9. RUPERT CASHING OUT BEFORE G-D CASHES HIM IN. I’ve arguably spent a disproportionate amount of time musing about Rupert Murdoch than many others whose paths I’ve crossed. Maybe he earned that “distinction” because of the course of my career he’s probably paid me more in total salary, benefits and especially T & E … Read more
Well, we’ve almost survived till ’25. Just ten more days left in this year, one that at least media-wise I’d rather forget. And I dare say there’s plenty of you who may have been employed when it started that are now among the more than 14.000 newbies to “career reboot” that are inclined to agree. … Read more
I’m not necessarily a believer these days in the tedious compliation of “best of” lists, mostly because at least from my purview there wasn’t all that much that went right for me in 2024. Save for the welcome distraction of a surprising and at times unbelievable run for the New York Mets, we’re winding down … Read more
If I appear even snarkier and surlier of late than usual, and I freely admit my usual level is well above sea level, that may be because at a time of a year when many of you are looking forward to bonuses, tax refunds and possibly even raises I learned earlier this week that my … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on www.thedoubleovertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus essays on tech and related topics. I’m seasoned enough (I refuse to use the word “old” despite how conventionally accurate it might be to apply it to moi) that I remember when the NBA was … Read more
I hadn’t thought much about Gary the Veeper in recent years, even in my loneliest and more nostalgia-filled moments. One tries to bury sources of childhood torment as deeply as possible. Gary lived in my neighborhood, though we were hardly friends. Gary had few friends, mostly swaggering his way through classes with bravado that his … Read more
Let me say from the get go I have no qualms with the Hallmark original holiday movie HANUKKAH ON THE ROCKS, which they premiered last week as one of the scatedy-eight components of their ongoing and nonstop slew of such that they’ve been offering since just before Halloween. I have minimal expectations for the quality … Read more
I frequently cite, and sometimes am forced to chide, a prolific and detailed observer of data from the streaming world who goes by the psuedonym THE ENTERTAINMENT STRATEGY GUY. What I know about him is that he was a veteran of a couple of platforms and spent an awful lot of time parsing data from … Read more
When alert after alert show up on my device that click through to yet another doomscrollable story on how media companies are choosing to solve their problems in ways that impress few and piss off many, I’m honestly overwhelmed with frustration. If these knee-jerk reactions weren’t throwing still more logs on the fire that is … Read more
Sure, plenty of TV shows have gotten cancelled in 2024, and many more arguably deserved to be. But to me, there were few that will–or should–be as fondly remembered as BLUE BLOODS. If you’re not of a certain vintage or have an appreciation for good old-fashioned procedural cop dramas, you’re probably not someone who’s all … Read more