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Obsolescence

Movies and MTV, they’re both in the dumper. Statistically and emotionally. We heard for a decade that digital photography was going to kill film, that Kodak was not prepared. But it never seemed to happen. Then, seemingly overnight, everyone had a digital camera and Kodak filed for bankruptcy. Just because the future isn’t here yet […]

Notes

JIM McMAHON Sports Illustrated cover HE can’t remember his Super Bowl victory, not me. I mean come on, I’m gonna forget Refrigerator Perry?! Once upon a time, mainstream media reached everybody, not only the seven o’clock news, but “Time,” “Newsweek” and “Sports Illustrated.” Now SI puts Jim McMahon on its cover, with a lengthy article […]

Scooter In The New Yorker

“Teen Titan” Do you know Jerry Perenchio? I doubt it. But he was once a successful talent agent who promoted the Billie Jean King/Bobby Riggs television match and then bought and sold Univision… That makes him a billionaire. And you’ve got no idea who he is. But that all comes down to his corporate philosophy, […]

In-N-Out

That’s what a hamburger’s all about. Five Guys is toast. I love their burgers, but I’m done with the place. It’s the over-the-top loud music and the can’t-give-a-shit employees. Just try to get them to turn the 80’s hits down, it’s impossible, someone at headquarters set the dB level, which is enough to get them […]