In the 1960s, Nobel laureate economist Simon Kuznets conducted rigorous empirical analyses to conclude that capitalism inevitability decreases inequality. The elegant bell-shaped Kuznets' curve shows inequality at first rising with capitalism and then falling as countries reach advanced stages of development. More than fifty years on, in post-2008-recession America, 42-year-old French economist Thomas Piketty has become talk of the town for using Kuznets' methods – and turning his conclusion on its head.

This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Penny Arcade Expo in Boston, more popularly known as PAX East, a gaming convention that offers a place for gamers to meet, try the newest gaming technologies, and attend panels (usually held by game developers/journalists and the like) about the future of the industry.

Fairy tales have been significant cultural staples since long before the Grimm brothers came along, and today they have found a profitable home in popular media. Since its inception in 1923, Disney has built a massive empire partially from its child-oriented reinventions of classic fairy tales, and adult-oriented retellings have become popular in mainstream television.