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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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What Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Teach Us About Donald Trump
Making the right choice when leaders face a dilemma can have historic consequences. Let’s not follow Trump and the mob
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The Haunting Words of Elie Wiesel: ‘Never Shall I Forget’
On the day of his passing, remembering the searing clarity of his message
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TheGrill Update: Brian Robbins’ AwesomenessTV, From MCN to NBCU
As we prep for this September’s seventh annual TheGrill conference, we recap insights and opinions from last year’s panels on the changing media landscape
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I Took the Expo Line in Los Angeles – It’s Crowded and Buggy
We had a comically bungled experience where we encountered a rising din of discontent from Metro riders
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Why the Brexit Vote Is Making Everyone Panic
We all fear that the referendum is a sign of the times, a turn away from collaboration and toward insularity
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Stacey Snider’s Fox Takeover May Mean Personality Clash With Top Execs, Insiders Say
“I don’t see the three of them coexisting in 2017 — it’s tough,” insider says of Snider, production president Emma Watts and Fox 2000 head Elizabeth Gabler
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Steve Mosko Goes Shopping: Tribune Media Tops on His List (Exclusive)
Former Sony Pictures TV chairman met with banker Moelis & Co. in recent days to discuss the possibility of an acquisition
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Why Saying the Words ‘Gay’ or ‘Guns’ Matters in the Post-Orlando Debate
While conservatives get apopletic over whether President Obama says the words “radical Islam,” it turns out there’s plenty they won’t say either
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Orlando Shooting a Toxic Brew of Hate, But We Can Stay the Course of Tolerance
We must respond wisely if we are to be safe as a country, and safeguard our values as a democracy
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Lena Dunham on Life After ‘Girls’ and ‘Hellhound’ Trump at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast NYC (Video)
“It sounds so tiring to get bossed around by a dude for six months,” Lena Dunham says at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast
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Sony Executive Exodus: CEO Michael Lynton Flexes His Muscle
Departures of Steve Mosko and Doug Belgrad are power moves by a usually mild-mannered mogul
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Philippe Dauman Bracing for Life After Sumner Redstone and Viacom, Insider Says
Chairman and CEO has little recourse after removal from mogul’s trust
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Why We Have to Reject Peter Thiel and Defend Nick Denton
Thiel’s campaign may be legal, but over time it will have an insidious effect on free speech, vigorous journalism and even satire
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Sumner Redstone Insists He Ousted Philippe Dauman, Opposes Paramount Sale
Viacom fires back, saying Redstone is being ‘shamefully manipulated’
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Malin Akerman Opens Up About Turbulent Childhood, Early Career: ‘Comedy Was a Mask’ at Power Women Breakfast (Video)
“Coming to Hollywood, it helped me understand how to read people on an almost animalistic level,” the “Billions” actress reveals at TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast
