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West Coast bureau chief for U.S. News . Longtime Hollywood journo. Author of "The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies." ben.fritz@wsj.com

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    Oct 14

    New favorite blurb for my book: "My wife was getting annoyed because I was just ignoring her, diving into this." -- . Listen to him and talk about it for like 10 minutes here:

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    Nov 24

    Covid-19 infection rates for the week ended Nov. 14 were about 60% higher in rural areas than in urban counties. Story by &

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  3. Nov 24

    Oregon faces some significant challenges implementing its new drug decriminalization law, which goes into effect Feb. 1, during a pandemic. For instance, a new network of addiction recovery centers will initially operate by phone only.

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  4. Nov 23

    Wow. The race is basically over now.

    Billy Ray Urges WGA Members To “Rid The Senate” Of Kelly Loeffler & David Perdue
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  5. Nov 23

    Odd news of the day: Apple's head of security indicted for allegedly trying to bribe the local sheriff's office with 200 iPads in exchange for concealed carry gun permits for his employes. He denies the charges.

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  6. Nov 23

    Joe Biden and Mark Kelly's wins in Arizona were huge for Democrats. But Republicans still won many down ballot races. So what's the state's political future?

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  7. Nov 23

    This is fun

    What if we apply 2 minute reach across multiple episodes to a popular show on traditional TV? During the first 10 weeks of the NFL season 60 Minutes had.... Reach of 69.7m viewers who watched at least 2 minutes. Average viewership of 11.0m
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  8. Nov 23

    Has someone counted how many "scripted limited series" Netflix has produced to date? Is this like me being the tallest US News editor at the WSJ?

    A record-setting 62 million households chose to watch The Queen’s Gambit in its first 28 days, making it Netflix's biggest scripted limited series to date.
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    Nov 23

    SCOOP from and : Biden has picked Janet Yellen for Treasury secretary

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    Nov 23

    Quite a stat in this piece: The 2020 election is on track to cost about twice as much as the 2016 race—but in Senate races, the candidate who spent more won about 72% of the time, a record low in recent years, per .

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  12. Nov 23

    This story by about Covid-19 at a rural Indian Health Service hospital, where infection rates are sky high and everyone knows each other (and are often related) is really powerful. Must read.

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  13. Nov 23

    The US government (aka us) is sitting on about $435 billion of toxic student loan debt that will probably never be repaid.

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    Nov 20

    After meeting with President Trump, two Michigan lawmakers say they have no information "that would change the outcome of the election” in their state, where Biden won by about 150,000 votes.

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  15. Nov 20

    Why most most movies about movie involve ones in which the key players are dead.

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  16. Nov 20

    San Francisco has so far been a major Covid success story. But since it's part of the United States and trends are what they are, that may not last...

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  17. Nov 20

    "Last of Us" TV show going to HBO Max just reminds me how I still can't quite believe Sony never launched its own SVOD on Playstations

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    Nov 20

    Important story here -Airbnb hires former deputy director of FBI in may 2019 -6 mos later he quits over concerns about how much data Airbnb was sharing with Chinese authorities

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    Nov 20

    In fact, not a single member of House or Senate GOP leadership has responded to 's requests for comment for this story yet today. (One exception to this silence is newly re-elected Sen. Joni Ernst, who we quoted from an interview she gave to Fox Radio on Thursday.)

    "A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) declined to comment Friday. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) didn’t respond to a request for comment."
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  20. Nov 20

    This is an... interesting section in a review of the Playstation 5. 2020 is everywhere.

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  21. Nov 20

    Tyson Foods Inc. said it suspended managers at an Iowa pork plant following allegations that some wagered on the number of workers who would become infected with Covid-19.

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