Well, you certainly can’t blame worldwide convenience chain 7-Eleven for a lack of creativity. As general economic malaise is hampering spending habits, stores need to find new and unique ways to increase revenue. 7-Eleven, surely not immune to the ravages of the economy, is working on an interesting strategy to boost that revenue: Dabbling in […]
Amid a myriad of struggles, has the Walt Disney Company found its knight in shining — and pricey — armor? After a rough 2023, greatly dampened fan expectations, an embarrassing legal loss to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and a very public proxy battle for control of the ailing media behemoth (which incumbent CEO Bob Iger […]
Few names are more synonymous with the traditional toy space than Hasbro. The multinational entertainment conglomerate based out of Rhode Island has its hand in a number of massive franchises, from Transformers and G.I. Joe to Marvel and Star Wars. It also owns a number of classic board game properties, such as Monopoly, as well […]
Given the hyper-sterile nature of corporate public relations in 2024 (nobody wants to be cancelled), color this writer genuinely surprised that this social media administrator hit “send” on this joke. First, some background on two seemingly disparate topics. The more simple topic: “Hitman” is a video game franchise developed by IO Interactive that began in […]
Nobody and nothing on this planet is perfect, but there are some pretty decent facsimiles of “perfection.” Movies and film, for instance, have the benefit of re-shoots, reviews, editing and computer graphics to give as “perfect” of a vision to the moviegoer as possible. Even then, however, sometimes mistakes can make it to the final […]
This oft-repeated quote becomes more and more true as time goes on: “You’ll own nothing and you’ll be happy.” The globalist World Economic Forum shared the quote in 2016 as part of a clip predicting what the world will look like in 2030. When it comes to at-home entertainment, it appears the 8-year-old prediction may […]
It’s no secret that things aren’t exactly going swimmingly at Disney’s typically-lucrative Marvel Studios division. A quick glance at the 2023 box office receipts will confirm as much (or you can just listen to screeching Disney execs, too). Given the horrific 2023, as well as the over-saturation and general malaise with the superhero film genre […]
One can use the term “soulless” in a number of ways. It could be used literally, it could be used figuratively, it could be used to call out something that’s lacking individuality or it could be used to describe a lack of humanity and warmth. And for many people these days, the term could be […]
It shouldn’t be this hard to run an inherently predatory video game mode. If you haven’t played a sports video game in the last dozen or so years, you’ve thankfully missed the rise of card collection modes that have become a pillar of any modern sports game. These modes will generally have you build your […]
Few things were as damaging to cherished childhood memories as Investigation Discovery’s docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” The scathing documentary, which came out in March, took a look at a number of allegedly salacious work environments, including children’s media conglomerate Nickelodeon. Specifically, “Quiet on Set” gave a particularly unfavorable look […]
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