I caught about 1/2 the Simple Life the other day, and have to say that it’s taken reality TV to a whole new low. The most amazing thing is that we’ve commercialized the attempt by the children of 2 famous and rich individuals making fools of themselves and looking down upon other people. In effect ...
p. “(extlink)Adam Smith Institute Blog”:http://www.adamsmithblog.org republished a “(extlink)letter reprinted in the Guardian”:http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian_jobs_and_money/story/0,3605,1050281,00.html from the British Tax Collection Agency in response to an irate letter from someone owing taxes. It’s quite funny, and certainly more humorous than an American response from the IRS.
p. “(extlink)Fair Trade Coffee”:http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/fairtrade/coffee/ has become a buzzword recently, with the aim of providing a higher portion of proceeds back to coffee farmers, who have been hurt by low coffee prices, due to oversupply on the market. If we increase the price paid for generic coffee, however, won’t that simply encourage more farmers to grow ...
p. “(extlink)John Dvorak writes in his column”:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1382914,00.asp that blogs are over-hyped, based on a recent study that shows increasing abandonment of even established blogs online, after the novelty wears off. I think though, that he’s missing the point, which is that blogs lower the cost of publishing to a point where all kinds of specialty ...
p. According to a News.com “(extlink)story”:http://rss.com.com/2100-1026_3-5106829.html “(extlink)Kazaa”:http://www.kazaa.com is working with a Bollywood movie house to legally distribute a film and its soundtrack. This is quite possibly one of the smartest (and most economically rewarding moves) that they could take.
The Simple Life
Dec
13
2003
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