Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, and a building on fire: our summer movies series dedicated to classic diaster films continues tonight at the Magnolia with The Towering Inferno, and we have free tickets for you.

Years ago, way before blogs, I wrote a column entitled, "Real Estate Brokers—the Ultimate Capitalists." I shared my admiration for this independent, self-reliant, gritty group of professionals whose mantra was, “Eat what you kill,” and who always referred to themselves as hunters—certainly not skinners.