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Covers:  TV/streaming; Film & box office; Comedy & Late Night (SNL, talk shows); Pop culture; Los Angeles; Entertainment business; Pro wrestling; Awards season; Breaking news; Media trends; Labor; Strategy
Doesn't Cover: food, sponsored content, generic consumer product reviews, real estate, pop-ups
Wrote The 30 Rock Book. Bylines: Vanity Fair, BBC, LAist, TheWrap. Writing TV/feature drama about crime, faith, big ideas. Hawaiian/🇵🇷. Signal: MikeRoe.39
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A Jubilant Hollywood Embraces Kamala Harris for President as Biden Steps Aside: 'The Dembargo Is ...

A Jubilant Hollywood Embraces Kamala Harris for President as Biden Steps Aside: 'The Dembargo Is ...

Hollywood Democrats and donors express hope as President Joe Biden endorses Kamala Harris to run in the 2024 …

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Los Angeles Magazine Editor-in-Chief Resigns Amid Charges of Payment Problems | Exclusive

Los Angeles Magazine Editor-in-Chief Resigns Amid Charges of Payment Problems | Exclusive

Shirley Halperin is set to leave Los Angeles Magazine as it faces layoffs and accusations of not paying freel…

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Godzilla Takes on the Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes in 'Monsterpiece Theatre' Comic | Exclusiv...

Godzilla Takes on the Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes in 'Monsterpiece Theatre' Comic | Exclusiv...

The Great Gatsby and other 20th century literary icons face Godzilla's rampage in IDW's "Godzilla's Monsterpi…

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'Rust' Prosecutor Who Quit Says Undisclosed Bullets Led to Her Decision: 'Something Went Horribly...

'Rust' Prosecutor Who Quit Says Undisclosed Bullets Led to Her Decision: 'Something Went Horribly...

The case's central mystery, with Alec Baldwin firing a gun that killed Halyna Hutchins, remains: how did live…

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DC Comics' 'Kingdom Come' Sets Fall Documentary Release and Crowdfunding Campaign | Exclusive

DC Comics' 'Kingdom Come' Sets Fall Documentary Release and Crowdfunding Campaign | Exclusive

DC Comics' "Kingdom Come" sets a fall premiere for its Alex Ross documentary, along with a trailer and Kickst…

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Paramount Kills More Online Content, Axing Archives From Comedy Central, MTV, TV Land and CMT

Paramount Kills More Online Content, Axing Archives From Comedy Central, MTV, TV Land and CMT

Viewers who want their fix of classic "Daily Show" clips will have to look elsewhere as Paramount shutters si…

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'Bob's Burgers' Star Jay Johnston Set to Plead Guilty for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

'Bob's Burgers' Star Jay Johnston Set to Plead Guilty for Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

"Bob's Burgers" Star Jay Johnston was identified by social media users in a photo shared by the FBI from the …

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EC Comics Revival Introduces 3 New Horror Hosts in the Tradition of the Crypt-Keeper | Exclusive

EC Comics Revival Introduces 3 New Horror Hosts in the Tradition of the Crypt-Keeper | Exclusive

These three new EC Comics horror hosts guide readers through a revival of the 1950s home of "Tales From the C…

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Jamie Kellner, TV Executive Who Launched Fox and The WB, Dies at 77

Jamie Kellner, TV Executive Who Launched Fox and The WB, Dies at 77

Influential corporate leader Jamie Kellner, who helped to start both Fox and The WB, retired in the early 200…

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Donald Trump Told UFC's Dana White He Should Start a Migrant Fighting League | Video

Donald Trump Told UFC's Dana White He Should Start a Migrant Fighting League | Video

Donald Trump shared that he'd suggested a migrant fighting league to UFC's Dana White and brought up Hannibal…

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Don't Count 'Tokyo Vice' Out, Despite Max Cancelation - EPs Share Season 3 Plans

Don't Count 'Tokyo Vice' Out, Despite Max Cancelation - EPs Share Season 3 Plans

Tokyo Vice's producers remain optimistic, despite Max canceling it, describing their aims to turn it into a J…

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Christopher Cantwell's 'She Could Fly' Goes From Graphic Novel to Computer Game Exploring OCD | E...

Christopher Cantwell's 'She Could Fly' Goes From Graphic Novel to Computer Game Exploring OCD | E...

"Halt and Catch Fire" cocreator Christopher Cantwell's "She Could Fly" uses comic book language to examine a …

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UFC CEO Dana White Shows Off His Unfiltered Approach on 'Fight Inc.': 'Nobody Tells Me What to Do...

UFC CEO Dana White Shows Off His Unfiltered Approach on 'Fight Inc.': 'Nobody Tells Me What to Do...

UFC's Dana White tells TheWrap how he "bros out" with Trump and finds an audience in the streaming era as he …

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Washington Post Publisher Shares More 'Third Newsroom' Plans With Concerned Staff

Washington Post Publisher Shares More 'Third Newsroom' Plans With Concerned Staff

Will Lewis promises to put a "Build It Squad" together next week as he moves ahead with plans for a "Third Ne…

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Four Tops Singer Sues Hospital for Profiling Him and Ordering Psych Eval

Four Tops Singer Sues Hospital for Profiling Him and Ordering Psych Eval

When Alexander Morris said he was a member of legendary group the Four Tops, the hospital didn't believe him …

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'Tokyo Vice' Canceled at Max After 2 Seasons

'Tokyo Vice' Canceled at Max After 2 Seasons

Tokyo Vice EPs J.T. Rogers and Alan Poul tease "there is more story to tell" while confirming the end of the …

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Maria Bamford's Relationship Gets an Unvarnished Exploration in 'Hogbook and Lazer Eyes'

Maria Bamford's Relationship Gets an Unvarnished Exploration in 'Hogbook and Lazer Eyes'

Graphic novel "Hogbook and Lazer Eyes" is narrated by Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy's dogs. He cowro…

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Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Exits After 3 Years, New Leaders Named in Newsroom ...

Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee Exits After 3 Years, New Leaders Named in Newsroom ...

The move comes just over a week after the Washington Post announced plans to expand AI use following a $77 mi…

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Christopher Daniels fights for honor on Wrestlemania weekend

Christopher Daniels fights for honor on Wrestlemania weekend

Christopher Daniels isn't a household name, but he's well-known among hardcore fans of the most athletic soap…

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Riot LA comedy festival tries keeping it intimate as it triples in size

Riot LA comedy festival tries keeping it intimate as it triples in size

The Riot L.A. comedy festival kicked off Thursday and continues through Sunday. It started several years ago …

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'Love Is Love' brings Superman and Harry Potter together to benefit Pulse nightclub shooting victims

'Love Is Love' brings Superman and Harry Potter together to benefit Pulse nightclub shooting victims

Comic book writer Marc Andreyko was hit hard by the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., so he decided …

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Conservative street artist Sabo mocks 'Rogue One' release

Conservative street artist Sabo mocks 'Rogue One' release

Fake movie posters popped up ahead of the Hollywood premiere of new Star Wars movie "Rogue One" this past wee…

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Earl Carroll Theatre named a historic monument on the road to restoration

Earl Carroll Theatre named a historic monument on the road to restoration

If you're driving down Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, you'll go right past the Earl Carroll Theatre, once hom…

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The Sikh Captain America takes his beard and shield to Southern California

The Sikh Captain America takes his beard and shield to Southern California

Cartoonist Vishavjit Singh visited Southern California this week, speaking at UC Riverside about his work exa…

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