Jimmy Carter’s Second ActI will always remember Jimmy Carter as a supremely decent human being who pulled off one of the greatest second acts in history.Dec 30, 20241Dec 30, 20241
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Beyoncé, the NFL, and Netflix Will Change Christmas DayIt’s hard to believe that on Christmas Day, people once gathered around the television to watch marathons of holiday films and a video of a…Dec 24, 2024Dec 24, 2024
The Marketing of “Nosferatu”Would you see a 2 hour+ gothic horror film on Christmas Day? Even if you won’t, Focus Features is betting that vampire enthusiasts will…Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 2024
A Requiem for the UnhingedThe woman behind me in the Target check-out lane was unhinged.Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 2024
Rethinking the Role of Movies in New HollywoodNew Hollywood and Old Hollywood are rethinking the value of movies shown in theaters. On the one hand, the film industry is enduring a…Dec 20, 2024Dec 20, 2024
The WNBA Is Ascending. The NBA Is Not.The WNBA and NBA are going in opposite directions. Viewer ratings for the 2024–25 NBA season so far are plummeting, including a 28% drop on…Dec 12, 2024Dec 12, 2024
Holiday Shopping Drives CultureWhat is Cyber Week/Black Friday weekend anymore? It’s a shopping extravaganza, yes. But it’s also a cultural phenomenon that overlaps with…Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024
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