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Nintendo says that it will make money off of every console it sells. Analysts are stunned that a console is actually profitable. But really, the ‘razor and blades’ business model doesn’t apply to video game consoles despite what anyone tells you. The idea of the razor and blades model is to sell the razor at a…

CNN’s Chris Morris says, from another analyst, the PSP will have a price drop very soon. Why does he say this? Because… PSP sales have been solid so far, with 20 million units shipped worldwide (with over 8 million of those to the U.S.). That’s essentially a tie with the Nintendo DS, which has sold…

Jay Leno’s reruns are bringing in bigger ratings than Letterman’s new shows. Nightline is now bringing in bigger ratings than Letterman. When Nightline out rates your show, you know you are in trouble. Since I am curious about the Entertainment Industry, I wondered, “Gee, why is Letterman’s ratings going down?” The complaints I hear is that Letterman…

As you know, I intend to be an entrepreneur Pook. This means I intend to create my own business system rather than work in someone else’s. While there are many business systems to create, I prefer to create one around my passion so it never seems like work. This way I can do my dreams…

Hey Hollywood! Disrupt your entertainment model or you’re going to find yourselves disrupted by an upstart outsider! The box office experienced a horrific weekend in more ways than one. Not only did a horror movie that its studio declined to show to critics lead all others, but it earned just $9 million — the first time…

History can forever be debated. But there are a few things that occurred which are beyond all debate. Three great changes have altered Mankind. The first change is said to be the discovery of Agriculture. The planting of crops allowed cities to occur. And with cities, it allowed the arts, the sciences, the law, and…

An emailer asks: I’m looking for some material on the increase number people downloading music, movies, videos, etc. instead of actually going out to get the physical product. I’ve notice a trend in some interesting articles…specifically this show I saw with Charlie Rose talking about the future of technology and entertainment…if you know of any…

This feminist writes that we all ought to embrace feminism and attack the feminist bashers (i.e. such people like me, the Pookius Maximus!). So why has feminism always provoked such hostility? Unlike other radical movements, feminism is calling for something many women and men find difficult: a profound change in the power relations between sexes –…

An emailer (who definitely gets it) has this to say: Pooky, Nothing special, but it did make me laugh, simply because after agreeing with your post on ‘the burden of guilt,’ this guy seems like a real case study. “A woman calling a man a bitch is a very different thing than a man calling…

An emailer sent me a link to this story. The trend has occasioned some predictions of a coming matriarchy in which high-achieving women will rule over a nation of slacker guys. We’ve all seen the movie, an endless loop culminating most recently in You, Me and Dupree. That little girls’ T shirt slogan–GIRLS RULE, BOYS…