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Do We Really Think THIS Will Play In Peoria?

Being the native New Yorker that I am I couldn’t help but get a little swept up in the torrent of stories that emerged from the New York primaries that were held earlier this week that gleefully announced what was being sold as a blue tsunami.   Just about every national news outlet based in New

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Media Musings

The UnBEARable Lightness Of Being (Transparent)

One of the buzzier series ever set in the work of restauranteuring reaches its expiration date tonight as FX’s THE BEAR drops its fifth and final season.  Those who like and subscribe–and choose to watch–on Hulu will be able to binge-watch the final eight episodes in one marathon setting should Red Bull and/or Ryze allow

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Media Musings

The Cris Carter Of Short Films?

Back in “the day”, which typically translates to the late 80s and early 90s for the really cool kids, the Philadelphia Eagles had a flamboyant and prolific wide receiver named Cris Carter.  He’d inevitably turn up in Chris Berman’s highlights with the tag line “all he does is catch touchdowns”.   After a far more productive

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Media Musings

The Greatest Laker Of Them All?

I was probably less blindsided than many others when this news that among other PEOPLE’s Angelique Brenes broke yesterday afternoon: Linda Cohn is saying goodbye to ESPN after more than three decades at the network…The longtime SportsCenter anchor, 66, announced that she will retire on June 30, bringing to a close a groundbreaking 34-year run

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Media Musings

A Little Less Draggin’. But Still Not Fire.

Unlike some more passionate fans of all things Targaryen, I tend to get more than a little bored by HOUSE OF THE DRAGONS.  There’s no better proof than the fact that the last time this shoe aired on HBO two summers ago, I actually authored two separate musings with the exact same clickbait title–HOUSE OF

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Media Musings

A Much-Needed Woody For Disney And Old School Toys

Pity the poor schmendriks at Disney who have been having to endure criticism and even some ridicule for how much of a misfire this summer has been so far (yes, I know today’s the official solstice but in the movie world that calendar moves up by roughly two months).  THE MANDOLORIAN AND GROGU has officially

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Media Musings

Not Everybody Knew His Name. But We Sure Knew His Work.

You might only be familiar with the name James L. (or Jim or Jimmy, depending upon the era) Burrows from the opening credits of a tv comedy you’ve watched at some point.  Chances are you’ve probably watched the same episode of some of them more than once–according to some of the statistics I’ve seen, some

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Life Lessons

Genius, Maybe. Most Def NOT A Schmuck

It’s funny how an ostensibly interactive medium remains a one-way funnel most of the time in my case.  With rare exceptions do I get any feedback or response even when I post encouraging and positive responses to people.  I get that almost everyone else has priorities in their lives like jobs and immediate families that

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Sports Summises

Spare Me Your Pride. And Your Prejudice.

NOTE:  This musing recently appeared on our sister site The Double Overtime.  Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sports plus occasional essays on business and technology. Before I begin, I want to preface with the qualifier that I personally have many friends who are people of faith and many who are

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