Another media milestone was reached over the past weekend, but you’d be truly hard pressed to find any mention of it by even the most obsessive of observers. Were it not for a few personal friends and former business colleagues with a soft spot for history, I probably wouldn’t have remembered, either. But there it … Read more
In Judaism, one of the ultimate acts of intimacy is to invite a stranger, or these days more like a casual acquaitance, into your home for a Passover seder. For those unfamiliar with one, it’s indeed a religious service that’s segmented by a lengthy, often alcohol-infused meal, but it’s usually lead by the head of … Read more
With all the hubbub and machinations ongoing on studio lots these days, there’s nary a month that goes by without seeing some observation or controversy involving its CEOs, especially the ones running the so-called “old school” companies. We’ve seen time and time again how ubiquitous and sometimes outspoken the likes of Bob Iger and David … Read more
I couldn’t get out of the way of the tsunami of alerts that hit just after lunch yesterday afternoon. To top it all off, I was yet again battling crippling migraines that I needed to double down on over-the-counter and quickly refilled prescription meds just to even be able to stay focused enough to see … Read more
Oh, you think that it’s Paris and the Olympics that’s hoping to command our attention and viewershio on NBC and Peacock, do you? I know my readership pretty darn well and I know for a fact that a great deal of you are already watching what you consider to be the real Summer Games. On FOX, … Read more
I won’t lie; the fact that it was a chance to scarf a little wine and cheese at the end of the month, when my bank account is dipping below three figures, was a good deal of the motivation why I actually pursued what seemed to a random invite from a business colleague who’s now … Read more
I don’t profess to have many friends in high places, at least lately. At one time I kinda did but, arguably, to an outsider I could have been seen as being among them. I never personally felt that way at the time, but in hindsight I guess I had access to the minds and mindsets … Read more
There’s a lot about Bill Maher that one could find objectionable. In my case, it was a long-ago experience I had when he was simultaneously hitting on and harassing friends and relatives I knew who were working the now-defuncy Santa Monica Improv comedy club. Apparently a few beers in, he was both charming and belligerant. … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime . Please visit it regularly for observations and insights specific to sports. I’ve been fortunate enough to have attended a couple of Super Bowls in person, the most recent being the Steelers-Cardinals showdown in Tampa in February 2009. It was a thrill to … Read more
Whenever I get an alert about the untimely passing of someone these days, it makes me stop dead (ironically?) in my tracks. I’m arguably at an age and state of life where I often get survivor’s remorse, and no matter how bad things may get for me on many a day–and lately, there’s been more … Read more