How FIFA’s Hydration Breaks Created New Ad Placements for Fox

Midway through the first half of Canada’s win over Qatar, the crowd in Vancouver started booing. The team was cruising, so it wasn’t about the score. It was about the whistle that stopped play for a water break. Fans at England’s match against Croatia reacted the same way. In both cases the weather was mild, […]

NIL, Sponsorships, and the New Era of Athlete Branding

Before 2021, the rules were simple: wait until an athlete turns pro, negotiate a deal through their agent, pay a premium, and hope the association stuck. That model isn’t dead, but it’s been completely disrupted. And the brands paying attention are already winning.

Beginner Photography Lessons

My sister bought a used camera a few years ago for work purposes. We found that it didn’t really take good pictures, so we didn’t really use it after a while. At some point, I commandeered it.

Journaling for Dudes (and Everyone)

Over the course of like a million years, men have been conditioned to suppress emotion. Whatever the reason, now we see men who express and communicate emotion in a healthy way as effeminate or less-manly. Broadly speaking, it’s taboo to show that you’re sad or happy in any other context than sports, death (someone else’s), marriage (your own), or the birth of a child (either way).