http://dir.salon.com/topics/bubble/?source=rss&aim=bubble en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/22/soderbergh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/05/22/soderbergh/index.html?source=rss The indie film legend talks about his latest experiment: Casting a real-life porn star as a high-class call girl By Andrew Leonard Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/30/washing_machine_great_leap_forward/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/30/washing_machine_great_leap_forward/index.html?source=rss What sound does a washing machine make without electricity or running water? Answer: The sound of a bubble popping By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/01/26/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/01/26/btm/index.html?source=rss As Jennifer Aniston and her celebrity friends sweep up the accolades in Park City, one thing is clear: Sundance has lost its cultural mojo. By Brad Wieners Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/01/09/dot_con/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/01/09/dot_con/index.html?source=rss "Dot.con: The Greatest Story Ever Sold" is the first good book about one of capitalism's most embarrassing debacles. By Katharine Mieszkowski Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/25/wild_start/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/07/25/wild_start/index.html?source=rss After four years, heeere's "Wild at Start," a documentary celebrating visionary new-economy entrepreneurs! By Andrew Leonard Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/05/15/commodity_bubble/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/05/15/commodity_bubble/index.html?source=rss Beware the "new story": China's boom may not last forever. By Thomas Scoville Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/05/02/irrational_exuberance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2000/05/02/irrational_exuberance/index.html?source=rss In "Irrational Exuberance," Robert Shiller credits investors' folly with keeping the bull market on its feet. By Salon Technology staff report Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/04/14/stocks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/04/14/stocks/index.html?source=rss Believers in a prosperous "new economy" weigh in on the market's relentless decline. By Donna Ladd Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/12/crash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/12/crash/index.html?source=rss TheGreatCrash.com promises a chance to invest in a Black Tuesday-proof instrument. Hint: It's wearable. By Scott Rosenberg Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/07/23/internet_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/rose/1999/07/23/internet_economy/index.html?source=rss Net honchos don't know whether it's the best or the worst of times -- but they're hiring and "monetizing" too fast to worry. By Karl Taro Greenfeld Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/30/feature1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1998/10/30/feature1/index.html?source=rss Karl Taro Greenfeld paints an epic portrait of drug demons and sex junkies in Japan's new demimonde. By Karl Taro Greenfeld Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1997/09/30/expat1/index.html?source=rss You move abroad, and suddenly you're making more money and dating sexier women than you ever could in the states. So why aren't you happy?