“Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. – The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/business/media/hollywood-letter-opposing-paramount-warner-bros-deal.html You can’t stop progress… Or why does Hollywood continue to fight the last war? Do I like Bari Weiss in control […]

I’d never even heard of her a month ago. But then I read she donated a million bucks to MrBeast’s TeamWater charity and… Musicians don’t donate that much. Almost nobody does. And if they do, they want to let everybody know about it. Where did Sophie Rain get all this money? ONLYFANS! That’s right, porn. […]

Dan Clancy is the CEO of Twitch. This is a must-listen. Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-clancy/id1316200737?i=1000757533142 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/e2f676e0-03c9-406b-8eb4-bfcb81c3701c/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-dan-clancy

From: Peter Chaikin Subject: re: Paul Anka Hi Bob I smiled at John Van Nest’s sweet story about Paul’s generosity and class. While working for JBL I had a similar experience. One day Al Schmitt phoned. “Hey Peter I wonder if you can help my friend Paul Anka straighten out his JBLs.” “Of course. I’d […]