Baratunde Thurston

A best-selling author, Emmy-nominated television host, producer, podcaster, and cultural critic focused on the intersection of technology, democracy, race, and climate change in America.

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The D.E.I. Blame Game

Are panels really flying off Boeing 737s due to wokeness? An honest look at the recent D.E.I. hysteria.

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Altered Carbon

How to Survive the ’24 Info Wars

Hollywood’s A.I. Judgment Day

Dylan Byers

A veteran media reporter covering the business of entertainment, technology, and news media. Dylan previously worked at NBC News, CNN, and Politico and is now a senior correspondent at Puck.

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CNN and Its Discontents

Six and a half months after Mark Thompson’s arrival at CNN (almost half of Chris Licht’s disastrous tenure), a restless and dour mood is once again enveloping the network. What is Thompson’s true plan, many wonder, and why won’t he articulate it?

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The Beast and the Brightest

Mark Mysteries & Daily Beast Micro Deal Heat

Cesar Salad

Matthew Belloni

The former editor of The Hollywood Reporter and an entertainment lawyer, Matthew is the author of Puck’s flagship What I’m Hearing, and the host of The Town, covering the real inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.

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Death of a Hollywood Savior

Jeff Skoll, the eBay billionaire behind Participant Media, was happy to take risks and lose money on “important” projects like Oscar winners ‘Spotlight’ and ‘Green Book.’ But after a year of trying to sell, including a potential lifeline from Eric and Wendy Schmidt that went south, he shut the company down. Why?

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Planet of the Ape

Why Haven’t More Movie Theaters Closed?

Ari and Egon Take the Bromance Private

Julia Ioffe

One of America’s foremost voices on Russia-U.S. relations, covering national security, foreign relations, and domestic politics from Washington and Europe.

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From Barnard to Jerusalem

As Israel’s war with Hamas grinds on and Ivy League campuses convulse with protests, an urgent conversation with Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, Biden’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, about the modern right- and left-wing varieties of an ancient hatred.

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Bibi Stings

McCaul to Action

Putin’s Theater of the Absurd

William D. Cohan

A bestselling author, renowned financial journalist, and former M&A banker, covering what’s really happening on Wall Street.

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Apollo’s Latest Shari Twist

News and notes emanating from the Gin Lane crowd: details about Apollo’s deal for Paramount, and the impact of Solomon’s gangster quarter.

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Gerry & The Jeffs Come for Shari’s Baby

The Paramount Sale Vulcan Chess Theory

Leon Black From the Ashes, Part II

Eriq Gardner

An industry-leading entertainment law expert reporting on the intersection of Hollywood, Washington, Wall Street, and media. Eriq was previously legal editor-at-large at The Hollywood Reporter.

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Gaming the Trump Trial: Clink Questions, Legal Bills & Mistrial Potential

As the first Trump criminal trial kicks off in Manhattan, the largest questions loom: Can prosecutors claim to know Trump’s state of mind? Can they convince the jury that a payoff to a porn star qualifies as criminal election interference? And why, at the end of the day, the lawyering will make the difference.

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Billionaire Boies Club

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Accounting…

S.B.F.’s Appeal Chances & The New Crypto Frontiers

Julia Alexander

Hollywood’s most authoritative streaming industry expert and Director of Strategy at Parrot Analytics, where she advises clients on the tectonic shifts in tech, media, and telecom.

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The New Netflix Narrative

Yes, yes, Netflix’s earnings knocked it out of the park and entirely reversed a narrative from a few years ago. But can Peters and Sarandos convince Wall Street to view it more like Apple than Disney, by focusing on engagement rather than subscriber counts? And wouldn’t it be nice if Madison Avenue played along, too.

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Peacock’s M&A Endgame

It’s Not HBO, It’s Max

The Story of Disney+

Tara Palmeri

Washington’s most feared and fearless politics reporter, covering what people are really talking about inside the White House, on the Hill, on K Street, and within the media companies who cover it all. Tara was previously a lead author of Playbook and White House correspondent at ABC News.

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Dark Money on the Edge of Town

With McConnell waving the white flag and the Trump tax cuts expiring, Republicans are racing to set up dark money receptacles for corporations and kingmakers with the hopes of buying influence in a G.O.P.-dominated Senate.

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Midnight at Mar-a-Lago

Trump Fundraising Fears & The R.N.C. Horror Show

There’s Something About Katie

Theodore Schleifer

An expert investigative reporter and campaign-finance savant covering power, influence, and money at the intersection of Silicon Valley and Washington.

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‘All-In’ for Trump

An election cycle ago, Silicon Valley Republicans had to go into witness protection to support Trump. Now, post-cancel culture and post-‘All-In,’ an influential cohort of billionaires and quasi-billionaires are getting ready to write checks for 45.

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The Shanahan Persuasion Campaign

Tim Scott’s V.P. Edge & Trump’s Big Money Push

Barbarians at the Gates

Tina Nguyen

Puck’s resident MAGA expert and insider, chronicling the transformation of the G.O.P. and the egos and intrigues within Trumpworld. Tina was previously a political correspondent at Politico and Vanity Fair.

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The Greene Mile

Scenes from the latest House Republican mutiny-in-progress.

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Ronna in No Man’s Land

Trump’s Transition Circus Heads to Palm Beach

Johnson Melancholia

Peter Hamby

An Emmy award-winning journalist reporting on politics, media, and technology. Peter is the host of Puck’s The Powers That Be podcast, as well as Snapchat’s Good Luck America.

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The Great Biden Israel Gamble

With protests flaring across college campuses, catastrophizing pundits are predicting Biden’s weakness with younger voters could put Trump in the White House. Last week’s Harvard Youth Poll provided a useful corrective suggesting young voters are fairly aligned with the president.

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Tuned In But Not Turned On

No Labels, Mo’ Problems

How to Fake It in America