A little more than 40 years ago, in the infancy of Stan Lee’s expansion of his core Marvel super-heroes, the publisher introduced a female counterpart to the Incredible Hulk. At the time, the character was enjoying a renaissance via the mercurial hit CBS prime time series, which immortalized bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno as a pop-culture icon … Read more
Yesterday’s official announcement that Nexstar was taking over controlling interest in the CW network was not a surprise; the handwriting has been on the wall since former co-parents CBS and Warner Brothers evolved into streaming-centric companies with more parochial priorities than the CW as currently structured provides. Indeed, I had predicted the network was a … Read more
Let’s face it, Mickey Mouse isn’t exactly a poster child for athletic ability. He’s not tall, wears shoes far too big for him and doesn’t exactly appear ripped. Frankly, Goofy’s more of an athlete, though he is more the lanky type than imposing. So the connection of a generation that has seen ESPN and Disney … Read more
Tomorrow is the Cannabis Investing Forum, live and in-person, in downtown Los Angeles. The full agenda of speakers is as follows: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Master of Ceremonies Tracy Ryan, Co-Founder & Chief Communications Officer, NKore BioTherapeutics Website LinkedIn 11:15 AM – 11:33 AM Fireside Chat Risa Rosas, Co-founder, CEO, INCUBAKD Website 11:35 AM – 11:53 AM Speaker – Decentralized Identity … Read more
Whenever I would be reporting on studies that would follow the launch or relaunch of a channel, I would forever be grilled by dubious executives and stakeholders wondering how something that so many people indicated they would subscribe to could yield such underachieving ratings. After all, they would attest, didn’t we all develop such a … Read more
I am NOT a racist. In fact, I’ve experienced prejudice, persecution and bigotry many times over, personally and, especially now, professionally. I’m short, still technically obese, Jewish and financially challenged. And once people with larger egos and muscles discovered I was far more intelligent than they could ever dream of being, I became their literal … Read more
Lately I’ve been told one of the reasons I’ve encountered such frustration late in life is because I was a relative overachiever and ahead of my time when I was younger. In an era where working your way through a large company was still the only way someone with my meager background could better himself, … Read more
Yes, it’s in the range of 100 degrees in a great deal of the country, and all reports are it will stay that way for a while. Of course, in today’s world, that’s ideal weather for going back to school. Here in LA, despite the unfounded fears of so many, the return begins today–yes, whether … Read more
It’s the dog days of August, just before what I’m hoping will be a busy time of year for me, and it was humid AF. Besides, I kind of needed to make myself scarce, if you know what I mean. So a movie on a Saturday night made some logistical and financial sense. BULLET TRAIN … Read more
Obsessions that are healthy are called passions. Perhaps the fine line quality that separates one from the other is that people who have passions pursue them without compromising their integrity or the balance of their lives. I personally have passions about many things, some that arguably border on obsessive. But I’m not alone in that … Read more