Barri Evins

This year the Golden Globes added a Best Podcast category, Netflix inked exclusive video deals with Spotify and iHeart, and Hulu licensed its first standalone podcast show. The industry has, with considerable enthusiasm and some sense of urgency, decided that podcasts are television now. William Stuart, producer of The Rock, has a blunter take on what's actually happening. "This is where the studios are casting their net for new IP with a known audience," he says.

“Dear Abby,” the famed newspaper advice column by Abigail Van Buren, the pen name of Pauline Phillips, was renowned for offering practical, pragmatic advice with the compassionate tone of a good friend. It began in the 1950s and gained in popularity, appearing in over 1000 newspapers. Ultimately, it was taken over by her daughter, Jeanne, and reaches millions of readers to this day. While I’m no Dear Abby, I do my best to offer helpful advice when asked – but even I can be stymied.

Academy Names 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowship Winners & Finalists Three individuals and two writing teams have been selected as the recipients of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, an international talent development program that supports non-professional screenwriters.