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Celebnomics & Culture
Dolly Parton: A Part of America, A Partisan of None
A Celebnomics reading of the most valuable neutrality in
American culture.
September 4, 2026 · Original
Tom Cruise: Hollywood's original playback hero.
September 1, 2026 · Original
Why I watched the World Cup on Telemundo even though I don't speak Spanish
July 24, 2026 · Original
One Cup Makes the People Come Together
How FIFA Made My Summer Work
July 20, 2026 · Original
How GLP-1 Broke Music's Most Reliable Story
June 30, 2026 · Original
What the Knicks Teach Us About 60 Minutes
June 16, 2026 · LinkedIn
Madonna and Michael Jackson are still everywhere. Which version depends on who you ask.
June 6, 2026 · Medium
The World Cup vs Olympics: Which Event Actually Holds the World's Attention?
What Mega-Events Reveal about Cultural Gravity, Global Visibility, and the Concentration of Attention
June 2, 2026 LinkedIn
The World Cup Just Told You Who's Actually Famous
What FIFA's first-ever halftime lineup reveals about how global fame actually works
May 15, 2026 · Medium
The Sequel Economy: Why Hollywood Keeps Repeating Itself
When the top three movies are all built on something that already existed, it's not nostalgia, it's the market showing its hand
April 28, 2026 · Medium
Culture used to find you. Now you stream it.
April 21, 2026 · LinkedIn
The Bestselling Author Who Didn't Exist
What the Freida McFadden reveal tells us about the real economics of fame
April 13, 2026 · LinkedIn
The Voice That Refused to Be Second
Asha Bhosle didn't just sing for eight decades. She rewrote what it means to last.
April 12, 2026 · Medium
The Festival Economy: Who Actually Gains from Coachella?
What festival lineups reveal about visibility, momentum, and cultural value in the modern music industry.
April 9, 2026 · LinkedIn
I've Lived Inside the Attention Economy. What Am I Actually Worth?
What happens when a writer who built a framework for measuring fame turns the lens on himself.
April 2, 2026 · LinkedIn
Why Madonna's Songs Keep Going Viral
What the resurgence of Into the Groove reveals about virality, cultural memory, and the long echo of a catalog that never left.
March 28, 2026 · Medium
The Polarization Effect: Why the Most Divisive Figures Often Hold the Most Power
How controversy, attention, and cultural momentum shape modern influence.
March 19, 2026 · LinkedIn
The Economics of the Oscars: What an Academy Award Is Actually Worth
The same award handed to five different performers produces five entirely different economic outcomes.
March 14, 2026 · Medium
Who Needs to Know Their Economic Value? More People Than You Think
Follower counts, headlines, and viral moments look like value. Often they aren't.
March 11, 2026 · LinkedIn
AI, Clarity, and the Limits of Transparency
A reflection on clarity, judgment, and what explanation can't replace.
March 2, 2026 · Medium
The Speed of Attention Is the Real Risk
Attention has lost friction. On why speed, not judgment, is the real threat to how we experience art, people, and meaning.
February 27, 2026 · X
I Am the Source Material
20 Years of Me and the Word
August 17, 2026 · Original
School Is in Session
Me, Madonna and the kids who finally went outside
July 31, 2026 · Original
Confessions of a Fan, a Critic & an Economist
Madonna Didn't Come Back. She Never Left.
July 9, 2026 · Original
How I Survived The Wellness Virus
I went looking for healing in the world's wellness centers and kept leaving infected.
June 22, 2026 · Original
When Likeability Becomes a Stand-In for Value
We reward likeability because it's easier than evaluating excellence. On awards season, durability, and the difference between applause and lasting value.
March 4, 2026 · X
Standing Slightly Outside the Frame
On identity, independence, and the quiet value of distance from the systems you examine.
February 24, 2026 · Medium
Getting Better by Doing Less
On restraint, recovery, and the discipline of stepping back.
February 6, 2026 · Medium
The Orphan's Club
On losing both parents young and the membership nobody wants.
March 15, 2014 · Medium
The Perfect Death
On how a mother staged her own ending - and what it taught her son about letting go.
March 12, 2014 · Medium