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Wall Street Iranomics, Raphael’s Met Moment, Live Nation Trial Endgames

Welcome back to The Daily Courant, your afternoon guide to Puck’s best new reporting. Here’s what you need to know…

  • The Best & The Brightest: James Talarico, perhaps the first Democrat in a generation to have a genuine shot at winning a Senate race in Texas, is getting clobbered by old footage of him claiming there are six sexes and that “God is nonbinary.” True, maybe, if you’re a biologist or theologian, but not exactly on message. Peter Hamby investigates how Democrats are learning to counter G.O.P. attacks on trans issues, and digs into exclusive polling that reveals what the party got wrong. [Read More]
  • What I’m Hearing+: A head-spinning last-minute deal with Trump’s D.O.J. shifted the courtroom odds in favor of Live Nation, but a battalion of state attorneys general are fighting on. Eriq Gardner and Dave Brooks envision the trial’s endgame—and how 9-hole hitter Jeffrey Kessler could still win the day. [Read More]
  • Line Sheet: Former Yoox Net-a-Porter C.E.O. Alison Loehnis left the fashion giant last June—and has since reemerged with an unexpected second act. Sarah Shapiro chats with the former executive about her path from big-time chief executive to Instagram influencer. [Read More]
  • Wall Power: The Metropolitan Museum of Art will debut a sweeping Raphael show this weekend, featuring 237 works by the Renaissance master. Marion Maneker offers a sneak peek at the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. [Read More]

A MESSAGE FROM META

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Meta apps help over 35 million American businesses grow. 

 

Muscle Car Jr. is one of them. From a single post, it’s grown into a community of over 230,000 car lovers on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — and a thriving business.

 

“Restoring cars started as a hobby," says Peter, Muscle Car Jr.'s owner. "Now it's a full-time job."

 

See Peter's story.

  • The Varsity: Nielsen, the TV industry’s gold standard for tracking viewership, is facing an existential crisis as questions about its methodology have started to bubble up. Julia Alexander reveals what might happen if the trust collapses entirely. [Inner Circle Exclusive]

Meanwhile, on the pods…

  • The Varsity: John Ourand reunites with the legendary Andrew Marchand to preview the biggest media storylines shaping the upcoming MLB season, from its Netflix “experiment” to the future of the World Series. [Listen Here]
  • The Powers That Be: Peter chats with Bill Cohan about Wall Street volatility following Trump’s war of choice in Iran. [Listen Here]

WASHINGTON

Peter Hamby Peter Hamby
The Democrats’ Trans Trap

The Democrats’ Trans Trap

Republicans are gleefully seizing on James Talarico’s “six sexes” comments while Trump warns darkly that Democrats want “transgender for everybody.” New polling suggests how the party can defuse the G.O.P.’s “they/them” playbook before it trips them up again in November.

HOLLYWOOD

Eriq Gardner Eriq Gardner
Will Live Nation Get Away With It?

Will Live Nation Get Away With It?

A surprise deal with Trump’s antitrust cops seems to have tilted the courtroom odds in favor of Live Nation in its antitrust fight. But as state A.G.s press on, and the trial comes to a close, litigator Jeffrey Kessler is working inside the paint to distill the case to something jurors can understand: greed.

FASHION

Sarah Shapiro Sarah Shapiro
The C.E.O.-to-Influencer Pipeline

The C.E.O.-to-Influencer Pipeline

Alison Loehnis spent a career as a retail and luxury executive. Lately, she’s stumbled into a side hustle as an honest-to-god, affiliate-link-slinging fashion influencer. Who said there’s no future in multichannel?

A MESSAGE FROM META

Meta
Meta

This muscle car business started with a single Facebook post.

 

Muscle Car Jr. connects 230,000+ car lovers across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. That community helped its owner, Peter, turn a passion for restoring muscle cars into a thriving business.

 

Meta apps help over 35 million U.S. businesses, like Muscle Car Jr., grow.

 

Learn more.

ART

Marion Maneker Marion Maneker
Raphael Gets the Full Met Treatment

Raphael Gets the Full Met Treatment

The Met’s milestone Raphael show, which was seven years in the making and involved loans from museums including the Royal Collection and the Uffizi, documents the making of a master and puts him in his proper place among the Renaissance greats.

SPORTS

Julia Alexander Julia Alexander
Nielsen, Schmielsen
Inner Circle Exclusive

Nielsen, Schmielsen

The venerable TV tracking company has become something of an industry punching bag after a methodological wrinkle showed broadcast beating streaming. What happens if we lose the faith entirely?

SPORTS

John Ourand John Ourand
The Varsity with John Ourand

Inside MLB’s Netflix Experiment

The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand joins John to break down the biggest media storylines shaping the MLB season—from its Netflix “experiment” to the future of the World Series and World Baseball Classic. They also dig into the NFL’s looming rights negotiations and whether the league is pushing too far with its ask, plus what the PSKY–WBD deal could mean for the future of March Madness.

WALL STREET

Peter Hamby Peter Hamby
William D. Cohan William D. Cohan
The Powers that Be Daily, Starring Peter Hamby

Wall Street’s Iranomics

Bill Cohan joins Peter to follow the money trail of the Iran war, as Trump’s off-the-cuff remarks send oil, Treasury yields, and commodities like gold on a roller coaster. Bill argues this is hardly incidental—and merely the latest example of an administration that seems to move markets for its benefit with impunity.

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