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“City of Gold”

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“Beanie Mania”

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“Her”

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“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”

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“The Sentence of Michael Thompson”

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“The Queen of Basketball”

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“All the Queen’s Horses”

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“The Queen of Versailles”

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“The Big Payback”

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“Pumping Iron”

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“It’s a Wonderful Life”

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“The Workers Cup”

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“All Things Must Pass”

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“Slay the Dragon”

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“Class Action Park”

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“Severance”

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“Ascension”

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“The Last Tourist”

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“Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal”

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“The Donut King”

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“Dark Money”

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“The Gig Is Up”

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“California Typewriter”

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“The Truffle Hunters”

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“Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room”

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“Through the Night”

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“Summer of Soul”

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“The Prison in Twelve Landscapes”

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“The Last Blockbuster”

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“Helvetica”

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“Hoop Dreams”

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“9to5: The Story of a Movement”

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“Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

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From This Collection

"City of Gold"

How to act as a responsible foodie

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 27, 2023
Diners have a responsibility to learn about the history of restaurants and the people behind them, says professor and author Pascale Joassart-Marcelli.
"I think that foodies have a responsibility ... to educate themselves and to reflect on the impacts of the consumption," said professor Pascale Joassart-Marcelli.
Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images
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"City of Gold"

A rebellious yell from the underclass

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 26, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #167
A museum exhibit features punk posters for concerts held over the last 40 years at music venues in Los Angeles.
Fredric J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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"City of Gold"

Restaurants on wheels

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 18, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #166
Roy Choi's Korean fusion truck Kogi helped kick off the food truck trend.
Samantha Trauben/Getty Images for International Rescue Committee
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"City of Gold"

Feeding gentrification

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 11, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #165
Roast To Go has been at Grand Central Market since 1952.
iStock Editorial/Getty Images Plus
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"City of Gold"

On "City of Gold"

by Ellen Rolfes
Sep 4, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #164
The documentary from 2015 follows Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Jonathan Gold through the culinary culture of Los Angeles.
Screenshot via YouTube
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"Beanie Mania"

Collectors turned entrepreneurs

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 28, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #163
Mary Beth Sobolewski was one of the women who made Beanie Babies a success.
HBO Max
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"Beanie Mania"

When products are the stars of Hollywood films

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 21, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #162
"The Beanie Bubble," starring Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner, is the most recent film to take on the story of the investment frenzy that grew around these stuffed animals.
Apple
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"Beanie Mania"

Meet the "Beanie Meanie"

by Ellen Rolfes
Aug 14, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #161
Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
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"Beanie Mania"

Why the Beanie Baby bubble burst

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Aug 10, 2023
According to the "Beanie Meanie," a collectibles and antiques expert who was skeptical of the craze all along.
At the height of the Beanie Baby craze, people were making average profits of 500%. Then, as with all investment bubbles, came a crash.
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"Beanie Mania"

Remember when Beanie Babies were valuable?

by David Brancaccio
Aug 7, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #160
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