It was a newsworthy story, to be sure, but it didn’t necessarily need a well-known author to tell the world about it. In fact, it took two somewhat obscure PEOPLE staffers, Stephanie Wenger and JP Mangalindan, to author this yesterday: Norah O’Donnell is stepping down as anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News following the 2024 presidential … Read more
Quelle surprise. NBCUniversal has yet another summer blockbuster to strut about. And this one doesn’t even require anyone to get off their couch–although, given the recent temperature break, you certainly could–or should. As THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Rick Porter crowed yesterday afternoon: The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through … Read more
Quelle surprise. NBCUniversal has yet another summer blockbuster to strut about. And this one doesn’t even require anyone to get off their couch–although, given the recent temperature break, you certainly could–or should. As THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Rick Porter crowed yesterday afternoon: The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through … Read more
I will confess that my blood pressure rose by a couple of points when I saw this ominous, clickbait-able headline in my numerous alerts on Friday morning, accompanied by the ominous graphic that we’ve recomminssioned here. The Return of Jeff Shell at Paramount Raises #MeToo Questions Regular readers of these musings know I’m a staunch … Read more
To paraphrase another supposedly obsolete content creator of years past, when it comes to superhero movies, in particular the MCU’s iterations, “the reports of their death have been exaggerated”. Unless you’re living under a rock, by now you know that this weekend’s release of DEADPOOL VS. WOLVERINE not only met, but arguably exceeded expectations, as … Read more
Forget the Olympics; too much rain, anyway. Forget football training camps; too humid. And forget those camping trips, way too many fires. If you are really looking for an escape to paradise, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more temperate and diverse place for a summer weekend than the San Diego Comic-Con International, blissfully finally … Read more
Whenever I see someone who I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for years get an opportunity to be featured prominently on a popular platform, it attracts both my attention and yes, my one-off investment. I’m always interested in what auspiced people have to say. So when I saw Linda Ong listed as the co-author of … Read more
You’d be hard pressed to find any media company with more to cheer about this summer than Comcast. Between DESPICABLE ME and TWISTERS, they’ve effectively owned the theatrical box office and have almost single-handedly helped stave off the relentless naysayers who prematurely concluded that that business was heading for the same fate as Blockbuster Video. … Read more
When the news broke Sunday that has evolved into Kamala Harris becoming the presumptive eleventh hour choice of the Democratic party to seek the presidency, some of my snarkier social media connections immediately went into tabloid and grade school mode. Some saw this as confirmation of what a good friend of mine calls the “power … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime (thedoubleovertime.com) Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports fandom and media. If this were a normal NBA summer, last night’s Summer League finale before a sparse dispassionate crowd at Las Vegas’ Thomas and Mack Center would have been the last gasp of … Read more