This month, the NYT has visited every station of the celebrity-profile cross. Kate Hudson is "tired of being underestimated" Ryan Coogler is staying humble Minnie Driver is "as busy as ever"

A new video game lets you run a 1930s newspaper in New York and do favors for the mob www.ft.com/content/3eab...

Our Year in Media pod: A three-man weave with me + @joelanderson.bsky.social + @davidshoemaker.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...

My favorite Jolabokaflod gift: A near-complete run of 1983-84 Rolling Stone. So many wonders await.

Follow us on Instagram to see all our Jolabokaflod gifts and other fun stuff. www.instagram.com/p/DSbIS1tkkb...

One step past "buffeted"; one step away from "upended."

Our Year in Media Podcast is live! Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here. open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...

Our Year in Media Podcast is live! Trump, Bari, Pablo, Stephen A, Nuzzi, Kimmel—the gang's all here. open.spotify.com/episode/4alz...

I saw Avatar today in Hollywood with my son. Despite the fact that it was a holiday weekend, there were 10 other people in the theater. Also, the seats moved. The movies are back.

To the question of, “Has CBS ever done this?” the answer is yes, and also they made a pretty big movie about it.

YouTube and the Oscars: we're inching closer to the end of TV as we know it. @joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here: open.spotify.com/episode/5eGg...

Supporting local arts programming.

LFG @joelanderson.bsky.social @davidshoemaker.bsky.social x.com/awfulannounc...

Why did Susie Wiles let 'er rip in Vanity Fair? @joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss on a new Press Box: open.spotify.com/episode/5eGg...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: Jolabokaflod Trump's Christmas Message More Susie Wiles Sherrone Moore The Parable of Mark Kelly and Pete Hegseth YouTube + the Oscars open.spotify.com/episode/5eGg...

What do you make of the reaction to Donald Trump's wretched Rob Reiner post? @davidshoemaker.bsky.social and I discuss. Full pod: open.spotify.com/episode/04o8...

The oppo research file that was assembled for Paul Finebaum's almost-campaign for Senate, via @warondumb.bsky.social www.al.com/news/2025/12...

As I listened to this exchange earlier today, I recognized a few of these as also being awkward transitions during work conference calls, especially, “we have so much to get to, let’s jump right in.”

The rise of JJ Watt proves one thing: We need more ex-linemen calling games. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/04o8...

ONLY IN PODCASTING Phrases you hear from your favorite host (coughs loudly) but never hear in normal human speech. More of 'em here: open.spotify.com/episode/04o8...

The magnificent hair of Fox News's John (née JD) Roberts during his music television period, as discussed on our new episode. open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...

New PRESS BOX: Jolabokaflod Susie Wiles Rob Reiner NFL Audio + JJ Watt Journalists with Mullets More Only in Podcasting Clichés open.spotify.com/episode/04o8...

New PRESS BOX: Jolabokaflod Susie Wiles Rob Reiner NFL Audio + JJ Watt Journalists with Mullets More Only in Podcasting Clichés open.spotify.com/episode/04o8...

James Cameron to @alansiegella.bsky.social: “You come and sit your ass in a movie theater seat, and nothing can touch it. ... It’s a singular experience. And that’s by design. That’s what we do. We’re not building Priuses; we’re building Ferraris here, OK?” www.theringer.com/2025/12/16/m...

Rob Reiner's Brentwood home had three previous owners: Henry Fonda, Paul Henreid, and Norman Lear. www.latimes.com/archives/la-...

Happy pub day, @harveyaraton.bsky.social! Friends of #NBASky, if you're looking for a great gift for any kids in your life, give "The Goal of the Game" a look.

wrote about (eyes go black) SIX SSSEEEEVVVEEEENNNNNNNN www.theringer.com/2025/12/16/p...

It’s about time something good happened to Boston.

Arthur Carter, founder of the New York Observer, dies. “Everything is a vanity press until it makes money.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...

Jimmy's Corner is on the ropes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...

After the Laura Rutledge-Justin Herbert incident, it's time to reinvent the postgame interview. @joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss: open.spotify.com/episode/4crG...

The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...

Hello media consumers: @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @joelanderson.bsky.social are doing a mailbag show over the holidays. Reply here with your questions and we'll answer 'em. Probably.

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: CNN Latest How to Fix the Postgame Interview CFB Another Telos Novela Sean Combs: The Reckoning Reviewed open.spotify.com/episode/4crG...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: CNN Latest How to Fix the Postgame Interview CFB Another Telos Novela Sean Combs: The Reckoning Reviewed open.spotify.com/episode/4crG...

Jerry Izenberg: "I wake up in the morning, sit on the side of the bed, and I say, Who am I pissed off at? Then I go write." www.esquire.com/entertainmen...

New PRESS BOX: Nuzzi + VF CNN + Netflix + Paramount How to Hate the College Football Playoff Trump's Naughty List Our Only in Podcasting Dictionary open.spotify.com/episode/2EWF...

Thanks! @joehealyd1.bsky.social

New PRESS BOX: Nuzzi + VF CNN + Netflix + Paramount How to Hate the College Football Playoff Trump's Naughty List Our Only in Podcasting Dictionary open.spotify.com/episode/2EWF...

The best sandwich between LA and Phoenix: The Mexican Marilyn Monroe, with chicken salad, bacon, cheese, avocado, various vegetables (not important), and various sauces (extremely important) on jalapeño focaccia. From TKB Bakery & Deli in Indio

How Olivia Nuzzi's rise was made possible by the age of Trump. @joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here: open.spotify.com/episode/52sF...

James L. Brooks: "Hollywood movies end with something that’s very often a true concept: forgive and move on. Forgiving opens the door to moving on. And I feel that in order for forgiveness to mean anything, there’s got to be some unforgiveness." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: The American Canto Book Club ESPN + Lane Kiffin Who Gets to Complain About Working Holidays? open.spotify.com/episode/52sF...

Here’s a counterfactual: everything happens the same way but American Canto gets good reviews. Do they still part ways?

Hello Media Consumers: We're still soliciting entries for our Only in (Podcast) Journalism segment on Monday. Words or phrases you hear constantly on podcasts but never hear in normal human speech. "A lot to unpack here," etc. The best entries could receive a Press Box button.

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: The American Canto Book Club ESPN + Lane Kiffin Who Gets to Complain About Working Holidays? open.spotify.com/episode/52sF...

Digging through a random drawer at @oregonian.com and discovered a trove of classic Blazers prints. These are so cool.

The most unlikely story on David Remnick's author page: His 1997 New Yorker profile of Howard Stern. It was Tina's idea. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/4imI...

A scene from American Canto. Olivia Nuzzi tries to visit the WWE Hall of Fame, only to discover that it is not a physical building.

"That we came from fire and return to fire, that we move forward only because we have learned to tame some fires..." There are so many sentences in American Canto that sound like they could have been spoken by the soldiers in The Thin Red Line.