Philosophy
So, Paula Poundstone is coming to campus. I love her stand-up. I'd love to see her. The cheap seats are $33. I'm not going to see Paula Poundstone.
$33! (A sentence with no letters in it.) I paid $30 to see the Rolling Stones...and they had fireworks...and they were the Rolling Stones. TheWife's response was "You're old." But it seems more than that. The rate of increase of the cost of entertainment strikes me as absurd. I've been priced out of concerts. What accounts for this? Surely, it's not that production values are that much higher. Is it transportation costs? Does ticketmaster's monopoly account for it? What is the deal and is it legitiimate. Is entertainment reasonably priced or is there something to complain about?
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Philosophy
The Price of Entertainment
So, Paula Poundstone is coming to campus. I love her stand-up. I'd love to see her. The cheap seats are $33. I'm not going to see Paula Poundstone.
$33! (A sentence with no letters in it.) I paid $30 to see the Rolling Stones...and they had fireworks...and they were the Rolling Stones. TheWife's response was "You're old." But it seems more than that. The rate of increase of the cost of entertainment strikes me as absurd. I've been priced out of concerts. What accounts for this? Surely, it's not that production values are that much higher. Is it transportation costs? Does ticketmaster's monopoly account for it? What is the deal and is it legitiimate. Is entertainment reasonably priced or is there something to complain about?
- Lucy's Cultural Legacy
This weekend was Lucille Ball's centenary. There was a big celebration up in Jamestown, New York, Lucy's hometown. Included a series of performances by prominent female stand-up comics, including Joan Rivers and Paula Poundstone. Lucy was a ground-breaker...
- Fair Price And Market Price
Picking up on yesterday's discussion, let's consider the difference between morality and the marketplace. What is the fair price for something? When you go to, say, the Kelley Blue Book site, they will tell you what the fair market value for any...
- Hyde Park 1969 Redux...can The Rolling Stones Pull It Off?
Four decades plus...can the ageing Stones pull together a concert? "Rolling Stones to return to Hyde Park for concert after 44 years" Ageing rock band hit the road again, with Hyde Park concert and Glastonbury festival among gigs lined up for this summer...
- Body Fades, But The Spirit Remains...the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Tour 2012
"The Rolling Stones announce tour dates at London's O2 Arena" After weeks of speculation, The Rolling Stones to confirm they are to perform at London's O2 Arena in November. October 15th, 2012 The Telegraph Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie...
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Like it or not coal generated energy will be here for a long time. James McNerney. Jessika E. Trancik, and J. Doyne Farmer have written an interesting paper on coal/energy. Abstract: We study the costs of coal-fired electricity in the United States between...