All damn weekend, the news networks and my numerous digital news feeds have been pinging like a freshly shot bullet with the updates on President Biden’s bout with COVID-19. The press conferences, the barrage of woke reporters questioning whether he should have been masked when he was last out in public, meticulously scrutizining the CDC … Read more
Unless you’re a true afficiando of game shows, you’ve probably not heard of Randy West. But if you’re a lover of pop culture, you’ve likely HEARD Randy West, He has spent decades as a voice-over and radio personality, and was a prolific announcer on numerous, ubiquotously repeated shows during those glory days, more notably on … Read more
An awful lot of my friends and colleagues know far, far more about the specifics of the world of professional wrestling than I do. With passions and opinions usually reserved for family or politics, they can debate the legitimacy and premeditation of any Wrestlemania from the last several decades, which talents were destined for their … Read more
Half measures availed us nothing. Anyone who had ever attended a twelve-step meeting, as I publicly admit I have attended many over many decades, has uttered these words with at least some degree of reverence. I know when I don’t act, I stagnate, and said stagnation nearly cost me my life. In the past 24 … Read more
I’ve been spending way too much time recently debating randomly with staunch defenders of work-from-home policies and social distancing, Even entrepreneurs and CEOs, using images where they defiantly stare into a selfie camera in front of a computer in what is obviously a comfortable workspace ALONE, are determined to defend their belief to someone as … Read more
I’m consistently perplexed at the gravitas that certain media companies seem to have with an investment community that appears disproportionately inclined to believe they have upside. The reaction to Netflix’s earnings reports where they “overachieved expectations” by merely losing 970,000 (heaven forbid, NOT the “roughly 1 million” subscribers in 2Q22, versus the 2 million that … Read more
With every passing Monday night this summer, an era of quality television for basic cable may be winding down for good with a victory lap that continues to improve with each new episode. The final six episodes of BETTER CALL SAUL are being unveiled in the good old fashioned way of one episode a week … Read more
Who’s the most famous graduate of your alma mater? No matter what school gave you your diploma, if you’re one of my readers you’re probably not an immediately recognized public figure. My high school, John Bowne of Flushing,New York, has produced a number of noted TV executives over its 58-year history, some of whom I’ve … Read more
While the TV show of that name has gone away yet again, the desire, I believe, remains consistent with anyone who isn’t already one. And when it comes to businesses connected to cannabis, the opportunities to become one are growing as quickly as the number of legal states and the quality and breadth of those … Read more
So you remember this week began with a call to action about an NFT conference? (Feel free to refresh your memory via the link at the bottom if you’ve already forgotten). Well, everything I rattled off about the opportunties and benefits of NFTs are true, but let’s just say for a variety of reasons not … Read more