Julia Alexander
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August 16, 2022
Bob Chapek’s Funny Math on Streaming
It’s been a rocky road for Disney C.E.O. Bob Chapek, but he got a real victory lap moment last week after Disney reported that streaming subscriptions totalled 221.7 million, beating Netflix for the first time, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, and causing Disney stock to jump nearly 10 percent. That milestone would have been unthinkable just […]
Theodore Schleifer
& Tina Nguyen
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August 16, 2022
Elon’s G.O.P. Alliance & The Ronny Revolution
The media spotlight on Liz Cheney has eclipsed another portentous Wyoming political drama: Elon Musk parachuting into the Tetons to speak at a fundraiser for G.O.P. leader Kevin McCarthy. Musk’s surprise trip raises several questions: What does he plan to do with his newfound political capital? Has his ongoing Twitter debacle changed his perception among […]
Eriq Gardner
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August 15, 2022
Chaos on the Planet of the Bored Apes
Are Nazi sympathizers laundering racist ideology with an army of digital apes and abusing the law to muffle criticism of their dastardly plot? That may sound freakishly preposterous, and yet it’s exactly the batshit situation described in court papers filed on Monday, in response to a recent lawsuit from Yuga Labs, the multi-billion dollar company […]
Tara Palmeri
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August 15, 2022
Is Anita Dunn the Next White House Chair?
Ever since she returned to the White House this spring as a sort of messaging-savvy white knight, endeavoring to save the West Wing from its decaying narrative as a post-Trump bridge to sanity and respectability, many inside the building have been speculating about Anita Dunn’s endgame. After all, she’s one of the most connected and […]
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