‘No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention’ It’s not a stretch to say that Netflix has, in the course of its existence, reinvented TV and, to a certain extent, entertainment media as a whole. How such an innovation took place, however, and the corporate revolution inherent in the
Read More →The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz Quote of the Week “Give, give, give—what is the point of having experience, knowledge, or talent if I don’t give it away? Of having stories if I don’t tell them to others?
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September 28, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
The events and issues of the past couple of weeks have been swirling around in my head like Toto, Dorothy and the debris picked up in that famous Kansas cyclone. Here are some thoughts from that vortex: HOW DO YOU COMPARE? People were buzzing Sunday night over news reports dealing
Read More →JOHNSTON, Iowa – An aggressive growth strategy resulting in expansion into new markets has prompted WesleyLife, Iowa’s most comprehensive provider of services for older adults, to add an experienced regional director to its leadership roster. Matt Garcia joins WesleyLife on Monday, October 26, as Regional Director of Campus Operations. In
Read More →The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz Quote of the Week “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar and Academic
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September 22, 2020 by Brent Antisdel
in Stray Thoughts
One of my co-workers at the Des Moines Register was Gene Raffensperger, an excellent reporter with a delicious sense of humor. When Raff was working on a dull story, he often would announce to colleagues, “We’re going to need another tanker of Murine. I’ve got an eye-burner here.” Raff is
Read More →The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Be safe. Be considerate. Be compassionate. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz Quote of the Week “’The lady doth protest too much’ line from Hamlet may be the best thing ever said on the topic of insincere over-compensation. It’s also a nice reminder that
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Fix our medical insurance dilemma
Give all Americans the option to buy into Medicare. I’ve paid into Social Security and Medicare my entire life. I’m still paying to be on plan B and supplemental coverage. I also pay for prescription insurance. I often feel like a coffee coupon from McDonald’s would pay for about as much medicine as
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