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Thanks for reading The Backstory, your weekend review of the best new work =
emanating from Puck. It was another breakneck week: Peter Hamby pinpointed =
Kamala=E2=80=99s biggest blind spot; Tara Palmeri inspected the Harris camp=
aign=E2=80=99s financials; Matt Belloni previewed Hollywood in the Trump 2.=
0 era; Dylan Byers captured the agony within #Resistance media; and John He=
ilemann recounted the election=E2=80=99s ultimate head fake. Meanwhile, Eri=
q Gardner found a nit in Amazon=E2=80=99s NBA deal.
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PREVIEW VERSION
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Good morning,
Thanks for reading The Backstory, your weekend review of the best new work =
emanating from Puck.
It was another breakneck week: Peter Hamby pinpointed Kamala=E2=80=99s bigg=
est blind spot; Tara Palmeri inspected the Harris campaign=E2=80=99s financ=
ials; Matt Belloni previewed Hollywood in the Trump 2.0 era; Dylan Byers ca=
ptured the agony within #Resistance media; and John Heilemann recounted the=
election=E2=80=99s ultimate head fake. Meanwhile, Eriq Gardner found a nit=
in Amazon=E2=80=99s NBA deal; John Ourand analyzed ESPN=E2=80=99s politica=
l strategy; Lauren Sherman ran the numbers on Vuitton and Gucci; Rachel Str=
ugatz relayed the latest Goop tea; Bill Cohan offered a talmudic reading of=
Zaz=E2=80=99s forlorn Paramount fantasies; and Marion Maneker explained th=
e
divergent markets of Basquiat and Haring.
Check out these stories, and others, via the links below. And stick around =
for the backstory on how it all came together.
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2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io )
FASHION:
Lauren Sherman chronicles ( https://puck.news/louis-vuittons-murakami-reviv=
al-dior-difficulties-more/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2=
F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) the Chanel reorg and the latest dish at K=
ering and LVMH.
and=E2=80=A6
Rachel Strugatz contemplates ( https://puck.news/yet-another-goop-crisis/?u=
tm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer=
=2Eio ) Gwyneth=E2=80=99s exit strategy.
ART MARKET:
Marion Maneker ponders ( https://puck.news/keith-harings-missing-market/?ut=
m_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.=
io ) Keith Haring=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cunderground=E2=80=9D market.
HOLLYWOOD:
Matt Belloni charts ( https://puck.news/why-are-hollywood-executives-so-gid=
dy-about-trump/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_=
source=3Dcustomer.io ) the town=E2=80=99s path through the new Trump era.
and=E2=80=A6
Eriq Gardner presages ( https://puck.news/the-nba-amazon-prenup-contains-a-=
legal-time-bomb/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm=
_source=3Dcustomer.io ) a future Amazon-NBA
skirmish.
meanwhile=E2=80=A6
Scott Mendelson explores ( https://puck.news/rise-of-the-reasonably-priced-=
blockbuster-movie/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&u=
tm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) a new blockbuster trend.
WALL STREET:
Bill Cohan delves into ( https://puck.news/will-comcast-actually-spin-off-i=
ts-cable-assets/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm=
_source=3Dcustomer.io ) the Cavanagh-Comcast mic drop and dissects ( https:=
//puck.news/the-secret-history-of-the-paramount-deal/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Ba=
ckstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) David Zaslav=
=E2=80=99s many attempts to court Shari Redstone.
MEDIA:
Dylan Byers assesses ( https://puck.news/cnns-existential-post-election-sea=
son/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcu=
stomer.io ) the despondency within Washington=E2=80=99s liberal media elite=
=2E
and=E2=80=A6
John Ourand critiques ( https://puck.news/republicans-buy-espn-subscription=
s-too/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3D=
customer.io ) ESPN=E2=80=99s anti-woke strategy.
WASHINGTON:
Peter Hamby diagnoses ( https://puck.news/how-kamala-harris-lost-the-gen-z-=
vote/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dc=
ustomer.io ) Harris=E2=80=99s biggest failure, Tara Palmeri sorts through (=
https://puck.news/newsletter_content/harris-money-troubles-26-fantasies-po=
lling-p-t-s-d-2/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm=
_source=3Dcustomer.io ) the election counterfactuals with Steve Schmidt, an=
d Abby Livingston identifies ( https://puck.news/newsletter_content/harris-=
money-troubles-26-fantasies-polling-p-t-s-d-2/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory=
+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) the next Capitol Hill=
harbingers.
and=E2=80=A6
John Heilemann revisits ( https://puck.news/the-j-ann-selzer-reality-check/=
?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustom=
er.io ) last weekend=E2=80=99s Selzer mirage.
PODCASTS:
=F0=9F=8E=A7 Dylan talks new media and life after CNN with Don Lemon on The=
Grill Room ( https://puck.news/podcast_episode/when-life-gives-you-lemon/?=
utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustome=
r.io ).
and=E2=80=A6
John Ourand and NASCAR president
Steve Phelps chew over the revival of motorsports on The Varsity ( https://=
puck.news/podcast_episode/nascars-next-gear/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-=
+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ).
and=E2=80=A6
John Heilemann, Dylan, and Peter conduct an election postmortem on Impoliti=
c ( https://puck.news/podcast_episode/trumpocalypse-now-again-puck-superfri=
ends-on-45-becoming-47/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24=
%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ).
and=E2=80=A6
Matt and Axios=E2=80=99s Sara Fischer weigh the incoming Trump administrati=
on=E2=80=99s impact on Hollywood on The Town ( https://puck.news/podcast_ep=
isode/winners-and-losers-of-hollywood-under-trump-2-0/?utm_campaign=3DThe+B=
ackstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ).
and=E2=80=A6
Tara and Steve Schmidt reveal what went wrong for Harris on Somebody=E2=80=
=99s Gotta Win ( https://puck.news/podcast_episode/an-election-autopsy-with=
-steve-schmidt/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_=
source=3Dcustomer.io ).
and=E2=80=A6
Lauren and Mark Bozek discuss Bill Cunningham=E2=80=99s legacy on Fashion P=
eople ( https://puck.news/podcast_episode/bill-cunningham-blues/?utm_campai=
gn=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ).
and=E2=80=A6
Peter and Eriq speculate on the M&A environment under Trump 2.0 on The Powe=
rs That Be ( https://puck.news/podcast_episode/trumps-enemy-within/?utm_cam=
paign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ).
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D.C. State of Mind
On Thursday, I made an impromptu trip down to Washington, D.C., to tend to =
some business, see a few people, and catch the flavor of the capital amid t=
his administrative transition. Owing to some last-minute flight delays, I e=
nded up opting for the Acela=E2=80=94always the smarter choice, honestly=E2=
=80=94and subsequently descended through the metaphorical journey of this l=
arger presidential campaign.
The train started in New York, the former stomping grounds of the next pres=
ident, through Philadelphia, where Kamala Harris concluded her campaign, an=
d then Wilmington, its erstwhile base of operation, down to Union Station, =
a quick walk from the White House. Barreling past the fall foliage, I spent=
much of the ride contemplating the impact that the forthcoming Trump admin=
istration will have on our industry.
Trump=E2=80=99s original
ascent, back in 2016, caught much of the media by surprise, and some of the=
sector=E2=80=99s largest companies spent the subsequent four years engaged=
in daily journalistic combat with the White House. This so-called #Resista=
nce era, which was defined by Trump=E2=80=99s many scandals (and dual impea=
chments) in addition to the Times and Post=E2=80=99s rocketing subscriber n=
umbers and CNN=E2=80=99s record revenues, was a boon for the media business=
and democratic activism, alike.
Now, however, the era seems like a relic. The Trump phenomenon is no longer=
novel or even a phenomenon=E2=80=94the guy has effectively placed himself =
at the nucleus of the Republican establishment. Meanwhile, the media indust=
ry has balkanized considerably in the intervening years. A decade ago, Trum=
p=E2=80=99s rise represented a broad shock that was processed through what =
remained of the monoculture. These days, media companies are more efficient=
and specialized and personality-driven and, well, smaller.
And many of them, like the Post and CNN, have been unequivocally humbled. P=
aramount Global, the parentco of CBS, is in the process of a sale to the El=
lison family and RedBird Capital. Last week, Comcast president Mike Cavanag=
h intimated that he=E2=80=99d be open to spinning off his company=E2=80=99s=
cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC. Six years after buying Time for =
$190 million, Marc Benioff is unloading it at a loss.
Naturally, my partners were examining the same question with far more exper=
tise and aplomb. Dylan Byers takes on this consequential question in his ch=
aracteristically brilliant piece The #Resistance Is Futile ( https://puck.n=
ews/the-trump-resistance-is-futile/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2=
811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ). Trump, after all, came along wh=
en the media industry was
beginning to lose its nerve. Now, he=E2=80=99s reappeared at an even more v=
exing, more critical moment=E2=80=94all of which leads us to believe that t=
he future will not replicate the past.
Matt Belloni, meanwhile, offers some typically peerless analysis on how the=
entertainment industry is bracing for the Trump revival. In Why Hollywood =
Executives Are So Giddy About Trump 2.0 ( https://puck.news/why-are-hollywo=
od-executives-so-giddy-about-trump/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2=
811%2F9%2F24%29&utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ), Matt recognizes that the transa=
ctional president may become the surprising accelerant for a legacy busines=
s in need of consolidation. Meanwhile, the great John Ourand captures the m=
ethodical way in which the folks in Bristol prepared for this moment. Repub=
licans Buy ESPN Subscriptions, Too ( https://puck.news/republicans-buy-espn=
-subscriptions-too/?utm_campaign=3DThe+Backstory+-+LEADS+%2811%2F9%2F24%29&=
utm_source=3Dcustomer.io ) is a thought-provoking work sure to make the rou=
nds in executive suites this week.
But if you=E2=80=99re looking to curl up by the fire this weekend with a de=
cidedly apolitical piece, I=E2=80=99d turn your attention to Lauren Sherman=
=E2=80=99s most recent masterstroke, Vuitton=E2=80=99s Retro Trick & Gucci=
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x; line-height: 30px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><b>FASHION:</b><br/=
><b>Lauren Sherman <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZC=
I6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0c=
HM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvbG91aXMtdnVpdHRvbnMtbXVyYWthbWktcmV2aXZhbC1kaW9yLWRpZmZp=
Y3VsdGllcy1tb3JlLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSstK0xFQURTKyUyODExJTJ=
GOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImludGVybmFsIjoiZjZjNj=
A2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLCJsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY3Mzg1fQ/049cda1966fbde8fe265add0df=
b21f2ede77e13cde7a14feaae45b009f4800e3" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-=
decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">chronicles</a></u></b> the =
Chanel reorg and the latest dish at Kering and LVMH.<br/><i>and=E2=80=A6</i=
><br/><b>Rachel Strugatz <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFp=
bF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjo=
iaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MveWV0LWFub3RoZXItZ29vcC1jcmlzaXMvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj=
1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlP=
WN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDMwMWQ0OGQyOCIsImxpbmtfaWQi=
OjE5NjY1Nzd9/a288d530c9dbb625b307f6229e6fff02863fdfc46610bf21879343dce29efc=
6c" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" cl=
ass=3D"sdf">contemplates</a></u> Gwyneth</b>=E2=80=99s exit strategy.<br/><=
br/><b>ART MARKET:</b><br/><b>Marion Maneker <u><a href=3D"https://email.pu=
ck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0d=
tYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3Mva2VpdGgtaGFyaW5ncy1taXNzaW5nLW=
1hcmtldC8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZStCYWNrc3RvcnkrLStMRUFEUyslMjgxMSUyRjklMkYyN=
CUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJpbnRlcm5hbCI6ImY2YzYwNjE1ZTNk=
MzAxZDQ4ZDI4IiwibGlua19pZCI6MTk2NTg4N30/afd97b953151ded787bd940cbb27fc12803=
ea22aa066e5a5a3a50d2bfd3eed36" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0,
0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">ponders</a></u> Kei=
th Haring</b>=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cunderground=E2=80=9D market.<br/><br/><b>H=
OLLYWOOD:</b><br/><b>Matt Belloni <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c=
/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLC=
JocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3Mvd2h5LWFyZS1ob2xseXdvb2QtZXhlY3V0aXZlcy1zb=
y1naWRkeS1hYm91dC10cnVtcC8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZStCYWNrc3RvcnkrLStMRUFEUysl=
MjgxMSUyRjklMkYyNCUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJpbnRlcm5hbCI=
6ImY2YzYwNjE1ZTNkMzAxZDQ4ZDI4IiwibGlua19pZCI6MTk2ODE5MH0/c119a02d9a125d013f=
bdb0ba134e8153acdabb339450e1efd890b7f025f2e5c9" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, =
0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">charts</a></u></b> =
the town=E2=80=99s path through the new <b>Trump </b>era.<br/><i>and=E2=80=
=A6</i><br/><b>Eriq Gardner <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlb=
WFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVm=
IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvdGhlLW5iYS1hbWF6b24tcHJlbnVwLWNvbnRhaW5zLWEtbGV=
nYWwtdGltZS1ib21iLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSstK0xFQURTKyUyODExJT=
JGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImludGVybmFsIjoiZjZjN=
jA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLCJsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY1OTI1fQ/367517767ccefcdb1cdf4f14f=
db4e166e22616d6b83f74b1c6da47b42ef246e5" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text=
-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">presages</a></u></b> a fut=
ure Amazon-NBA
skirmish.<br/><i>meanwhile=E2=80=A6</i><br/><b>Scott Mendelson <u><a href=
=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUd=
URVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcmlzZS1vZi=
10aGUtcmVhc29uYWJseS1wcmljZWQtYmxvY2tidXN0ZXItbW92aWUvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Ua=
GUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1=
c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDMwMWQ0OGQyOCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjE=
5NjQ5NDR9/be4cf1dbad869da8372a1d6a785e3fde27b474b104d929314f0a1759e6eb32aa"=
style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=
=3D"sdf">explores</a></u></b> a new blockbuster trend.<br/><br/><b>WALL STR=
EET:</b><br/><b>Bill Cohan <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbW=
FpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmI=
joiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3Mvd2lsbC1jb21jYXN0LWFjdHVhbGx5LXNwaW4tb2ZmLWl0cy1j=
YWJsZS1hc3NldHMvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY=
5JTJGMjQlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MD=
YxNWUzZDMwMWQ0OGQyOCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjE5NjM1OTV9/a8e8870b6fd286daead942c11aff=
bc21390e06a470988e230751bc1d02a48954" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-de=
coration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">delves into</a></u></b> the <=
b>Cavanagh</b>-Comcast mic drop and <b><u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.new=
s/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxO=
D0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvdGhlLXNlY3JldC1oaXN0b3J5LW9mLXRoZS1w=
YXJhbW91bnQtZGVhbC8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZStCYWNrc3RvcnkrLStMRUFEUyslMjgxMSU=
yRjklMkYyNCUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJpbnRlcm5hbCI6ImY2Yz=
YwNjE1ZTNkMzAxZDQ4ZDI4IiwibGlua19pZCI6MTk2NjUyOH0/3f5ec7d565d47b78b0b58882b=
de25473282221a3c4b73b15c113043178aaa8ae" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text=
-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">dissects</a></u> David Zas=
lav</b>=E2=80=99s many attempts to court <b>Shari Redstone</b>.<br/><br/><b=
>MEDIA:</b><br/><b>Dylan Byers <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/ey=
JlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJoc=
mVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvY25ucy1leGlzdGVudGlhbC1wb3N0LWVsZWN0aW9uLXNl=
YXNvbi8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZStCYWNrc3RvcnkrLStMRUFEUyslMjgxMSUyRjklMkYyNCU=
yOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJpbnRlcm5hbCI6ImY2YzYwNjE1ZTNkMz=
AxZDQ4ZDI4IiwibGlua19pZCI6MTk2OTE1NH0/388b40ff294ac89ec3260bdce86406d22d7ad=
34bcf2ff2155e94ad67a2605b01" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:=
none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">assesses</a></u></b> the despondency w=
ithin Washington=E2=80=99s liberal media elite.<br/><i>and=E2=80=A6</i><br/=
><b>John Ourand <u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6I=
mRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6=
Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtYnV5LWVzcG4tc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucy10b28vP3V0bV9=
jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG=
1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDMwMWQ0OGQyOCIsI=
mxpbmtfaWQiOjE5Njc5NjF9/c43d2c50f44f75a7143f9527dcfa02de13346093458019fc09f=
aa279c51fbb33" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;font-weig=
ht:bold" class=3D"sdf">critiques</a></u></b> ESPN=E2=80=99s anti-woke strat=
egy.<br/><br/><b>WASHINGTON:</b><br/><b>Peter Hamby <u><a href=3D"https://e=
mail.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9s=
aXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvaG93LWthbWFsYS1oYXJyaXM=
tbG9zdC10aGUtZ2VuLXotdm90ZS8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZStCYWNrc3RvcnkrLStMRUFEUy=
slMjgxMSUyRjklMkYyNCUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJpbnRlcm5hb=
CI6ImY2YzYwNjE1ZTNkMzAxZDQ4ZDI4IiwibGlua19pZCI6MTk2Njg0NX0/4892a5db88feb367=
a290d18e55bd4c73345fc954454d879c3591619d9431fb55" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0=
, 0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">diagnoses</a></u>=
Harris</b>=E2=80=99s biggest failure, <b>Tara Palmeri <u><a href=3D"https:=
//email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZ=
W9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvbmV3c2xldHRlcl9jb250=
ZW50L2hhcnJpcy1tb25leS10cm91Ymxlcy0yNi1mYW50YXNpZXMtcG9sbGluZy1wLXQtcy1kLTI=
vP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQlMjlcdT=
AwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDMwMWQ0O=
GQyOCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjE5NjkzOTl9/e969548b1c234d91c247a75c0aefac5fdfbd86a6b5b=
1106a1c2ecf23156e62ab" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;f=
ont-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">sorts through</a></u></b> the election count=
erfactuals with <b>Steve Schmidt</b>, and <b>Abby Livingston <u><a href=3D"=
https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVR=
ubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvbmV3c2xldHRlcl=
9jb250ZW50L2hhcnJpcy1tb25leS10cm91Ymxlcy0yNi1mYW50YXNpZXMtcG9sbGluZy1wLXQtc=
y1kLTIvP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQl=
MjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDM=
wMWQ0OGQyOCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjE5NjkzOTl9/e969548b1c234d91c247a75c0aefac5fdfbd8=
6a6b5b1106a1c2ecf23156e62ab" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:=
none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">identifies</a></u></b> the next Capito=
l Hill harbingers.<br/><i>and=E2=80=A6</i><br/><b>John Heilemann <u><a href=
=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUd=
URVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvdGhlLWotYW=
5uLXNlbHplci1yZWFsaXR5LWNoZWNrLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSstK0xFQ=
URTKyUyODExJTJGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImludGVy=
bmFsIjoiZjZjNjA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLCJsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY5NDAwfQ/178f50e9ed21=
7be5e003eba468ee89362d8b9a3f6eea4eae126772d09c626695" style=3D"color:rgb(21=
2, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">revisits</a><=
/u></b> last weekend=E2=80=99s <b>Selzer </b>mirage.<br/><br/><b>PODCASTS:<=
/b><br/><b>=F0=9F=8E=A7 </b>Dylan talks new media and life after CNN with <=
b>Don Lemon</b> on <b><u><i><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFp=
bF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjo=
iaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcG9kY2FzdF9lcGlzb2RlL3doZW4tbGlmZS1naXZlcy15b3UtbG=
Vtb24vP3V0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQlM=
jlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDMw=
MWQ0OGQyOCIsImxpbmtfaWQiOjE5NjUzNzF9/63e9fc4ff6953b22b78c4dd1328fbba1f9b95b=
f5fcc9507a36b461c78052c40c" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:n=
one;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">The Grill Room</a></i></u></b>.<br/><i>=
and=E2=80=A6</i><br/>John Ourand and NASCAR president
<b>Steve Phelps </b>chew over the revival of motorsports on <b><u><i><a hre=
f=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQU=
dURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcG9kY2Fzd=
F9lcGlzb2RlL25hc2NhcnMtbmV4dC1nZWFyLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSst=
K0xFQURTKyUyODExJTJGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsIml=
udGVybmFsIjoiZjZjNjA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLCJsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY0MDY0fQ/341697c=
a8db95a22ef194d1e5ef33b8b8c1492ea5609c830ca8eae5fb824e11c" style=3D"color:r=
gb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">The Vars=
ity</a></i></u></b>.<br/><i>and=E2=80=A6</i><br/>John Heilemann, Dylan, and=
Peter conduct an election postmortem on <u><i><b><a href=3D"https://email.=
puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN=
0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcG9kY2FzdF9lcGlzb2RlL3RydW1w=
b2NhbHlwc2Utbm93LWFnYWluLXB1Y2stc3VwZXJmcmllbmRzLW9uLTQ1LWJlY29taW5nLTQ3Lz9=
1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSstK0xFQURTKyUyODExJTJGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMD=
I2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImludGVybmFsIjoiZjZjNjA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkM=
jgiLCJsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY3MjM4fQ/f1c1a778b5123fcfffad579a63767aad066a491bb2968=
b0390766940cc5666d1" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;fon=
t-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">Impolitic</a></b></i></u>.<br/><i>and=E2=80=A6=
</i><br/>Matt and Axios=E2=80=99s <b>Sara Fischer </b>weigh the incoming Tr=
ump administration=E2=80=99s impact on Hollywood on <b><u><i><a href=3D"htt=
ps://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubD=
huZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcG9kY2FzdF9lcGlzb=
2RlL3dpbm5lcnMtYW5kLWxvc2Vycy1vZi1ob2xseXdvb2QtdW5kZXItdHJ1bXAtMi0wLz91dG1f=
Y2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSstK0xFQURTKyUyODExJTJGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXR=
tX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImludGVybmFsIjoiZjZjNjA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLC=
JsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY5MDE5fQ/7545f18f89a9d882c314583addd86595db38870d6a4701bc28=
b4eac782d17da3" style=3D"color:rgb(212, 0, 0);text-decoration:none;font-wei=
ght:bold" class=3D"sdf">The Town</a></i></u></b>.<br/><i>and=E2=80=A6</i><b=
r/>Tara and Steve Schmidt reveal what went wrong for Harris on <u><i><b><a =
href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05=
LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvcG9kY2=
FzdF9lcGlzb2RlL2FuLWVsZWN0aW9uLWF1dG9wc3ktd2l0aC1zdGV2ZS1zY2htaWR0Lz91dG1fY=
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>and=E2=80=A6</i><br/>Lauren and <b>Mark Bozek</b> discuss <b>Bill Cunningh=
am</b>=E2=80=99s legacy on <b><u><i><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/=
eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJ=
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<td style=3D"padding-bottom: 36px; color: #000000; font-size: 16p=
x; line-height: 30px; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">On Thursday, I made=
an impromptu trip down to Washington, D.C., to tend to some business, see =
a few people, and catch the flavor of the capital amid this administrative =
transition. Owing to some last-minute flight delays, I ended up opting for =
the Acela=E2=80=94always the smarter choice, honestly=E2=80=94and subsequen=
tly descended through the metaphorical journey of this larger presidential =
campaign. <br/><br/>The train started in New York, the former stomping grou=
nds of the next president, through Philadelphia, where <b>Kamala Harris </b=
>concluded her campaign, and then Wilmington, its erstwhile base of operati=
on, down to Union Station, a quick walk from the White House. Barreling pas=
t the fall foliage, I spent much of the ride contemplating the impact that =
the forthcoming <b>Trump </b>administration will have on our industry. <br/=
><br/>Trump=E2=80=99s original
ascent, back in 2016, caught much of the media by surprise, and some of the=
sector=E2=80=99s largest companies spent the subsequent four years engaged=
in daily journalistic combat with the White House. This so-called #Resista=
nce era, which was defined by Trump=E2=80=99s many scandals (and dual impea=
chments) in addition to the <i>Times </i>and <i>Post</i>=E2=80=99s rocketin=
g subscriber numbers and CNN=E2=80=99s record revenues, was a boon for the =
media business and democratic activism, alike. <br/><br/>Now, however, the =
era seems like a relic. The Trump phenomenon is no longer novel or even a p=
henomenon=E2=80=94the guy has effectively placed himself at the nucleus of =
the Republican establishment. Meanwhile, the media industry has balkanized =
considerably in the intervening years. A decade ago, Trump=E2=80=99s rise r=
epresented a broad shock that was processed through what remained of the mo=
noculture. These days, media companies are more efficient and specialized a=
nd personality-driven and, well, <i>smaller</i>.
<br/><br/>And many of them, like the <i>Post </i>and CNN, have been unequiv=
ocally humbled. Paramount Global, the parentco of CBS, is in the process of=
a sale to the <b>Ellison </b>family and RedBird Capital. Last week, Comcas=
t president <b>Mike Cavanagh </b>intimated that he=E2=80=99d be open to sp=
inning off his company=E2=80=99s cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC. =
Six years after buying <i>Time </i>for $190 million, <b>Marc Benioff</b> is=
unloading it at a loss. <br/><br/>Naturally, my partners were examining th=
e same question with far more expertise and aplomb. <b>Dylan Byers </b>take=
s on this consequential question in his characteristically brilliant piece =
<i><u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU=
5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld=
3MvdGhlLXRydW1wLXJlc2lzdGFuY2UtaXMtZnV0aWxlLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlK0JhY2tz=
dG9yeSstK0xFQURTKyUyODExJTJGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1jdXN0b21lci5=
pbyIsImludGVybmFsIjoiZjZjNjA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLCJsaW5rX2lkIjoxOTY2OTMxfQ=
/4134b186fe17634f0d02ea14d65a1defcb41dd17f437dca5b7ab96df9a1d5ba0" style=3D=
"color:#d40000;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">The #Re=
sistance Is Futile</a></u></i>. Trump, after all, came along when the media=
industry was
beginning to lose its nerve. Now, he=E2=80=99s reappeared at an even more v=
exing, more critical moment=E2=80=94all of which leads us to believe that t=
he future will not replicate the past.<br/><br/><b>Matt Belloni</b>, meanwh=
ile, offers some typically peerless analysis on how the entertainment indus=
try is bracing for the Trump revival. In <i><u><a href=3D"https://email.puc=
k.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dt=
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0aXZlcy1zby1naWRkeS1hYm91dC10cnVtcC8_dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZStCYWNrc3RvcnkrLS=
tMRUFEUyslMjgxMSUyRjklMkYyNCUyOVx1MDAyNnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y3VzdG9tZXIuaW8iLCJpb=
nRlcm5hbCI6ImY2YzYwNjE1ZTNkMzAxZDQ4ZDI4IiwibGlua19pZCI6MTk2ODE5MH0/c119a02d=
9a125d013fbdb0ba134e8153acdabb339450e1efd890b7f025f2e5c9" style=3D"color:#d=
40000;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=3D"sdf">Why Hollywood Ex=
ecutives Are So Giddy About Trump 2.0</a></u></i>, Matt recognizes that the=
transactional president may become the surprising accelerant for a legacy =
business in need of consolidation. Meanwhile, the great <b>John Ourand </b>=
captures the methodical way in which the folks in Bristol prepared for this=
moment. <i><u><a href=3D"https://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnV=
DJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRubDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9w=
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wYWlnbj1UaGUrQmFja3N0b3J5Ky0rTEVBRFMrJTI4MTElMkY5JTJGMjQlMjlcdTAwMjZ1dG1fc2=
91cmNlPWN1c3RvbWVyLmlvIiwiaW50ZXJuYWwiOiJmNmM2MDYxNWUzZDMwMWQ0OGQyOCIsImxpb=
mtfaWQiOjE5Njc5NjF9/c43d2c50f44f75a7143f9527dcfa02de13346093458019fc09faa27=
9c51fbb33" style=3D"color:#d40000;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" cl=
ass=3D"sdf">Republicans Buy ESPN Subscriptions, Too</a></u></i> is a though=
t-provoking work sure to make the rounds in executive suites this week.<br/=
><br/>But if you=E2=80=99re looking to curl up by the fire this weekend wit=
h a decidedly <i>apolitical </i>piece, I=E2=80=99d turn your attention to <=
b>Lauren Sherman</b>=E2=80=99s most recent masterstroke, <i><u><a href=3D"h=
ttps://email.puck.news/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnVDJ4Z1lEQU5TTktOT05LQUdURVRu=
bDhuZW9saXpkN0dtYWIxOD0iLCJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wdWNrLm5ld3MvbG91aXMtdnVpdHR=
vbnMtbXVyYWthbWktcmV2aXZhbC1kaW9yLWRpZmZpY3VsdGllcy1tb3JlLz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ2=
49VGhlK0JhY2tzdG9yeSstK0xFQURTKyUyODExJTJGOSUyRjI0JTI5XHUwMDI2dXRtX3NvdXJjZ=
T1jdXN0b21lci5pbyIsImludGVybmFsIjoiZjZjNjA2MTVlM2QzMDFkNDhkMjgiLCJsaW5rX2lk=
IjoxOTY3Mzg1fQ/049cda1966fbde8fe265add0dfb21f2ede77e13cde7a14feaae45b009f48=
00e3" style=3D"color:#d40000;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold" class=
=3D"sdf">Vuitton=E2=80=99s Retro Trick & Gucci=E2=80=99s New Story</a><=
/u></i>, which examines the challenges plaguing two of the world=E2=80=99s =
largest fashion
brands. It=E2=80=99s delicious and insider-y and full of insights on how br=
ands are marketing themselves in the modern global economy, whether or not =
Trump is ultimately able to impose his preferred tariff policies. Indeed, i=
t is one of the great stories of our time, amid these changing times, and p=
recisely what you should always expect from Puck.<br/><br/>Have a great wee=
kend,<br/>Jon<br/></td>
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