The more I read the way what’s left of the coverage of media these days, both from a trade press that should know better and an increasingly clickbait-obsessed mainstream world that appears to be increasingly unaware, ignorant or both, the more I’m believing that companies seeking attention are turning to the skill sets first made … Read more
You might think that the person with the most pressure going into Super Bowl 58 might be someone like 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, a brilliant tactician who has let to win a championship to join his dad Mike in that pantheon. Or his Chiefs counterpart, Andy Reid, who is looking for his third such ring, … Read more
I’m sure Whitefish, Montana is absolutely beautiful at certain times of the year, although I strongly suspect this isn’t the ideal tourism season. I do love small towns in the Northwest, but this is one that perhaps is a bit lower on my list of priorities for future travel, assuming I even get to that … Read more
It’s been a most depressing start to 2024 for folks who have worked hard and long to have their bylines in legacy publications. Faced with economic forecasts that are anything but rosy for what bodes to be the most splintered and politically charged year ever in the history of advertising, numerous such iconic brands have, … Read more
Is it just me, or are you beginning to notice it’s apparently open season on anyone over legal retirement age who has once had an overactive libido and/or a control freak complex? On the heels of the sh-tshow of tearful allegations and hissyfits that resulted in yesterday’s awarding of $83.3M to the aggreived E. Jean … Read more
When news broke earlier this week about the surprising return of Jon Stewart to at least a Rachel Maddow-like Monday presence on the show he helped establish as a late night staple, Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW, the news was about as well-received as anything that’s come out of what is looming to be a … Read more
I’ve never really qualified on even on the most liberal levels as macho or “bro”. I’ve never had true athletic skills; I’ve never really enjoyed going to gyms and the one time in my life that I actually tried to build up my “six-pack”, which in my case has perpetually more resembled a single quarter-keg, … Read more
These days, I’m subserviant and a slave exclusively to data and information, not to the whims and the wishes of anyone who might want to control how and why I believe. It clearly frustrates quite a bit of people who might somehow see this as a sign of my ultimate demise. I know this because … Read more
My Starbucks was surprisingly busy for a chilly Tuesday morning at the otherwise ungodly hours I tend to keep. Either a bunch of other people had the same overly spicy soup I did last night, or they were grabbing something to keep them awake as the ritual of yet another pre-dawn award nomination announcement ceremony … Read more
When my best friend was exploring options for where to take their soon-to-be 91-year-old grandmother for a New Year’s Day brunch, they were handicapped by the fact that the nearest and what they saw as the most fiscally responsible option that was open was a Burger King. When I heard that was under consideration, I … Read more