POV Archives

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, gather 'round your glowing laptops as your Uncle Boomer tells you a tale of a bygone time. A treasured era when advertising creatives gathered themselves together ...

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...

Britney’s mental health is damaged and it’s our fault

By Jessica Velle Feb 11, 2021

I'll say it again. Britney Spears' mental health is damaged, and it's all our fault. Maybe not entirely, but the we, the media, played a substantial part of obliterating a chil...

Kamala Harris swats last night’s debate

By Jessica Velle Oct 8, 2020

Donald Trump turned to the news this morning, downplaying his health, coronavirus, the pandemic, and deflecting that he infected thirty-four people in the White House. He did ...

Ruth Bader-Ginsburg was the original Wonder Woman

By Jessica Velle Sep 23, 2020

People often wonder what makes a 'feminist' a feminist? Some will say it’s simply, “wanting equal rights.” The question sounds so simple, yet quite the contrary when it c...

Bill Cosby’s 2018 conviction appeal approved

By Laura Day Jun 23, 2020

Bill Cosby will have his day in court as his 2018 conviction will be appealed. The actor has won the right to have two aspects of his case reexamined by the Pennsylvania Suprem...

Laura Day’s hellish journey from Chicago to New York

By Laura Day Jun 7, 2020

Even as a privileged white woman, Covid-19 has been a personal hell for me. Early March, I land back in Chicago from a blissful weekend vacation and the world takes its fi...

A solve for the film crisis – bring back the double feature

By The Geek Mar 21, 2020

When I was a kid, my dad took me to see The Towering Inferno. It would be the first of ten times I would see it in the movie theater and countless times at home. My wife only k...

Five reasons ‘Birds of Prey’ didn’t soar at box office

By The Geek Feb 10, 2020

Despite resting at an extremely respectable 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, Warner Bros Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) opened well below its expec...