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Random music news for Thursday, May 13, 2021

And the latest word on sex robots is…what? Uh, okay. I’ll stick with music news for May 13, 2021. These

Two pieces of news about one of the richest humans in the galaxy today. First, he’s changed his title at

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

You may remember a brouhaha from earlier in the month when a Montreal blog opined on a $90,000 FACTOR grant

Those who had “asteroid collision” as part of their how-could-2020-get-any-worse almost had it pay out this past weekend. Coronavirus update

Twitter has a problem with Grimes today. The Polaris-prize nominated electro-indie artist originally from Montreal is signed to an indie

Here’s one of the best reasons you should use the pandemic to start exercising more. Think about that and then

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

God bless the Germans. Coronaspeck is word that describes the amount of weight gained during the coronavirus lockdown. Its literal

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