 times per practice coaching a six-year-old flag football team,

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Bob Guccione Jr. already knows what he wants on his tombstone: “Had a Weakness for Tall Blondes.”At first glance, this might suggest he’s just a chip off the old pornographer&rsquo

Later today, Dave Howe -- president of NBC Universal's (GE) SyFy Channel -- and stars from some of the network's series will ring the NASDAQ's (NDX) closing bell to commemorate the rebranding of the

Editor's Note: Damien Hoffman, Esq. decided to launch an exclusive subscription-based newsletter in November 2008 after achieving a 63% return versus a negative 48% return for the S&P over a near

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  After a long day at Minyanville, we like to cut loose by collapsing in front of the TV -- or heading

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