And--the statisticians should like this--the plot points of the ridiculously rich take on a more normal slant.

FORBES: Rationalizing Wealth

They are what you get when you plot data for poor and rich countries together at a given moment in time, but actual levels of various pollutants in any individual country plotted over time wiggle around a lot more.

ECONOMIST: Local difficulties

But the atmosphere is too rich for the pallid plot: Jack Skellington, the bony master of ceremonies in Halloweentown, discovers the spirit of Christmas and tries to import it into his ghoulish world.

NEWYORKER: Tim Burton��s the Nightmare Before Christmas

Anyone expecting the rich and tightly crafted set of back stories that support the plot and theme of what happens when the "men of the mind" go on strike will be disappointed.

FORBES: Magazine Article