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A woman chased off a stalking cougar with Metallica’s black album

This past Tuesday evening, Dee Duncan and her dog, Murphy, went on their usual evening jog along a logging road

It’s like of like finding the prize inside a box of Crackerjack. Wait: Do they still make Crackerjack? Weezer fans

Weezer’s latest installment of releases named after places on the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is out today. Check

Here’s a sample from Weezer’s upcoming black album, which arrives next Friday. The video starts out fine, but then things

Weezer continues their prodigious output of new material with a new song entitled “Cant’ Knock the Hustle” which is a

It was 25 years ago today–August 12, 1991–that Metallica released what would become their biggest-selling record: the Bob Rock-produced “black”

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
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