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Sharon Waxman On the Business of Entertainment
The founder and editor of TheWrap’s take on life on the left coast, high culture, low culture and the business of entertainment and media. Waxman writes frequently on the inside doings of Hollywood, and is is also the author of two books, Rebels on the Back Lot and Loot
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Surviving Trump 2.0: Buckle Up for a Long Haul and Don’t Give In to the Chaos
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Low Sales. No Standouts. Slow Sundance. Where Does Independent Film Go From Here?
The weakness of independent film has a knock-on effect – and not a good one – on the entire entertainment ecosystem
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‘I Took the Photo’: Stunning Sundance Doc Challenges Authorship of Famous Napalm Girl War Photo
Sundance 2025: The AP has attributed the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo to Nick Ut since 1972
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The Remains of Malibu: Ashes and Embers in the Sand
A photo essay, WaxWord visits Malibu days after the ferocious Palisades Fire
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Pacific Palisades Is Gone. Up Close and on the Ground It’s Even Worse
A photo essay covering the gut-wrenching devastation of flattened neighborhoods and charred storefronts
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Truthbombs of 2024: Media Is Over, Antisemitism Is Cool, DEI Is Kaput
The shifting landscape of 2025 follows reversals of 2024
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Blake Lively Bombshell Turns Hollywood Against Justin Baldoni, Raises PR Questions
“This is not a traditional crisis plan,” said a PR executive. “This is on another level”
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Power Women Summit: Advocating for Women When It Feels Hard
I’ve been re-setting my expectations for a long time, expecting a new normal. Time to re-set, again
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MSNBC Stays in Its Bubble and Celebrates SpinCo as Viewers Flee
An insider tells TheWrap that MSNBC and CNBC throw off $1 billion in profit, leaving dry powder for the new company to invest
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The Media Needs a Reinvention Not Just a Wake-Up Call After Trump’s Surprise Win
The media can’t just pivot into the next cycle of looking around the room and asking “what just happened?” as if it had nothing to do with it
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Trump Back in Power: Broken Polling, Tech Bros and a Terrifying Truth
Voters chose the wildest wild card over the urgent warnings from the political, economic, cultural and media establishment
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Closing Arguments in Ohio – Trump’s All in the Family, Except for the Women
Family politics in a red state sounds a lot like Fox News
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Billionaires, Newspapers and Politics – A Dangerous Mix
A free and vibrant press is the single, indispensable pillar of a democracy. And those institutions are at risk
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TheGrill 2024: Navigating Change for Those Who Plan to Survive the Disruption
The arrival of artificial intelligence has moved past the panic phase to where we are now: What does it mean for me?
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At the Anniversary of October 7, Seeking Clarity in a Sea of Confusion
The fear in Hollywood is a microcosm of the pain and confusion that has gripped people across the globe
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