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Take Our Ball And Go Home?  We Should.  We Won’t.
Life Lessons

Take Our Ball And Go Home? We Should. We Won’t.

Less than twenty-four hours ago Grant Wahl was tweeting about the thrilling Argentina-Netherlands World Cup quarterfinal match, reporting onsite just as he had done at seven previous World Cups, previously as a correspondent for CBS and FOX Sports as well as Sports Illustrated.  The Dutch tied up the match with two thrilling second half goals,

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Noah’s Arc Comes To An End
Media Musings

Noah’s Arc Comes To An End

Like the majority of people who view what is still archaically referred to as “late night” television, I now consume that content almost exclusively online and at odd hours.  Some days, depending upon how much else was going on, I wouldn’t even watch the YouTube uploads of the likes of Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, the

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Come Together!
Media Musings

Come Together!

If you’ve picked up anything in recent weeks from these entries, you may have surmised that I’m anything but a fan of practices involving isolation.  Aside from the personal triggers it provokes, it is my distinct belief that it has contributed strongly to business decisions and pivots that overemphasized technology as a life determinant, created

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The Grieving Process Continues
Life Lessons

The Grieving Process Continues

So I actually began therapy this week, which I am sure won’t come as a surprise to any of you, and perhaps a relief to those who still give a damn.  With all of the losses I’ve experienced of late, and with absolutely no hope of changing anyone else’s deadset opinions about how (or if)

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Hey, Elliott Capital Executives.  It’s Time To Measure Yourselves.
Media Musings

Hey, Elliott Capital Executives. It’s Time To Measure Yourselves.

If you don’t know the name Marshall Cohen, but you’ve ever loved anything to come out of anything related to MTV, you should.  Marshall was one of the unsung heroes of the now 40-year-old pop culture institution and was one of the many outstanding research executives who gave credence, insight and monetization to some of

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Do You See What I See?
Media Musings

Do You See What I See?

The answer, of course, is no.  With hundreds of networks and dozens of streaming services to choose from, even when factoring in the staggering reality that approximately 330 million of us lived in the US today the odds of anyone sharing a viewing experience at the same time on the same channel is really, really

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I Got Nothing TODAY
Life Lessons

I Got Nothing TODAY

Most mornings, I usually am inspired by something in the news, whether it’s in pop culture, media or the world at large, to offer my views, insights and experiences in a manner unique to my journey and, hopefully, matter to any of you who choose to invest even a few seconds while you’re sipping coffee,

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MY Audition?
Media Musings

MY Audition?

When I was fortunate enough to be amidst the most beautiful and creative people I had ever known at a time when they actually sort of liked me, I marveled at the dedication and diligence they put into producing audition videos.  A group of professional actors who had been friends for years, sometimes even more

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We Can Only Assume Amy and T.J. Shop In A Supermarket
Media Musings

We Can Only Assume Amy and T.J. Shop In A Supermarket

When virtually every other media story these days seems to be about people losing their livelihoods and institutional businesses being reimagined by economic necessity (farewell, Headline News) , any sort of story that doesn’t yet involve either is one that catches my attention. So when several celebrity news sites and, of course, Page Six devoted

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