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Promo photo of Steve Jobs from Silicon Cowboys: Documentary on the Rise of Compaq Computers

A Boardroom in Cambridge vs the Cowboys of Silicon Valley

Cambridge showed me the beauty of intellect. Silicon Valley showed me the power of instinct. And somewhere between the two, over a pint, a whiteboard, and a few rounds of Mensa word games (which I did NOT play) I realized that the best brands are built where logic meets longing.

The Echoes Never Leave, by Sky Burton

The Echoes Never Leave

He was diagnosed as a toxic narcissist with a long, clinical term that made him sound like a case study instead of the predator who systematically dismantled my life. The memories keep their razor-sharp edges, and sometimes are triggered by the smallest things. Today it was yellow.

Truth is Layered and Messy

Truth is Layered and Messy

When the world comes to destroy you, it’s not because of your lies, but because your existence threatens their fragile fiction. Their violence is a confession, a terrified, preemptive strike against the truth they see reflected in you.

Simon Spots a Hook by Skylar Burton

Part 2: Simon Spots a Hook or How 'Larry Stylinson' Was Born

Follow up to Simon Cowell: Here we go again

Louis Tomlinson: Anomaly by Skylar Burton

Louis Tomlinson: Anomaly

Louis is a bit of a mystery. He’s magical. He's different and the industry is confused by it. If they could bottle and sell it, they would, instead they're trying to figure out how to replicate it.

AGT. Simon Cowell.

Simon Cowell: Here we go again

TBH, I was never a SC fan. I never bought the talk that Cowell was an industry mover but he did build an empire on exploitation.

How Long Will We Swallow the Lie?

How Long Will We Swallow the Lie?

The myths we cling to now are manufactured in boardrooms and back rooms, polished for our consumption, meant to distract, to pacify, to give us something to hope for, or rage against, or buy.