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Can It Really Generate Incremental Re-Venu?

I’m arguably as passionate and diverse a sports fan as you will find, and based on how my life has been going of late I consider my media subscriptions to be sacrosanct priorities to keep my sanity.  And since I don’t exactly have unlimited funds, I’m forever looking for ways to save a few bucks

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News Notions

It DOES Matter If You’re Black Or White

Just when you think the Republican candidate for President can’t sink any lower on the depths of objective human decency, along comes a performance like the one he offered up yesterday that reminds you that he most certainly can. As no less than FOUR Reuters journalists–Bianca Flowers, Trevor Hunnicutt, Nathan Layne and Nandita Bose gang-reported:

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Media Musings

They’d Rather She Do Something Else

It was a newsworthy story, to be sure, but it didn’t necessarily need a well-known author to tell the world about it. In fact, it took two somewhat obscure PEOPLE staffers, Stephanie Wenger and JP Mangalindan, to author this yesterday: Norah O’Donnell is stepping down as anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News following the 2024 presidential

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Media Musings

A Miss Of Olympian Proportions

Quelle surprise.  NBCUniversal has yet another summer blockbuster to strut about.  And this one doesn’t even require anyone to get off their couch–although, given the recent temperature break, you certainly could–or should. As THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Rick Porter crowed yesterday afternoon: The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through

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Media Musings

A Miss Of Olympian Proportions

Quelle surprise.  NBCUniversal has yet another summer blockbuster to strut about.  And this one doesn’t even require anyone to get off their couch–although, given the recent temperature break, you certainly could–or should. As THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Rick Porter crowed yesterday afternoon: The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through

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Media Musings

So You Wanna Play A Shell Game? Where Are Your Balls?

I will confess that my blood pressure rose by a couple of points when I saw this ominous, clickbait-able headline in my numerous alerts on Friday morning, accompanied by the ominous graphic that we’ve recomminssioned here. The Return of Jeff Shell at Paramount Raises #MeToo Questions Regular readers of these musings know I’m a staunch

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Media Musings

Deadpool And Wolverine Have Nothing On Cosby And Philbin

To paraphrase another supposedly obsolete content creator of years past, when it comes to superhero movies, in particular the MCU’s iterations, “the reports of their death have been exaggerated”. Unless you’re living under a rock, by now you know that this weekend’s release of DEADPOOL VS. WOLVERINE not only met, but arguably exceeded expectations,  as

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Media Musings

Don’t Forget It’s Called COMIC-Con

Forget the Olympics; too much rain, anyway.  Forget football training camps; too humid.  And forget those camping trips, way too many fires. If you are really looking for an escape to paradise, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more temperate and diverse place for a summer weekend than the San Diego Comic-Con International, blissfully finally

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Media Musings

Separating Right From Ong

Whenever I see someone who I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for years get an opportunity to be featured prominently on a popular platform, it attracts both my attention and yes, my one-off investment.  I’m always interested in what auspiced people have to say. So when I saw Linda Ong listed  as the co-author of

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