Show Notes
- Taquitos, Spanish for small tacos, are also known as tacos dorados, rolled taco, or flauta
- Get your 7Rewards with the 7-Eleven app to maybe, one day, get slightly discounted chips
- How much does a banana cost?
- One avocado a day is plenty, according to nutritionists. Please do not eat 10 avocados a day. I repeat, Entrepreneurship & Art does not condone eating 10 avocados a day. Find your recommended nut intake here as well
- Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle
- Copenhagen’s Christiania
- Joe Rogan’s podcast episode with Stephen Dubner, the host and co-author of Freakonomics, which reinforces the importance of engaging in conversation with people outside of your bubble [since the recording of this E&A episode, a video of a disturbing conversation involving Joe Rogan surfaced and we no longer encourage listeners to check out his podcast]
- George answered an Ask Us Anything about registering with ASCAP, BMI versus a local PRO to collect public performance royalties, and promises to write an article about the topic soon
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
- Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
- Royalty Exchanges breaks down Neighboring Rights
- BMG’s pledge to review historical record contracts
- George’s view on intra-band agreements are in a word, essential
- Join our Slack channel to show off your cockney accent to George, you might even be able to ask a question, if you pass his test (practice here)
Three Things
Dan
- Listening: To the podcast Boom/Bust: HQ Trivia about the rise and fall of HQ Trivia (Dan also gave a quick mention to Wondery’s WeCrashed about WeWork, which is officially on our list too)
- Reading: Stephen Kellogg’s Objects in the Mirror: Thoughts on a Perfect Life from an Imperfect Person, mail that was definitely not forwarded, as promised, by USPS. The title has been unanimously voted as a perfect title
- Using: Todoist, as a part of his “productivity stack.” Forgive him for the nomenclature, we do
Carly
- Reading: Robin DiAngelo’s White Fragility and learning new ways to listen and speak about her own racism. You can also check out the free reading guide on DiAngelo’s website
- Listening: Freakonomics podcast, particularly episode Which Jobs Will Come Back, and When?, that examines re-employment after COVID-19 and policies that could both help and hurt, including the “Ban the Box” policy and its unintended consequences
- Watching: Dave Chapelle’s 8:46 special, which is more of a speech, named after the amount of time George Floyd had his neck knelt on by a white officer
George
- Hacking: His pourover coffee routine with the Shortcuts app, that he is graciously sharing with the world
- Watching: Babylon, set in South London in the 1980s, about two competing rastafarian sound systems that also weaves in a portrayal of Thatcher’s London, reggae, punk rock and The Clash
- Reading: Olivia Laing’s timely Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency, a collection of essays and profiles of artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O'Keefe and Arthur Russell, and reinforces the power of art in times of emergency
