Tag Archives: Big Business

It’s War: In Philadelphia, Cupcakes Are Big Business

Philadelphia may already be known as home of the cheesesteak, but could it soon be known as home of the cupcake? Cupcake baking has become big business in the area in recent years, with cupcake trucks popping up on local streets and several hometown bakers even winning Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” But in Philadelphia, is […]

Feudalism: American Style

Feudalism is a simple social and military structure based on mutual but not balanced interests that were conceived out of the need for protection and material provision. In its basic form, feudalism provides them with a readily available supply of warm bodies and weapons for personal and national protection. The middle caves serve for the […]

The History of Jewelry Part IV — Mesopotamia

Around 2000 B.C.E. jewelry made became a big business in the cities of Akkad and Sumer. Most of the archaeological evidence from the Royal Cemetery of Ur. When many burials were excavated, the tombs for the kings contained many artifacts in gold, silver, and precious stones. Likewise, crowns made of lapis lazuli decorated with gold […]

There Will Be Blood: How Upton Sinclair’s Oil! Inspired the Acclaimed Film

Seeing the word “Oil!” on the face of a book probably was the equivalent of grabbing someone by the bow tie and telling someone right in the face to pay the hell attention. In 1927, things were fairly happy-go-lucky in America with the stock market being bullish and people not worrying about the potentials of […]