Month: March 2015
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Digital Music Executive on Tidal Launch
“Tidal is offering nothing new.”
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How Lesbians Cared For And Fought For Gay Men During the AIDS Crisis
“These women walked directly into the fire and through it, and they did not have to.”
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Why New Coke Failed
It wasn’t a conspiracy: “The reason why coke changed it is a simple one, Pepsi happened. Whilst Pepsi had existed for practically the entirety of Cokes history they were never a large threat to the dominance of Coke after WWII. However this changed in the mid 70s with Pepsi running two well known ad campaigns. […]
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Why Tesla's Bombing in China
“Chinese rich want instant gratification more than anything.”
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The Difference Between Marvel and DC Comics
“Marvel was about people trying to be heroes. DC was about heroes trying to be people.”
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George Lucas's Bitter Legacy
“His entire career has been milking Star Wars and Indy, both gifts to him from his wife.”
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Anti-Vaxers and Racists Obsession with Purity
From a discussion about this video of a parent saying they don’t care if anybody else’s kids get sick: “There is a strange and terrifying human obsession with “purity,” and it manifests itself in so many different forms: For the anti-vaccination brigade, it’s the delusion that an immune system free of “toxins” will recognize and […]
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The Music Industry, Post-Payola
Secrets from the music industry: “[A]ny citizen could walk into an airport and buy plane tickets with cash. A common ruse was to have the A&R guy ( Artist and Repertoire) use company cash, buy tickets and give them to Local PDs at radio stations. These tickets were as good as cash but not a […]
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Inside Heroin
“All of your friends are doing them and obviously we aren’t ALL drugs addicts. ”
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Critical Thinkers vs List People
From a Reddit discussion about parents realizing their kids aren’t that bright: “One group is like your first two kids, critical thinkers, self empowered types. Show them the concept, talk about the goal and they’ll pick up the pieces and run with it. … Group 2 I call the list people. The didn’t want to hear about […]