PR mega-merger threatens the very soul of creativity
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // In one memorable episode of “Mad Men,” Sterling Cooper merges into the tongue-twisting Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, igniting a chaotic clash of egos and overlapping…
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No. 922: The election from Hell, Halloween and other terrors, with candy corn (yikes!) and cabbage (eek!)
Fear itself: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as harrowing horrors, ghastly ghouls, brain-dead beasts and other morbid monstrosities terrorize townsfolk and curse the countryside. It’s also the night before…
Fyre alarm: How criminal failure can fuel huge success
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // With only 11 days until Election Day and the exhausting, omnipresent punditry aiming to push voters to the polls, it’s important to remember that politics…
No. 908: Food for thought, and food for the hungry, on 9/11 (and every day)
Green day: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we jet through another late-Summer/quasi-Fall workweek. Speaking of jets, sincere apologies to New York Jets fans and appreciative thank-yous to the…
One way or another, nonvoters will decide Election 2024
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Nov. 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in one of the closest and most influential elections in U.S….
No. 890: In which wind hubs break ground, the deafblind gear up and love rules all, especially in the kitchen
Playground primer: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as our socioeconomic seesaw tilts toward the latter half of another busy workweek. We’re jumping off the grueling merry-go-round and sliding into…
Election fatigue: The struggle is real, and getting worse
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Thirty years ago – on June 17, 1994 – came the wildest day in the history of sports media. The New York Rangers had just…
No. 875: Historical ‘Tales,’ water works and beloved Shea Stadium, on a day when you should go bananas
Due diligence: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as another demanding workweek – complete with challenging schedules and changeable springtime weather patterns – runs its busy course. No hump day would…
Meta physics, royal pains in the age of digital disclosure
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Two seemingly disparate events have recently captured our collective attention: the British Royal Family’s handling of media relations and Meta’s strategic decision to steer away…
No. 859: Oysters rejoice, East End Food updates and NASCAR roars to life, with (another) C-3PO cameo
Bright ideas: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we roll through another busy – and much sunnier – workweek. It’s Feb. 21 out there, the days are growing longer…
Fake out: As AI-generated content spreads, time to act
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Now that George Santos’ vacated Congressional seat has been filled and Long Island politics is out of the national spotlight, it’s time for Long Islanders…
No. 840: In which we pawn our junk, nuke our food and feed the hungry, with new offshore-wind resources
El no-no: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we plow into the heart of December – the only plowing we’re doing here on Long Island, with long-range temperatures running high and nary a…
A fed-up populace turns its lonely eyes to authenticity
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Earlier this week, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced that the word “authentic” was the 2023 word of the year – defined as “true to one’s own…
No. 823: In which we revive the Beatles, reanimate X, raise a Sam Adams and beat a dead horse at the Big A
Mood enhancement: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as Long Island finally catches a meteorological break and the sun shines again. Yes, after days of nor’easters and stubborn post-tropical cyclones, skies…
A world without X (ugh)? Be careful what you wish for
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // X, nee Twitter, is finished. Maybe not MySpace finished, but the once-giant social networking platform’s days of being one of the most important players in…