It's official. L.A. Times Executive Editor Terry Tang solidifies her leadership position w/ a strong endorsement from Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele. Tang is the first female editor of Los Angeles Times in the paper's 142-year history. latimes.com/entertainment-…

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SCOOP: Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 tells me Reuters in interview that World Central Kitchen was deliberately targeted while delivering aid to Gaza and says Israel and three United States must do more to get humanitarian aid in. He questioned how the US could supply aid and military support to Israel

Exclusive: Disney prevails over Trian in board fight, sources say reuters.com/business/media…

Representatives of Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday accused his interpreter of engaging in a “massive theft” of the player’s funds to place bets with an allegedly illegal bookmaker who is the target of a federal investigation.

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Just thought you all should know Paul Giamatti wore In-N-Out cufflinks last night

The too-due list: I wrote a bit about the 'it's time' narratives of this year's Oscar race, plus who will win and should win in eleven categories. newyorker.com/culture/the-cu…

Congrats 🎉to my hard-working boss, Richard Verrier, who has been promoted to Los Angeles Times Business Editor, overseeing both the Business of Entertainment an the General Business teams covering the Southern California economy. latimes.com/about/pressrel…

Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says recombining with News Corp. is 'off the table.'

Dick Wolf comes to Netflix? True-Crime Docuseries, 'Homicide: New York', From the Creator of 'Law about.netflix.com/en/news/true-c…

This LinkedIn post by a woman who just died from cancer is very moving.

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PERSONAL!
NEWS!

I've been blown away by how quickly The San Francisco Standard has become a force in local news, in a market where that often means national news. So psyched for the opportunity to help build it into my beloved Bay Area's best and most sustainable news source.

A bit of AI-inspired gallows humor.

Dunkin dropped the full version of the Super Bowl commercial with Ben Affleck and it’s absolute cinema 🤣

The Taylor Swift Effect.

My favorite storyline of this #SuperBowl is H.E.R. went from singing the national anthem at 11 yo at a Niners game to performing with Usher at halftime of a Super Bowl that the Niners are playing in

Ugh. The ad load is excruciating.

“My agent said I should hold out for more money,” says DGA host Judd Apatow, “but in the spirit of the DGA, I accepted their first offer.”

One of the wisest media moves of the past 5 years has been Taylor Swift’s decision to invest approx $15M of her own money to make - and therefore retain ownership in perpetuity - of The Eras Tour concert film.

Funny, Wells. 😏

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