Lawrence Beitler – Lynching Lawrence Beitler took this iconic photograph on August 7, 1930, showing the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. It sold thousands of copies, which Beitler stayed up for 10 days and nights printing them. It has become iconic over the years as it is one of the best and most [...]
#1: Lehman Brothers With General Motors becoming the 99th American company this year to go under, the current year may go into record books with a dubious distinction of having maximum number of public company bankruptcies. So far, the record is held by 2001, when as many as 263 companies filed for bankruptcy in the [...]
Photograph: Cover of American Photo magazine Business magazine Forbes magazine has released it’s international list of this year’s top-earning models. Which sexy ladies have the deepest pockets? Find out right here! ‘The world’s top earning mod el’ is based on estimated earnings of models from June 2008 to June 2009. Four Brazilian models have found [...]
General Motors Corp filed for bankruptcy on Monday, forcing the 100-year-old iconic car major which has been one of the most visible symbols of American capitalism and economic might into uncharted waters of nationalization or government ownership. This is the third-largest bankruptcy filing in American history and the largest-ever US bankruptcy in the manufacturing arena. [...]
The last 10 years have seen several big technology launches biting dust. Launched with much fanfare and riding on lofty predictions, these products / companies failed to excite customers. The decade also saw the downfall of some big technology brands due to lack of foresight or strategic miscalculations. Time magazine recently brought out a list [...]
