I can’t remember a thing Hillary Clinton said. We’ve seen this movie before, when Arnold Schwarzenegger ran against Gray Davis, the lovable Terminator/Twin against the career politician/policy wonk. It was no contest, Arnold won. And we went on a misadventure wherein California’s steam was picked up by Texas, because it turns out a celebrity debater […]

First they came for your watch. Next they’re coming for your car. Used to be he who died with the most toys won. Now, ownership is passe, everything’s on demand. I first realized this fifteen years ago, when I noticed Jimmy Iovine had the same Nokia phone, a tiny blue stub of a device, it […]

Celebrities lie and the media repeat these falsehoods ad infinitum without examination. Donald Trump is a celebrity. Madonna sells out every show! No. Springsteen can play forever in New Jersey! Maybe in terms of time, but the truth is Groupon filled a bunch of those seats. Never mind the pronouncements about sales figures… It’s all […]

Politics is the new tech. And for those scoring at home, tech usurped the throne from music. It’s hard for those not there to understand. Music was everything from 1964-1976. Everybody knew the bands, not only did you know who was in town, you went. And musicians were kings whose pronouncements mattered, you hung on […]