Archive for the 'Technology' Category


Threads Is Napster

Hubris on parade. Why is it CEOs and Big Swinging Dicks believe their sh*t doesn’t stink? And it’s almost always males. Women are about community, helping each other, being aware of each other, and although there are exceptions this all comes from Deborah Tannen, a Ph.D., as opposed to the self-proclaimed scientific experts who are […]

Threads

Have you signed up yet? We haven’t had this spirit here since 2006, when Facebook opened up to the general public. Or maybe 2010, with the launch of Instagram. Or 2017, with the launch of TikTok. Only this time it’s different, we’re not excited about a new platform because of the possibilities, but because of […]

Evolution

The light killed Hollywood. And once the mystery was gone, the old entertainment business was history. There are no movie stars anymore. Except for oldsters, like Harrison Ford, who is 80, and Tom Cruise, who is 60. The paradigm shifted, the film is the star, not the actor. Which is why superhero movies can succeed. […]

Mailbag

From: Dan Navarro  Subject: Re: Affirmative Action Were it not for Affirmative Action in 1969, I would not have been able to attend UCLA immediately upon high school graduation. I was admitted under the Educational Opportunities Program (EOP) that looked past my mediocre grades, and into my wide range of activities, strong letters of recommendation, […]