I’ve been hearing from a few more people from my distant past than usual these days as this fall there is a milestone reunion of my high school class and the one that preceded it being planned. Most of these are people I didn’t spend all that much time with when I was in school … Read more
At the risk of being still more redundant than usual, I’ll own that this recent heat wave has been kicking my butt pretty harshly. And with yet another birthday that I’m candidly not all that thrilled about–and the extremely growing prospect that it will be quite lonely–fast approaching let’s just say that I’ve been in … Read more
Heat waves and an aging prostate don’t help my sleep cycles or my migraines, so I confess to slightly more doomscrolling lately than might otherwise be recommended by any legitimate medical professional. In these challenged conditions in a darkened room with binaural beats playing on my CozyBand headphones, I go out of my way to … Read more
We had a pretty good idea it was going to be a pretty good weekend in Culver City, Queens and Tokyo, two of which I’ve called home for good portions of my life and the third very much on my bucket list. We got our first inkling of the potential on Friday morning courtesy of … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site THE DOUBLE OVERTIME. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on business and technology. Joe Buck, like myself, was once a young turk rising through FOX. When the network acquired the rights to broadcast major league baseball in … Read more
If you actually have spent any time elsewhere on this site besides this area you might have seen the logos of the various companies that at some point have employed me to help them make better decisions about their content and in turn millions–sometimes billions–more than their own devices might otherwise have led them to. … Read more
My creative friends do tend to get their danders up whenever I’m guilty of passing judgement on something before I’ve seen even a snippet of production. I’ve been guilty of reacting prematurely to press releases, sizzle reels and proofs of concept that to me came off as overly aspirational and/or filled with more than the … Read more
Jed Rosenzweig appears to be a throwback among and a current rarity among journos that cover media. One who seems to not only know research but who’s inspired enough by data he sees to be inspired enough to write a story about it. Rosenzweig, among the many hats he currently wears, is the founder and … Read more
“The nerds came back to paradise” this past weekend. I once worked with a colleague who dismissively referenced the San Diego Comic-Con with such snark, because the very idea of interacting with fans was to this person cringe-worthy. The irony was that this person was in charge of creative for a network that depended upon … Read more
I am sometimes truly astounded by the naivete and convinction that so-called experts who pontificate on social media for sh-ts and giggles insist is true. A fresh new cry of “what, MORE fascism?!!” erupted when DEADLINE’s Ted Johnson dropped this story Thursday morning: ABC is switching affiliations in the St. Louis market, with plans to … Read more