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Pink Floyd: “We are never ever getting back together.”

I’ve always been fascinated by the depth of animus former bandmates can have for each other. Take the situation between

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

Kawhi Lenoard turns 28 today. Send him a card. Don’t forget to urge him to stay with the Raptors. And

In one of the most remarkable cases of decluttering in the known universe, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour decided to unload

For someone who was born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo’s death, it’s somehow mathematically appropriate that Stephen Hawking died

[Here was something I wrote for the Cineplex newsletter. – AC] When Mount Vesuvius rained holy hell upon Pompeii on

Ninety years ago today, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was vehicle number 15,007,003. And now

It may be a long weekend, but the music news never stops. Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead got down

Whilst stuck in an interminable traffic jam, flipping through some satellite radio channels landed me on the solo of Pink

I haven’t had a first day of school in a long, long time but you never get over that feeling

Been to many shows so far this year? Revenue for touring is up in 2016 with these artists grossing the

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver