HT: Julian Weeks
The Beatles on Time magazine cover this day 1967
24 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in Music Tags: The Beatles
HT: Julian Weeks
The Twitter Left believes in obedience to authority as long as they are in charge
21 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, liberalism, Marxist economics, Music, Public Choice Tags: political psychology, The Who
Yesterday’s hippies, today’s grumpy old man, believed they were sticking it to the man. The only real problem of the left wing of politics with authority was they and those like them were not in charge. Jeremy Frimer explains:
Together with my collaborators Dr. Danielle Gaucher and Nicola Schaefer, we asked both red and blue Americans to share their views about obeying liberal authorities (e.g., “obey an environmentalist”). In an article that we recent published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, we found that liberals were now the ones calling for obedience.
And when the authorities were viewed as ideologically neutral (e.g., office manager), liberals and conservatives agreed. Only when people perceived the authority to be conservative (e.g., religious authority) did conservatives show a positive bias…
Liberal versus conservative is like Yankee fans versus Red Socks fans. Each has its own flag to which it pledges allegiance. And each side has its own authorities to which it demands obedience.
Pop stars and baby names
20 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, Music, televison Tags: baby names
Am I a grumpy old man? I do not know any of these names – I do not know who they are! Yes, I am proud of the fact I know next to nothing about Downton Abbey or Game of Thrones.
Lannisters, Greyjoys & Starks battle for popularity among Game of Thrones boys’ names ow.ly/R04Jk http://t.co/WIIbtm7hkb—
(@ONS) August 17, 2015
Pop star names rise in popularity shortly after debut & hit albums ow.ly/R05iE http://t.co/JgD2yclbH0—
(@ONS) August 17, 2015
Brienne from Game of Thrones appears on baby names list for first time in 2014 ow.ly/R04xh http://t.co/rboJp6Yovn—
(@ONS) August 17, 2015
Messi & Ronaldo hit names peak before made World Player of the Year ow.ly/QZC1v http://t.co/x8GFBwl1gP—
(@ONS) August 17, 2015
Marvel superheroes dominate baby names again ow.ly/QYYy9 http://t.co/3NvPr6Zukk—
(@ONS) August 17, 2015
Increased popularity in classic names could be influenced by Downton Abbey ow.ly/QYXp5 http://t.co/8qJIoDaQRm—
(@ONS) August 17, 2015
Watch your back in Rap & Hip-Hop, look after yourself in Heavy Metal and Punk
13 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, economics of media and culture, health and safety, health economics, labour economics, law and economics, Music, occupational choice Tags: crime and punishment, homicide rates, law and order, suicide
What kills popular musicians? Depends on the genre http://t.co/BTDvdWOS4F—
paulkirby (@paul1kirby) September 11, 2015
George Harrison’s original lyrics Here Comes the Sun
25 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
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A Beatlemania theory of share market fluctuations
11 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, financial economics, Music Tags: efficient markets hypothesis, The Beatles
#TBT Remember when Bob Prechter explained the entire stock market simply by using The Beatles? http://t.co/u1UHW8lv1L—
Joseph Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) July 22, 2015
The first-ever video played on MTV TD 1981 was?
01 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, Music, survivor principle Tags: competition as a discovery procedure, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, legacy media, The meaning of competition
Shanghai Sky
28 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, Marxist economics, Music Tags: capitalism and freedom, China, collapse of communism, Joe Jackson, Shanghai
Shanghai in 1990 vs 2010. http://t.co/a6JPeHzsBX—
History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) July 20, 2015
The Beatles’ last public performance 45 years ago today
25 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in Music Tags: The Beatles
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London, 45 years ago today http://t.co/iNOe6qhsWu—
History Pics (@HistoryPixs) January 31, 2014
The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, Music Tags: boxing, Mohammed Ali, The Beatles
The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali, 1964 http://t.co/QWzgjAnaN5—
History in Pictures (@AllHistoryPics) March 08, 2015
Dying to be famous: the mortality rates of 1489 rock and pop stars, 1956 and 2006.
24 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in health and safety, health economics, labour economics, Music, occupational choice Tags: compensating differentials, life expectancy, risk risk trade-offs
Rock/pop star mortality increases relative to the general population with time since fame. Increases are greater in North American stars and those with solo careers.
Relative mortality begins to recover 25 years after fame in European but not North American stars. Those reaching fame from 1980 onwards have better survival rates.
For deceased stars, cause of death was more likely to be substance use or risk-related in those with more adverse childhood experiences.
Those reaching fame from 1980 onwards have better survival rates.
For deceased stars, cause of death was more likely to be substance use or risk-related in those with more adverse childhood experiences.
The Beatles’ last public performance
17 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in Music Tags: The Beatles
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. http://t.co/MPTyoQkf0K—
History Pics (@HistoryPixs) March 08, 2014
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