You probably first learned about opportunity cost sitting in your high school economics class, while your teacher made an analogy that involved gum and ice cream. The concept is simple: when you make a choice to do something, you give up an opportunity to do something else valuable.
Entertainment
How Much TV Do We Really Watch in One Lifetime?
As kids, our time in front of the TV is limited to increments as decided by our parents. As adults, we’ve taken a few liberties on those previously-determined TV allowances, and technology hasn’t made it any easier to stay away. Now that television is accessible on almost every device we own, it’s virtually impossible to […]
Charlie Sheen: The Anatomy of a Winner
By now, you’d have to be living under a rock not to know that Charlie Sheen’s got #tigerblood rushing through his veins. What else is it that composes the publicity-dominating, goddess-loving vehicle of win, known as Charlie Sheen? We’re here to break down just what gives Charlie that edge he’s so sure that he’s got.
Celebrity Tax Evaders
With tax day just around the corner it’s fun to look at those who think they can get away with not paying their taxes. But Ben Franklin’s famous saying, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” really does apply to celebrities, too. Will they never learn? From Capone to Cage, celebrities have tried numerous ways […]
Top Celebrity Poker Players [Infographic]
The Oscars versus Box Office
Star Wars – The Most Iconic Fictional Vehicle: The Death Star
The Galactic Empire was an authoritarian government that used fear to rule the galaxy. To maintain order and control, the Empire built a series of Death Stars, moon-sized battle stations with lasers that could destroy planets. Throughout the Star Wars films, two Death Stars are built, the first is completed and later destroyed and the […]
The Oscars versus the Super Bowl
Two of television’s most beloved annual events are the Super Bowl and the Oscars. But how does one event, which culminates the football season, stack up against the other, which celebrates excellence in film? Both events came from (relatively) humble roots. Super Bowl one, held in 1967, had a ticket price of $10 and an […]
Cutting the Cable – The State of Internet Based TV
The ability to watch your favorite TV show online or share popular videos from YouTube are recent trends, only introduced during the last decade. However, the growt of Internet TV and online video are skyrocketing as we become more connected and are given the ability to save money by watching TV online. 2011 signals the […]