Would Jesus Have Social Media?
My instinctive answer is no. Of course not. It’s hard to picture someone who lived 2,000 years ago doing really …
Humble Beginnings
I love good stories. To be honest, I like bad ones a lot of times too. Do you ever stick …
If Buildings Could Talk
As I’ve been walking downtown in Austin each morning, I’ve often wondered the stories behind some of the building I …
An Obsession with History
Growing up, I didn’t think I cared much for “history.” In fact, when I was young I might have even …
The Wisdom Of Ronald Reagan
Many people think that Ronald Reagan was just a puppet that was controlled by his staff, his wife, astrologers, and …
Breaking Smart: Software is Eating the World (Part 16-20 Review)
When you solve a problem, do you set a goal, or do you tinker with it until it becomes what …
Everything is a Remix Part 3 & 4 (Review)
The best inventions of history wouldn’t have been possible if they hadn’t used ideas from other inventions. In the third …
Culture As Pop Culture (Review)
What’s going to be the next big medium of the 21st century? The 16th century had Shakespeare and his plays, …
When Is a Network Not a Network? (Review)
Could you live in a time when there were only 3 networks on TV? After talking in his last lecture …
The Rise Of The Motion Picture (Review)
The motion picture industry has been commercialized from its birth but did anyone in 1900 know the impact that it …
Commerce and Culture: The Economics of Modernism (Review)
Ever looked at abstract art and thought “what the heck?” Modernism: a style or movement in the arts that aims …
The Serialized Novel in the 19th Century (Review)
Did you know most books in the 19th Century were released through magazines and newspapers, not through the full books …
The Economics of Classical Music: Patronage vs. the Market (Review)
Were classical musicians into composing for the money? In Paul Cantor’s fourth lecture, he talks about the commercialism in music. …
Commerce and Culture: The Economics of Painting (Review)
What percentage of Rembrandt paintings were actually painted by Rembrandt? In the third episode of Paul Cantor’s series on Commerce …
Commerce and Culture: Shakespeare’s Theater (Review)
Was Shakespeare in the commercial world? Would he have done better if he had been left alone instead of having …
Commerce & Culture: The Economic Basis of Culture (Review)
Has the free market increased the quality of art, or has it brought it down? Is institutional support for art …
Visions of History: Ways of Seeing the Past (Review)
What happened on 08/05/1858? You likely don’t know. In a lecture by Dr. Stephen Davies, he gives two lists of …