Last night I walked into the gymnasium at a North Austin high school to watch a playoff basketball game between central-Texas teams Anderson and Weiss.…

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LinkedIn: Imagine getting your great idea or thought leadership article within the really high-profile business media outlets — Harvard Business Review or Forbes, e.g. Think…

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Nov 27, 2021 7/6/95 — The following quotations were in the files of James Wade, Jr., my dad, typewritten (the final few were hand-entered) and…

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* before the Internet https://stuartwade.com/2021/11/17/excellent-media-experiences-part-iii-late-night-tv/ November 23, 2021 All month I’ve looked back at the products and personalities that defined the pre-Web moment. Excellent Media…

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November 20, 2021 I’m writing daily during November. At times this month I've used "hacks" (which I've also written about) to get my head in…

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* Before the Internet (For SNL thoughts, click here.) Continuing the series with Johnny, Dave and Jay. But first, a big-picture observation on Excellent Media…

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November 12, 2021 For years I sat in my Evansville bedroom (roughly ages 15-21), devouring everything within reach — non-fiction, literature, magazines, whatever came through…

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The understated excellence of the Montblanc 221 Christmas 1984, my junior year at Indiana University, my brother gave me a Montblanc fountain pen he had…

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* Before the Internet! Nov 8, 2021 The second installment of Excellent Media Experiences covers magazines — and the broader case for physical media before…

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