I can’t say Jane Fonda and I have anything even remotely close to a “relationship”. But she does have this uncanny knack of making guest appearances in my life. My cousin was fremeies with her second husband, activist Tom Hayden, who besides being her plus-one came to national attention as what the late and thoroughly … Read more
I never did go to the NAB Show when I was a position to do so. Many of my peers at more liberally budgeted companies would get to go to the mid-spring confab in Las Vegas for “support”–which was at the time code for “you’re doing a bang-up job, take your significant other and enjoy … Read more
I have a special place in my heart for the Studio City-based facility now known as the Radford Studio Center. It was historically known as the CBS Studio Center, and at least for today is the home of CBS LA’s duopoly and the offices of many network executives who cheered their relocations from the far … Read more
Whenever someone takes the time to forward me something that they think might make for a decent musing, I’m genuinely appreciative. When it happens to deal with some aspect of research, I’m all the more thankful–it means that at least on the surface they appreciate what has gotten me out of bed for the better … Read more
I’m late to a lot of parties–assuming I get invited to them at all. When I did my usual overnight research for last week’s musing on A24, I paid particular note to the premium placement BEEF had on its humble brag list–not to mention the fact that a highly anticipated new season after a significant … Read more
I pride myself on at least trying to be aware of much going on in the world as possible, but when it comes to various aspects of pop culture that often proves to be more difficult. That’s no truer than when it comes to contemporary music. At least when I worked in an office and/or … Read more
NGL, it’s getting more and more difficult to find something upbeat to muse about. Forget about the otherwise immaterial nuisances that the Mets have lost eight in a row (including an anemic performance I endured in person Tuesday night) and the Heat were heartbreakingly ousted from any chance at the NBA post-season via a schizophrenic … Read more
I’m no fan of Richard Rushfield’s, and I suspect if he even gave a rat’s ass about any opinion other than his own he’d feel even less positively about moi. Having been an executive, in his book that doubly qualifies me as a schmuck. Rushfield is a co-founder and effective editor emeritus of THE ANKLER, … Read more
I’m coming up on a five-year anniversary of these musings, which at least I find to be quite significant. What began as a temporary way to stay sharp and relevant amidst a series of life-changing events, not the least of which unemployment, has now turned into the longest single stint I’ve been associated with since … Read more
For all of the awards and audience that HBO and whatever it chooses to call its streaming iterations have achieved in this century perhaps its most significant accomplishment has been to consistently be the home of a cultural icon that focuses on relationships and which seems to define the dominant generation of each decade. In … Read more