David Reads The Trades will be released in a few hours… and later in The Hot Button, a review of Transformers One.
I’m pretty sure this has nothing to do with how many people are watching YouTube so much as a constant effort to improve the experience… but… still interesting…
YouTube Plans Major Revamp of TV App After Overtaking Netflix, Streaming Rivals (Exclusive)
Combs called these gatherings “freak offs,” according to the indictment that charged the mogul with racketeering, sex trafficking and transporting for prostitution. He flew sex workers around the world for these often dayslong sex performances.
WSJ - The Violent ‘Freak Offs’ Behind the Diddy Sex-Crimes Charges
Authorities searching his homes earlier this year said they found more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.
In other sex abuser news…
Ghislaine Maxwell loses sex trafficking appeal
Holy Moley! I don’t agree with everything and it’s a little too festival myopic, but this analysis by Sonia Rao and Jada Yuan is as smart and sane as any I have read…
WashPo - How the 2025 Oscars race could shape up, based on film festivals
Baz gets out a day ahead of the tomorrow’s trailer release
Deadline - Breaking Baz: Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Recreates Bombing Raids On London As Seen Through The Eyes Of Brave 9-Year-Old Boy
August
NYT - Willing to Die for MrBeast (and $5 Million)
Today
WashPo - YouTuber MrBeast, Amazon sued by show contestants for alleged abuses
Unusual and interesting insight into the comedy scene for up-n-comers in New York
NYT - Is the Comedy-Club Booking Process Broken?
What a voice… what a sense of beauty… RIP
Variety - JD Souther, Singer Who Co-Wrote Eagles Classics Like ‘New Kid in Town,’ Dies at 78
How The Rich Get Richer
Air Mail, Digital Weekly for the Smart Set, Is Said to Be Exploring a Sale
“Dare I rethink my life’s work was worthy after all?”
Connie Chung Signed Off, but She Isn’t Done Talking
“There are things about yourself that you can tell yourself are true and cannot be negotiated by other people.”
New Yorker - Bowen Yang Is Sorry He’s Not Your Clown Today
“I can always tell when a stylist is trying to pull a ‘Roach.’ It feels like the real thing, but it’s not. I’ve started calling this phenomenon Diet Roach.”
New Yorker - How Law Roach turns his clients into fashion icons.
LA Mag - Back to the Future Mania Takes over Los Angeles
Eventually a movie from A24 coming to a theater near you…
BBC - The legal battles behind Anna Delvey’s Dancing With The Stars debut
A June story that still deserves more attention…
Verge - For a crucial decade in print media’s transition to the internet, HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones was a boon in traffic… for everyone. But what happened when every publication started chasing the same thing?
The MoviePass Con In Black & White
All Quiet On The Papal Front
My Favorite Version Of The Megalopolis Trailer
Mickey don’t lose that number…