Who they were and why the hero couldn’t make it without them Certain burning questions go unasked far too long. Why do some heroes need…

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Your Excellent Media Experiences correspondent, who has spent eight installments cataloging great media, now turns his critical eye on Critics — and yes, he appreciates…

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Latest entry in my Excellent Media Experiences - introduction and complete index here. The most recent prior entry covered the arrival of cable TV. Nobody misses the…

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Indiana completes the single greatest turnaround in college football history and caps a perfect season in CFP title game thriller over Miami Fernando Mendoza leaps.…

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* Before the Internet Cable television is near death. Household penetration peaked above 80% in 2011. By last year more than 80 million subscribers had…

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The Hoosiers overwhelmed Alabama 38-3 in a Rose Bowl takeover January 2, 2026 | The takeover started before I left Austin. The Indiana football fanbase…

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*Before the Internet XRT's Saturday Morning Flashback — three hours of a specific year in rock — gets a full look in a separate post. Musical…

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The greatest turnaround in history continues After beating #1 Ohio State (12-1) in the Big Ten championship game, Indiana (13-0) has earned the nation's top…

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LinkedIn: Great customer stories are important, but well-packaged ones win the day.  In a complex marketplace, staying ahead on product alone gets harder every year.…

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