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THE REPORTAn Inferno in Los AngelesHell, it must be like Los Angeles,” reads the 1938 poem “Contemplating Hell,” by Bertolt Brecht. The Marxist German playwright was largely critiquing the city’s culture. Yet in recent days, many images of wildfire devastation coming over the newswires made the City of Angels look every bit like Hades: raging infernos, charred skeletal remains of homes, a smoke-filled amaranthine sky, weeping residents. It was both shocking and all too familiar — haven’t we seen this episode before? During the Malibu wildfires of 1993, actor Mark Hamill told the Associated Press that the celebrity enclave “looks like a war zone.” Thirty-two years later, Hamill is again one of many stars being evacuated, this time calling the Pacific Palisades destruction “horrific” on Instagram.Yet some aspects have changed. Fire hydrants running out of…3 min
THE REPORTTelevision’s New Poison PillJust days before the 2024 presidential election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage in Glendale, Arizona, at an event hosted by conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. Kennedy had endorsed Donald Trump in his quest to return to the White House and was delivering a stump speech with a particular focus on health care issues. “One of the things I’m going to advise Donald Trump to do in order to correct the chronic disease epidemic is to ban pharmaceutical advertising on TV,” Kennedy told the crowd, which responded with a standing ovation. “There’s only two countries in the world that allow pharmaceutical advertising on the airwaves. One of them is New Zealand, and the other is us, and we have the highest disease rate, and we buy more drugs, and they’re…6 min
THE REPORTMark Zuckerberg’s Right TurnNearly a year ago, at UFC 298 inside Anaheim’s Honda Center, featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski walked into the arena to the sound of Men at Work’s 1981 classic “Down Under” with an unexpected guest at his side.Alongside his trainers and medical techs, Volkanovski had in his corner Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., dressed in the same black sweat suit as the rest of the team, his head bobbing to the music. For the tech mogul, whose net worth is above $200 billion, it was a public welcome to the favored sport of president-elect Donald Trump.“No matter how much money you have, no matter what you have in life, it is one of those very unique and amazing things if you get the opportunity to do…3 min
THE REPORTRights Available!Confessions (JAN. 14, WILLIAM MORROW)BY Catherine Airey AGENCY CAAAirey’s electrifying debut opens in New York City on 9/11 as the teenaged Cora Brady discovers that her father (an employee of Cantor Fitzgerald) has been killed. From there, the novel moves back in time to rural Ireland during the 1970s, as Cora’s mother and sister navigate their difficult childhood and their country’s political strife (namely, the criminalization of abortion). Confessions weaves their storylines together to stunning results, exploring how the freedom of choice — or lack thereof — impacts a family across generations and continents.…1 min
THE REPORTThe ’90s Kids Are ComingBaby boomers and Gen Xers have won countless Oscars, validating their whole generation (maybe) with little gold statues.And older millennials — loosely, those born in the 1980s — have enjoyed a solid Oscars run for a while. Emma Stone alone has won 4,353 of them.But younger millennials — roughly, anyone born in the 1990s — haven’t managed to sway the Academy. Though the oldest of them will turn 35 this year, not a single man born in 1990 or later has ever won an acting Oscar, while only two women have — and none born after 1991. Forgive them for finding this whole awards thing a little sus.But get ready for all that to change this year.Maybe.A generational battle is brewing at the Oscars. Sure, it might seem like this…4 min
THE REPORTAn Abridged History of Beyoncé’s Grammy Wins and NominationsWhen it comes to the most decorated artist in Grammy history, two things can be true at the same time: Beyoncé can break records (99 nominations in 25 years) and still be snubbed.Alas, the album of the year trophy has eluded the multifaceted artist, and she’s only picked up one of the big three awards despite multiple nominations. This year, her groundbreaking Cowboy Carter is up for 11 Grammys — the most ever for a single album — including four in the country music category and one for best Americana performance.Could Queen Bey take home music’s biggest prize on music’s biggest night? Her track record of noms and wins doesn’t offer a clear path to victory, but many Recording Academy members would agree it’s a recognition long overdue.Say Her NameBeyoncé…4 min

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