I’ve never really qualified on even on the most liberal levels as macho or “bro”. I’ve never had true athletic skills; I’ve never really enjoyed going to gyms and the one time in my life that I actually tried to build up my “six-pack”, which in my case has perpetually more resembled a single quarter-keg, … Read more
My Starbucks was surprisingly busy for a chilly Tuesday morning at the otherwise ungodly hours I tend to keep. Either a bunch of other people had the same overly spicy soup I did last night, or they were grabbing something to keep them awake as the ritual of yet another pre-dawn award nomination announcement ceremony … Read more
When news broke last month that SPORTS ILLUSTRATED was found to be increasingly reliant on AI-generated content, even creating deep-fake profiles of non-existent journalists in the process, I, like many of those who immediately empathized with the human reporters who uncovered this behavior, laid the blame squarely at the feet of the man in charge, … Read more
Actually found the time and mental bandwidth to catch a couple of actual premieres in recent days. I guess one could call them game shows, but it would likely be a healthy debate in both cases as to the accuracy of that classification. And given my past experiences with such discourse, honestly, I’m currently not … Read more
The name David Smith may not be one of the most well-known in media circles, and I’m willing to bet if you search it on Facebook there will probably be hundreds such possibilties for you to search through to find the one who’s making news this week. You can if you want to; personally, I’ll … Read more
I’ve always had difficulties falling asleep at night, and lately, with a lot more reason. As a kid, devoid of options available later in life, my tranquilizer was my transistor radio, tucked safely between two head pillows, tuned either to a late-night ballgame or all-news radio. I gave them 22 minutes, they gave me a … Read more
I always thought it was called Throwback Thursday, a day I was encouraged to participate in by someone once close to me who would typically find the time to post some sort of memory from their past and amplify their social media following, Frequently, those memories were from provocative modeling shoots. I kinda liked those … Read more
If there was any doubt whatsoever of the stranglehold that the National Football League has on America’s emotions and behavior, the events of this holiday weekend should convince even the most skeptical of us that there is scant little else that can get people, organizations–heck, even state leaders–to fall at the sport’s gladitorial feet and … Read more
I’ve never worked for ESPN, but plenty of really talented and decent people I’ve known personally, some from college and some from professional alliances, have. Some still do, though in recent years that list has diminished significantly. I especially miss the ones who routinely handed out branded swag like Tic Tacs at various events they … Read more
You wanna see the defending Super Bowl champions, the stars of the current in-season iteration of HARD KNOCKS and, much like the Golden Globes, a possible glimpse at Taylor Swift? On a Saturday night in mid-January, on a holiday weekend, when it’s damn cold around most of the country, even the exurbs of Los Angeles? … Read more