The Bear Ends at Season 5 as Hulu Weighs a Library Asset
FX confirmed The Bear's final season premieres June 25 — the question is whether Hulu inherits a rewatchable asset or a show that forgot when to stop.
Maya Calloway
Bureau: New York
Death of a Salesman Leads Tonys as Lithgow Makes History at 80
Lithgow became the oldest male acting winner in Tony history, and Schmigadoon! proved streaming shows can win stage Tonys — the boundary between entertainment and theater dissolved.
Disciplined Cohort Meets Execution Week
The execution-cohort pattern from military readiness meets civilian institutional timing.
Late-Night's Next Fight Is Format, Not Just Politics
The FCC enforcement win changes the calculus for every broadcast license — the late-night fight is now structural, not topical.
Summer Festival Season Tests Touring's Post-Pandemic Economics
Festival lineups are shrinking but ticket prices aren't — the touring-economics thread's summer test is whether fans pay more for less.