The New York Times and Huffington Post quote R&R Consulting principals Sylvain Raynes and Ann Rutledge on the report of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission released on January 27. Among the report's revelations is the finding that some $2.9 billion from the taxpayer rescue of...
The Academy Awards are a bit like a hot dog. They're popular, largely lacking in any nutritional value, and nobody needs to know how they're made. That may be the real reason why they're called the Oscars. But the Academy Awards are still viewed as the...
On January 27, the YouTube movie comes of age. I mean movies made via YouTube for YouTube (as opposed to movies that just kind of get dumped there). This is the date for the premiere screening of Life in a Day at the Sundance Film...
It has long been rumored that Martin Scorsese was planning to do a sequel to Taxi Driver. But why did he relocate the story to Tuscon, Arizona? OK, the old movie Taxi Driver is probably not particularly connected to last weekend's massacre in Tuscon (though news...
Hard to believe it's already 2011 and I still don't have a flying car. No personal robot, either. I'm beginning to think I'm stuck in an endless loop of the 1990s. Much the same could be said of the list of projected movie releases for...
Prophesy is a tough business. Even the best prophets have a pretty low accuracy rate, and the entire profession is open to many well-deserved bad jokes and cheap shots. The only positive side is that the job requires no advanced degree, and you get to...
R&R Consulting principal Sylvain Raynes welcomes Standard and Poor’s admission that it incorrectly analyzed 1,196 securities tied to U.S. residential mortgages, but wonders if anyone at the company will bear the consequences. Read the full article by Jody Shenn, “S&P May Reduce 1,196 Securities Tied...
Everybody occasionally says something that proves to be really stupid. It is simply part of the natural cycle of life. The real question is: Did we just blurt out a big stupid or a small stupid? Small is OK and quickly forgotten, but the big...
The Wall Street Journal interviews R&R Consulting principal Ann Rutledge about how the Federal Reserve's bailout of troubled firms made use of an obscure investment vehicle that had been closed out of the commercial-paper market long before the program was launched. Read the full story...
Have you recently been suffering from a recurring nightmare in which Mel Gibson chases after you with a beaver attached to his hand? I know, it's really scary. The whole idea sends a cold chill down Sigmund Freud's spine. But the upcoming release of The Beaver...