I have a friend, or at least I’d still like to think that person would say so, that frequently reacts to these musings, good and bad. Since I know a thing or two about the value of engagement and loyalty, I suppose I should be grateful that this person feels compelled to react at all. … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, THEDOUBLEOVERTIME.COM, which regularly publishes timely opinions on all sports as well as how media is influencing and is influenced by them. If you’re a fan, or would like to be more of one, please visit. There’s a temptation among an awful lot of basketball fans … Read more
At least in the world we knew before COVID and entitlement forever changed the concept of an office holiday party, this used to be a week when teams would celebrate on someone else’s dime the accomplishments of a year soon to end, the relief that they made it through healthy, and the anticipation of spending … Read more
The saddest words anyone who ever worked in television, or at least was entertained by it, scrolled across my timelines early yesterday morning: BREAKING NEWS: Norman Lear Dead At 101. For most of yesterday, the reaction to those words was omnipresent; virtually every industry and world publication devoted some sort of story to him. Norman’s … Read more
Ahh, there’s good news tonight. And for some of us, not a moment too soon. It seems that nary a day goes by of late where some other friend of mine , mostly of the social media kind, shares or confesses something negative. A firing, a death of a relative or a pet, a health … Read more
If you’re even a semi-regular reader of these musings, you likely know that whenever I’m prompted to “immortalize” some public figure with my half-baked attempt to utilize artificial intelligence, it’s usually done with a mix of both envy and respect, sometimes in spite of the fact that decisions the inspiration for my own version of … Read more
Yesterday, I received yet another e-mail that contained a phrase like this one that hit my inbox: Thank you for applying to the (redacted) position at (redacted). Unfortunately, (redacted) has moved to the next step in their hiring process, and your application was not selected at this time. For the record, I did the redacting. … Read more
Hi, my name is Steve, and I’m a compulsive overthinker. Well, I’ve never quite said that publicly, but I have attended my share of 12-step meetings along the way where I’ve owned up to a few of my shortcomings and addictions. When I first moved to Los Angeles, I had gained more than a few … Read more
SPOILER ALERT: This post may contain the use of language that you may find objectionable. So a “media” mogul who’s not getting positive responses to his “strategy” expressed his frustration by uttering a “naughty” word a few times–once, specifically, at another. Big fucking deal. Yes, I used THAT word. I probably do more often than … Read more
There was once a time when the phrasing “the most wonderful time of the year” meant something more than the reappearing of Christmas lights and specials. For media researchers and salespeople, the post-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas rush period meant the kickoff to many long hours of poring through ratings books and massive floppy disks to develop pitches for … Read more