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The Franchise Fatigue Phenomenon: Is it Real?
Over the weekend, the latest Hunger Games movie premiered. It's called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It's 8 years in the making.
It was number 1…
2 years, 6 months ago
Andre 3000's Puzzling Musical Evolution: No Rapping, Just Flutes
Andre 3000 is back. To critics he's known as 1 of the best rappers alive. But to most people, he's known for his massive records, like Hey Ya as part…
2 years, 6 months ago
Are we in a friendship recession?
Men have no close friends. Well, that's overstating it.
Survey data from the American Survey Center says that 30 years ago, in the early 90s, about 55…
2 years, 6 months ago
Harrison Ford on tenacity: Showing up is half the battle
In a recent interview, Han Solo himself, the legendary actor Harrison Ford, said something that I can't help but think a lot about these days.
When as…
2 years, 6 months ago
Demographer Neil Howe says humans haven't always seen time as linear.
Time as an experience is something I've thought about a lot.
The closer I get to 40, the shorter the years seem.
When I was in my 20s, the days and wee…
2 years, 6 months ago
Politics ruins everything, especially news
A recent poll from YouGov shows that America's view of journalists and the companies they work for is highly polarized.
The pollsters gave some Americ…
2 years, 6 months ago
Baked potatoes and rampant acts of tipflation
Have you heard of tipflation?
According to a new Pew survey, a solid majority of Adult Americans know what tipflation is, even if they don't know the …
2 years, 6 months ago
Media Diet: Late night talk shows are lost in the noise
In which James addresses the current state of late night comedy shows.
Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com or ema…
2 years, 6 months ago
Building roads isn't sexy
In which James discusses the shortage in civil engineers in America.
Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com or email …
2 years, 6 months ago
Why I'm an optimist
In which James explains why he's increasingly an optimist about the world today.
Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.c…
2 years, 6 months ago