The Backstory
Each Saturday, co-founder and editor-in-chief Jon Kelly offers readers the stories behind Puck’s most important pieces, alongside a weekly compendium of our work covering America’s power corridors—Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood—plus the business of fashion, sports, media, beauty, and art.
Archives
July 9, 2022
Brangelina Blues, Ginni Thomas’s Plan, ESPN Games
July 2, 2022
Post-Maddow Malaise, WaPo Intrigue, a MacKenzie Scott Beef
June 25, 2022
Biden’s Calculus, Hollywood War, Elon’s Stunt
June 18, 2022
CNN Scaries, Disney Murmurs, Biden’s Bubble
June 11, 2022
Disney War, WaPo Meltdown, Putin Appeasement
June 4, 2022
Sheryl’s Future, Johnny & Amber, Bill & Melinda
May 28, 2022
Inside CNN, Tom Cruise’s Payday, Putin’s Defector
May 21, 2022
NBC Dish, Elon’s Deal Heat, Putin’s Wood Chipper
May 14, 2022
D.C. Media News, Little Putin, Disney’s Future
May 7, 2022
CNN Dish; Tom Cruise News; Putin’s Oligarchs
April 30, 2022
NBC Blues, Elon’s Score, Trump’s Bet
April 23, 2022
CNN Trauma, Elon’s Path, Netflix Woes
April 16, 2022
More Hope Hicks Woes & MSNBC Blues
April 9, 2022
The Zaz Comet, Hope Hicks, A Media Suit
April 2, 2022
Will Smithgate, CNN, & Warren Buffet’s Mystery
March 26, 2022
A D.C. Shake-Up, Netflix Math, Julia’s Latest on Ukraine
March 19, 2022
Moonves’s Deal; Cuomo’s Shot; Julia on Ukraine
March 12, 2022
MSNBC’s Woes; Putin’s Media Tricks; LPJ’s Visitor
March 5, 2022
New CNN; Europe’s 9/11; Peloton Woes
February 26, 2022
NYT Succession; Putin’s Endgame; Steve Jobs’ Heir
