Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category


The Gary Gulman Comedy Special

Trailer: “Born on Third Base”: http://tinyurl.com/5n7m9p6e On Max. Does that mean you’re unaware of it? The battle is over and Netflix won, which is why other streaming outlets are licensing content to the behemoth once again. We live in an attention economy, and that’s the most difficult thing to do, get someone’s attention. And distribution […]

The Slate Skiing Article

“Epic Fail: How a Corporate Duopoly Ruined Skiing”: http://tinyurl.com/2xxrfkub Skiing hasn’t been this cheap in decades! But that doesn’t stop old-schooler Gordon LaForge trashing the new model in a nostalgic play for days that in fact were much worse. Kinda like MAGA if you think about it (and if you castigate me for mentioning politics, […]

The WaPo Football Article

“THE CHANGING FACE OF AMERICA’S FAVORITE SPORT – How race, politics, culture and money are shaping which kids abandon tackle football — and which keep risking its toll.” Free link: https://wapo.st/3GQhcmx (You must at least scan this article, look at the charts, you must.) Do you feel guilty when you watch football? I certainly do, […]

The War

Everybody’s lost interest. It’s fallen down the charts. The audience has moved on. If this were a band, the pause in fighting would be perceived as a career misstep, a loss in momentum, something hard to recover from. You’ve got to agree that Taylor Swift knows how to fight a war. During a pause in […]