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Gordon Liu
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Oscar statuette costs $400, but winners can't just sell it
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— Sep 1, 2026
Oscars blend prestige with mystery and controversy, evolving from a modest 1929 ceremony into a billion-dollar industry underpinned by fierce campaigns and opaque traditions. Across articles, the statuette's value is largely symbolic: about $400 to make, with tens of millions spent on campaigns, and post-1951 winners must offer the statue to the Academy for $1 before disposal.
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Tom Gallagher
Funny how something worth $400 in materials somehow requires millions in campaigning just to win one.
Despite Billions In Backing, Studies Show Diversity Trainings Just Aren’t Working
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— Sep 14, 2024
A wealth of research suggests that the billions of dollars corporate America, academia and government agencies have spent on diversity training have done little to impact people’s behavior. What impact diversity…
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