Backlash or Blacklist? Hollywood’s Pro-Gaza Protesters Feel the Heat Backlash or Blacklist? Hollywood’s Pro-Gaza Protesters Feel the Heat
In whisper campaigns and puzzling career reversals, pro-Palestinian actors say that they're being punished for speaking out.
Feb 26, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire
Amin El Gamal, head of SAG-AFTRA's committee on Middle Eastern and North African members, has advocated for a statement supporting a ceasefire in Gaza—so far without success
Nov 25, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade The Republican Pet-Killing Brigade
For all the bogus furor MAGA world has raised over immigrant pet-eating, the real animal slayers are pursuing high office and making policy for the GOP.
Oct 23, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
Move Over Hollywood, Here Comes Chick-fil-A Move Over Hollywood, Here Comes Chick-fil-A
The fast-food giant is poised to move the entertainment world further to the right.
Aug 29, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
How Comedy Central Fell Into Paramount’s Corporate Memory Hole How Comedy Central Fell Into Paramount’s Corporate Memory Hole
The entertainment behemoth deleted 25 years of the groundbreaking network's content prior to its new merger with Skydance—and things are likely to get much worse.
Jul 9, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
How the Academy Flubbed Its Moguls Memorial How the Academy Flubbed Its Moguls Memorial
The Academy's film museum, seeking to placate critics who decried its earlier omission of Jewish moguls, rushes to fix its clumsy handling of a sensitive subject.
Jun 21, 2024 / Ben Schwartz
The Settled Actors’ Strike Brings Hollywood Back Online The Settled Actors’ Strike Brings Hollywood Back Online
SAG-AFTRA agreement addresses key issues, but future struggles await the entertainment industry.
Nov 15, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
The WGA Wins Its Strike, but California Workers Face Uncertainty The WGA Wins Its Strike, but California Workers Face Uncertainty
The Hollywood writers' union scores an impressive win, while Governor Newsom sells out strikers on other fronts.
Oct 6, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
Jason Aldean’s Town Without Pity Jason Aldean’s Town Without Pity
The country star’s new single and video cash in on long-running racial resentments.
Aug 1, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy
The two major Hollywood unions are joining forces for the first time in 63 years.
Jul 14, 2023 / Ben Schwartz