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Fake News? Sure. But Fake Sports?
I love sports, and I love attractive women. I’m not alone in those beliefs, and I’m not ashamed to admit it. And whenever I’ve met one who is sincere and passionate about their fandom, it’s an immediate connection that often overrides mere physical allure. Believe me, some of the best PEOPLE I’ve ever known
Uneasy Lies The Head
I’ve worked with, for and around hundreds of TV shows over my career, of all genres, pedigrees and reputations. Suffice to say, an awful lot of them were forgettable. Some were even reprehensible. And a great deal of those that rose above those Mendoza lines were rarely both impactful and respected at the same time.
It’s A Universe In Need Of Major Rethinking. And Then Some.
For as invested as I may be in certain forms of entertainment, there are a few I simply don’t have the time, patience or bandwidth to immerse myself in long enough to be a true fan. When it comes to comic books, my pecking order as a kid was 1) DC 2) Archie (when I
The Revenge Of Mallory Keaton?
In the roughly 100 hours since the announced end of our long national nightmare–aka the SAG-AFTRA strike, the reaction of the majority of the rank and file, trade and mainstream press and most of anyone who consumes content has been positively ecstatic. And why not? After the disastorous box office results of the first week
Happy Roommate Day
Seems like every single day on the calendar can be celebrated through some food, relative or historical reference. Take today, for example. Do a quick Google search and you’ll learn of at least five: World Kindness Day, an international holiday that promotes kindness123 Indian Pudding Day, a day to enjoy a traditional American dessert23 Odd
Focus On Their Realities, Not Yours.
You probably know I’m a champion of research, particularly when it’s conducted by professionals without agendas and with the forethought of mitigating as many extraneous variables as possible to make the findings more representative. I first became exposed to the workings of Rich Thau during the outset of the pandemic, when he regularly conducted detailed
Still In Search Of A Super Genius
At times methinks I’ve been a bit too harsh on Warner Brothers Discovery’s David Zaslav, who we are frequently motivated to reference as Yosemite Zas, an homage to one of the more frustratingly unsuccessful IP “villains” he inherited when he stormed into Burbank with his six-shooters ablazin’ with fiscal responsibility. I recently learned we’re close
It’s Clear Words Don’t Always Have Meaning. Apparently, Now Numbers Don’t, Either.
For someone who has spent a lifetime working diligently on what has been among the most engaging and impactful words ever written or spoken by anyone in modern times, I have a low threshold of expectation that those words necessarily have to be true in order to be acted upon. Call it hype, spin, hyperbole
Our Long National Nightmare Is Over. Or Is It?
This coming weekend, America will be celebrating war heroes and their families for Veterans’ Day. But as any student of history should know, the day, for years exclusively celebrated on November 11th, was originally known as Armistice Day, in honor of the cessation of World War I conflict. Dictionary.com defines armistice as follows: An armistice is a formal