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Random music news for Tuesday, August 25, 2020

What does it look like to approach the speed of light? This. Now that your mind is boggled, let’s move

Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for

Here’s another example of how viewing historical events through a contemporary lens can lead to distortions about how things actually

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

Merry International Women’s Day. In addition to that, we have music news for March 8, 2019. I wrote this about

No, I don’t get it, either. How could this have ever seemed like a good idea? (Blame Tom for the

On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held. That’s a big ancient, so here’s something more

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] After a couple of rough days (including having my parked car

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

Robert Guillaume, the star of Benson, died this week at the age of 89. Hands up who remembers his 1979

To everything there is a season. When something new comes along, we jump on it, beat it do death and

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver