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How far we've come — and how fast.

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From $25 an Album to $11 a Month for Everything: How We Broke the Music Business
Culture

From $25 an Album to $11 a Month for Everything: How We Broke the Music Business

Buying music used to cost a serious chunk of your paycheck — vinyl records, cassettes, CDs, and iTunes downloads all added up fast. Then streaming arrived and flipped the entire economics of the industry upside down. Listeners won. Artists? That's a longer conversation.
Your Grandfather Retired With a Check for Life. You're On Your Own.
Finance

Your Grandfather Retired With a Check for Life. You're On Your Own.

In the 1950s and 60s, retirement was something your employer handled. You worked for decades, collected your pension, and that was that. Today, the responsibility has shifted almost entirely onto you — and the stakes have never been higher.