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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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From TheWrap Founder: Our First Five Years, Happy Birthday to Us!
It’s only in retrospect that we realize how terrifying it was to jump into the deep end of digital media
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WaxWord: 5 Cold Truths From an Uninspiring Sundance
Too many films, not enough distribution, crowdfunding is a mixed blessing and movie star politics
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Bill Maher on Keeping His Edge, Getting Over the Clintons and Chris Christie Douchebaggery
Fresh off his renewal by HBO, the Friday night satirist talks to TheWrap
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Inside Guggenheim’s Plans for THR, Billboard – A Cable Channel (Exclusive)
An insider tells TheWrap what the bigger picture looks like
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The Naked Truth About Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow and TheWrap’s Tim Molloy
Why does a question about female nudity from a male reporter spark charges of misogyny?
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Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg on Re/code, NBC Investment and Keeping the Chairs (Exclusive)
“We wanted our own company,” says Swisher. Now she has it.
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TheWrap Staff Picks Its Favorite Stories From 2013
Editor-in-Chief Sharon Waxman and Executive Editor Joseph Kapsch asked the staff to pick the stories this year that they were most proud of. We decided to share their picks with our readers.
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The Case of Justine Sacco and the Twitter Lynch Mob
As sport in the Twitterverse, destroying Justine Sacco should bother all of us
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With IMG Deal, WME Surpasses CAA in Size – But at What Cost?
The combined forces of WME and IMG create the largest agency in the space
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WME $2.4 Billion Bid for IMG One Third Higher Than Next Bidder, Says Insider (Exclusive)
Next highest bid came from Peter Chernin’s group, Carlyle dropped out
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Tom ‘Billy Jack’ Laughlin Remembered: Iconoclast and Movie Industry Pioneer
The moviemaker was the first to four-wall a theater, and use national advertising – “Jaws” was the beneficiary
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Harvey Weinstein Opens Up About ‘Mandela’ Plans in Wake of Leader’s Loss (Exclusive)
There are lots of times when Harvey Weinstein can be accused of leveraging events to help his movies win Oscars. Nelson Mandela’s death isn’t one of them.
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‘Fast & Furious 7’ Producers Considering Scrapping Production, Starting Over in Wake of Paul Walker’s Death (Exclusive)
Because the studio is insured, the cost of scrapping the production is not a central factor, an insider tells TheWrap
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Maria Bello Reveals Lesbian Relationship, Embraces Her Post-Modern Family
The actress makes an appeal beyond sexual categories
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Peter Kaplan, Editor of New York Observer, Dead at 59
The sharp eyed editor found and grew talent at the pink paper, including Candace Bushnell and that sex column
