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Bon Voyage,Air MailGraydon Carter’s post–Vanity Fair project is now a part of Puck. What happened?ByCharlotte Klein - encounter
Ken Burns at the BarricadesTalking British New York and PBS cuts with the co-director ofThe American Revolution.ByChristopher Bonanos - early and often
New Pope Offers Same Headaches for TrumpThe MAGA movement wasn’t fond of Pope Francis. His American successor, Pope Leo, has been just as resolute on immigrants, poverty, and climate change.ByEd Kilgore - stop the presses
Why Reporters May Miss Eric Adams“He’s one of the oddest people in politics that I’ve ever covered.”ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
An Art Magazine? In This Economy?The sudden, unlikely rise ofCultured.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Je Suis JimmyIn media, even at the highest of perches, there’s a new sense of vulnerability.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Do Media Organizations Even Want Cultural Criticism?The grim calculations involved in publishing traditional written reviews.ByCharlotte Klein - tremendous content
Melania Trump ‘Doesn’t Have Time’ to Do aVanity Fair CoverThe First Lady reportedly doesn’t want a magazine cover story and can’t sit for a photo shoot, as she’s too busy doing whatever she does all day.ByMargaret Hartmann - encounter
Your MSNBC Mom Loves This Son of a Trump CronyHow 26-year-old Aaron Parnas is winning over the Democrats.ByCat Zhang - power
The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for EverythingShannon Muldoon, 38, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer for clothes and travel.ByCharlotte Klein - chapters
The Mayoral Race of 1989 Looked a Lot Like This Year’sAn election that shaped modern New York seems uncannily familiar.ByJonathan Mahler - early and often
Why Trump’s Epstein Files Scandal May Not Be Hurting Him After AllIf there’s fire beneath the smoke or evidence of a cover-up, it could meaningfully impact public opinion. Or it could just confirm everyone’s priors.ByEd Kilgore - stop the presses
Things Are Somehow Getting Worse for the WashingtonPostA raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Why the Latest Epstein Scandal Caught the Media by SurpriseThe perils of failing to cover a conspiracy theory.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
The Once and Future Condé NastA new book about the magazine conglomerate’s glorious past puts its current predicaments in a fresh light.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Inside the Media’s Traffic ApocalypseThe whole premise of internet publishing — that you could reach audiences far and wide — is starting to crumble.ByCharlotte Klein - travel issues
Have ‘Best of’ Lists Made Travel More Bland?The 50 Best dictates where to stay. Do its judges even know what they’re talking about?ByBen Ryder Howe - stop the presses
Are You a $300,000 Writer?InsideThe Atlantic’s extremely expensive hiring spree.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
What Is Karine Jean-Pierre Thinking?The former White House press secretary’s abrupt political turn comes at a low moment for the Democratic brand.ByCharlotte Klein - media
Another Ominous Sign for the Trump–60 Minutes LawsuitWendy McMahon stepped down as head of CBS News amid speculation that Paramount will cave to the president’s demands.ByNia Prater - farewells
Why Did ESPN Have to CancelAround the Horn?The easily lampooned show was deceptively refined. Its replacement probably won’t be.ByJake Nevins - stop the presses
What Is Semafor?The Smiths’ newsletter-and-events business is both a modern media mash-up and a throwback to a pre-Trump era.ByCharlotte Klein - the power trip
David Zaslav’s Shaky Hollywood EmpireIn a declining industry, the Warner Bros. chief has defied the odds — for now, anyway — based on an unlikely set of attributes.ByMichael Wolff - stop the presses
Amid Deepening Malaise, Radhika Jones LeavesVanity Fair“I have to imagine that there were more than enough financial reasons to warrant her leaving,” one Condé staffer said.ByCharlotte Klein - politics
Good-bye, Pamela PaulThe contrarian columnist showed us the intolerable side of liberalism.ByAndrea Long Chu - social studies
Does Luck Exist?Lee John Whittington, a philosopher who studied luck, didn’t think “unluckiness” was a quality people had. Then he met his wife.ByEric Boodman - stop the presses
The Newspaper Flourishing Without a PaywallHow theGuardian US is using Trump to get readers to cough up a donation.ByCharlotte Klein - just asking questions
Nick Denton Has Had Enough of AmericaThe former media mogul discusses how he became “ashamed” of Gawker and why he’s selling his apartment and moving to Budapest.ByBenjamin Hart - stop the presses
The New Substack UniverseWhat started as a newsletter service has since evolved into an all-purpose go-to platform for media start-ups and established stars alike.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
MSNBC’s Post–Joy Reid, Post-NBC Future Is Kind of Bright?The liberal network is leaning into its forthcoming split from NBC News, seeking to hire more than 100 journalists.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
How Trump Is Dividing and Conquering the White House Press CorpsA spat with the Associated Press has revealed deep fissures among Washington journalists.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
The WashingtonPost’s Strategy Is to Do Whatever Jeff Bezos WantsThe venerable paper has officially become the Amazon CEO’s plaything.ByCharlotte Klein - media
Upending Language: TheTimes and Its Trump Verb of ChoiceAs the paper tries to find measured phrasing to describe his seizure of power, it goes for the same word over and over.ByJustin Davidson - stop the presses
The Lorne Michaels Book-Event Thread Is the Reply-All Disaster We NeedSusan Morrison’s invitation quickly went haywire, thanks to some boomer journalists and Tina Fey.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Who Wants to Co-HostThe Daily?Inside the auditions for one of the plummiest jobs at the New YorkTimes.ByCharlotte Klein - democrats
Relitigating 2024 Won’t Help Democrats Fight Trump TodayDemocrats need to avoid making last year’s mistakes in 2028. But none of it may matter if they don’t unite to fight Trump right now.ByEd Kilgore - stop the presses
Can a Brit Become the Face of Politico?You don’t know Jack Blanchard.ByCharlotte Klein - encounter
Chris Hayes Made a Chamber of His OwnHow Kierkegaard and a book contract saved the MSNBC host from smartphone addiction.ByRyu Spaeth - stop the presses
The New Yorker’s Anxious 100th Birthday CelebrationThe magazine’s big centenary comes at an awkward time.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Inside the Century Club, Elite Media’s Watering HoleWhy are so many journalists pressing to join?ByCharlotte Klein - california wildfires
How Do You Stop a Hurricane Made of Fire?California fights wildfires like wars, but this one may be unwinnable.ByJeff Wise - stop the presses
It’s Open Season on the WashingtonPostRivals are swarming the paper for talent amid a crisis of confidence in its mission and business model.ByCharlotte Klein - los angeles wildfires
I Saw the Beginning of HellWhat started as small flames engulfed my city and my life.ByLucy Sherriff - just asking questions
There’s Still Hope for Snow-Loving New Yorkers This YearMeteorologist John Homenuk returns to explain why the city keeps dodging big storms and why all is not yet lost.ByBenjamin Hart - stop the presses
The Press Is Down and Shut Out in Palm BeachWhile MAGA government is forming at Mar-a-Lago, scoop-hungry reporters are kept at a safe distance. But at least the weather is nice.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Is Politico Really That Awful of a Place to Work?Eleven high-profile staffers have left Politico in recent months. More are eyeing the exits. Management, meanwhile, sees a hiring opportunity.ByCharlotte Klein - just asking questions
Jimmy Wales on Why Wikipedia Is Still So GoodAfter almost a quarter-century, the online encyclopedia remains an internet oasis.ByBenjamin Hart - stop the presses
Hearst Gives Thanks With LayoffsHearst Magazines lays off nearly 200 staffers across various brands, just in time for the holidays.ByCharlotte Klein - stop the presses
Jeff Bezos Cracks Down on the WashingtonPostThe paper was already set to lose at least $77 million this year before all the cancellations.ByCharlotte Klein
