The death of late-night TV is imminent. What would save it? If some of the people who are sad about Colbert's demise actually watched his show live. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Sofia Coppola’s documentary ‘MARC BY SOFIA’ to premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It will tell the story of designer Marc Jacobs.

news: podcaster Joe Budden is earning $1 million a month on Patreon, making him the highest earning creator on that platform. He opened the books for us nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…

Scoop: Anti-woke warrior Bari Weiss seeks more than $200mn (up to $250mn!!) for media start-up The Free Press ft.com/content/0f1ce3… via @ft with Anna Nicolaou Ivan Levingston Daniel Thomas

If an independent podcaster with no media conglomerate backing him can generate $20 million a year, then I'm pretty sure Paramount could plug the $40 million hole and get Stephen Colbert's late night show profitable. nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…

sure except that is a Guess ad .….

Meet the Mitchell Jackson, the PR machine behind Candace Owens, Brett Cooper, Adam Friedland, Caroline Calloway, and more “You’ll never starve in America if you’re shameless” vanityfair.com/news/story/mit…

Free advice to profile subjects: do not ever do this theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Joe Rogan says the Trump admin's refusal to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein is a “line in the sand.”

have fallen so deep down a Condé Nast research hole thanks to Empire of the Elite that I’ve discovered “The World of Hibernia” a “magazine for the Irish diaspora” in America that ran through the 90s

jen shah, elizabeth holmes, and ghislaine maxwell all being in the same low security prison is about to be the craziest off-off-broadway play you've ever seen in your life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the weekend edition of the DealBook email: Why even basic airline seats keep getting more premium. Plus, Jessica Testa talks with @tyhunny, the founder of Outdoor Voices, about returning to the athleisure brand after being ousted nyti.ms/3IUU22B

Amazon drew a pretty clear line today between audio and video podcasts (and right through ~100 employees) nytimes.com/2025/08/04/bus…

"Dozens of framed prosthetic eyeballs lined the entryway." nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/…

my take on Taylor Swift’s video podcast debut … “the new late-night” is the safest space in media right now … nytimes.com/2025/08/14/bus…

my take on Katie Miller’s video podcast debut (with Emma Goldberg!) … surprising to see someone say “there isn’t a place for conservative women to gather online” … nytimes.com/2025/08/13/sty…

can't stop thinking this NYT comment from a self-identified 24-y-o: "Imho podcasts feel very passe, narcissistic, and Millennial."

just confirmed by YouTube: the livestream of Taylor Swift's "New Heights" episode reached more concurrent live viewers (1.3 million... before crashing) than any other podcast since YouTube got into the game in 2023

“Last week, Ms. Miller announced she had left Mr. Musk’s orbit to follow in the great American tradition of starting a new show.” Emma Goldberg Jessica Testa nytimes.com/2025/08/13/sty…

“We looked at some of Diane [Arbus’s] work about a disintegrating woman” hell yeah