Archive for 2016/09


More Exclusives

“Another Apple Exclusive: Travis Scott” This is the company that doesn’t pay taxes. I don’t know why everybody keeps pontificating that Apple is a beloved enterprise whose customers will follow it like lemmings no matter where it goes. That’s a dying paradigm which is undermined every time the Cupertino company does something consumer unfriendly. This […]

The CAA Book

“Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood’s Creative Artists Agency“ This book is so depressing I almost want to tell you not to read it. But that would be a mistake. I was not going to read it, because I hate oral histories and the reviews were horrid. Then I ran into Steve Barnett who told […]

Jealousy

Taylor Swift has a rich father. Florida Georgia Line auto-tune their vocals. Scott Borchetta built his company upon Scott Swift’s cash. The wannabes complain, they could do it better. But they hardly do it at all. I’m not saying you have to like the work of those who make it, but you do have to […]