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On Cloud One
A few weeks ago I took a flyer and invested a couple of bucks in an online boot camp that promised the magic of “actually being on TV!” to content creators looking to expand their fame. The first couple of days were lively, fun and energizing. We got separated into smaller groups where we discussed
The Mother Of All Days
I fall into the category of someone who dreads Mother’s Day, as this is the 30th that mine has not been alive. As those of you who are in a similar position might concur, it never gets easier. Without a living mother, spouse or significant other directly in my life I have a tremendous sense
People Are Strange. Doctors Are Stranger.
Roomie had a birthday last night, so he was nice enough to invite me and Roomie-Son to opening night for DOCTOR STRANGE 2: THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. You know I love to see movies worth seeing in theatres, and this one definitely qualified as such. As the latest installment in the complex world of the
S-U-B-R-A-M-A-N-Y-A-M. Make Sure You Spell It Right
The first time I met Radha Subramanyam was when she was a fledgling researcher with Comedy Central decades ago at a conference much like the one upcoming in Nashville this month. It was at one of those decadent client dinners that a particularly generous vendor was throwing, and I honestly can’t remember when or where
Is Pilot Season In A Terminal Nosedive?
In Mays not that many Mays ago, those of us fortunate enough to work in entertainment cleared our calendars for the first 15-20 days of the month in similar ways to how accountants do that for the first half of April. Pilot season was to media, and especially to research teams, what tax season was
Court v. Us
I was all set to post another siren’s song about the genius you will have the chance to see and meet at this month’s Media Insights Conference in Nashville (which you can still read about and sign up for–at a substantial discount!–on the tab you’ll find elsewhere on this site). But, of course, yesterday’s headlines
A Walking Tour of Dystopia?
My harshest critics quietly remind me that whenever I start ranting about the mindset of how some sectors of society have reacted to the pandemic, I sound as crazed and as out of touch as any MAGA supporter and/or QAnon believer. I’m not going to reiterate my core reasons for my own views; feel free
Gridblock?
I was all set to devote some space today to the rapidly dwindling concept of a traditional broadcast network pilot season. All but eliminated in 2020 by the pandemic, it has returned to some extent this year, albeit in a much smaller and frequently anticlimactic form due to the evolving nature of synergistic corporate alliances
Evan Shapiro: Renaissance Thinker
While I’ve yet to personally meet Evan Shapiro, he should know that he’s one of my favorite media executives of all time. He’s a risk-taker, passionate, can unravel complicated concepts and ideas didactically and has the track record of personal and professional success to back it up. And best still, he respects the role of