During Super Bowl Week, sales of big-screen TVs increase by five hundred percent! Find out about the business side of the Super Bowl…also known as the “billion dollar game.” We look at the art of piano accompaniment for silent films. Plus: hear about the rise and fall of Texas oil fortunes.
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The Rise and Fall of Texas Oil Fortunes
Texas oil fields, and the oil barons they created, have had an outsized influence on modern America. Bryan Burroughs, author of The Big Rich, tells us about the rise and fall of Texas oil fortunes.
Music for Silent Films
Stuart Oderman, MoMA’s senior piano accompanist, talks about his 50 years playing silent film scores in a darkened theater. MoMA will present "A Salute to Stuart Oderman," a one-night tribute, on Thursday, January 29. The 1919 film “Broken Blossoms” will be screened, with Oderman as the accompanist.
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Coping With Cancer
New York Times editor and blogger Dana Jennings opens up about his struggles with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, why he says calling prostate cancer “the good cancer” is a misnomer, and more.
The Billion Dollar Game
During Super Bowl Week, sales of big-screen TVs increase by five hundred percent! Allen St. John, journalist and author of The Billion Dollar Game, talks about the business side of the Super Bowl.
Weigh in: How much do you spend on your Super Bowl celebrations? Are you cutting back ...
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