POV Archives

After Kamala Harris’ defeat should Dems sing a new tune?

By Pardé Bridgett Nov 11, 2024

After the Orange smoke clears, Vice-President Kamala Harris deserves her own love ballad—the kind where the singer spends all 4 minutes and some odd seconds apologizing. ...

The Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theory is ridiculous and baseless

By Reel 360 Feb 2, 2024

Show me you're insane and have too much time on your hands without saying you're insane and have too much time on your hands. In the chaotic landscape of contemporary politics,...

Hey Academy, it’s time to expand the Best Director Category

By Colin Costello Jan 24, 2024

Dear Academy President Janet Yang and members, it's time for you to understand that the year is 2024 and accordingly expand your Best Director Category. In recent years, the...

The Creative Union: Why Advertising Creatives should unionize

By Reel 360 Oct 2, 2023

Syracuse University Professor Robert Thompson famously asked his Television class, "Why was TV invented?" The class fumbled for artistic and ethereal answers ranging from, "Be...

If strike talks fall apart, legacy studios should leave AMPTP

By Colin Costello Sep 15, 2023

Last night, Reel 360 News reported that the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) were going to resume talks next week. ...

How September 11 transformed advertising

By Reel 360 Sep 11, 2023

On September 11, 2001, a series of terrorist attacks forever changed the course of history. Beyond the immediate and profound impact on the world, the events of that day also ...

The Top 10 Comic Book Dads: Superheroes in Fatherhood

By The Geek Jun 18, 2023

Comic books have given us a plethora of incredible superheroes, but they are not just crimefighters and protectors of the world. They also embody the role of dads, providing g...

Why AI is the most important issue in WGA Strike

By Cole Haddon May 15, 2023

“It was a reality check of, like, oh my God, this is fifty times worse than 2007,” Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors member Deric A. Hughes told me over th...

Advertising creatives should care about the WGA strike

By Hadji Williams May 2, 2023

Let me just begin by stating the obvious - advertising is an at-will industry. Agencies can hire you for any reason based on any random set of criteria; likewise, they can fire...

MarTech: An Advertising Horror Story

By John Immesoete Mar 3, 2023

We are all familiar in some form with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. In it, a mad scientist, Dr. Frankenstein, seeks to bring life to a reconstructed dead man. He succeeds, but...

Dilbert creator Scott Adams’ racist rant is nothing new

By Hadji Williams Mar 1, 2023

Artists are not always their art. Canceled cartoonist Scott Adams is yet another reminder of this. For many of us, Adams’ most famous art Dilbert was a ubiquitous part of '90...

The problem with advertising today? No lunch

By Colin Costello Feb 27, 2023

Millennials and Gen Z, gather 'round your blue lit glowing laptops as your Uncle Boomer tells you a tale of a bygone time. A treasured era when advertising creatives gathered t...

Three reasons brands should not exploit Juneteenth

Lizette Williams Jun 10, 2022

We are just weeks away from what recently became a federal holiday, Juneteenth. Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in the United States at the end of the...

Men’s toxic behavior is not entertaining – it’s infuriating

By Megan Penn Apr 13, 2022

Have you noticed that lately, famous men have been making headlines for their seemingly more unhinged behavior than ever before? From Will Smith publicly assaulting comedian...

Despite toxic masculinity, the real Oscar winners were…

By Megan Penn Apr 8, 2022

It was the slap that took center stage at the 94th annual Oscars ceremony— and the world at large— in which Will Smith publicly assaulted Chris Rock. And now today, Will ...

June 30 was a bad day for women

By Megan Penn Jul 2, 2021

Bill Cosby is a free man and Britney Spears is still not a free woman. Why? Because in our society “boys will be boys,” while a woman’s trauma is continually ignored. ...

Life of Brian: Top 10 video game ads of the century

By Brian Jung Jun 16, 2021

Let's face it, a lot of video game ads are pretty cringe. However, there are some ads that have stood out from the rest. Ads for games usually fall into two categories: stateme...

Systemic Racism that affects Latino communities

By Jessica Velle Apr 9, 2021

Topics such as Diversity and Inclusion are big in 2021. The lack of POC is being brought to light in employment offices, C-Suites, and in classrooms. But it’s time to address...

Sexual objectification is killing minority women

By Jessica Velle Mar 19, 2021

A new day, another story where minority women are objectified, sexualized and treated as less than human. Yes, I'm angry. No, I will not say his name. While the news outlets sp...

Why “Cancel Culture” is disguised as Accountability

Jessica Velle Mar 11, 2021

Ostracism is when someone is forced out of professional and social circles, aka Cancel Culture. What is Cancel Culture exactly? When a person does something degrading, offensiv...