Sharon Waxman
@sharonwaxman.bsky.social
Founder, CEO, EIC of TheWrap, journalist, mom, friend and critical thinker. Best Online Journalist LA Press Club; 5-time winner Best Blog "WaxWord"! Check out www.thewrap.com for the very best in busine
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new from @calderone.bsky.social bc it's kind of amazing to see Michael Wolff try to make a virtue of a new level of access "journalism" -- advising a sex trafficker: Michael Wolff Defends Dealings With Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You Get More With a Little Honey’ www.thewrap.com/michael-wolf...
Michael Wolff Defends Dealings With Jeffrey Epstein: 'You Get More With a Little Honey'
Critics pounded on journalist Michael Wolff after Jeffrey Epstein's emails revealed he blurred the line between adviser and reporter.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
new from @calderone.bsky.social bc it's kind of amazing to see Michael Wolff try to make a virtue of a new level of access "journalism" -- advising a sex trafficker: Michael Wolff Defends Dealings With Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You Get More With a Little Honey’ www.thewrap.com/michael-wolf...
new from @calderone.bsky.social bc it's kind of amazing to see Michael Wolff try to make a virtue of a new level of access "journalism" -- advising a sex trafficker: Michael Wolff Defends Dealings With Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You Get More With a Little Honey’ www.thewrap.com/michael-wolf...
Michael Wolff Defends Dealings With Jeffrey Epstein: 'You Get More With a Little Honey'
Critics pounded on journalist Michael Wolff after Jeffrey Epstein's emails revealed he blurred the line between adviser and reporter.
www.thewrap.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
new from @calderone.bsky.social bc it's kind of amazing to see Michael Wolff try to make a virtue of a new level of access "journalism" -- advising a sex trafficker: Michael Wolff Defends Dealings With Jeffrey Epstein: ‘You Get More With a Little Honey’ www.thewrap.com/michael-wolf...
$DIS is doing fine: Disney+, Hulu Combined Profit Grows 39% to $352 Million in Q4 www.thewrap.com/disney-earni...
Disney+, Hulu Combined Profit Grows 39% to $352 Million in Q4
The results were weighed down by declines at its linear entertainment networks and lower theatrical distribution, offset by strength in streaming and experiences
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
$DIS is doing fine: Disney+, Hulu Combined Profit Grows 39% to $352 Million in Q4 www.thewrap.com/disney-earni...
A stunning must-read piece by @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
which recalls the failures and complicity of the press in covering for Jeffrey Epstein for years. Landon Thomas Jr, the
@nytimespr.bsky.social, ABC News @vanityfair.com Graydon Carter. The piece is from 2019. It's coming home to roost now.
which recalls the failures and complicity of the press in covering for Jeffrey Epstein for years. Landon Thomas Jr, the
@nytimespr.bsky.social, ABC News @vanityfair.com Graydon Carter. The piece is from 2019. It's coming home to roost now.
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A stunning must-read piece by @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
which recalls the failures and complicity of the press in covering for Jeffrey Epstein for years. Landon Thomas Jr, the
@nytimespr.bsky.social, ABC News @vanityfair.com Graydon Carter. The piece is from 2019. It's coming home to roost now.
which recalls the failures and complicity of the press in covering for Jeffrey Epstein for years. Landon Thomas Jr, the
@nytimespr.bsky.social, ABC News @vanityfair.com Graydon Carter. The piece is from 2019. It's coming home to roost now.
This will not surprise listeners to podcasts, but this new study from USC Annenberg puts it in stark numbers; Podcasting’s Diversity Problem: 64% of Hosts Are Male, 77% Are White, USC Study Finds www.thewrap.com/usc-study-po...
Podcasting's Diversity Problem: 64% of Hosts Are Male, 77% Are White, USC Study Finds
The hosts of the top 100 podcasts of 2024 were overwhelmingly white and male, a new comprehensive study from USC reveals.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This will not surprise listeners to podcasts, but this new study from USC Annenberg puts it in stark numbers; Podcasting’s Diversity Problem: 64% of Hosts Are Male, 77% Are White, USC Study Finds www.thewrap.com/usc-study-po...
Great point:
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Great point:
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watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.
New from michaelcalderone on @thewrap.com Media Front: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Media Blitz: Revenge Tour, Epic Troll or 2028 Prep? www.thewrap.com/marjorie-tay...
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Media Blitz: Revenge Tour, Epic Troll or 2028 Prep? | Analysis
Whatever her endgame, Greene is raising her profile by speaking to cost of living concerns and splitting from a deeply unpopular Congress.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New from michaelcalderone on @thewrap.com Media Front: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Media Blitz: Revenge Tour, Epic Troll or 2028 Prep? www.thewrap.com/marjorie-tay...
This seems important: hey @YouTube: YouTube TV Blackout: Nearly 25% of Subscribers Have or Plan to Cancel Over Disney Dispute, Survey Finds www.thewrap.com/youtube-tv-s...
YouTube TV Blackout: Nearly 25% of Subscribers Have or Plan to Cancel Over Disney Dispute, Survey Finds
A Drive Research survey finds many of those polled will subscribe directly to ESPN or Hulu + Live TV to watch the content they care about.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This seems important: hey @YouTube: YouTube TV Blackout: Nearly 25% of Subscribers Have or Plan to Cancel Over Disney Dispute, Survey Finds www.thewrap.com/youtube-tv-s...
New study from Michael Wolf at Activate: $1.3 Trillion Projected to Flow Into Media, Entertainment, Tech Industry in Next 4 Years www.thewrap.com/media-entert...
$1.3 Trillion Projected to Flow Into Media, Entertainment, Tech Industry in Next 4 Years
As Hollywood and media seek new business models, the question always ends up: Where will the growth come from?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New study from Michael Wolf at Activate: $1.3 Trillion Projected to Flow Into Media, Entertainment, Tech Industry in Next 4 Years www.thewrap.com/media-entert...
New @thewrap: A helpful guide to keep your likeness from becoming AI slop. Roger Cheng lays out the ways you can protect your likeness: *Qualcomm has introduced technology that lets you verify photos taken with an Android phone are legitimate and not altered by AI. www.thewrap.com/how-to-prote...
Protecting Your Likeness From AI: What You Need to Know
There’s no playbook to ensure your likeness doesn’t end up in an AI-generated video, so here are some resources that offer help.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New @thewrap: A helpful guide to keep your likeness from becoming AI slop. Roger Cheng lays out the ways you can protect your likeness: *Qualcomm has introduced technology that lets you verify photos taken with an Android phone are legitimate and not altered by AI. www.thewrap.com/how-to-prote...
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Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
The @nytimes is an amazing success story in age of declining media: The New York Times Tops 12 Million Subscribers for First Time www.thewrap.com/the-new-york...
The New York Times Tops 12 Million Subscribers for First Time
The New York Times broke 12 million subscribers for the first time in the year’s third quarter after it added 460,000 digital-only subscribers, getting closer to its goal of 15 million subscribers by ...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The @nytimes is an amazing success story in age of declining media: The New York Times Tops 12 Million Subscribers for First Time www.thewrap.com/the-new-york...
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WaxWord: Did Hollywood bury a political thriller that depicts the rise of an authoritarian government in America? “Anniversary” starring Diane Lane debuted in 800 theaters last weekend, but had no market awareness, few theater times, few reviews, earned $325 /theater. www.thewrap.com/anniversary-...
Did Lionsgate Bury the Political Thriller 'Anniversary' Because of Trump?
Lionsgate's new political thriller film "Anniversary" boasts a stacked cast and a premise that hits close to home. Why was the film buried?
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November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
WaxWord: Did Hollywood bury a political thriller that depicts the rise of an authoritarian government in America? “Anniversary” starring Diane Lane debuted in 800 theaters last weekend, but had no market awareness, few theater times, few reviews, earned $325 /theater. www.thewrap.com/anniversary-...
WaxWord: Did Hollywood bury a political thriller that depicts the rise of an authoritarian government in America? “Anniversary” starring Diane Lane debuted in 800 theaters last weekend, but had no market awareness, few theater times, few reviews, earned $325 /theater. www.thewrap.com/anniversary-...
Did Lionsgate Bury the Political Thriller 'Anniversary' Because of Trump?
Lionsgate's new political thriller film "Anniversary" boasts a stacked cast and a premise that hits close to home. Why was the film buried?
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November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
WaxWord: Did Hollywood bury a political thriller that depicts the rise of an authoritarian government in America? “Anniversary” starring Diane Lane debuted in 800 theaters last weekend, but had no market awareness, few theater times, few reviews, earned $325 /theater. www.thewrap.com/anniversary-...
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Trump's "60 Minutes' intrvw: "Despite the flipped circumstances surrounding Sunday’s program, we got a quintessential Trump interview, in which he made wild claims, attacked opponents & feigned ignorance aboutthe controversies surrounding him." www.thewrap.com/donald-trump...
Trump's "60 Minutes' intrvw: "Despite the flipped circumstances surrounding Sunday’s program, we got a quintessential Trump interview, in which he made wild claims, attacked opponents & feigned ignorance aboutthe controversies surrounding him." www.thewrap.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Returns to ‘60 Minutes’ on His Terms | Analysis
Norah O’Donnell pressed Trump on timely topics in her 60 Minutes interview, though it was hard to ignore the Paramount settlement.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Trump's "60 Minutes' intrvw: "Despite the flipped circumstances surrounding Sunday’s program, we got a quintessential Trump interview, in which he made wild claims, attacked opponents & feigned ignorance aboutthe controversies surrounding him." www.thewrap.com/donald-trump...
Trump's "60 Minutes' intrvw: "Despite the flipped circumstances surrounding Sunday’s program, we got a quintessential Trump interview, in which he made wild claims, attacked opponents & feigned ignorance aboutthe controversies surrounding him." www.thewrap.com/donald-trump...
Saturday happy reminisce:
TheWrap earned 17 nominations at the 2025 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, including Best Entertainment Website, Online Journalist of the Year for Drew Taylor, and Entertainment Blog for @sharonwaxman.bsky.social's 'WaxWord.'
Read the full list: bit.ly/3LvqRnT
📸 Randy Shropshire
Read the full list: bit.ly/3LvqRnT
📸 Randy Shropshire
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Saturday happy reminisce:
My colleagues Tom Lowry & @calderone.bsky.social dug into the querulous bid by DrPatSoonShiong to raise $500 million to IPO the Los Angeles Times, bleeding $50 mill last year. As he demonstrates, the numbers don't add up, leading to the question: who would buy in? www.thewrap.com/la-times-pat...
Patrick Soon-Shiong Wants to Raise $500 Million for the LA Times, but Who Would Invest? | Analysis
Patrick Soon-Shioing is circulating a private placement offering doc that is laden with the downsides that overshadow much happy talk.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My colleagues Tom Lowry & @calderone.bsky.social dug into the querulous bid by DrPatSoonShiong to raise $500 million to IPO the Los Angeles Times, bleeding $50 mill last year. As he demonstrates, the numbers don't add up, leading to the question: who would buy in? www.thewrap.com/la-times-pat...
It is quite stunning that French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
October 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
It is quite stunning that French intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
calls out Zohran Mamdani as an anti-Semite. No hedging. No ducking. A straight up judgement by one who has spent his life advocating for human rights & in progressive activism. He writes in the WSJ: www.wsj.com/opinion/euro...
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Neguse: "Does anyone here not believe that with one phone call from Speaker Johnson -- one phone call to the president or the secretary of ag -- that those funds would be released tomorrow? And that families wouldn't go starving by the weekend?"
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Neguse: "Does anyone here not believe that with one phone call from Speaker Johnson -- one phone call to the president or the secretary of ag -- that those funds would be released tomorrow? And that families wouldn't go starving by the weekend?"
Those tech companies just keep minting money: Alphabet Delivers First-Ever $100 Billion Quarter Owing to Growth in Search, AI and Cloud www.thewrap.com/alphabet-ear...
Alphabet Delivers First-Ever $100 Billion Quarter Owing to Growth in Search, AI and Cloud
Google Services revenue increased 14% during the quarter to hit $87.1 billion
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October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Those tech companies just keep minting money: Alphabet Delivers First-Ever $100 Billion Quarter Owing to Growth in Search, AI and Cloud www.thewrap.com/alphabet-ear...
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1. BREAKING
A federal judge has sentenced two men to 25 years each in prison for a plot — orchestrated by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — to assassinate journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
A federal judge has sentenced two men to 25 years each in prison for a plot — orchestrated by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — to assassinate journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
October 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
1. BREAKING
A federal judge has sentenced two men to 25 years each in prison for a plot — orchestrated by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — to assassinate journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
A federal judge has sentenced two men to 25 years each in prison for a plot — orchestrated by agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) — to assassinate journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.