issue 123 | 2.10.20

Hello! First — PARASITE! So thrilled for this film to win. It is stunning and so well deserved. Bong is a treasure. This is history. I absolutely loved seeing people everywhere rejoice — the happiness was infectious. Many of you were at the NEON party in celebration — there was A.C.E. (K-pop…

issue 117 | 12.23.19

Hello! This one might as well be a chapter out of my auto-biography. The year, and decade, that was. A reflection. The…

issue 115 | 12.9.19

Hello! Just a heads up, this is probably my longest issue to date. My preamble alone will take ~4 mins to read. Here it goes:

When I was younger, I routinely cycled through YouTube-first media companies for content, also known as multi-channel networks (MCNs). I still…

issue 164 | 11.23.20

Hello! So, I guess I’ll elaborate what I’ve been telling all my close collaborators, my co-conspirators, the last few weeks about why I’m dedicating more of my time to writing stories. Let me state this plainly, I’m not abandoning any of my current activities… I’m just being far more…

issue 168 | 1.4.21

Hello and Happy New Year! The news didn’t stop for two and a half weeks, even though I (mostly) did, so this note is extra long and will get chopped by your email service. You can just click “issue 168” in the title to scroll through all the links. Fun fact, I think you can do this with most…

issue 174 | 2.16.21

Hello! Alright, so I might get in a bit of hot water for this opener, but I gotta say it — so many of my industry friends are helpless. If we’ve spoken recently, no this isn’t about you. These are general observations. We’re all in this godawful business to bring some meaningful stories to…

issue 205 | 9.20.21

Hello! Gladly passing over the reins today to my good friend Michael Healy. This is the second guest (the first named!) in the four-year run of this thing. Michael has a brilliant mind and most recently worked for the directors on the Pirates and Maleficent franchises for Disney. He’s now…

issue 124 | 2.17.20

Hello! Happy three day weekend to those based stateside. First, I really like how some companies are developing AI to streamline and/or automate video editing for hobbyists. This tech, which first surfaced in 2016, is more or less helping craft and curate the assembly, and throws some *sick*…

issue 173 | 2.8.21

Hello! I’ll say it. The Super Bowl might be the best con job, a deviant ploy, to get people to actually seek out commercials. A brilliant, longstanding act of subterfuge. And I think we’re going to see more events and celebs cleverly sneak in “white labeled” adverts into our daily feeds, our…