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    Image of JacquesPaysan JacquesPaysan
    10:02 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    59 billion in debt? Amateurs.
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    Image of bowleserised bowleserised
    06:56 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Horse racing world to collapse in three... two...
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    Image of i'm a bottle i'm a bottle
    05:21 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Does this mean that Dubai will have to throw itself in debtors' prison?
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    Image of TheSometimesWhy TheSometimesWhy
    03:23 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Good news, great news--good news: Dubai is way ahead of the curve when it comes to mimicking the bankrupt of the United States. Great news? Bernie Madoff has a perfect alibi.

    Yet another thing to be grateful on this day of thanks.
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    Image of Lucia Toledo Lucia Toledo
    02:32 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Hmmm. But the Polo and Equestrian Club is still going, isn't it?
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    01:51 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    After running out of good taste over a decade ago, it's nice to see their financial sector finally caught up.
    Jeffrey Koons must be heartbroken; now where will he sell his wares?
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    02:14 AM

    @Trai_Dep: Please do not conflate Koons, an actual artist, with the mishmash of trash that passes for the Dubai art market at large. I know his work isn't everyone's cup of tea, and it's easy to lump him in with Damien Hirst and the rest of those wankers (did so myself for years), but for me he's in a category with David Lynch as America's most disturbing artist.
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    Image of shostakobitch shostakobitch
    01:28 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Does this mean my Trump steak won't taste as good when I eat it at the air conditioned beach?
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    Image of Matt Cherette Matt Cherette
    01:51 AM

    @shostakobitch: It will be as good, but you must eat it whilst drinking a martini made with Trump Vodka (shaken with ice cubes made from Trump Ice Natural Spring Water).
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    01:14 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Dubai was always a bubble, but unlike, say, Hong Kong, it was a bubble that was not also an important trading or financial centre. There's not a snotload of oil or any majorly lucrative natural resources there, either. And once the tourists realized you couldn't just fuck on the beach and throw your shoes at the religious police when they came to arrest you, well, it was just a matter of time.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    02:17 AM

    @raincoaster: I always feel bad writing the place off as I am aware that there is actually a "historic" part that's as interesting as any old port in the region, but love a jumping duck, they didn't do themselves any civic favors, did they?
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    05:23 AM

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: But isn't the "historic" part a re-creation? That was my understanding. The Emirates as a whole have, of course, a long history, as has Dubai, but I thought that (like Shanghai) it had been busily tearing down everything old and replacing it with new things, to the extent of making a Dubai Old Town tourist attraction.
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    Image of Solomon Grundy Solomon Grundy
    10:13 AM

    @raincoaster: What are you talking about, its ports are some of the most important and lucrative in the world and have long been key hubs between the East and the West. Jebel Ali is ranked the 8th busiest globally in volume of container traffic, for example.

    The whole thing about Dubai is that its been one of the most important and foreigner-friendly regional trading hubs for hundreds of years, which is why it prospered despite not having much in the way of oil reserves. What's distinctive about Dubai is that its economy is diversified, and extremely diversified for that region. They're the number one regional financial center, for example. Even lately with the boom in real estate development, that's only 1/5 of its economy -- compare and contrast to New York City, where Wall Street had become something like 2/5 of our local economy.

    Real estate bubble, yes. Not an important trading or financial centre, dead wrong. However, I do agree that it's a shame you can't fuck on the beach with legal impunity, either in Dubai or my town of New York. So barbaric.
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    10:33 AM

    @raincoaster: There is a "Historic" part (note the quotes) that may or may not be in one piece of this writing but which constitutes the original city. Not old by most standards, but a recognizable human environment with bazzars, etc.
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    10:56 AM

    @Solomon Grundy: The free zone wasn't established until 1988. That's what I'm talking about. The city has only had a documented existence of less than 200 years.

    In 2005, construction and real estate were responsible for 22% of the economy.
    [www.ameinfo.com]
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    Image of phlox✔ phlox✔
    01:09 AM

    In reply to Dubai Has No More Money
    Fuckin' Barney's!
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/18/09

    In reply to Contradictions of Dubai Neatly Captured in a Single Image
    Dubai has cloned Serena Williams? #dubai
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    Image of Astroblack Astroblack
    11/17/09

    In reply to Contradictions of Dubai Neatly Captured in a Single Image
    Well played. Dubai really gives me the fucking creeps. Its like American Christian conservative hypocrisy on steroids. #dubai
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    11/17/09

    In reply to Contradictions of Dubai Neatly Captured in a Single Image
    They’re preparing for the final round with the All the Single Ladies dance. #dubai
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/17/09

    In reply to Contradictions of Dubai Neatly Captured in a Single Image
    Spring Break, Dubai-style.

    Now with 100 percent more Koran! #dubai
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/17/09

    In reply to Contradictions of Dubai Neatly Captured in a Single Image
    It doesn't look like much of a soccer game. #dubai
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    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    11/17/09

    In reply to Contradictions of Dubai Neatly Captured in a Single Image
    I believe this is a dramatic pantomime of public stonings....sexxxxy stonings #dubai
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