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...minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder concierge services and a members-only booking policy closer to Soho House's than Southwest's. Business-jet provider Privatair began operating private-label flights for Lufthansa, Swiss and KLM four years ago, but the first full-fledged airline, Eos, took off last fall from New York City's J.F.K. to London's Stansted. Its customized Boeing 757s have just 48 "suites," including lie-flat bed seats. Eos partners with London-based concierge firm...
Professor of Government Michael J. Hiscox has found that the market may not be as cold-hearted as economic theory would suggest. In a study conducted between June and November 2005, Hiscox discovered that consumers were willing to pay more for products that were labelled “fair trade.” Hiscox and Nicholas F. B. Smyth ’05, who wrote his thesis on their research, carried out the social labeling experiment at ABC Carpet and Home, an upscale Manhattan housewares store. They compared the sales of towels and candles, to which...
...Communication,” the urgency of the narrative seems completely lost. Even the resurgence around 1998’s “Hello Nasty” is curt and obtuse. There is no sense that in the Beasties’ decision to found a record label or work with pioneering samplers the Dust Brothers matters as much as their collaborations with Run-D.M.C. in the late 80s, even though the former choices had much more visible impact than the latter...
...Light's point is that the Beasties’ position in the midst of middle-school hip-hop is the unique point in their repertoire. Other people have tried to develop their own sound and have tried to develop their own record label once they had a hit-record. Only the Beasties pioneered white-boys’ involvement in mainstream hip-hop. The current marketplace of rap albums carried almost entirely by the white-suburban market was introduced with the push of “License to Ill”—which they almost called...
...There is also no real discussion of the influence of their X-Large clothing line, Grand Royal magazine, and record label, which introduced such innovative artists as Luscious Jackson and Sean Lennon...