Jason Ginsburg

I've worked in adventure, science, nature, history, and paranormal TV for almost seven years. That includes analyzing audience metrics to see what kind of content is resonating with different factual audiences. Based on this data, a survey of current…

Amateur archaeologist Howard Carter had spent five years digging in the Valley of the Kings, looking for an intact tomb that hadn't been looted by grave-robbers. In November of 1922, as the money and the patience of his patron Lord Carnarvon was…

Jan. 8, 2023, saw the closing of the Animal Actors Stage and the Special Effects Show at Universal Studios Hollywood, rumored to make room for a Fast & Furious-themed roller coaster. By Jason Ginsburg This is the latest move in the park’s…

You start a streaming app, navigate to one of your favorite TV shows, and look for that classic episode that always makes you smile, or cry, or feel nostalgic. Except...the episode isn’t there! How can this be? Aren’t you paying for this service?…

The Space Race of the 1960s saw the USSR beating the United States at every turn. The Russians achieved the first satellite, the first man (and woman) in orbit, the first spacewalk, the first lunar probe, and the first three-man crew. It seemed like…

We know a warming planet affects the ground, as droughts and wildfires become more frequent. We know it affects the water, as coral reefs die and sea levels rise. Now we're learning it affects the air in surprising way -- in particular, air travel.…

Harry Houdini is known as a master of illusion, a brilliant escape artist, and one of the first worldwide entertainment celebrities. But despite his own feats of "magic," he eventually declared war on those who claimed actual magical…

One of NASA's missions is the search for life in the universe. It seems like we'll have to look outside our solar system to find any, with Mars probably dead, Venus too toxic, Mercury too hot, and the giant planets lacking a surface. So the focus…

For some shows, opening night is also closing night. Here are some of the most memorable forgettable shows!Every performance costs money. For example, it costs Wicked $800,000 a week to run. As long as the show earns more than that each week, from…

Empires of the Deep has been billed as "The Chinese Avatar." It's a 3-D fantasy epic with the largest movie budget in China's history. Conceived and funded by Chinese real-estate mogul Jon Jiang, it tells the story of a mermaid kingdom... and…

The Universal Monsters are featured in a new song for the first time since “Monster Mash,” 60 years ago. Former Universal Studios tour guide and creator of the comedy Twitter account @FakeThemePark Jason Ginsburg has produced and co-written “Children…

The culture of Ancient Egypt was filled with magic and superstition, from a pantheon of warring gods to the funerary spells of The Book of the Dead. Part of this mythology included animals as representations of deities: Cows symbolized Hathor,…

This social media disaster is a doozy. It breaks so many commonsense social media rules that it almost seems like an urban legend. But it really happened, to an NFL franchise -- which proves it can happen to anyone. The IncidentTravis Wright, a…

On January 20, 1961, CBS aired the series debut of a game show. Hosted by legendary comedian Jackie Gleason, the format required four celebrity guests to put their heads through cut-outs in a giant tableau, and guess what scene they were in. It was…

From 1925 to 1956, Universal Studios produced three dozen horror films, with monster characters that have become legendary: the Phantom of the Opera, Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Wolf…

After the huge success of Dungeons & Dragons, its creator, TSR, began creating new games. First came the espionage game Top Secret in 1980. Soon after came the roaring-20s game Gangbusters. And in 1982 came Star Frontiers. The game, edited by Steve…

Some of the most thrilling, memorable moments in fantasy storytelling have been battles. Think of Lord of the Rings' Battle of the Pelennor Fields or Game of Thrones' Battle of the Bastards. Massive armies clashing in a single epic combat that can…

I've been watching episodes of Star Trek, both The Original Series and The Next Generation, and I'm struck by how many of the stories are about exploration and the wonder of the unknown. It's right there in the opening sequence: The Enterprise's…

After writing articles about historical witchcraft, several modern-day pagans reached out to me. They told me their faiths still exist today—and are still sometimes persecuted. I wanted to help bring their religions to a wider audience. I spoke to…

Did you know that there’s another internet? It was created by the military to facilitate anonymous communications that couldn’t be tracked by civilians or foreign enemies. It requires special software, such as Tor browsers, to access. Because it’s…