By all accounts, The Batman will be a dark, dark movie. Taking its visual cues from Seven, and featuring a protagonist who has a breakdown and finds himself lured into intractable ethical murk by the suffocating power of vengeance, all signs point to the film being three hours of grot and depression Read more…
Faced with the lingering effects of a global pandemic, empty stands and a politically fraught situation in Beijing, NBC Sports was prepared for the worst with the Winter Olympics, and from a TV ratings standpoint that’s what it got. Click here to read the story at latimes.com. Discussion Questions: What Read more…
There’s that cliche that sports fans “eat, sleep and breathe” their team. Lay’s has made it possible for fans to take that first part literally with its new, special edition chips made using potatoes grown in soil from NFL stadiums. Click here to read the story at magazine.promomarketing.com. Discussion Questions: Read more…
TODAY’s Craig Melvin goes to Atlanta to delve into America’s obsession with sneakers and how the rise of their popularity has turned the sneaker business into a growing $80 billion industry. He speaks with rapper and sneaker collector Killer Mike about the community and culture that surrounds the popular shoe. Read more…
According to the headline of an op-ed she wrote for her school paper last year, Penn State senior Grace Miller really, really, really hates sports. She hates the pervasive win-at-all-costs approach that strips away the fun. She hates the “toxic culture” sports can propagate. Click here to read the story at insidehook.com. Read more…
Last Friday, Taylor Swift’s “new” album Red (Taylor’s Version) set a Spotify record for most streams by a female artist (90.8 million) in a single day — even though the original version of Taylor Swift’s Red album was released in 2012. (Inc.colleague Justin Bariso recaps Swift’s decision nicely.) Click here to read the story at inc.com. Discussion Read more…
As the Tampa Bay Rays, the best team in the American League during the regular season, continue their playoff push, the team’s highly placed executives can’t resist detracting from it with continued talk of partial relocation. Click here to read the story at cbssports.com. Discussion Questions: Why do you think Read more…
As the NFL season kicks off, brands looking for savvy ways to tap into fan culture need look no further than the Kansas City Chiefs. The team’s engagement on social media is stronger than any other team in the league, with a reach of 8.19% of the NFL’s online fan Read more…
The Ryder Cup has brought people from all over to southeastern Wisconsin including the Milwaukee area. And that’s good news for the city’s tourism. Click here to read the story at fox6now.com. Discussion Questions: What is fandom? Do you think the Ryder Cup enjoys the same levels of fandom as Read more…
The Washington Football Team will play with their minimalist branding through the 2021 season but will unveil a new moniker ahead of next year. As a guest on the Adam Schefter Podcast, WFT Co-CEO Tanya Snyder said that the team was down to three potential candidates. Click here to read Read more…