By Kent R. Kroeger (November 12, 2022) Politicians and media pundits love shaming election deniers like myself. But no bother, I wear the badge of electoral discontent without guilt or embarrassment. …

By Kent R. Kroeger (November 10, 2022) “Shows like The Rings of Power and She-Hulk have been runaway successes — why can’t keyboard warriors admit it?” Marc Burrows of The New Stateman asked his readers? Perhaps because it is not clear that they are ‘runaway’ hits? According to Nielsen Media…

By Kent R. Kroeger (October 26, 2022) Disclaimer: In the following essay, I use the pejorative term ‘trolls’ to represent a group online podcasters (primarily on YouTube) who are persistent critics of the content produced by mainstream Hollywood studios — particularly movies with overt social justice agendas. The term like…

By Kent R. Kroeger (October 16, 2022) There are two constants in how the U.S. news media and pundit class cover elections: (1) They love scandals, and (2) they are convinced that political campaigns matter. But reality is different. Most elections are predictable months before the general election (and often…

By Kent R. Kroeger (October 15, 2022) “The canons of narrative art in any medium cannot be wholly different; and the failure of poor films is often precisely in exaggeration, and in the intrusion of unwarranted matter owing to not perceiving where the core of the original lies.” — J.R.R…

By Kent R. Kroeger (October 7, 2022) Though Microsoft founder Bill Gates is frequently given credit for popularizing the phrase ‘Content is King’ — the title of his 1996 essay about digital marketing where he argued that content would generate most of the money on the internet — this business…

By Kent R. Kroeger (September 21, 2022) [Disclaimer: The opinions (and errors) expressed in this essay are mine alone and do not represent the opinions of any of the media companies or creative properties mentioned herein.] Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series is going…

By Kent R. Kroeger (September 15, 2022) Disclaimer: The following essay is not intended to endorse or promote any of the conspiracy theories mentioned herein. The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) was the most watched podcast on Spotify in 2021, reports Variety, and appears to be the most watched podcast across…

By Kent R. Kroeger (September 13, 2022) “In politics, not all lies are all lies. And not all truths are complete.” — Mark McKinnon (American political advisor, reform advocate, media columnist, and television producer) “The most effective propaganda is surrounded by truths.” …