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The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

The beauty of social media is that everyone has an opinion. The negative part of social media is that everyone has an opinion. Once upon a time, disagreements lived at the dinner table, in union halls, or on the floor of Congress. Now they’re broadcast 2...

The Coming Streaming Rights Reckoning

The new owners of Paramount shelled out billions for UFC. ESPN shelled out billions for WWE premium live events for its app and cable networks. Netflix jumped into the mix by grabbing the rights to Monday Night Raw, and let’s be honest, very few people are ...

Southfork, Full Circle: A Dallas Kid Meets the Ewings

Dallas has always been my favorite television show, and it’s not just nostalgia. I was 12 when I ...

Finally, a Fantastic Fantastic Four

I’ve been a fan of the Fantastic Four for over 40 years. Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben—Marvel’s ...

Only the Good Die Young, But Billy Joel Lives Forever on Long Island

By law, at least by Long Island law, you’re required to love Billy Joel. It’s like bagels on Su...

Keeping Up Appearances… in Oceanside

If you’ve ever watched British television, you might remember a gem called Keeping Up Appearances...

Redemption at Shea (or Citi): Darryl, Doc, and What Really Matters

I grew up a Mets fan in the 1980s. I was the kid who stayed up late with the static-filled AM radio...

I Was Never Going to Be That Guy

When I was getting ready for law school, I watched The Firm. Tom Cruise, fresh-faced and full of pr...

Fanatics Fest delivered

It had been a long time since I stepped foot inside the Javits Center—last time was July 1997, sw...

The Mission Becomes Possible

I hated the Mission: Impossible TV show. Let me just get that out of the way. It was a fixture on S...