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Michael Rushton on pricing the arts

What classic movie best captures the USA right now? Breaking Away, obvs…

June 21, 2023 by Michael Rushton Leave a Comment

The New York Times asked 17 columnists to choose a single work. Maureen Dowd chose Invasion of the Body Snatchers, David French chose Arrival (great film, though I’m not entirely convinced as an answer to this question.

But, and truly this is not hometown bias, the winner is a 1979 film that saw coming the divides that curse us in 2023.

I reckon Mike is in his early 60s around now.

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Michael Rushton

Michael Rushton taught in the Arts Administration programs at Indiana University, and lives in Bloomington. An economist by training, he has published widely on such topics as public funding of the … MORE

About For What It’s Worth

What’s the price? Everything has one; admission, subscriptions, memberships, special exhibitions, box seats, refreshments, souvenirs, and on and on – a full menu. What the price is matters. Generally, nonprofit arts organizations in the US receive about half of their revenue as “earned income,” and … [Read More...]

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