MetaFilter posts tagged with class and money

What Is Middlebrow?

The Whelk — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:21:13 -0800

Dorothy Gambrell of Cat And Girl fame spends an awful lot of time talking about education, class, debt, money, and the hollow promise of aspirational media to discuss how much she hates Good Will Hunting

Public Schools Charge Kids for Basics, Frills

reenum — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:14:22 -0800

In the wake of ever deeper budget cuts, public schools have begun charging students for basics, such as registering for honors or elective classes.

The Cost Of Cutting Back

The Whelk — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:02:24 -0800

"Welcome to the simplicity movement, the ethos whose mantras are "cutting back," "focusing on the essentials," "reconnecting to the land" - and talking, talking, talking about how fulfilled it all makes you feel." Charlotte Allen of In Character about the Simplicity Movement, magazines, wild boars, virtue, and 350$ riding boots.

All The Best People.

The Whelk — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:33:47 -0800

Indeed, all three of Hitler’s prized leather whips were presents from high society ladies. : Christopher Clark reviews High Society in the Third Reich by Fabrice d’Almeida in the London Review Of Books.

For the privileged few...

carfilhiot — Fri, 05 Sep 2003 16:30:17 -0800

Just how rich are you? The worlds 225 richest people have a combined wealth greater than the poorest 2.5 billion people. Where do you fit into the picture? via b3ta

Bearpath Gated Community.

manero — Tue, 03 Dec 2002 21:25:10 -0800

Bearpath is a gated community in Minnesota. It's not all that special, except for the fact that it's the only gated community in the state. With membership fees to the golf club topping $10,000, it's obvious they want to keep out people who aren't filthy rich, or knows someone who is. Places like Florida, California, or Texas have many more. What causes people to want to move out to the sticks and put up a giant fence around their property, with tightly controlled access to the neighborhood? Is fear of crime a legitimate reason for digging in behind a fence with armed security guards? Or is it just to get away from people? Why is the thought of somebody isolating themselves this much from a community so fascinating?

Banker withdraws a £100,000 pledge to his old college at Oxford University after his son was turned down for a place

kitschbitch — Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:30:26 -0800

Banker withdraws a £100,000 pledge to his old college at Oxford University after his son was turned down for a place - a newsworthy event in the UK not because the man's son was refused, but because he presumed that his donations would have bought his son's entrance. An interesting comparison with family privilege and US private colleges, perhaps?