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What’s the Value of Creativity? - The Business of Life (Episode 3 Trailer)
In next week's episode, we discuss the value of creativity: How should we compensate artists? And what value do cultural products create in a society?
Why artists don't make money - The Business of Life (Season 1, Episode 3)
Two creative industries are going in seemingly opposite trajectories: the fine art world, where the sky is seemingly the limit for the prices collectors are willing to pay; and the music industry, where the free-fall of record company profits has only...
Transgender Men and Women Discuss the Politics of 'Passing'
We talked with members of the trans community in the UK about the pressure of hiding the fact that they're transgender in order to protect their own safety, while also acknowledging the need for greater trans visibility.
People Don't Know How to Order in Restaurants Anymore
The art of politely and intelligently ordering food is as lost an art as the notion of manners in our modern era.
The Ninth-Most Popular Band in America Is Also the Worst One
It's called "Stingray Affliction" by Issues, and we liveblogged it so you didn't have to.
