A Love Supreme, Hollywood Burning Questions, Wintour Murmurs

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon medley of Puck’s freshest reporting.

First up today, Matt Belloni dives into the What I’m Hearing inbox to answer a handful of burning reader questions: the latest with Zaslav’s sports rights auction, the Yellowstone tea leaves, the Challengers hit index, the top producers under 40, and much more.

Plus, below the fold: John Heilemann chronicles Trump and R.F.K. Jr.’s failed forays into Libertarian Land. Lauren Sherman proffers the latest Condéology, answers the Bottega head-scratcher, and more. John Ourand and Julia Alexander unspool streaming’s sports rights gold rush. Scott Mendelson observes the Memorial Day box office bloodbath. And on The Powers That Be, Julia Ioffe joins Dylan Byers to discuss the latest disturbing turns in the Israel-Hamas war.

MATTHEW BELLONI

My answers to burning reader questions on the most important topics of the day: Zaz’s latest sports rights auction, ‘Yellowstone’ drama, ‘Challengers’ questions, the top producers under 40, and much more.

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JOHN HEILEMANN

A close look at Donald Trump and R.F.K. Jr.’s cringe-inducing, partly hilarious, and ultimately failed forays into Libertarian Land.

LAUREN SHERMAN

Holiday news and notes on the latest industry trends and inbox intrigue.

JOHN OURAND & JULIA ALEXANDER

Streaming analyst Julia Alexander joins John for a brutally honest conversation about the state of streaming in its sports rights era, and why Amazon, not Netflix, is going after the biggest deals.