Write-Offs: 08.23.12
$$$ Gawker acquires semi-public audited financials of Bain Capital funds, orgasms all over them [Gawker, related]
$$$ Bain Capital's conversion of management fees into carry may have been tax aggressive [Victor Fleischer]
$$$Republicans eye return to gold standard [FT]
$$$New York Fed Sells Last of AIG Bonds, at a Profit [WSJ]
$$$"Hedge Funds, Grimacing, Open the Kimono" [Bloomberg]
$$$ BlackRock would like to hire a securities lending accounting associate in San Francisco, if that's your cup of tea [DBCC]
$$$The Downsizing of the American Butler [CNBC]
$$$ What's up with Best Buy? [DealBook]
$$$ Citi passed its make-up stress test [Reuters]
$$$Seven-Year-Old Wins Iceland Ram Groping Contest [Iceland Review via MR]