Jesse Eisenberg speaks very kind words about Emma Stone during his acceptance speech at the #SpiritAwards

Cynthia Erivo brings her ‘Wicked’ magic to the #SAGAwards red carpet. See all the night's best looks: vanityfair.visitlink.me/MKwygu

Apple's largest-ever investment commitment, by the numbers: • Includes work in all 50 states • Doubles its US Manufacturing Fund • Creates Detroit manufacturing academy The project will start later this year with construction of a Houston-based AI server facility

Anyone who’s anyone starts on Law & Order!

Jeff Bezos offered his clearest vision yet for the Washington Post’s future, saying the paper’s opinion page would focus on the support and defense of  “personal liberties and free markets” -- via Alexandra Bruell wsj.com/business/media… via The Wall Street Journal

SCOOP: Jeff Bezos’s rightward shift has been long in the making. In January, Will Lewis sent a memo to David Shipley summarizing Jeff’s vision for a WSJ-style opinions section. Shipley expressed doubts, suggested compromises and finally said he couldn't do it.

Women's sports are rethinking childcare for their mom-athletes, reports Mackenzie Meaney for Business Insider businessinsider.com/women-sports-l…

Netflix is getting exclusive worldwide premiere rights to #SesameStreet, starting with Season 56 later this year. In the U.S., episodes of “Sesame Street” will continue to be available day-and-date on PBS stations and across PBS Kids digital platforms. variety.com/2025/tv/news/n…

Oscar-winning animated feature “Flow” has officially passed the $50 million mark at the global box office. The milestone makes the film one of the most commercially successful independent animated Oscar nominees in recent years. variety.com/2025/film/glob…

Everything Millennial Is Cool Again. I’m just waiting on the comeback of frosted tips, boy bands & Puka shell necklaces. nytimes.com/2025/06/06/art… via The New York Times

Some personal news. Today, I’m leaving The Atlantic after almost 17 years and moving my writing to Substack. It would be convenient, for the purposes of crafting an exciting departure announcement, to have a dramatic exit story: a fight, a grievance, a shouting match with an

Media scoop Linda Yaccarino Chief Says She Is Leaving the Social Media Platform nytimes.com/2025/07/09/tec… via The New York Times

Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

What sets apart the Ad Agencies that win a pitch and those who actually keep the biz? campaignlive.com/article/sets-a… via Campaign US Deutsch

Pomona-Pitzer Athletics announces a refreshed brand identity that honors its storied legacy while signaling a new era for the Sagehens: ow.ly/L1GX50WAVCj

Now that's some sharp Sagehen swagger branding! LETS GO Pomona Pitzer!

I admire Snapple's new ad campaign that's basically "what if a beverage, but no adaptogens or prebiotics?" Someone had to say it!

'Dr Pepper baby.' TikToker's viral jingle featured in commercial usatoday.com/story/money/20…

TIME’s new cover: In a deeply divided nation, a new coalition is forming around one belief: AI is moving too fast. Inside the stories of nine Americans, across ideologies and professions, determined to slow down the technology reshaping daily life time.com/7377579/ai-dat…