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This video shows how the iPhone took over the world

Apple used to be a computer company. But when the iPhone was introduced, it became something else. This moving graphic

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] In the summer of 2001, a Hollywood screenwriter friend of mine

In the fog that followed the 9/11 attacks, Steve Jobs gathered some journalists in Cupertino to show off a new

Evil Republicans evil Disney villains. You can’t unsee this. Now some random music news for April 18, 2022… Well, this

It was 15 years ago yesterday–January 9, 2007–that the world got its first look at the iPhone. Things really haven’t

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

Look, when you’re caught in lockdown, you have to make the best of the situation. With more new music on

The best headline of the week: “Monkey on miniature bike in attempted child kidnap.” Moving to music news for May

First, this: Now, music news for April 29, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: SXSW has been sued over its “no refunds”

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver