There’s a Nintendo Power Glove Documentary Coming

Yes, It Has a Wizard Reference.

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The App Store Has Forever Changed the Face of Software

While this simple digital storefront forever changed the iOS experience, it also changed the way we think about software distribution and valuation.

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Harvey Weinstein's Mixed Track Record in His MPAA Feuds

Weinstein stages major public relations campaigns like the one he is currently conducting to attempt to win the right to call Lee Daniels’ upcoming movie The Butler. But do they actually work?

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Pass the Light Saber: 'Course of the Force' Race Returns to Santa Monica Pier

Pass the Light Saber: 'Course of the Force' Race Returns to Santa Monica Pier

The "Course of the Force" kicks off at the Skywalker Ranch in Northern California, winding its way down the coast and ending at San Diego's Comic Con July 9 to 16. 

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Comic-Con 2013: The Film Lineup

Comic-Con is quickly approaching, which means that panel, party and event announcements are arriving on a daily basis.

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The Real Future of Journalism? Radio.

Ira Glass used to worry This American Life would never be as strong as it was in its first few years on the air. But almost 18 years later, the founder and host of the weekly radio documentary program insists the show has never been better. And he says that contrary to what people may think about radio journalism, TAL is thriving as a business, thanks in no small part to an expanding digital and podcast audience.

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Is Pandora Really Short-Changing Songwriters?

Songwriters, however, are paid royalties no matter the radio format, with royalty payments tracked and ultimately delivered to songwriters via one of three performance rights organizations: Broadcast Music Inc.; the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; and the Society for European Stage Authors and Composers (SESAC). Those organizations keep track of how often a song is played, then calculate payments using what could best be described as arcane math.

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