Music | Music

Why leaving Fleetwood Mac may be a smart move for Lindsey Buckingham

Anyone paying attention over the last few years could tell Lindsey Buckingham didn't seem to be having much fun.

I won’t go see Fleetwood Mac without Lindsey Buckingham. Which means I might never get to see Fleetwood Mac. But I totally agree with this article, he’ll probably be better off.

Music | Music

David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon Handwriting Turned Into Fonts

Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg fonts have also been developed using their letters and notes

I'd rather use Lennon than Comic Sans! But while I love the music, I'm not sure if I'd use the fonts.

Music | Music

Jack White Says The White Stripes Was… ‘Jack White Solo’

’There’s only two people in the band... The melodies are coming from one person, the rhythm is coming from Meg,’ White told ’Rolling Stone.’

Ouch! Not only was this an extremely arrogant thing to say, it's obviously untrue. I saw the White Stripes play a bunch of times: no Meg White, no White Stripes. End of story.

Music | Music

HBO's Definitive Documentary "Elvis Presley: The Searcher" Debuts at SXSW

New archival footage of the king, the musician, and the man behind the music

Music | Music

Rolling Stones in “the early stages” of new studio album

Keith Richards says work on their new studio album has begun - as Rolling Stones add extra London date in May

Yeah baby. The last album was EXCELLENT. Personally, I wish that they would do a few more blues covers albums because The Stones don't do the typical worn out cliched blues thing. They are such connoisseurs that the material is music that most people have never been exposed to. Anyway, this is good news!

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

Westworld's Shogun World Shares a Background With Quentin Tarantino Films

The show's creators open up about the second season and what Westworld's Shogun World shares with Quentin Tarantino films.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

They're demolishing the house where Hawaii Five-O's final showdown went down

The house that Jack Lord built is coming down.

This is a total travesty. It's the Hawaii Five-O house and the Magnum PI house. Apparently Hawaii is as soulless as LA. They seem to have no regard for heir history either.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

10 Surprising Facts About Band of Brothers

3. It caused some controversy in the United Kingdom.

The greatest movie/series about WWII ever.

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

'Silicon Valley' Confronts a "Darker Side" of Tech Culture (and T.J. Miller's Messy Exit) | Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter goes on set with season 5 of HBO's savage startup satire as Mike Judge, Alec Berg and their stars explore the suddenly under-fire digital industry and reveal the backstory behind Miller's departure: "T.J. wasn't LeBron."

I am excited about the new season. As a startup founder looking for funding, I can tell you that Silicon Valley captures exactly what that world is like. While we're trying to find a serious investor for a social media platform (Moptu) that is a more efficient way to share articles, which gives our users FAR more power over what they see, does for articles what Pinterest and Instagram did for graphics, a platform that actually deals with issues like the infamous "echo chamber," the VCs are giving millions to sites for people who obsessed with things like fishing. Yes. Fishing. For fish. With a pole. If you are an investor who sees the absurdity in that – get in touch. joshn@moptu.com

Entertainment | Television/Film/Books

11 forgotten TV detectives and crime solvers of the 1970s

Not everyone could be the next Columbo.

The 70s were a very different time. A much more laid back time. I loved TV as a kid, but even I have never heard of some of these shows!

Business & Finance | Startups

These are the top 4 reasons why start-ups fail - Business Insider

Start-ups with dysfunctional teams, inadequate market research, and a lack of ambition are likely to fold.

Moptu is 0 for 4 on these, so looks like we'll be successful!

Business & Finance | Startups

These 16 companies just became the first unicorns of 2018 by landing valuations of $1 billion or more

These are the very first companies to receive billion-dollar valuations or more in the first few months of 2018, according to PitchBook.

Business & Finance | Startups

Bedrock Capital raises $122M to fund startups that reject conventional wisdom | TechCrunch

Most investors don’t like to admit that they’re chasing the latest buzzwords or fads or hot companies, but a new firm called Bedrock Capital says it’s on a mission to do the exact opposite — founders Geoff Lewis and Eric Stromberg told me they’r

We've solidly rejected conventional wisdom with Moptu in favor of common sense. So articles like this make us happy! If you're an early stage investor and want to learn more, please contact me: joshn@moptu.com.

Business & Finance | Startups

This Is the Real Reason Startups Succeed--and No, It's Not Money

Idealab founder Bill Gross says successful startups have this factor in common.

Business & Finance | Startups

Is Your Startup Worth the Risk? 5 Questions You Need to Answer

Use these simple steps to assess the strength of a startup.

As the co-founder of Moptu, I can tell you that our answer is a definite "YES" to all 5!

Politics | Politics

Aging senators ask 'Mr. Zuckerberg' for tech support in hilarious Senate hearing meme

The internet roasted clueless lawmakers during Mark Zuckerberg's Senate hearing.

As a still youngish owner of a social media startup (compared to some of the Senators anyway), I can fully empathize with the frustration that Zuckerberg must have felt with some of these questions. The reaction on Twitter was hilarious. For example:

“Mr. Zuckerberg, a magazine i recently opened came with a floppy disk offering me 30 free hours of something called America On-Line. Is that the same as Facebook?"

Politics | Politics

Trump replaces McMaster with Bolton as national security adviser

President Trump announced Thursday he will be replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with former United State Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton.

Any administration has turnover. But usually the majority of it happens, if the POTUS is re-elected, after the end of the first term. This seems excessive.

Politics | Politics

CNN’s Camerota confronts Holocaust denier running for Congress in heated interview | TheHill

CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Thursday confronted the Holocaust denier who is the sole GOP candidate running for an Illinois House seat.

his guy is absolutely disgusting. Obviously. The GOP disavowed him. And he has a right to run. But...he is a disgusting, revolting, waste of biological matter. The GOP needs to find someone to write in in this district.

Politics | Politics

The Secret to Henry Kissinger’s Success - POLITICO Magazine

Many think the retired diplomat’s closeness to one man—Richard Nixon—was the source of his power. That gets Kissinger dangerously wrong.

Politics | Politics

Tax reform reaction: AT&T is giving bonuses to 200,000 employees

The telecom giant said it would give more than 200,000 U.S. union members a special bonus of $1,000.

So apparently the sky won't be falling anytime soon.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

135 Amazing Facts for People Who Like Amazing Facts

Store these away for future trivia nights.

These are some amazing facts. And who doesn’t love amazing facts?

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Whatever Happened to Generation X?

As they head into middle age, the “slacker” generation of Philadelphians — sandwiched between the never-say-die boomers and the all-about-us millennials — is feeling overlooked, overworked and overwhelmed. But their chill, pragmatic approach to li

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Living in the White Space – Audrey Jacobs – Medium

“Mommy, please can you paint the walls white?” his sweet eyes pleading with pain.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Revisit abandoned drive-in theaters that haunt America's roadsides

They've got no cars and it's breaking my heart.

Miscellaneous | Other Stuff

Generation X needs to save America from millennials

Though one of its own sits yet again in the White House, the baby-boom generation, 78 million strong, is finally preparing to depart the scene. Theirs is a 40-year legacy of war, debt and cultural …

Someone has to do it and that "someone" is us.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

Don the Beachcomber to close Sunday in Sunset Beach; new location being sought

Renowned tiki restaurant Don the Beachcomber will close Sunday night after nearly 10 years at its Sunset Beach location, the restaurant announced Friday.

Southern California is intent on becoming nothing but a soulless land of giant steel and glass boxes.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

The legacy of ‘Mad Men’ won’t be its clothes or its cocktails. It’ll be all that modernist furniture.

How “Mad Men” has influenced our tastes in design.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

Mad Men Sets Have Arrived in New York, and They are Glorious - TV Time - Curbed National

Photos via Architizer "Matthew Weiner's Mad Men", an exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York opens tomorrow, March 14, offering visitors the chance to...

If only I had the money to go to New York. I would definitely go just to see this.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

Thank the Jews for the "Mad Men" Aesthetic: How They Designed the Modern American Home

The mid-century modernists who fled Hitler helped shape a visual aesthetic that's still pervasive, as shown in a new museum exhibit.

Architecture & Interior Design | Mid Century

Own a Mies van der Rohe Home For $160K Design News | Apartment Therapy

Detroit certainly has some bargain real estate at the moment, but perhaps none as great a deal as this. The Lafayette Park complex was designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1959, with this fully remodeled 1,400 square foot townhome currently asking $159,900.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

NEVER AGAIN? On Yom Hashoah, Poll Shows Two Thirds Of Millennials Don't Know What Auschwitz Was

According to a new survey released on Thursday by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, fully 41 percent of Americans don’t know what Auschwitz was, including two-thirds of Mil

If this doesn’t terrify you, you’re either ignorant or missing a key number of IQ points.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

The brutal killing of a Holocaust survivor raises anti-Semitism fears in France

French authorities are investigating whether the victim was targeted because of her religion.

The problem with Europe isn’t that most Europeans are flagrantly antisemitic. It’s that way too many Europeans tolerate antisemitism. So they are less overtly anti-Jewish, but, as we know that attitude has the same dire results. So flagrant or merely tolerant, they allow innocent people to be murdered simply based on their Jewishness. It’s the 21st century and not much has changed in Europe. That this happened to this woman, a survivor of the Holocaust, is absolutely atrocious.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Trayon White Sr., D.C. council member, blames winter storms on Jews

A D.C. Council member has apologized for anti-Semitic comments he made Friday suggesting that Jewish financiers control the weather.

Sadly, even in 2018 this doesn’t surprise me.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Jewish advocacy group denounces Putin for suggesting Jews behind election meddling | TheHill

The American Jewish Committee is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to "clarify" his comments suggesting that Russian minority groups, including Jews, could be behind efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The American Jewish Committee should be doing A LOT more than asking Putin to " clarify." The idea that Jews who are Russian citizens are not truly Russian, is a very old antisemitic claim. To hear it from the Russian head of state in 2018 is surreal. I've been saying this for decades, but mainstream Jewish communal groups need to WAKE UP and stop acting like being civil is more important than taking action. Putin ought to be condemned for this and the American Jewish community should be demanding action from our government that lets Russia know that these kinds of comments have repercussions. Anything less is weak, feckless and meaningless.

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Make Superman Jewish Again – Tablet Magazine

Mazal tov to Brian Michael Bendis: The esteemed comic book writer has recently jumped ship from Marvel to DC, and, later this year, will give new life to the publisher’s most iconic hero, Superman. “I'm a little Jewish boy from Cleveland,

Many people don't know this, but Superman's creators were Jewish and there are many Jewish connections to the character.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

SpaceX’s rocket booster survived descent despite no landing attempt | TechCrunch

SpaceX flew a mission today that didn’t include a controlled recovery attempt of the Falcon 9 booster involved in the launch. Even still, the first stage..

Science & Technology | Science & Space

How John Young Smuggled a Corned-Beef Sandwich into Space

NASA astronaut John Young, who died Jan. 5, is remembered for a small scandal after he smuggled a corned-beef sandwich into space.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

A new generation of giant rockets is about to blast off

SpaceX's long-awaited Falcon Heavy rocket is just one of a handful of heavy-lift rockets being developed by companies and NASA.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

Why Are the Mountains on Mars So Much Taller Than Those on Earth? | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

NASA's MAVEN Discovers How Mars Lost Its Atmosphere

Mars used to be a warm, wet world, filled with oceans, rivers, and maybe even life. But no longer. Here’s how it happened.

News | News

Covered California premiums will rise 12.5%, and Anthem Blue Cross cuts coverage - LA Times

Monthly premiums for California health insurance plans sold under the Affordable Care Act will rise by an average of 12.5% next year, and Anthem Blue Cross plans to end coverage in most of the state.

But the system is working, right? That's what (some) people keep telling us. You have to LOVE the way the LA Times attempts to blame the costs increases on "uncertainty about Obamacare" and not Obamacare itself.

News | News

Linda Sarsour Declares CNN's Jake Tapper Has Joined 'the Ranks of the Alt-Right' – Tablet Magazine

Back in October, the Anti-Defamation League released a study of anti-Semitic abuse on social media during the 2016 election campaign. As part of it, they ranked the top 10 Jewish journalists who had received the most harassment from the alt-right. I was

This woman is one of the most vile people in the country. The bigot calling Jake Tapper a bigot? It is pathetic. But this is the problem with flippantly throwing terms around. Progressives have been using labels as weapons for years, and have done so whether they are true or not. This is an extreme example, but until progressives start to condemn people like Sarsour, they will continue to obliterate their credibility.

News | News

Don Rickles, legendary lightning-fast launcher of comic insults, dies at 90

Comedian, who sharpened his barbs on TV and at clubs, was dubbed Mr. Warmth by Johnny Carson.

I had the opportunity to meet Don Rickles several times and I can confirm what everyone else is saying-he was not only one of the funniest comedians that ever lived, he was one of the nicest, sweetest, compassionate people in the world. He will be missed and the world needs his type of honest, human, humor more than ever. Too many people have forgotten that comedy brings people together and honest comedy is rarely politically correct. Funny is funny, and this man was the funnier than anyone in living memory.

News | News

PolitiFact statements about Fake news

PolitiFact.com is a project of the Tampa Bay Times to help you find the truth in Washington and the Obama presidency.

Fake news has been a big problem as the amount of information designed to feed the "echo chamber" effect (the idea that people only want to be exposed to information that re-enforces previously held ideas) has exploded.

News | News

France's Jews Flee As Rioters Burn Paris Shops, Attack Synagogue

France’s politicians and community leaders have criticised the “intolerable” violence against Paris’ Jewish community, after a pro-Palestinian rally led to the vandalizing and looting of Jewish businesses and the burning of cars.

"It is the third time in a week where pro-Palestinian activists have clashed with the city’s Jewish residents. On Sunday, locals reported chats of “Gas the Jews” and “Kill the Jews”, as rioters attacked businesses in the Sarcelles district, known as “little Jerusalem.""

Pets & Animals | Dogs & Other Animals

19 Pictures That Are 100000% Definitely NOT Of Dogs

No dogs to be seen here.

Nope...DEFINITELY no dogs here.

Pets & Animals | Dogs & Other Animals

'Man's Best Friend' Took 3 Bullets to Protect His Owner From Robbers

"Rex came out with the little strength he had left in him and threw himself..."

If this doesn't touch you, you might be a sociopath. This dog's loyalty, intelligence, and instincts to protect his friend are all amazing.

"A bloodied Rex then bolted back upstairs to check on the boy, who was still hiding in the closet, and it wasn't long before the burglars made it to the upstairs floor and trashed the bedrooms.

“As they entered the room where my nephew was hiding in the closet, Rex came out with the little strength he had left in him and threw himself at them as he knew my nephew was in danger,” Cadena wrote."

Pets & Animals | Dogs & Other Animals

People are letting their dogs take the Egg Challenge. It's much better than Tide Pods.

Try not to squeal with joy.

My favorite, and I love them all, if the golden doodle who is....alas...afraid of the egg.

Pets & Animals | Dogs & Other Animals

Woman Adopts 4 Senior Chihuahuas Who Are Still Full Of Puppy Love | Huffington Post

"With senior pups, you never have to nap alone."

All dogs are equal. Man.

Pets & Animals | Dogs & Other Animals

Mailman Creates Special Deliveries For Dog Who Lives To Get Mail

What did we do to deserve dogs?

Yet one more great dog story. There are so many.

Science & Technology | Tech

What Happens In 60 Seconds Online

What Happens In 60 Seconds Online - 03/07/2018

This means that there is LOTS of room for Moptu to find its way onto this info-graphic!

Science & Technology | Tech

Abbey Road Studios Launches Its First-Ever App Today On iOS.

This brand new app form the world-famous Abbey Road Studios enable fledgling musicians to capture their musical ideas on iOS devices and to sketch out songs for working up into finished songs in the studio.