blockbuster reveals true identity...
Oh, don't get excited... It's not that impressive. I used to be a regular writer on the internet when I had more time to steal from my real job. I started writing during the Clinton persecution, and...
View ArticleGM Preparing for Bankruptcy, Down Goes Blockbuster
Ah, who needs the End of the World when we are already leaving in financial apocalypse? More grim news from General Motors and Blockbuster today as both companies flirt with the edge of oblivion. An...
View ArticleCorliss at Time thinks we should cancel our NetFlix and do video rental the...
Apparently Richard Corliss at Time either drew the short straw or lost a bar bet, because here at this link is a short essay about why NetFlix will lead to the downfall of the American Way Of Life...
View ArticleCorporate greed punished: Netflix loses 80% of new members, and one old one
Earlier this month, Netflix announced a huge (and I mean huge– sixty percent) price rise across all of its membership plans. The public's reaction? The big middle-finger salute. This week Netflix...
View ArticleA Better (Tech) Life/Future
Until recently, my wife and I watched rented movies on an ancient DVD player. Yes, we actually went to Blockbuster (when it still existed), picked out a movie and hoped to God our dinosaur of a DVD...
View ArticleHostess Bakery: Behind the pillaging and sacking of another famous American...
The purpose of this diary is to explore the economic and financial background of those pillaging and burning a (formerly) great American brand. Hostess Bakery created several American comfort foods...
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Bankruptcy means bonus time for many top executives
For executives, big bonuses are bankruptcy's creamy filling. Last week, a federal judge gave Hostess the go-ahead to hand out $1.8 million in bonuses to executives involved in liquidating the company....
View ArticleFun At The Movies - Mad Max Fury Road
It's been, well it's been years since I've written anything here. Life tends to get in the way of sharing and you just sort fall into a slow idle. One of my favorite things to do here was to share my...
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CUA Events: NYC—2/10; San Francisco—3/10! Miss Long Gone Businesses?
A daily series, Connect! Unite! Act! seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups regularly socialize but also get out the vote, support candidates and engage in other...
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The Groundbreaking Message of Black Panther: Hollywood Please Take Notes!
Opening day February 16th 2018, I took my son as an early birthday present to see Marvel'sBlack Panther. Both of us had been excited for this movie since seeing the trailers months back. I had tweeted...
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