Signs Of The Times: Art, Houses, and Broadband

It's getting ugly out there.

Radical cheap: $1,000 homes - CNN.com: "In places like Detroit and Cleveland, banks are unloading rundown homes for next to nothing. And they're tremendous bargains, even after factoring in renovation costs."

Miller High Life will have 1-second Super Bowl ad - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:: "MillerCoors said Tuesday that it will premier a one-second ad for its Miller High Life brand during the Super Bowl broadcast Feb. 1."

Cable Bill High? Phone Costs Up? Now, Let's Talk - WSJ.com: "Frustrated with his hefty and mounting monthly bill for TV, Internet and phone service, Alan Weinkrantz of San Antonio decided to call his provider, AT&T, shortly before Christmas to ask for a discount."

Art Auction Prices May Fall 40% in 2009: News: "Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Average art prices at auction will drop by as much as 40 percent this year as many art speculators exit the market, said Daniel Komala, president and co-founder of Jakarta-based Larasati Auctioneers. Larasati holds its next sale in Singapore on March. Its previous sale in the city on Oct. 11 raised S$2.1 million, less than the S$2.5 million predicted. A third of the lots offered didn’t find buyers."