Hello REDEF Family, as you know I've been MIA for around 6 months. In the coming weeks, I'll explain where I was, what I was doing, and what the future of REDEF may hold. In short, I was a little burned out. I published almost 7 days a week for 12 years through some tough "life dust" and didn't take time for myself. I've been in arrears for a long time and all those bills were still due. I couldn't keep kicking the can down the road, and I was LIONEL MESSI-good at it. When publishing each day, perspective can get lost. Perspective rather than reaction is what I'm going for. And when you're cutting your way through the content jungle as curators do it's hard not to feel a little toxic given what's going on in the world. I'm not impervious to exhaustion, sadness, and doubt. I slept an enormous amount, read books, watched movies and TV, listened to music and thought a lot about how I want to live and work while walking in circles at the track (where I lap senior citizens). So, I'll be coming back slowly. Likely not publishing 5 days a week for the next few weeks. Then back to "normal." Regularly curated "interest remixes for curious minds" will start next week with future "rantnrave" commentary from me on ANTHONY BOURDAIN, S.E. CUPP, ATT / TW / DISNEY / FOX / COMCAST, MR. RODGERS, a recent media injustice, NETFLIX-inspired madness at media companies, online apparel brands, KANYE and when heroes disappoint, and more. I've missed this and you. I'm excited to come back with perspective. And for the new subscribers, stay tuned, this is what we do. Thank you for your patience and support... Today, some light curation of REDEF ORIGINAL pieces we've published over the last month or so. From ORIGINALS founder and now the lead contributor, MATT BALL, we take a look at some common NETFLIX misunderstandings, DISNEY strategy, the optimistic rise of the music biz, and how APPLE may compete with AMAZON PRIME media offerings. I threw in the first piece we did on DISNEY a few years ago as a throughline to the most recent ones. Matt and I debate these topics all the time, thus the pieces. While never perfect, I believe we're in the right direction. So, let's roll again... Happy Birthday to BRIAN ROLAPP, PETER ELKIND, ALEX BLUM, STEVE OLECHOWSKI, DAVID WEINBERG, and MARY KALLAHER. Belated to TED HARBERT(now a youthful 92), NICHOLAS BUTTERWORTH, THOMAS MEYER, and NICK DEMARTINO.