Puck

Hollywood, Wall Street, Washington, Media, Fashion, Art, Sports, A.I.

[Puck @PuckNews]

As Democrats eye a possible majority, centrists are pushing 18-year term limits for the Supreme Court to stave off progressives’ push to expand it.

The one thing both camps agree on: an ethics code for justices.

More from @MariannaReports: https://t.co/D5Yq2jPLMB

[Puck @PuckNews]

The merged WB–Paramount operation brings with it a grab bag of unresolved issues.

How will they compete? (Will they compete at all?) Who will they favor? And maybe most intriguing, where will the ousted Warners studio heads end up?

@MattBelloni reports: https://t.co/9xWmZmhaCs

[Puck @PuckNews]

Even as the party cruises toward retaking the House and possibly the Senate, Democrats are already griping about the races that could’ve gone better.

Herewith, a dozen strategists weigh in on the four lousiest candidates so far.

More from @LACaldwellDC: https://t.co/hAeMxUmrkH

[Puck @PuckNews]

Now that Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has finally, mercifully closed, a look at the looming debt questions—and the broader cooling on media conglomerates since the Ellisons’ opening bid.

@WilliamCohan reports: https://t.co/RUr2rVsqTn

[Puck @PuckNews]

Michael Ovitz on Ari Emanuel's book: “I work out like a madman, do take cold plunges (much to my chagrin), and get a lot of blood work, but refused to eat those worms he sent me. Felt like they were babies from the film Dune.”

@kimmasters reports: https://t.co/Firo1QQcWx

[Puck @PuckNews]

Witkoff has been locked in diplomatic purgatory with Putin’s apparatchiks over Ukraine—which is driving the Russians crazy.

“He is a very strange negotiator,” says a source close to the Kremlin. “He’s not the most precise person.”

@juliaioffe reports: https://t.co/hROOKBNQih

[Puck @PuckNews]

In a candid conversation with Glenn Fuhrman at The Art of Influence, the Guggenheim's Melissa Chiu, the Met's Max Hollein, and MoMA's Christophe Cherix discussed expanding collections, the evolution of philanthropy, and A.I.

More from @MarionManeker: https://t.co/ljBql7zFUK

[Puck @PuckNews]

Now that Paramount Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has finally, mercifully closed, a look at the looming debt questions—and the broader cooling on media conglomerates since the Ellisons' opening bid.

@WilliamCohan reports: https://t.co/RUr2rVsqTn

[Puck @PuckNews]

While most A.I. overlords have called for government regulation, Nvidia's Jensen Huang has proposed a more sanguine approach.

Of course, the keep-calm-and-carry-on ethos is also great for business…

@IKrietzberg reports: https://t.co/0dcbChvCc2

[Puck @PuckNews]

The media merger of the century is finally official, leaving the sports world wondering what will become of Skydance's myriad sports rights deals.

“Everybody assumes it's gonna be a bloodbath,” said one top sports executive.

More from @Ourand_Puck: https://t.co/TkXkGtlfRf

[Puck @PuckNews]

Seat Sadie Sink in your front row and the likes will follow. But as an exclusive analysis of social engagement shows, getting anyone to care about the runway is another matter—and only a handful of houses pulled it off.

Molly Rooyakkers reports: https://t.co/bfgPgRQ3ts

[Puck @PuckNews]

The merged WB–Paramount operation brings with it a grab bag of unresolved issues.

How will they compete? (Will they compete at all?) Who will they favor? And maybe most intriguing, where will the ousted Warners studio heads end up?

@MattBelloni reports: https://t.co/9xWmZmhaCs

[Puck @PuckNews]

Putin is dangling dubious Russian riches before Trump's inner circle, betting that personal profit will succeed where diplomacy has failed in persuading Washington to abandon Ukraine. Will it work?

More from @juliaioffe: https://t.co/QsQPiOk5B0

[Puck @PuckNews]

Facing pressure over weakened engagement and a depressed stock price, Netflix is prepping for a round of layoffs in the near future, per sources.

@MattBelloni reports: https://t.co/aO9mKWgLyT

[Puck @PuckNews]

The Whitney’s new Roy Lichtenstein retrospective—New York’s first in over three decades—is designed to present an all-too-familiar artist in a new light, but the show doesn’t really give the artist his due. And that’s for a reason.

@MarionManeker reports: https://t.co/oH8O85ytJW

[Puck @PuckNews]

Levi’s and Good American recalibrating their denim strategies, Telfar provocations in Paris, and a Lululemon shake-up.

More from Malique Morris in The Resee: https://t.co/OPRZUDhJaA

[Puck @PuckNews]

Mark Thompson has a year to prove that his digital transformation can work—and that CNN deserves to survive as a stand-alone business in the Skydance era.

So, can he do it?

@loudmouthjulia digs in: https://t.co/OKpqr0nvGR

[Puck @PuckNews]

News and notes on Anthony Vaccarello’s exit from Saint Laurent, why Chanel’s Fashion Month social numbers nearly doubled after a second look, and chatter around Snap's Specs launch.

More from @lapresmidi, Malique Morris, and Molly Rooyakkers: https://t.co/3T6XXHzYi9

[Puck @PuckNews]

As Gucci Beauty's relaunch looms, can the brand ever meet L'Oréal's lofty ambitions? And what's a licensing partner to do with the Demna of it all?

Anne-Marie Guarnieri digs in: https://t.co/bw7auP478o

[Puck @PuckNews]

On Skydance's first day, CBS's Bari Weiss and CNN's Mark Thompson girded their New York newsrooms for an unknown future and a fight for relevance in a mega media company.

More from @DylanByers: https://t.co/nnUf7cZakg