It’s been a most depressing start to 2024 for folks who have worked hard and long to have their bylines in legacy publications. Faced with economic forecasts that are anything but rosy for what bodes to be the most splintered and politically charged year ever in the history of advertising, numerous such iconic brands have, … Read more
Is it just me, or are you beginning to notice it’s apparently open season on anyone over legal retirement age who has once had an overactive libido and/or a control freak complex? On the heels of the sh-tshow of tearful allegations and hissyfits that resulted in yesterday’s awarding of $83.3M to the aggreived E. Jean … Read more
When news broke earlier this week about the surprising return of Jon Stewart to at least a Rachel Maddow-like Monday presence on the show he helped establish as a late night staple, Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW, the news was about as well-received as anything that’s come out of what is looming to be a … Read more
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