Warner Brothers Decides Batgirl Won’t Fly
Photo by Christian Joudrey on Unsplash Actors, directors, and production crew were shocked this week when Warner Brothers announced they were halting production on the new Batgirl movie and it…
The High Cost of Avoiding Baggage Fees
Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash In 2008, American Airlines became the first major airline in the US to announce they would begin charging an additional fee for checked baggage. Initially, the fees…
Sunk Cost
The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) underway in the Gulf of Mexico during builder's sea trials, circa in early 1998. On July 12, 2020 a fire broke out…
Sunk costs, the COVID surge, and non-refundable holiday air tickets
Daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases (7-day rolling average) in the United States Jan. 3, 2020 - Sep. 17, 2020 Holiday gatherings, the COVID-19 surge, and the sunk cost fallacy: Why…
Trolls World Tour’s On-Demand Success Could Change the Movie Industry
In early March, the movie studio Universal had already spent millions of dollars marketing its upcoming title Trolls World Tour in anticipation of its April 10th release. When the coronavirus…