And the smart bet would be that Facebook and Google and their peers get more effective at sucking up online revenue as time goes on, not less

The revenue must be shared with the media, or the media is going to slowly die out until there will not be enough publishers producing the CONTENT that keeps people looking at Facebook and Google, and then the system will break down.

Things I heard from upper management during my newspaper career:

Is the news Gawker (yeah yeah whatever) is reporting today making anyone else feel especially queasy?

The argument is that Miles Morales, referenced by Donald Glover’s character, has also been Spider-Man, just as Nick Fury was depicted in one storyline in the likeness of Samuel L. Jackson.

Because the outrage industry is one of the few sectors keeping America’s economy afloat in these troubled times.

Because consumers want an authentic product.

The number one reason why Spiderman is still white in the movies: Nobody in the general audience, have ever heard of Miles Morales. Peter is and always has been a nerdy white kid. Once they’ve established a New Young Avengers for the movies, they will have options to introduce the world to the lesser known characters.…

Because Chinese markets prefer movies with either Chinese or white leads. The superhero genre is huge in Asia, studios want to avoid risk when hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line.

And they really didn’t want to do another origin movie, so going with a character where everyone already knows his origin makes sense.

Because people like Peter Parker. I know Miles Morales is the “it” character, along with Kamala Khan, among fans of diversity (and rightfully so, as they aree both excellent characters), but that doesn’t mean studios should feel forced to toss aside one of the most iconic characters of all time.

The makers of this…

Trump is the best thing to ever happen to the Republicans in Washington; as long as everyone is fixated on “Spicey” and “convfefe” that leaves McConnell, Ryan & company free to get on with the heavy backdoor fucking they’re giving us without the inconvenience of accountability. They won’t turn on Trump until they’ve…

A “cultish” bunch of Orthodox Jews in Jersey just got arrested for running one of the biggest welfare frauds in American history, bilking a few million out of various state apparati. This is presumably among the responses.

It seems that they’ve taken it to heights rarely seen in Utah.

Construction utilizes, by nature, a transient workforce. Company A hires X number of workers to complete project B in market O. Trade unions provide for a well-trained workforce in a region, and are a phenomenal resource for any Company who wishes to perform work in that region.

Joe Maddon is also speaking before a Young Republicans group.

If this were the Cardinals, Tom would have 10,000 words on racism.

I’d argue that Venezuela is more a warning for what happens when you base your economy on a single industry. Once that market tanks, if you don’t have anything else to lean on, your entire economy is straight up fucked.

Uh, yes it’s more complicated

League is better. Much easier to watch on TV, faster, more strategic, more recognizable as a sport and not just a brawl.