January & February 2024
Hello all: Better late than never - we blinked and here we are in the second month of 2024. Off to another busy start, and for us Americans, another challenging election year ahead (be sure you are registered to vote). There is a lot going on in the world, so I hope you all take time for yourself, your personal projects, and those close to you. I have been working on a number of media and creative items myself that I look forward to sharing, but first have to wrap some work and the Super Bowl, so stay tuned for upcoming announcements, creative content, podcasts, interviews, books, events, and more. Let’s stay connected: CMMedia, Blog, Newsletter, Linkedin, Youtube, TikTok, Instagram, Threads
Travel & World News
CNT travel trends to expect in 2024
The Lunar New Year brings in the Year of the Dragon
Annual reminder to renew your passports if under 6 months to expiry
Explorers say they think they’ve found Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane
Japan Airlines names first female president + JetBlue its first female CEO
That Alaska Airlines incident + question the Boeing 737 Max 9 safety
Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics results + Paris Summer Olympics prepares
Japan’s Embassy issued statement on Swift’s travel from Tokyo to Super Bowl
UK social media mocks army chief military draft claims
Red Sea crisis escalates, conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, US strikes targets in Iraq & Syria
U.N.'s International Court of Justice stops short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza
Culture Club
Fun Chicken Shop Date with Paul Mescal (Amelia will host Oscar red carpet too)
Valentine’s: Rolling Stones Best Romantic Comedies list or browse Letterboxd
February is Black History Month + trailblazing favorite fearless female travelers
Awards Season winners: Golden Globes, Critics Choices, Emmys
Nominations for the Academy Awards and SAG Awards
Super Bowl LVIII, that Love Story, conservatives losing their minds over it, and soon the big game advertising tracker
Funny SNL moments from host Dakota Johnson and Jacob Elordi
Elmo asked people online how they were doing & he got an earful
Atlantic: How we learned to be lonely
New Yorker: profiles on directors Ava DuVernay and Sofia Coppola
New Yorker: The Ghost of January 6th haunts 2024
BI: A boomer retirement bomb is about to blow up America’s economy
Cancer incidence rising among adults under 50 (get screened)
Pod: Kara Swisher & Heather Cox Richardson discuss the state of American Democracy
WaPo on brands reaching older women consumers & influencers
Jon Stewart is returning part time to The Daily Show
TV: New ‘White Lotus’ Cast announced, ‘Masters of the Air’ and ‘Swans’ debuts (also read the real NY Swans vs Truman Capote story)
That Calvin Klein x Jeremy Allen White ad that broke the internet
This ongoing content series from Alexis Bittar is beyond funny (and very NYC)
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was freed and swept up in a media storm
Horrific tens of thousands of rape-related pregnancies since Roe was overturned
Business & Tech
Davos World Economic Forum key takeaways
Tech CEO’s testify in front of congress on kids safety online
More mass layoffs in media & tech + Google’s CEO faces employee questions
States call for AI & deep fake regulation, George Carlin’s Estate Sues Podcasters Over A.I. Episode, outrage over Taylor Swift explicit AI fakes
UGM pulls music off of TikTok, Artists React
Judge strikes down Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla pay package
FDA issues approval for mass drug imports from Canada to USA
Apple Vision Pro hits the market
Take care out there x Carrieamitchell.com