Trump actually makes a good point about Hillary

Hillary mentions xenophobia, homophobia, islamaphobia and a couple of other phobias. Trump comments to O'Reilly: TRUMP: All of the phobias that nobody even knows what she is talking about to be honest with you. Why doesn't she say it like it is? I mean, it's just ridiculous. And frankly, you know, she knows exactly what's happening. She sees what's happening. People are tired. They are losing their jobs. Their jobs are being taken away. Yesterday I was in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. And I want to tell you, the lines of people that we have, they are so sick and tired of hearing things like what she is just saying. Nobody even knows what she is talking about. And you tell me, that's presidential?

Trump speaks directly to the people, whether it's the truth, an exaggeration or a lie. Hillary doesn't have that personal approach nor the ability to communicate that way - except when she is totally relaxed. She is a lawyer and is cautious in how she expresses herself - due, in part, to over 25 years of constant attacks by the Republican Party. Trump doesn't give a damn and just 'chats' with his followers.

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This Land is your Land, This Land is now Your Land

I am torn by this decision. I'm glad for Woody Guthrie's original intent but I am sorry it will dramatically reduce the money raised by the Woody Guthrie Foundation!

This Song Belongs To You And Me: Lawsuit Filed Declaring Guthrie's Classic In Public Domain

Woody-guthrie-header-e1433434690900Owing to a hefty stack of evidence clearly indicating that the song belongs in the public domain, members of the band Satorii are taking the alleged copyright holdersof "This Land" to court to prove so once and for all.

CREATIVE PEOPLE REVOLT & how to win

Years ago when I was President at MYSPACE I was at the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL on a panel taking questions from creators. I thought we were so benevolent making sure they could post their works on the site. Audience members set my pride straight when they declared that it helped MySpace but gave them no opportunity to earn revenue. Things have changed on platforms since then. But there's still a chasm. Winter is coming and the creators remember. The platforms that don’t hear the cries and protest coming from creators will pay a price. In brand and popularity. It's great to maximize revenue. It’s great to give value to consumers. But there's nothing to earn and nothing to give if creators don’t create. Thinking the models today are fair and equitable will be at a platform's peril. While nitwits like this say FU to "rich" artists, the revolt is coming. I heard it at VIDCON. I hear it from musicians and filmmakers. What an artist has is 100% immaterial to the argument. The spoils will go to the platforms that behave well and do what's right, not what's just legal or contractual. This isn't just about revenue share but also governance and process. Want a tip? Hire people that come from a creative background. Those that understand artists. There are plenty of data scientists, coders, revenue optimizers and consultant-like analysts and dealmakers. Up the social EQ. Hire some of "those people" that would never pass the famous interview processes. Arrogant and tone deaf isn't a good strategy. There's a big win here for those that get it right..  Jason Hirschhorn

I love great art, no matter the medium.

Jesse Williams' Black Lives Magic

“We've been floating this country on credit for centuries, yo, and we're done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us, burying black people out of sight and out of mind while extracting our culture, our dollars, our entertainment like oil - black gold, ghettoizing and demeaning our creations then stealing them, gentrifying our genius and then trying us on like costumes before discarding our bodies like rinds of strange fruit. The thing is though... the thing is that just because we're magic doesn't mean we're not real.”
-  JESSE WILLIAMS, on racism during his amazing BET Humanitarian Award acceptance speech

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Kodak and the Bomb!!

Popular Mechanics
This is a fascinating piece about how Kodak discovered damage to its sensitive X-ray film shortly after the first test of an atom bomb, thousands of miles away in New Mexico. The government eventually agreed to warn Kodak ahead of nuclear tests so it could protect its products — on the condition that Kodak follow the example and keep silent about radiation. 

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