On a December Sunday filled with football and latkes the best news I saw yesterday was the announcement that, nearly 60 years after he retired and nearly 50 years after he died Gil Hodges is finally, finally going to be immortalized in the baseball Hall of Fame. As a Mets fan who came of age … Read more
Incredibly, the intersection between the world of Leblanguage and the world of Donald Trump is larger than logic would otherwise dictate. And I’ll offer that on many measures I could help him be better at what he tries to do. Yesterday it was reported by The Young Turks, a progressive-skewing online news network, that the … Read more
Once upon a time Mehmet Oz was an effervescent practicing cardiologist at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York who caught the eye of Oprah Winfrey and began contributing to her wildly popular daytime show. As Oprah’s clout and empire expanded, along with Phil McGraw (success) and Nate Berkus (miss) Oz got the opportunity for … Read more
If you haven’t yet read an oral history book by James Andrew Miller you really can’t consider yourself an expert on any subject he has written about. Miller is a consummate researcher and expert organizer of timelines that produce exhaustive recounts of media history through the words of those that produced them. After previously tackling … Read more
Through the courtesy of my roommate (someone else we give thanks for this week, BTW), I got to see GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE during its theatrical launch weekend, the first time I’ve ventured out to a movie theatre during its first few days since the before-times. As I spent my most recent corporate years in Sony’s employ … Read more
As Thanksgiving and Chanukah approach and Christmas looms right behind, and particularly after the year we’ve all had to endure, there’s a collective need to find solace and refuge in family. For as much as friendship and even a spouse can fill a void, there is nothing quite more nurturing in my opinion than the … Read more
As we head toward arguably the most welcomed holiday season in our lifetimes, the annual ascension of The Hallmark Channel to #1 status among U.S. linear TV networks has taken place and will likely be truth through the end of the year. According to online trade ads taken this week, since its Countdown to Christmas … Read more
A year ago we were in the deep throes of a pandemic lockdown and isolation. Personally, I was mired in the additional challenges of lack of work, financial uncertainty and an uncertain living situation that was only beginning to reach the tsunami level of a storm that was soon to boil over. But one year … Read more
I’ve frequently lamented that the concept of overnight ratings for television shows has virtually disappeared, the victim of both measurement incompleteness and industry apathy. In a world where the very existence of facts is open to interpretation, the reporting of them is, at best, skewed and sporadic. I’ve often called out streaming services and the … Read more
Given the schedule I’ve been keeping lately, I actually relished the opportunity to spend a day with NFL Sunday Ticket and watch a whole lot of football. I used to cherish the chance to watch games with a group of friends, but as we’ve discussed before this pesky virus thing has so many of those … Read more