Books
Murdoch Knocks Through Wall Separating FoxNews, HarperCollins: Previously Protected Authors May Not Stay
There has always been an unseen wall between Rupert Murdoch's insanity at Fox News and the genteel world of publishing at Harper Collins books.
That...
Business
Mondadori Owned Italian Magazine Giant Grazia Arrives in the US Courtesy of a Former Tabloid Editor Reborn
Dylan Howard is back. The one time editor of the National Enquirer, and former chief exec to David Pecker at the languished American Media,...
Media
NYTimes Drops a Bomb on Trump with Major Tax Reveal: Chronic Losses and Years of Tax Avoidance (18 Easy Takeaways)
from the New York Times:
"Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes the year he won the presidency. In his first year in...
Celebrity
Dennis Quaid Responds to Criticism About His COVID PSA: “I was not paid one penny for doing this interview”
Actor Dennis Quaid is not going to be cancelled by The Cancel Culture. An angry Quaid has posted a video to Instagram defending his...
Celebrity
Uncovering the Truth: Rudy Giuliani’s Girlfriend Bills Herself On His Radio Show as a “Doctor” But She’s a PhD
We have some weird stuff going on here in New York on the radio. I'm sure it's the same everywhere.
Last March, WABC, which was...
Celebrity
Harold Evans Dies at 92, Pioneering Editor Who Stood up to Rupert Murdoch, Ran US News, Random House, NY Daily News
Harry Evans has been on my mind for a month. Isn't it weird when that happens? I felt like something was wrong. This was...
Media
Worrying Hollywood Consolidation as Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and All Their Subsidiaries Merge into One Company with Many Awards Shows
Um, this is a little worrying.
The companies that own Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Billboard, Rolling Stone and all the secondary awards shows...
black lives matter
RIP Erudite, Curmudgeonly Stanley Crouch, 74, A Friend, a Hero, A Culture Critic and Jazz Man
There are a lot of good obits today for Stanley Crouch. I liked the ones on NPR and the NY Times, and Leonard Greene's...