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    How ‘Succession’ Captured the Zeitgeist of Our Mean, Bitter Times | Commentary

    By Benjamin Svetkey | June 1, 2023 @ 6:31 PM

    Sunday’s final episode of HBO’s darkly satirical series marked the end of an era — at least on TV. The rest of us have to deal with reality for a while longer

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    Hello, He Lied: CNN Goes After Trump Lovers – and Fox Viewers – With a Fabrication-Filled Town Hall

    By Benjamin Svetkey | May 11, 2023 @ 6:15 AM

    The news network flirts with disaster by giving the twice-impeached, soon-to-be-indicted ex-president 70 minutes of prime time air to fume and spew

  • Villain Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) laughs as British agent James Bond (Sean Connery) lies strapped to a table beneath a laser weapon in a still from the film "Goldfinger."

    Sensitivity Readers Take Aim at 007: No, Mr. Bond, They Expect You to Cry | Commentary

    By Benjamin Svetkey | May 8, 2023 @ 6:15 AM

    Ian Fleming’s classic spy novels have just been rereleased, but some of the late author’s original words have been removed or replaced to protect 21st-century sensibilities

  • Hannity Calrson fox news dominion

    Fox News vs. ‘A Face in the Crowd': How a 1957 Elia Kazan Movie Foretold a News Credibility Crisis

    By Benjamin Svetkey | February 21, 2023 @ 6:15 AM

    The Dominion lawsuit has revealed what Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham really think of their viewers

  • Anson Williams Ojai

    Sit On It, Ojai! How ‘Happy Days’ Star Anson Williams Lost a Mayoral Race to a Yoga Instructor

    By Benjamin Svetkey | January 27, 2023 @ 6:00 AM

    Recounts! ”Popping“ Ballots! Lawsuits! Inside the bonkers politics of a tiny mountain town where nothing is as mellow as it seems

  • Top Gun Maverick - Tom Cruise

    Why the Academy Needs to Give ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ the Best Picture Oscar

    By Benjamin Svetkey | December 19, 2022 @ 10:55 AM

    If AMPAS wants to save the Oscars, it can start by handing a trophy to Tom Cruise

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    Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ Are Turning Hunter Biden’s Penis Into a Constitutional Crisis. No Joke.

    By Benjamin Svetkey | December 5, 2022 @ 7:30 AM

    Twitter’s CEO and GOP lawmakers’ ”shocking“ reveal is a self-own, of their own lack of understanding about the First Amendment

  • Former President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Pennsylvania To Support Local Candidates

    Apple Vetoes Trump Bio Series – Has Hollywood Turned the Page on Our Long National Nightmare?

    By Benjamin Svetkey | November 17, 2022 @ 10:15 AM

    Maggie Haberman’s ”Confidence Man“ (and a slew of other Trump books) will not be coming to a screen near you anytime soon. And that’s a good thing

  • Elon Musk Tesla MAGA

    Hey, Hollywood! Elon Musk Is Turning Your Tesla Into a MAGA Hat on Wheels!

    By Benjamin Svetkey | November 10, 2022 @ 6:15 AM

    The car is sleek, cool, and lets you virtue-signal at 60 mph. But the more Twitter’s new owner opens his mouth, the more embarrassing it is to drive one

  • Miles Teller on "SNL" (NBC)

    Is It Finally Time to Put ‘Saturday Night Live’ to Bed?

    By Benjamin Svetkey | October 29, 2022 @ 11:49 AM

    Now in its 48th season, NBC’s late-night institution has become a joke — and not the funny kind.

  • The Whale

    The Furor Over Brendan Fraser’s Fat Suit in ‘The Whale': Turns Out You CAN Be Too Thin in Hollywood

    By Benjamin Svetkey | October 7, 2022 @ 2:41 PM

    The actor is in hot water for donning prosthetics in his new movie, the latest twist in the ongoing argument over who can play whom

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    Why J.R.R. Tolkien Is Really Turning in His Grave – Over the Racist Backlash to ‘The Rings of Power’

    By Benjamin Svetkey | September 8, 2022 @ 5:33 PM

    Conservative critics are griping that Amazon is ruining its ”Lord of the Rings“ prequel with ”woke“ propaganda. In other words, they don’t like Black elves

  • CNN republicans democrats

    Is CNN’s Pivot to the Center a Smart Business Move or the Dumbest Idea Ever?

    By Benjamin Svetkey | August 24, 2022 @ 6:00 AM

    The cable news network is making big changes — Brian Stelter’s out, Chris Wallace is in — as it maneuvers toward middle ground (as if that still exists)

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    The Show Must Go On! (Unless, of Course, You Need a Mental Health Break)

    By Benjamin Svetkey | August 22, 2022 @ 5:45 AM

    A slew of actors, pop stars and athletes have been taking ”mental health“ time-outs. Is this a good thing? Or do some need to just suck it up?

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    Why Is Summer Such a Bad Time for Shows Competing for Emmys?

    By Benjamin Svetkey | June 27, 2022 @ 2:07 PM

    Awards Wrap Up: Summer shows are at a distinct disadvantage with voters, and spring is threatening to become the new fall for awards contenders

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Benjamin Svetkey

Veteran entertainment journalist Benjamin Svetkey shoots the breeze, raises a brow and sometimes wags a finger in his ruminations on the latest Hollywood news and controversies.

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