The Penguin Random House and Simon and Schuster Merger Originally published on clknauf.com under the same title December 3, 2020 ~ Carl Lawrence Knauf “Come on, come on, listen to the moneytalk.” -AC/DC, “Moneytalks“ German company Bertelsmann has agreed to acquire Simon & Schuster for $2.175 billion from ViacomCBS. This is a massive deal in […]
by Carl Knauf “There’s something in the, something in the way you were.” -The Union Underground, “Revolution Man” I was in an airport restaurant waiting out a sizable layover, inhaling a giant burger which probably wasn’t the best meal choice before becoming scrunched in an uncomfortable middle seat for two-plus hours. A family […]
by Carl Knauf “I never have nothing good to say, I’d rather tear things down, than build them up.” -The Offspring, “Cool To Hate” If you haven’t been following society in the last decade-plus then there’s something wrong with you, and you need to get out of your sweatpants and breathe some fresh air […]
by Jason DeGray Like most people who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, I grew up with technology. Typing and computers class were on an Apple II-E, we used the big floppy discs and got to play Oregon Trail or Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego on Fridays. Speaking of games, my first console […]