Remembering the late, great Dolly, who brought joy, comfort and inspiration to so many - including the millions of children given free books through her Imagination Library. We will always ❤️ you.
New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” https://t.co/MwZhEg3EJl
I also traveled to #PuertoRico to cover the massacre’s disproportionate impact on the island. Kevin and I reflect upon our experience covering what was, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history https://t.co/7VXkLTVafX
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Today's my first day @Variety! I'm covering the intersection of AI and entertainment, with a look at how AI is affecting everything from film to TV to music to, yes, media. Send all tips/ideas/anything to [email protected]
This morning: MS Now reports that @S_Fitzpatrick is the focus of an FBI investigation bc of her previous reporting in @theatlantic
This afternoon: Fitzpatrick publishes another big story on the FBI. https://t.co/7bkUhoLW3h
New York Drama Critics’ Circle Awards:
Best Play: Little Bear Ridge Road by Sam Hunter
Best individual performance: Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Best ensemble performance: The cast of Death of a Salesman
Special Citations: Wallace Shawn and André Gregory; Qween Jean; Ragtime
NEW: Grindr is, yes, hosting a White House Correspondents' Dinner party. So, naturally, I wrote about why.
The WHCD party scene "a little bit ready for some party crashing,” its head of global government affairs told me.
https://t.co/0SmGnm7BgM
SCOOP: Staffers at McClatchy, the company that owns Pulitzer Prize-winning newsrooms like the Miami Herald and the Sacramento Bee, have revolted against the company's latest AI tool: a "content scaling agent" that repurposes old stories under new headlines.
https://t.co/0O8dI6QeZV
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."