The Ankler
-
Our Next Chapter
We’ve launched our own platform to bring newsletters, podcasts, video & events under one roof
-
🎧 From ‘Us Weekly’ to City Hall? Spencer Pratt Makes His Case to Janice Min — Again
The reality villain-turned-mayoral candidate reunites with the editor who helped make him famous — and takes aim at Bass, Newsom and Hollywood flight
Latest The Ankler stories
-
The Week AI Boiled Over: 13 Must-Read Stories
From deepfakes to deep fears, Hollywood has realized the bots have arrived
-
🎧 10 Showrunners Shaping TV — Right as GPT-5 Rewrites Everything
The most influential creators meet their most disruptive collaborator yet
-
🎧 Hollywood’s Gen Z Blindspot, Starring Taylor Swift
Clips, concerts, community: A cohort hooked on everything but your TV show
-
SUBSTACK LIVE: Taylor Swift, Theaters & the Cultural Event of the Year
You’re invited as Katey Rich, Christopher Rosen and Like & Subscribe’s Natalie Jarvey join other top voices to mark the monoculture’s last stand
-
Jane Fonda with Richard Rushfield: LIVE TOMORROW
ALERT! The Oscar-winning legend will announce her new free speech initiative
-
-
-
REGISTER: A Paramount-Warner Merger & What YOU Can Do About It
Last chance! Tomorrow, Richard and monopoly expert Matt Stoller, along with a crew of insider guests, will host a Zoom Town Hall about taking action
-
TOWN HALL: Paramount, Warner & What YOU Can Do About Mergers
REGISTER: On Thursday, Richard and monopoly expert Matt Stoller and experts will host a public Zoom
-
Introducing ‘Crowd Pleaser’: New From The Ankler & Letterboxd
The two companies unveil a multi-faceted partnership that includes joint editorial, events and an ad sales alliance during awards season
-
🎧 Emergency Pod: The Kimmel Crisis & What’s Next
Disney’s decision to yank its star under pressure from the Trump admin has far-reaching ramifications
-
🎧 The Netflix of Microdramas: Who Gets There First?
Hollywood vets want in on the vertical drama boom. Plus: Richard Rushfield pops in to talk TIFF highlights and his Sydney Sweeney selfie
-
Indie Intel: Tom Quinn, Roeg Sutherland, Ken Kao & More Give Best Advice for a Changing Market
Revisit the inside scoop as TIFF opens
-
🎧 Summer Duds, Fest Buzz: What the Hell is Happening to Movies
As box office bombs, prestige takes the stage
-
🎧 Love, Loss & Drama: Swift, Netflix, Paramount
Summer news ends on a bang, plus the 5 biggest stories of the season
-
🎧 How TV Became a 24/7 Sports Bar
Yes, scripted is getting TKO’d. Plus: Inside whispers about Q2’s big deals and what’s coming