Patriarchal social structures, bastions of male privilege, and misogynistic values have been embedded in American culture since the time “the butcher Christopher Columbus and his ilk arrived in the Americas” centuries ago. Not only have women been scrutinized as less…
Shortly after midnight on December 2, 2021, the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Player’s Association (MLBPA), expired.With no CBA in place, the owners of the 30 MLB teams unanimously voted to “lock out” the…
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are “unique files that live on a blockchain and are able to verify ownership of a work of digital art.” They are essentially digital assets that represent a unique object—typically art, music, videos, or games. An…
On November 5, a tragedy occurred at a Travis Scott concert in Houston. Due to a crowd surge during Astroworld, a concert founded and held annually by Travis Scott, at least nine people died, resulting in one of the deadliest…
While the theory of economics can be studied in its raw form, there are applications of it that prevail beyond the fundamental notion of “economics.” A principal theory in economic models is that firms maximize profits in competitive markets. Similarly,…
Ask around and many will say that blockchain technology is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Simply put, blockchain technology is a “shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network.” Blockchain…
Many television shows that have concluded and/or gone off the air have found second lives via streaming services. “Friends” and “Sex & the City,” which both aired their last episodes in 2004, are available on HBO Max. “Seinfeld,” which concluded…
Recent promising vaccine news has many U.S. citizens finally seeing the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel and maybe even thinking about making travel plans to a tropical destination, to Europe, or perhaps catch a ballgame. Unfortunately, however,…
As fitness companies transform into entertainment companies, new licensing issues arise regarding music in an at-home work-out video versus music heard in an in-person gym class. Specifically, the usage of music in a gym class requires a public performance license…
College sports is a multibillion-dollar industry, generating profits for schools, coaches, and conferences. Everyone seems to be getting rich off of these college athletes—everyone, that is, except the players. Since 1906, college athletics have operated under the National Collegiate Athletic…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of life, it has had a colossal effect on the production of TV shows and the contractual obligations of the various parties involved. While the production of almost all motion pictures…
The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic this past year has been economically devastating for nearly every industry and market, but it has hit the arts and entertainment sectors especially hard. The impacts of long-term lockdown and the resulting recession will…
