shifting tastes
What makes someone who loved "Louder Than Bombs" by the Smiths in the 80s listen to Madeleine Peyroux in 2007? Here is a proposal: there are three types of music lovers. One loves music in general, and their tastes evolve with the times. Another loves a specific type of music, and sticks to that type [...]
cash rules
(a possibly apocryphal exchange between British Prime Minister Churchill and an unnamed socialite woman, which demonstrates that anything (or anyone) can be bought for the right amount of cash): Churchill: Madam, would you sleep with me for five million pounds? Socialite: My goodness, Mr. Churchill… Well, I suppose… we would have to discuss terms, of [...]

