As my former research lab buddy Norman Lear wrote earlier this summer when he celebrated his 100th birthday, “Well, I made it”. I’m nowhere near Mr. Lear’s age today, but I’m closer than I was 24 hours ago. Just to reassure you, I share the sentiment of the second line of his op-ed: “I wake … Read more
Tomorrow is the Cannabis Investing Forum, live and in-person, in downtown Los Angeles. The full agenda of speakers is as follows: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Master of Ceremonies Tracy Ryan, Co-Founder & Chief Communications Officer, NKore BioTherapeutics Website LinkedIn 11:15 AM – 11:33 AM Fireside Chat Risa Rosas, Co-founder, CEO, INCUBAKD Website 11:35 AM – 11:53 AM Speaker – Decentralized Identity … Read more
I was under the weather when I woke up yesterday; I hand’t been able to hold down any food or water the night before. As a result of the gastric bypass I had two decades ago, plus subsequent surgeries since, I occasionally can develop these issues if a small piece of food gets trapped in … Read more
Whenever I would be reporting on studies that would follow the launch or relaunch of a channel, I would forever be grilled by dubious executives and stakeholders wondering how something that so many people indicated they would subscribe to could yield such underachieving ratings. After all, they would attest, didn’t we all develop such a … Read more
I am NOT a racist. In fact, I’ve experienced prejudice, persecution and bigotry many times over, personally and, especially now, professionally. I’m short, still technically obese, Jewish and financially challenged. And once people with larger egos and muscles discovered I was far more intelligent than they could ever dream of being, I became their literal … Read more
Lately I’ve been told one of the reasons I’ve encountered such frustration late in life is because I was a relative overachiever and ahead of my time when I was younger. In an era where working your way through a large company was still the only way someone with my meager background could better himself, … Read more
Yes, it’s in the range of 100 degrees in a great deal of the country, and all reports are it will stay that way for a while. Of course, in today’s world, that’s ideal weather for going back to school. Here in LA, despite the unfounded fears of so many, the return begins today–yes, whether … Read more
It’s the dog days of August, just before what I’m hoping will be a busy time of year for me, and it was humid AF. Besides, I kind of needed to make myself scarce, if you know what I mean. So a movie on a Saturday night made some logistical and financial sense. BULLET TRAIN … Read more
Obsessions that are healthy are called passions. Perhaps the fine line quality that separates one from the other is that people who have passions pursue them without compromising their integrity or the balance of their lives. I personally have passions about many things, some that arguably border on obsessive. But I’m not alone in that … Read more
During his first earnings call as the CEO for Warner Discovery reporting on a full quarter directly under his watch (2Q 22), David Zaslav and his team announced a $3.42B loss, slightly worse than earlier projections, mostly related to costs related to combining the two companies. Per MSN, that figure included $2 billion spent on … Read more