NEARLY EVERY MAJOR MEDIA OUTLET FROM 60 MINUTES TO THE TODAY SHOW TO CHRIS CUOMO ON CNN, TO THE WASHINGTON POST TO NEWSWEEK, HAS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE UAP/UFO PHENOMENON.

THE TWITTERVERSE IS FALLING ALL OVER ITSELF WITH REPORTS, FOLLOW-UPS AND SUPPOSED NEW EVIDENCE AS IT ATTEMPTS TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS NEWFOUND INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT.

SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? IS THIS THE BEGINNING OF THE UNRAVELING OF THE GREATEST SECRET OF HUMANKIND? 

FINDING THOUGHTFUL, SENSIBLE DISCOURSE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DIFFICULT.

WITH THAT AS A DESULTORY BACKDROP, WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE OF MEDIA LOOK LIKE?

ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER IS SOMETHING CALLED SUBSTACK, PROIFILED RECENTLY BY BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEEK.

THIS WEEK WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE MANY REASONS TO FEEL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE THE WORLD IS GOING.

WITH THANKS, TO OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.

A RECENT ERIN BROCKOVICH OPINION PIECE IN THE GUARDIAN FOCUSES ON PLUMMETING SPERM COUNTS AND THE ROLE TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE PLAYING IN AN EVER EXPANDING GLOBAL, EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.