I take a look at the ten most popular podcast producers in the United States, including the two most popular ones, NPR and iHeartRadio.
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Category: Media
CBS and Viacom to merge into a single company, “ViacomCBS”
CBS and Viacom have announced plans to merge into one company, “ViacomCBS,” to better compete with other media conglomerates.
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No, video games aren’t the cause of gun violence
Recently, the old “video games cause violence” argument has been trotted out in the wake of another mass shooting. I point out why this argument’s false.
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Anthony’s comics picks for October 2019
Here’s a look at what comics of interest are coming out in October 2019, including the first issue of “Superman Smashes the Klan.”
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“Avengers: Endgame” is now the top-grossing movie of all time
“Avengers: Endgame” has finally topped “Avatar” to become the top-grossing movie of all time globally.
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The Apollo 11 Moon landing in media
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, I take a look at aspects of the mission’s media coverage, plus fictional depictions of the Moon.
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RIP Mad magazine
This week came news of the demise of the decades-old satirical humor magazine, Mad.
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How long does it take to binge-watch various long-running cartoons?
I calculate how long it’d take to binge-watch various popular long-running cartoons, from “The Flintstones” to “The Simpsons.”
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DC Comics plans an aggressive kids/young adult graphic novel expansion
DC Comics has announced plans to publish over two dozen kids and young adult graphic novels in 2020 and 2021.
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RIP Vertigo (and DC Zoom/Ink); hello, DC Kids and Black Label?
After over 25 years, DC Comics is shutting down the Vertigo imprint, as part of simplifying their imprint line down to three age-related labels.
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