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Zachary Crockett

Movies & TV

The Man Who Got No Whammies

The story of how Michael Larson cracked the code of Press Your Luck, winning $104,950 in cash, a sailboat ($1,015), and two all-inclusive trips.

Zachary Crockett Priceonomics Sep 2015 10min Permalink

Arts Music

The Genius of Moondog

How a blind, destitute man became a world-class composer while living on the streets of New York.

Zachary Crockett Priceonomics Jan 2015 15min Permalink

How the Father of Claymation Lost His Company

Will Vinton created the California Raisins, coined the term “claymation” and had a firm making $28 million a year in the late 1990s. By 2002, he was out of a job, replaced by a failed rapper who had gone by the name “Chilly Tee” and also happened to be the son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight.

Zachary Crockett Priceonomics May 2014 20min Permalink

Business

The Invention of the AeroPress

A profile of Alan Adler, the guy behind the Aerobie and the beloved AeroPress.

Zachary Crockett Pricenomics Mar 2014 15min Permalink