“A.O.C. Is the New Trump Bump”: Is Murdoch’s Paper Out to Nuke the Congresswoman—Or Just Dabbling in a McCarthy-Era Traffic Play? | Vanity Fair

The New York Post’s relentless coverage of the freshman congresswoman from the Bronx has some in the newsroom speculating that the old man is taking the reins. But others say the tabloid is just manifesting its wizardry in the dark arts of the rag trade.     react-text: 225 /react-text By Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo….

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Remember Who Michael Wolff Is

Getty A March Madness-style bracket to find the most loathed man in media might include Rupert Murdoch biographer, movie theater scofflaw, and resident killjoy Michael Wolff as its No. 1 overall seed. The ornery press critic is, as Fox News’ Howard Kurtz once said with understatement, “rarely impressed by anyone other than himself.” And immediate…

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Murdoch-owned paper publishes nude photos of new female Doctor Who – Salon.com

Yesterday, the BBC revealed that actor Jodie Whittaker would be taking over for Peter Capaldi as the lead in the network’s long-running scifi program “Doctor Who.” Whittaker, already a veteran of TV-drama at 35, will become the first woman to play the role of “The Doctor” in the character’s 54 history of onscreen and offscreen appearances….

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