The MCU Takes First Steps Toward Recovery

The MCU Takes First Steps Toward Recovery

It was arguably one of the more crucial weekends in the history of the Marvel Comic Universe.  For two decades these storied entertainment brands have been joined at the hip to produce a litany of reinvigorated and novel reasons both to schlep out to the movies and to plunk down a monthly fee to rewatch … Read more

The Somewhat Credible Hulk

The Somewhat Credible Hulk

Hulk Hogan died earlier this week, yet another larger-than-life celebrity who transcended generations based on his earlier success as a performer and his later success as a reality TV personality.  But unlike the similarly auspiced Ozzy Osbourne, whom we warmly mused about earlier this week, Hogan was the epitome of an enigma–a word that contrary … Read more

Remember, One Can’t Spell Versant Without VS

Remember, One Can’t Spell Versant Without VS

NOTE:  This musing also appears today on our sister site TheDoubleOvertime.  Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on technology and business. In terms of breaking news items in media, the one that THE WALL STREET JOURNAL’s veteran sports and media expert Joe Flint dropped late Wednesday diminished in … Read more

Still Some Shine Left On Those Floors

Still Some Shine Left On Those Floors

Yesterday was not a great day to be either a media consumer or an American no matter what side of the aisle your seat is as you’re riding this increasingly turbulent plane.  In an almost dizzying array of breaking news, we saw the team leading our country to allegedly the greatest six months in our … Read more

Fee Fi FOFO

Fee Fi FOFO

I get both amazed and agitated when I notice what seems to stick beyond the usual lifecycle of a few hours in this world of instant gratification and entitled ADD sufferers who have made sober-curiosity and mushroom/cannabis elixirs at $10 a can ubiquitous enough for even someone as seasoned as moi to be aware that … Read more

He’s Still Rock And Roll To Me

He’s Still Rock And Roll To Me

For me, the summer of ’75 was my summer of ’42.  No, I didn’t have a hot mom taking my technical virginity, but I did make some friends outside my usual circle of nerds for the first time when I earned the princely sum of $25 (plus tips) working as a counselor at the day … Read more