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Streamers Have Figured Out How to Get Sign-ups—the Real Question Is How to...
In its recent 2024 first-half State of Viewership report, Samba TV shared data highlighting which TV shows are most likely to be watched by viewers who consume only a single show on major subscription...
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What Heirs Need to Know to Establish a Lasting Inheritance
Imagine spending your entire working life building a home you intend to pass on to your children. If you educate them about vital maintenance, such as checking the foundations, managing the plumbing...
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Why Everyday Weather, Not Billion-Dollar Disasters, Impacts Businesses Most
“Weather and climate-sensitive industries, both directly and indirectly, account for about one-third of the nation’s GDP,” said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in front of...
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Mastering the Fall 2024 Art Fair Circuit: A Collector’s Guide
As the art world shifts into gear for the fall season, collectors find themselves preparing for a whirlwind of fairs and auctions stretching from New York to London and Paris. The prospect of...
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Why Are TV Veterans Running Hollywood All of a Sudden?
The winds of change are blowing through the hierarchy of Hollywood executives. For the first time, television veterans have been elevated to the very top of the food chain over movie folks and are...
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V2G Turns Electric Vehicles Into Distributed Energy Resources
The energy transition embodies several important trends. Chief among them are the transition of the electric grid from fossil-based to renewable energy resources, and the shift from cars powered by...
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We’re About to Have Our Second Baby Boom—But Are We Ready?
Family building in the U.S. has an interesting paradox. On the one hand, we have seen an ongoing decline in the U.S. birth rate driven by a combination of social and economic trends, leading many...
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From Shonda Rhimes to Taylor Sheridan: 7 Hitmakers Shaping Hollywood’s Future
Much like in baseball, Hollywood is a hit-driven business in which home runs generate multiples more value than singles and doubles (and subsidize all those strikeouts). As such, consistent hitmakers...
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The Price of Fairness: How DEI Can Fuel America’s Economic Revival
Imagine a United States that’s $13 trillion richer, with prosperity reaching every household from coast to coast. It’s possible—but not until America confronts its most corrosive legacy: economic...
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Why Hollywood Hasn’t Created a Blockbuster Like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ in 23...
If humanity is lucky (which doesn’t seem to be the case lately), then once a generation it is gifted a miraculous creative creation like J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels. If we’re really...
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An Insider’s Guide to Maneuvering Miami Art Week
Starting as early as the first Sunday in December, Miami transforms itself into a diverse artistic landscape. Miami Art Week (the official name, though some call it Miami Basel) is a veritable...
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Streaming’s ‘Squid Game’ Dilemma: Can Non-English Content Drive Both...
The entertainment industry currently finds itself in a logical loop knot that’s proving difficult to untangle. Rising production costs have led to an exodus of film and TV production from California,...
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Proving You’re Human Is Harder Than Ever (But It Doesn’t Have To Be)
If you’ve spent any time on X lately, you’ve probably noticed the platform is almost unrecognizable from its former self. A.I.-generated content—accounts, posts and replies—are out of control, all...
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Only Pay if it Works: The Rise of Risk-Free Models in Healthcare
The rapid rise in healthcare costs is a daunting reality for businesses. Research firm Mercer’s recent study projects that the total health benefit cost per employee will grow 5.8 percent in 2025....
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Why Hollywood No Longer Produces Superstars
Star power, or the ability of an actor to consistently draw audiences to a film or TV show, has waned and wobbled in the 21st century if not outright collapsed. From Florence Lawrence and Charlie...
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Rethinking Artist Support: Collaboration and Shared Learning Shapes Grantmaking
The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic forced grantmakers and funders nationwide to rethink their modes of support for artists. During this critical time, as part of a dedicated team of builders, Artist...
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The Future of Work: Preparing the Workforce for the A.I. Revolution
In his September keynote address at an event in Mexico City, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explained why the company had made another $1.3 billion investment in the country’s artificial intelligence...
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The Attention Economy: Power, Profit and Privacy in the Digital Era
What is the most valuable commodity in the world today? It’s not oil, computing power for A.I. or Bitcoin. These are inert objects, meaningless without human attention to give them value. Attention,...
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Weathering the Market: Why Climate Data Is the Future of Commodity Trading
The world of finance is developing very rapidly today. New technologies appear, and trading has become more sophisticated. Nevertheless, though weather changes have a critical influence on practically...
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The Art Market’s Dynamic Year: Insights from 2024 and Strategies for 2025
The 2024 art market has been a study in contrasts—a year that showcased resilience, selectivity and recalibration. As an art advisor, I’ve witnessed shifts in collector behavior, dealer strategies and...
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