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Shane Kite November 2, 2021

The Undeniable, Epochal, Magnetic Storytelling of Sammy “The Bull” Gravano in “Our Thing”

Shane Kite November 2, 2021

I just binge-listened to every single episode of “Our Thing,” the self-told life story of ex-mafia underboss, caporegime and infamous hit man, Sammy “The Bull” Gravano. The intensity of a life lived,…

Shane Kite April 10, 2018

Facebook on the Hot Seat on The Hill: Regulatory Bell Tolls for Giant Social Network

Shane Kite April 10, 2018

The writing (post) is on the wall (of all your friends): Regulation is coming to Facebook, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat down to testify at a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary…

Shane Kite March 1, 2018

“Black Panther” is on Track to be the Highest Grossing Comic Book Superhero Film Ever

Shane Kite March 1, 2018

[This story is being updated as new box office data is released] “Black Panther,” Marvel Studios’ massive, billion-dollar hit featuring a black superhero from the Marvel Comics cannon, has earned [updated] $612 million…

Shane Kite February 27, 2018

The Never-Ending Contrarianism of Peter Thiel: Forget The Political Pap, His Move to L.A. is Strategic, Just Like His Support of Trump

Shane Kite February 27, 2018

Peter Thiel is going Hollywood. Sort of. He’s moving to L.A. But he’ll be looking down on it – Sunset Strip specifically – (figuratively, as well?) from his Hawaiian-styled manse perched up…

Shane Kite February 17, 2018

Modern Art: We Have Some Questions

Shane Kite February 17, 2018

Modern Art Question Time: So much of modern art is in this silly imbecilic confused state and sloppy kaleidoscope of nevertheless, similitude, and cleverness for cleverness’ sake to mirror the culture and…