How David Zaslav Blew Up Hollywood
A merger put him in the driver’s seat at Warner Brothers, one of the industry’s biggest studios. It has been a wild ride.
By Jonathan MahlerJames B. Stewart and
The 11.19.23 Issue
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CreditMark Peterson/Redux, for The New York Times Russell Brand’s Alternate Reality
The British entertainer built an army of fans with his conspiracy-minded podcast. Now, amid sex-assault claims against him, they’ve become his whole world.
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CreditIllustration by Luca Schenardi A Homeless Man Attacked Him. But Was There More to the Story?
An altercation in San Francisco has raised fears about the city’s future — but also questions about what really happened.
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Was This a Recurrence of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or Something Else?
“Go to the emergency room,” the doctor told him after hearing of his trip and fever, rash and whole-body weakness. “You need to be seen.”
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My Mom Opposes Abortion. I’ve Had 2. Should I Tell Her?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the kinds of disclosures we owe those close to us.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistI Learned I Fathered a Daughter. Should I Contact Her, Against My Ex’s Wishes?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the burden of keeping destabilizing secrets.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistA Really Great Polenta Finishes Off Strong
Infused oil gives a final kick to this dish with roasted-until-golden mushrooms and charred tomatoes.
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CreditIllustration by Pol-Edouard Letter of RecommendationSofia Coppola’s Subversive Search for Truth in ‘Priscilla’
Hollywood is addicted to mythologizing biopics. ‘‘Priscilla’’ offers something different.
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CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman PoemJudge John Hodgman on the Sailor Mother
A family struggles to pull their mom away from the call of the sea.
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