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Ongoing History Daily: When The Ramones were banned in Norway.

Here is one of the stranger examples of guilt by association. Back in the early 90s, it became fashionable for

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

What’s so hard about wearing a face mask during the time of pandemic? Just do it, you anti-mask dickheads. Here’s

Good news, Virginia! It’ll soon become legal for unmarried heterosexual people to have sex! Yes, you read that correctly. And

It was on this day in 1970 that Apollo 13 mentioned to Houston that they had a problem. And it’s

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

If you’re familiar with Norwegian black metal, I need not go any further because you know how this story ends.

Did you know that Boxing Day is now the third busiest shopping day of the year? The busiest is the

The air here in Hanoi tastes funny. Diesel fume, lead, cadmium. Probably not wise to go for a jog, then.

Sure, we expect black metal from northern climes, especially Scandinavia. But metal, being the largest of all the musical subcultures,

I had a sinus headache this morning so I went to the medicine chest to get some relief. How the

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