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Just in time for the playoffs, new Ministry hockey gear

Puck Hcky, the purveyor of hockey-themed fashion, has just released some new gear in concert with Ministry. Al Jourgensen is

His name is Noah Martel, a 7-year-old from Gatineau, Quebec, who already has a pretty solid concept of how to

Spiderwebs can be some of the most beautiful constructions in nature. It turns that spiders have tiny hairs on their

…because you can, you know? (Via Nerdist)

A couple of weeks back, I hosted an online event called The Lost Tapes of the 27 Club. Its purpose

Being a drummer is expensive. Just getting all the gear together–the kit, cymbals, hardware–and drive you deep into debt before

Artificial intelligence is being harnessed to do some interesting things. New programs are being used to learn and then extrapolate

NASA’s Perseverance rover is equipped with a special microphone that can pick up sounds of Mars. The atmosphere is extremely

Sometimes Twitter throws up the most interesting things. Remember Michael Winslow from the Police Academy movies? He’s still doing his

What happens when you get a couple of rock legends together and they start swapping stories? This. (Via Dori)

The description on this video says that this is “the world’s first-ever historically accurate musical comedy… about guitar.” All right.

Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver
Leading the pack in the Sports Betting Race – Jim Lawson in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 028 April 20, 2021
For several years, the legalization of single-event sports betting and the planned provincially controlled roll-out has been a hot topic. During that time, Woodbine Entertainment‘s astute executives have been watching and waiting while investing in the media and digital technologies that will be needed in a Canadian landscape where offshore behemoths are permitted to operate […]
Mark Silver