History
BUY
Black Dynamite
The Blaxploitation spoof starring Michael Jai White sells to Sony for $2 million at Sundance and is all but assured a theatrical release.
SELL
Obama Merchandise
From commemorative coins to t-shirts to bobbleheads, merchants have used Obama themed swag to make it through a rough business cycle.
Yeah, "madness" is about right.
Now, though, he has the job and he's going to become less of an icon and a lot more human very quickly.