“The Unexpected Reason Apple Is Dominating the U.S. Smartphone Market – It’s not just lavish marketing and the threat of green bubbles—Apple’s commitment to supporting old phones has allowed it to capture a part of the market once cornered by inexpensive Android devices”: https://on.wsj.com/43b0Q0J I can’t get this article out of my head. Last night […]

“Introducing a New Audio App for Our Journalism and Storytelling -New York Times Audio provides news, depth and serendipity.”: https://nyti.ms/41OCMzN This was not supposed to happen. New players were supposed to come along, disrupt the the staid Grey Lady and leave it in the dust. But just the opposite is happening. Vice and BuzzFeed news […]

Netflix trailer: https://bit.ly/3pWVF6A Are you watching this? People are so out of touch with themselves! We were watching “Rough Diamonds,” but then it became too predictable, so we switched to the movie “Hunger,” a Thai film, which a reader recommended. Don’t. Because it too is predictable. The ride was okay, albeit slow, but then you […]

Ivan Neville has a really good new album, “Touch My Soul.” We talk about everything from his early years in New Orleans to working with the Neville Brothers, Bonnie Raitt and Keith Richards…as well as his drug addiction and so much more. Ivan is a great guy, you’ll understand why he’s buddies with all the […]