Oscars Predictions, Santos Fantasies, “Big Con” Strikes Back

Welcome back to the Daily Courant, your afternoon dose of Puck.

Today, we lead with Tina Nguyen’s close inspection of the biggest mess in MAGA media: The remarkable $50 million battle between The Daily Wire and A-list conservative commentator Steven Crowder.

Plus, below the fold: Dylan Byers offers a potpourri of pressing media plot lines. Bill Cohan reviews the campaign-trail deceptions of George Santos. Then, live from Park City, Matt Belloni makes back to back special appearances on The Powers That Be and The Town to discuss the revival of Sundance, the Oscars odds, and the newfangled methods of getting nominated.

TINA NGUYEN

The messy, $50 million battle between The Daily Wire and Steven Crowder highlights the embiggening financial stakes pitting MAGA cancelation jockeys against “Big Con.”

DYLAN BYERS

News and notes from around the media industry.

WILLIAM D. COHAN

A campaign post-mortem about the deceptions of George Santos, the intra-party blame game, and why Robert Zimmerman is on a mission for justice.

PETER HAMBY, MATTHEW BELLONI, TEDDY SCHLEIFER, and BEN LANDY

Matt Belloni joins Peter to discuss the revival of Sundance, the Oscars odds, and the newfangled method of getting nominated. Then Ben Landy and Teddy Schleifer discuss the tragic ramifications of S.B.F.’s alleged fraud on his mom.