Snark Week: HodgePodge for Aug. 15

HodgePodge

Modern problems

Vaudeville tries to save itself like print journalism is trying to save itself.

Candy crushed

Have you noticed fewer and fewer Candy Crush Saga invitations in your Facebook feed? That’s bad news for the game’s maker, King, who are struggling to come up with another hit. The Atlantic says you can, uh, thank Kim Kardashian for the fall of Candy Crush.

I’m waiting for the Kidz Bop version

The number one album in the country is a compilation of ’60s and ’70s hits that serves as the soundtrack to Guardians of the Galaxy. The number two album is the latest Now That’s What I Call Music, a feat A.V. Club says “confirms that most CD sales are made by people who don’t know how to use iTunes.”

An original iPhone would’ve been funnier

Gizmodo took a late-oughts LCD TV to Antiques Roadshow and PBS played along.

Us darn kids

From Quartz: “I couldn’t stand millennials until I realized I was one.” Elsewhere on Quartz, they want to make sure you know that Twitter and Slack and all those cool new start-ups aren’t anything new.

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Tony Scida

A Hodges veteran who has been with the firm for more than a decade, Tony lends his creative talents to a range of clients. With a degree in arts management and as an accomplished musician, Tony has an ear for helping tell client stories.

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