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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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Are We in Crisis Yet? Illegal Deportations, Supreme Court Snubs and Free Press Threats
What will be left if all the powerful people continue to cave and give ground and kiss ass?
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Trade War Panic? Not at Disney, Despite the Risks: ‘Wait and See’
Between its theme parks, movies, merchandise and cruise ships — Disney has the most on the line in China
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CinemaCon 2025 Takeaways: Diverse Slates, Warner Stumbles, Tom Cruise Still Rules
Once split over theatrical windows and the siren song of streaming, legacy studios finally seem convinced that they need a solid theatrical business to support downstream revenue
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In Praise of Laurene Powell Jobs, Owner of The Atlantic, Superhero of Signalgate
Though a billionaire, Powell Jobs has not found a reason to kiss Trump’s ring.
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The Odyssey of Endeavor and WME – It’s Back to Agenting, Again | Analysis
Was it worth all the effort? All the merging and acquisitioning?
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The End of Ari and Patrick: Whitesell Set to Leave Endeavor, Buy WME Football While Emanuel Eyes CEO Exit | Exclusive
Endeavor will be taken private by Silver Lake on Monday, leadership changes include the purchase of the football division of WME Sports
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Jeremy Zimmer on Leaving UTA, Hollywood and the MediaLink Mistake | Exclusive
The UTA co-founder and CEO built the agency for decades, but let Michael Kassan get the better of him
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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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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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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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