No, I’m not on Evan Shapiro’s payroll–though at the rate he’s going, I’d sure like to be. I do acknowledge that I tend to get inspired for musings more often from what he posts than many others in his wheelhouse–if for no other reason he tends to drop his efforts in the wee hours of … Read more
I recently reconnected with a high school friend who for a myriad of reasons I still can’t quite grasp insists on communicating by e-mail. Picking up a phone, whether it’s because of insufficient charging capability or being within earshot of someone he’d rather not hear his conversations, seems to be beyond his current capacity (no … Read more
Yesterday was a particularly good reminder why the word assume is arguably the most dangerous word in the English language. If I were to believe what I was reading about this weekend’s two theatrical restoration projects–the first attempt to make the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE a pop-culture phenomenon since the waning days of its mercurial … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site The Double Overtime. Please visit regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional stories on business and technology. I’ve watched a LOT of television over my MANY tours around the sun. Genre-wise, I suspect it defaults to game shows, though I’ll remind anyone … Read more
In the parlance of media calendars, this is the calm after the storm. May was a flurry of glitzy presentations and parties (well, save for the killjoys at Paramount) that were seen as necessary expenses to chase accolades, advocates and advertisers. June is when the parties retreat to their corners, ostensibly run numbers, scenarios and … Read more
It takes a lot to leave me speechless. But yesterday in the midst of a spirited conversation about potential employment–an opportunity that I sadly don’t actually get much of these days–I was asked “What is your favorite Excel formula”? Seriously. I sputtered to give something that resembled an honest answer, because I’ve never spent a … Read more
I cast my votes for today’s primary election yesterday afternoon with perhaps a greater sense of resignation than I typically have–that alone is a statement. But at least I did fill out a ballot and got a few hundred more steps out of the process than I typically do, so all wasn’t lost. More than … Read more
You say you want a revolution? Welllll, you know–we apparently have one. Big time. At the very moment in time fears are being stoked–and even a few lawsuits are being filed–we are beginning to see indisputable signs that the military-industrial complex that is the Hollywood studio system is being summarily rejected, and the audience that … Read more
I’m an unapologetic shill for Jason Benetti, who has been leading the NBC/Peacock Sunday Night Baseball team this year that will fully segue to the mothership linear platform tonight now that their NBA basketball coverage has come to its seasonal end. AP’s Joe Reddy considers this enough of a significant news event to have dropped … Read more
