# Lifestyle

## [Gilded Then, Gilded Now: Two American Ages of Extreme Wealth](/content/gilded-then-gilded-now-two-american-ages-of-extreme-wealth/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

A comparison of the original Gilded Age and its twenty-first century echo Mark Twain and co-author Charles...

## [Dassler brothers – One Family, One Feud, Two Global Shoe Brands](/content/dassler-brothers-one-family-one-feud-two-global-shoe-brands/index.html)

by [NxtGen Nexus](/content/author/nxtgennexus/index.html)

Herzogenaurach is a small Bavarian town where cobblestone streets carried the rhythm of daily life, and everyone seemed to know one another.  In the...

## [Sneaky Pete – a sly Family Business Crime Drama](/content/sneaky-pete-a-sly-family-business-crime-drama/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

If Sneaky Pete sneaked past your streaming options, think again.  While the themes of fraud, identity...

## [Second-Generation Family Business Legacy: John Furner’s Historic Rise to Lead Walmart](/content/second-generation-family-business-legacy-john-furners-historic-rise-to-lead-walmart/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

MikeMozartJeepersMedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Walmart's Board of Directors has named John Furner as the company's next President and...

## [Dynasty – Big Shoulder Pads, Big Family Business Conflicts](/content/dynasty-big-shoulder-pads-big-family-business-conflicts/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

Family businesses make great television because they combine family conflict with financial and power struggles, making every choice feel intensely...

## [Rob Reiner – balancing privilege vs. expectations in his art and life](/content/rob-reiner-balancing-privilege-vs-expectations-in-art-and-life/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

The shocking killings of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner by their son, Nick, continue to reverberate throughout the country.  The tragedy is a...

## [“Proud Mary” – one song, two dysfunctional family singing groups](/content/proud-mary-one-song-two-dysfunctional-families/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

A song cover is a new performance or recording of a song that was successfully performed by another artist. The power of a great song cover is that...

## [Top 10 Nepo Baby, Family Business Christmas Movies – 2025](/content/top-10-nepo-baby-family-business-christmas-movies-2025/index.html)

by [Allen Esrock](/content/author/allen-esrocknxtgennexus-com/index.html)

The most sophisticated applications of AI leverage machine learning (ML), deep learning, computer vision, and natural language processing (NLP) to...