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She (-Hulk) Bangs? She Better!
A little more than 40 years ago, in the infancy of Stan Lee’s expansion of his core Marvel super-heroes, the publisher introduced a female counterpart to the Incredible Hulk. At the time, the character was enjoying a renaissance via the mercurial hit CBS prime time series, which immortalized bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno as a pop-culture icon

What Does The CW Stand For Now?
Yesterday’s official announcement that Nexstar was taking over controlling interest in the CW network was not a surprise; the handwriting has been on the wall since former co-parents CBS and Warner Brothers evolved into streaming-centric companies with more parochial priorities than the CW as currently structured provides. Indeed, I had predicted the network was a

Does Disney Need ESPN? For That Matter, Does ESPN Need Disney?
Let’s face it, Mickey Mouse isn’t exactly a poster child for athletic ability. He’s not tall, wears shoes far too big for him and doesn’t exactly appear ripped. Frankly, Goofy’s more of an athlete, though he is more the lanky type than imposing. So the connection of a generation that has seen ESPN and Disney

Happy Birthday? Screw Me?
As my former research lab buddy Norman Lear wrote earlier this summer when he celebrated his 100th birthday, “Well, I made it”. I’m nowhere near Mr. Lear’s age today, but I’m closer than I was 24 hours ago. Just to reassure you, I share the sentiment of the second line of his op-ed: “I wake

One Last Call To Action
Tomorrow is the Cannabis Investing Forum, live and in-person, in downtown Los Angeles. The full agenda of speakers is as follows: 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Master of Ceremonies Tracy Ryan, Co-Founder & Chief Communications Officer, NKore BioTherapeutics Website LinkedIn 11:15 AM – 11:33 AM Fireside Chat Risa Rosas, Co-founder, CEO, INCUBAKD Website 11:35 AM – 11:53 AM Speaker – Decentralized Identity

Moving Closer To Free-dom
I was under the weather when I woke up yesterday; I hand’t been able to hold down any food or water the night before. As a result of the gastric bypass I had two decades ago, plus subsequent surgeries since, I occasionally can develop these issues if a small piece of food gets trapped in

Putting A Value On Time
Whenever I would be reporting on studies that would follow the launch or relaunch of a channel, I would forever be grilled by dubious executives and stakeholders wondering how something that so many people indicated they would subscribe to could yield such underachieving ratings. After all, they would attest, didn’t we all develop such a

Today NBC-And Hollywood-Woke Up
I am NOT a racist. In fact, I’ve experienced prejudice, persecution and bigotry many times over, personally and, especially now, professionally. I’m short, still technically obese, Jewish and financially challenged. And once people with larger egos and muscles discovered I was far more intelligent than they could ever dream of being, I became their literal

Zig When They Zag
Lately I’ve been told one of the reasons I’ve encountered such frustration late in life is because I was a relative overachiever and ahead of my time when I was younger. In an era where working your way through a large company was still the only way someone with my meager background could better himself,