For the most part, I truly do envy those that are fortunate enough to still be working in positions of importance in media. Considering where I am at this particular moment, that envy escalates greatly. There’s only so much impact and pleasure one can get from what I do, and lately even those sporadic moments … Read more
Stephen Colbert returned to original episodes Monday night, which to my DVR was particularly good news. One of the biggest reasons I maintain a subscription to a traditional MVPD, aside from the increasingly pious hope that I might yet again be hired to consult for them, is to record and play back late night talk … Read more
I came of age in the ’70s, so I do tend to take my lead from time to time from the cultural influences of that era. And yesterday being what it was in the obviously not climate-affected urban sprawl I call home, I was in need of some sort of distraction, and unlike most days … Read more
I sure hope your Valentine’s Day was a lot more satisfying than mine. Once again, it was reduced to a virtual experience for me, long after both COVID and my alibi for a marriage had their expiration dates. At least there’s someone in my life who actually wished that to me and meant it, which … Read more
There’s honestly not a lot that’s the same about the world as it was in the winter of 1989. Per MACROTRENDS, gas was $1.o3 a gallon. Today–if you’re lucky and obviously not in California–it’s $3.20. A dozen eggs, even with all of the “winning” we’ve experienced in the last 13 months, are still $2.86–and yes, … Read more
For as much as the people I admire so much on the creative side of the entertainment industry may try to contend that they deal with more rejection than anyone else I would merely ask them to visualize themselves in my role, since the ones skilled in the Strasberg method tend to be able to … Read more
Let me be crystal clear; I don’t travel in the same circles as Casey Wasserman does. For one, my pop-pop ran a neighborhood pharmacy, not a legendary talent agency that eventually wound up controlling Universal Studios. For another, my skill sets are anything but in demand in the sector of the inustry where his own … Read more
Yes, I read the NEW YORK/CALIFORNIA POST, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Have been doing so since practically the moment I could read on my own, even long before Rupert Murdoch and family got their grubby little claws on it. I love their sports coverage and I’m fascinated by how they use screaming … Read more
I’m kicking myself once again for falling prey to the temptation of a cheap quick fix via social media courtesy of Temu, the Chinese answer to Amazon that I made the mistake of downloading a while ago and somehow continue to forget to delete. For those of you who have it, you’ve probably noted that … Read more
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on business and technology. Greetings and salutations to all of you 12th Men (and women) who are gloating with justifiable glee this AM in the wake of what went down … Read more