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Inside the Ratings: From ‘The Recruit’ to ‘FBI’ Spinoffs, Behind TV’s Surprise Cancellations
Plus this week: “Paradise” and awards season ended with a bang, while true crime keeps slaying
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Donald Trump Is Weirdly Starstruck, and Mel Gibson Looks Like the Latest Beneficiary
A reported Justice Department attempt to restore the actor’s gun rights reflects how the president views his celebrity friends and foes
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‘The American People’ Are Sharply Divided. What They Can Learn From ‘Star Wars’ Fans
The rifts within Lucasfilm’s far-away galaxy reveal myths of unity that permeate everything from our politics to our pastimes
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Before the Murdochs, the Chandler Dynasty Previewed a ‘Succession’-Worthy Political Divide
Otis Chandler steered the Los Angeles Times in a new direction, achieving success that helped silence conservative relatives
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Donald Trump Gives Away the Game on His Made-for-TV Presidency
Unlike “The Truman Show,” the star of “The Trump Show” is keenly aware of the cameras at all times
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Would Patrick Soon-Shiong Sell the LA Times? Would Anyone Buy It?
The owner and the newsroom are at war. But so far other west coast billionaires have shown no interest in the asset
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Memo to Hollywood: There’s No Running or Hiding From the Culture Wars
Today’s world means you have to choose a side, whether you want to or not
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The Oscars and Politics: Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t
A mostly apolitical Academy Awards has drawn some criticism, but that overlooks the central mission to celebrate the movies
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Billionaire Media Owners Aren’t the White Knights Journalists Dreamed Of
Jeff Bezos and Patrick Soon-Shiong’s recent actions reek of self-interest, not the enlightened ownership for which employees at their newspapers hoped
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Netflix’s ‘Zero Day’ Conspiracy Plot Hits Differently Amid Trump’s Real-Life Chaos | Analysis
Like the Watergate era, political reality hangs over Netflix’s Robert De Niro-led series, with implications for the genre
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Memo to the Mainstream Media: There’s No Mollifying MAGA | Analysis
Trump and his most ardent supporters have proclaimed the press the enemy. Trying to accommodate them won’t change that dynamic for long
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Malibu Fire: The Aftermath Is a Stark Landscape of Empty | Photos
WaxWord tours the legendary coastal community more than a month after the devastating Los Angeles wildfires
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Surviving Trump 2.0: Buckle Up for a Long Haul and Don’t Give In to the Chaos
How do we respond – and be neither passive, nor a piñata in the circus of this administration?
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Is Elon Musk’s Empire Vulnerable to His Critics, or Too Big to Fail? | Analysis
The Tesla mogul’s actions with the Trump administration have produced considerable anger, but few clear signs on how to push back
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Super Bowl Ads Adopt a Play-It-Safe Game Plan for Polarizing Times | Analysis
A sharply partisan political environment has made advertisers skittish about the risks of tackling issues
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