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On the Clock February 19, 2025
It is an unusual thing for Hollywood to walk back across the ground that Steven hath trod. Whole subjects become untouchable once Spielberg folds up his director’s chair. The era of truly epic shark films began and ended with Jaws. No more boulders w...
The Cult of the Entrepreneur February 19, 2025
Three cheers for the entrepreneur! Three cheers for that swashbuckling master of society’s rocky, reef strewn seas! They are the best! They are good vibes! And who are “they,” you ask so skeptically?...
A Western About Cowboys, Indians … and Mormons February 13, 2025
Overall, American Primeval, the new Western on Netflix which takes place in the early days of Utah’s settlement, is a good show—in a directional sense. That is, it is enjoyable because it represents a step in the right direction. On the one hand it a...
Founders, Leave Delaware (While You Still Can) February 12, 2025
No founder-led startup (or public company) should incorporate in Delaware — its courts hate founder control. I experienced this firsthand at Zynga. Now, the industry is starting to catch on.For the last century, Delaware has been the default for inco...
John Coltrane's 'Love Is Still Supreme' at Age 60 February 10, 2025
1.John Coltrane was a busy man in 1964.He was a jazz star operating at a frantic pace. But the public had no idea how frantic.“We couldn’t possibly put out all the records we were making,” producer Bob Thiele later boasted. “My contribution with Tran...
Too Busy Blurbing Books to Write One February 06, 2025
Maybe we all got fed up at the same time. Last week, Sean Manning, the publisher of Simon & Schuster’s flagship imprint, announced that it would no longer “require” authors to procure blurbs for their books. This news came just weeks after I told my ...
6 Best Songs of 2025 (So Far) February 05, 2025
The top of the year is always slow in the music business—those few weeks between the holidays and the start of awards season are generally reserved for emerging acts and album or tour announcements. The L.A. wildfires only added to this annual holdin...
Why Patrick Bateman Endures February 04, 2025
It’s been 25 years since American Psycho slunk its way on to movie screens. Yet the film, starring Christian Bale as yuppie serial killer Patrick Bateman, has never quite managed to die.The satirical horror film, directed by filmmaker Mary Harron and...
Publicans and Privateers February 03, 2025
American politics operates on many different axes, from conservative-progressive to populist-elitist. But one underappreciated axis is what one might call the public-private axis. At one end are the private-sector partisans who favor Big Business ove...
When the Mismanagerial Class Destroys Great Companies September 02, 2024
In 2005, Paul Otellini became the new CEO of Intel, America’s premier semiconductor designer and manufacturer. He was the first CEO of the company not to have a background in engineering. Sometime shortly thereafter, Otellini entered discussions with...
Private Equity Is Coming for Youth Sports September 02, 2024
Cooperstown All Star Village sits on a southwest-facing slope in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Oneonta, New York. It’s about a 20-mile drive south of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown proper. Like many businesses in the a...
