NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sports plus occasional essays on technology. At least on paper, I self-identify as a research consultant, and I’d contend in certain areas my level of expertise and experience would rival anyone, anywhere. … Read more
If you’re a regular reader you may have noticed that I tend to get melancholy when people who once were a vital part of my professional life move on. This is most definitely one of those occasions. Thankfully, the news that among others VARIETY’s Michael Schneider reported yesterday was merely a professional coda. But it … Read more
I got this uncomfortable feeling of deja vu when the much anticipated news of yet another cosmetic divide of a struggling media company came down early yesterday morning. Here’s how CNN’s Brian Stelter reported it: Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two separate publicly traded companies – one oriented around the HBO Max streaming service … Read more
Back in the days when I had both disposable income and frequent travel, I was determined to squeeze in a Broadway show on every New York business trip of more than 48 hours. At one time the most prominent ticket broker in the theatre district just happened to be named Leblang’s Tickets, and an old … Read more
I’ll apologize up front to those of you who actually care that I’ve been even less than 100 percent than usual lately. My stomach issues have become more frequent and painful and it seems things that used to be ok are becoming more problematic. Last night, a piece of broiled salmon coupled with a sip … Read more
Like quite a number of people who follow this stuff, I was practically incredulous when we learned what the Democrats’ most recent investment into somehow cracking the bro code produced for them. POLITICO’s Elena Schneider was among those who broke said details yesterday: It “reaffirms what young men already think, that Democrats don’t want to … Read more
As many regular readers know, I am an unabashed supporter of Rick Ellis and his TOO MUCH TV newsletters, mostly because unlike most of his contemporaries, especially those who cash checks from a conglomerate called Penske, he’s unabashed and unfiltered and, more than often, spot on. Someone who I dare say I share many of … Read more
There’s scant few shows of any kind that have had the kind of relative stability than has been seen with NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. When the show was retitiled and shifted to a single anchor after the retirement of the Chet half of the HUNTLEY-BRINKLEY REPORT (that would have been Huntley for those not of a … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, DoubleOvertime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional coverage of and opinion pieces on technology. When the New York Knicks’ modestly inspiring run at NBA championship glory ended last night for the 52nd consecutive year, they became the latest … Read more
Yesterday’s news of the passing of Loretta Swit took those that knew her by surprise. When her publicist B. Harlan Boll dropped the news in a Facebook post (yes, he’s a friend) yesterday afternoon he was in the midst of prepping and seeking publicity for a 90th birthday celebration for another of his veteran clients, … Read more