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Acts of Humanity | Current Events | Hosting | Meaning | Not Always the Right Thing | Related to EssaysIf You Ask People to Gather, It Better Be “Freaking Great”.
ByScottThe 2026 World Cup has not yet begun, and already one of its stories is about what it costs to be there. Reuters reported that the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey subpoenaed FIFA over ticketing practices for matches at MetLife Stadium, including concerns about seat categories, high prices, and dynamic pricing. The…
The Uninvited Guest: When Every Event Becomes a Magnet
ByScottFor anyone who has ever seen the classic film The Graduate, there is one image that never leaves you: Dustin Hoffman pounding on the glass of a church during a wedding. He wasn’t on the guest list. He wasn’t there to toast the happy couple. He was there because that room contained the one person…
The $50 Movie Ticket Wasn’t Just About the Movie
ByScottKai Ryssdal, host of Marketplace — one of my favorite programs — got stopped by a number. On a recent episode, Ryssdal and Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz discussed Fritz’s article, “The $50 Movie Ticket Has Arrived.” The example was Regal charging $50 for advance seats to Dune: Part Three in 70mm IMAX —…
Acts of Humanity | Current Events | Meaning | Participating | Purpose and People | Related to EssaysHuman Beings Are Not Just Social. We Are Relational.
ByScottOne of the more interesting stories in the future-of-work conversation is not that older executives want people back in the office. That story has been told so often it has become predictable. The more interesting story is that some younger workers may want, or at least need, more of the office than we expected. Recent…
Lessons Learned from a Bad Date with Barbie
ByScottRecent coverage highlighted a Barbie-themed immersive experience in Florida where families arrived to find something very different from what had been advertised. Reporting from the BBC and others focused less on any single misstep and more on the difference between what people expected and what they encountered once they got there.
Fans Don’t Just Buy. They Carry the Story.
ByScottAt Taipei’s Bangka Longshan Temple, some BTS fans recently did what people have done for centuries when something mattered more than logic could comfortably hold. They brought offerings. They made wishes. They asked for help. In this case, the help they wanted was not a marriage, a cure, a child, or a safer passage across…
