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Rob Salkowitz

@robsalk.bsky.social
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Author, educator, consultant, Eisner Award nominated writer and sayer of things about comics and pop culture, Senior Media/Entertainment contributor for Forbes

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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New digital comics app @sweetshop.app opens to the public today on iOS and Android. Exclusive launch details at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Sweet Shop App Launches Today, Promising Simple Access To Digital Comics And Manga
The new app hopes to differentiate in a crowded market by rejecting AI and investor-driven gimmicks.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Just because the Attorneys General settled their suit doesn't oblige fans to look past their misgivings if DC’s new owners start throwing their weight around like swaggering supervillains." Some thoughts on the merger's impact on #DCComics at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Is Paramount Smart Enough To Leave DC Comics Alone?
A huge part of DC's multibillion dollar value to Warner Bros comes from fan sentiment, which can be easily squandered by ham-fisted management decisions.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@rickperlstein.bsky.social what is best way to contact you regarding possibility of blurbing a book I am working on for Bloomsbury involving pop culture in the 70s?
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Shorter Ed: Worrying about AI doomer stuff instead of the real business and tech issues is like being scared of the kid with a flashlight under his chin telling ghost stories while there’s an actual family of bears outside the tent.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Platforms becoming publishers! Publishers becoming digital distributors! Licensors building studios! What's going on in the #webtoon space now that all the easy growth is over? My guide to "the Great Muddle," today on @icv2.com icv2.com/articles/col...
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The ''Great Muddle'' is Coming for Webtoon Platforms, Publishers and Content. Here's What It All Means
Column by Rob Salkowitz
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The Glaze Project (UChicago SAND Lab and ETCH) @theglazeproject.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
For folks at NY comic con, reminder to join us on Oct 10, Saturday, 2:45pm-3:30pm for our panel on Creatives defense against AI, with the great @kortizart.bsky.social and Tim Friedlander from NAVA, moderated by @robsalk.bsky.social.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Original #BabysittersClub artists @goraina.bsky.social and @galegalligan.bsky.social on their collaboration on the BSC 40th anniversary "Baby-Sitters on Board" graphic novel from Scholastic, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Raina Telgemeier And Gale Galligan On Board For Baby-Sitters Club 40th Anniversary Special
The two superstar graphic novelists discuss their love for Ann M. Martin's stories, collaborating on the series that launched their careers, and future possibilities.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How can creatives respond to AI through regulation, legislation, technology countermeasures & consumer activism? Check out this #SDCC panel featuring @benzhao.bsky.social @digelsrud.bsky.social @timfriedlander.bsky.social and me filmed by @lawrencebrenner.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPT_...
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A.I. and the Creative Industries: Where We Stand at SDCC 2026
YouTube video by Lawrence Brenner
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Derf Backderf's new graphic novel "The Dissidents" is a chilling tale of how America silenced critics of an unpopular war, anti-immigrant hysteria and consolidation of wealth... in 1917. Review today on @forbes.com @derfbackderf.bsky.social @abramscomicarts.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Derf Backderf’s ‘The Dissidents’ Takes Us Back 110 Years To Find Today’s America
Imagine a time of anti-immigrant fervor, unpopular wars and official intolerance of dissent. It's easy if you try, as Derf Backderf shows in his new graphic novel.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Upper Deck and Hasbro announce partnership on trading cards and games, starting with card set celebrating 40th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie, Exclusive news @forbes.com #UpperDeck #Transformers @upperdeckent.bsky.social #tcg www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Upper Deck Debuts Transformers 40th Anniversary Card Set To Kick Off New Hasbro Partnership
The multiyear licensing deal will see Upper Deck release trading cards and games based on a range of iconic Hasbro IP.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The recent attacks on the artist app Cara, built specifically as a place to protect art from AI scraping, suggest a deliberate disregard for the principle of consent, says Cara founder Jingna Zhang. Story on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Artists Built A Site To Escape AI. Scrapers Are Coming For It Anyway
Cara was set up specifically for artists who do not consent to having their work used to train AI models. Those principles seem to have made it a target for attacks.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Arturo O'Farrill comes to mind. He's contemporary, acclaimed, innovative, very productive, and his live gigs blow the roof off.
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Who is the Greatest Living Jazz Musician? - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Here’s a question to debate: Who is the greatest living jazz musician? I promised a post like this after Sonny Rollins died because to me at least, Rollins was clearly the greatest living jazz musicia...
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Roberta Gregory's 'Bitchy Bitch,' now in a deluxe collected edition from @fantagraphics.bsky.social blazed a trail for hilarious, proudly unlikeable female anti-heroes and remains biting satire to this day. Story on @forbes.com thx @superfanpr.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Inside The Hilarious, Brilliant, Messy World Of Roberta Gregory’s ‘Bitchy’
A deluxe new collection of the groundbreaking 90s indie comix shows Bitchy's humor still bites.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
With global growth of webtoons in general slowing dramatically, WEBTOON Entertainment is turning to new strategies to drive revenue, investing big in co-owned IP and AI. Will it pay off? Deep dive into the Q2 financials today on @forbes.com #Webtoon www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Webtoon’s Growth Is Slowing But Its Ambitions Are Growing
The mobile comics platform's surprising recent financial performance sugarcoats some troubling market dynamics. Will new strategic moves pay off?
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
If the concern is that advanced AI will fall into the “wrong hands,” I have some bad news for you…
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This year's San Diego Comic-Con was a pressure-cooker of a show that kept springing leaks at the seams. It remains the world's essential fan culture, entertainment and industry event but something needs to give. My report today on @icv2 icv2.com/articles/col...
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SDCC 2026 - Flying High, Running Hot
Column by Rob Salkowitz
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
SDCC dropped a shocking bombshell at the "Comic-Con Talkback" panel on Sunday. EXCLUSIVE ON @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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SDCC Stunner: Hall H On Borrowed Time?
Comic-Con International's David Glanzer dropped a bombshell about the famed media theater at the end of Comic-Con 2026.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
The #sdcc “AI: Where We Stand” panel features some great ways for creators and fans to protect their works and careers. Thx @benzhao.bsky.social @digelsrud.bsky.social and @timfriedlander.bsky.social for sharing news you can use.
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Tiffany Babb 🔜 NYCC @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Guess whats today? The coolest panel of the entire weekend!!! Come check out the amazing conversational skills of @douglaswolk.bsky.social @davidharper.bsky.social @robsalk.bsky.social and Dave Baker!!! 1PM or bust!!
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
New Bill Sienkiewicz documentary announced at #SDCC last night! Exclusive interview, story and preview clips today on @forbes.com @bsienk.bsky.social @salabbinanti.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Visionary Illustrator Bill Sienkiewicz Gets The Documentary Treatment With ‘That Polish Guy’
The work of artist Bill Sienkiewicz, once nicknamed "That Polish Guy" by Clint Eastwood, has influenced comics, illustration, advertising, animation and film.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Today at #SDCC - What can creators do to level the playing field against AI? The current state of litigation, legislation, labor organizing, technology and business countermeasures from leaders @benzhao.bsky.social @timfriedlander.bsky.social @digelsrud.bsky.social 2pm Rm 32AB
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It’s ON!!! Frazetta’s Fiercest Females 6pm Room 9, #sdcc
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Today at twilight, the wild women emerge at #sdcc inspired by the magnificent work of fantasy art grandmaster Frank Frazetta, 6pm room 9 with @sarafrazetta.bsky.social @ericafett.bsky.social @sozomaika.bsky.social @taffetadarling.bsky.social
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Today at #Sdcc, join us for an oddly compelling look at artist/publisher Denis Kitchen, 11:30 26ab
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Actor John Cusack debuted his new graphic novel ‘Momo’ at #SDCC today and it is definitely not what you’d expect. @madcavestudios.com @melissameszaros.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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John Cusack’s New Graphic Novel ‘Momo’ Is The Surreal Thing
Whatever you might expect from a graphic novel by actor John Cusack, 'Momo' is certain to surprise you with its range of offbeat influences.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Today at #sdcc 3pm looking forward to moderating an amazing conversation with some of the top comics memoirists in the biz including @mimipond.bsky.social , @shamirk.bsky.social , @lisahanawalt.bsky.social and @sophieyanow.bsky.social , thx to @dandq.bsky.social
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Today #SDCC, some of today’s top creators discuss their unique pathways into comics presented by @comixology.bsky.social and @superfanpr.bsky.social 1pm!
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
At #SDCC? Join Michael Dooley, Jim Thompson and me in an animated conversation about the medium of comics moderated by Alonso Nunez this morning at the Omni, 11am
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
As San Diego Comic-Con is set to kick off this week, a look at how the organization behind it is managing growth opportunities, expansion, relocation possibilities and stability in challenging times, today at @forbes #SDCC www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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San Diego Comic-Con Roars Back To Life This Week In Strong Shape Despite Challenges
San Diego Comic-Con costs millions to run and the nonprofit behind it is constantly seeking new opportunities to grow within the constraints of its market and facilty.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Industry folks going to #sdcc here are my annual picks for Panels for Pros, up today on @icv2.com icv2.com/print/articl...
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SDCC Panels for Pros 2026
Column by Rob Salkowitz
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Marvel Comics, a company synonymous with New York for 90 years, is moving to Burbank and replacing its editor-in-chief. Some notes on the big but not unexpected news today on @forbes.com #Marvel www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Marvel’s Move From New York To Burbank Is The End Of Several Eras
Marvel is moving its offices west and replacing its Editor-in-Chief as changes continue for the Disney-owned super-brand.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
2026 Harvey Award nominees for best comics and media announced today, exclusively at @forbes #NYCC @chipmosher.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Harvey Awards Announce 2026 Nominees For Top Comics And Related Projects
For nearly 40 years, the Harvey Awards have recognized some of the best comics and comic-related projects in the industry. This year's list may surprise you.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Wait, they've found 3 unrecorded goals in a dumpster behind a polling place in Georgia!
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Unfortunately, justice has been served. Thick cut. With mayo. #ettd
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Feels like the only thing the USNMT can do to retain integrity and legitimacy is to hold Balogun out of the lineup anyway.
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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
So as long as the US is still in, they will have an asterisk next to any future victory because of this fuckery. Every other country will be able to claim, rightly, that the US cheated.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Digital manga platform @emaqi-official.bsky.social announces new subscription plan, partnerships with @kodansha.us @viz.com and others ahead of #animeexpo exclusive news at @pwcomicsworld.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Emaqi Looks to Grow Digital Manga Market with Subscription Service
The digital manga platform, a relatively new player in the burgeoning North American market, has launched a premium subscription service for English-language titles, expanding on its initial pay-per-d...
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Review of Tillie Walden's graphic novel on Charity & Sylvia on @forbes.com updated to report on historian @rachelcleves.bsky.social accusations of Walden appropriating her research and the response from publisher @dandq.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Updated: Tillie Walden’s ‘Charity & Sylvia’ Puts A Complex Spin On Queer History
Walden's beautiful account of a groundbreaking 19th century lesbian couple masterfully dismantles toxic mythology about the past.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I’m picturing a France/Argentina final where the all time goal record changes hands 3 times in the course of the game
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Any Dem not all-in on Court reform at this point needs to take a seat.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Tillie Walden's new graphic novel "Charity & Sylvia" from @dandq.bsky.social is a powerful and emotionally satisfying historical account that challenges right-wing narratives about same sex marriage - great read for #pridemonth, review on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Tillie Walden’s ‘Charity & Sylvia’ Puts A Complex Spin On Queer History
Walden's beautiful account of a groundbreaking 19th century lesbian couple masterfully dismantles toxic mythology about the past.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I think it was Andy Warhol who said that in the future, everyone would be British PM for 15 minutes. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Britain Kicked Out Its Sixth Prime Minister in 10 Years. Now Our Own Trump Is Waiting—and I Fear Not for Long.
Andy Burnham is next—but perhaps not for long.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Folks, if you have Telemundo or Peacock, do yourselves a favor and watch the World Cup in Spanish, especially if you don't speak Spanish. You are not missing anything from the English language commentary on Fox and the announcers' tone and cadence will alert you when it's time to pay attention.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
#Supergirl 's story has its roots in a former CIA agent's experience during the War on Terror. Writer @tomking.bsky.social on how his take on the #DCComics icon got adapted in the new movie, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Looking For The Roots Of ‘Bad Girl’ Supergirl? Start With Tom King’s 2021 Series
King's "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" is rooted in themes of violence, trauma and healing that came from his experiences facing combat in the War on Terror.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Milly Alcock's edgy, troubled #Supergirl has its roots in a 2020 #DCComics miniseries by writer @tomking.bsky.social, who discusses how his unusual experience shape the themes of his work, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Looking For The Roots Of ‘Bad Girl’ Supergirl? Start With Tom King’s 2021 Series
King's "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" is rooted in themes of violence, trauma and healing that came from his experiences facing combat in the War on Terror.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
John Byrne's return to X-Men, more than 40 years in the making, started out as "fan art." Exclusive interview on the secret origins of X-Men: Elsewhen out today from @abramscomicarts.bsky.social today on @forbes.com thx @superfanpr.bsky.social @chrisryall.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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John Byrne On His Surprising Return To The X-Men And The ‘Elsewhen’ Project
In an exclusive interview, legendary creator John Byrne reveals how he ended up returning to the X-Men after more than 40 years by doing "fan art."
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A recent graphic novel exploring the roots of Juneteenth and the life of Ms Opal Lee from @oni-press.bsky.social hits different in today's America, today on @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal... @superfanpr.bsky.social
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Graphic Novel ‘First Freedom’ Explores The Roots Of Juneteenth
The story of Opal Lee and her long campaign to get African-American history and heritage recognized as a federal holiday hits harder in 2026.
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I don't care how fully entrenched the brain worm is, I bet if RFK Jr. thinks *real* hard he can still think of examples of gun violence that date to his childhood.
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
AI is driving a rift in the Hollywood creative community as art directors come out swinging against Scorsese. My latest at @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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Art Director Union’s Rebuke To Scorsese On AI Highlights Divisions In Creative Industries
Can Hollywood's creative community stay united in the face of technology that is disrupting their industry?
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Rob Salkowitz @robsalk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"Producers are betting big that audiences’ hunger for the familiarity of departed favorites will overcome qualms over taste and basic decency that this technology raises, and they may be right." www.forbes.com/sites/robsal...
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