A lot of people would disagree with me, but I think there’s a mystery at the heart of Donald Trump. Many believe there’s no mystery, just a highly visible and documented legacy of bad behavior, selfishness, used-car-salesman effrontery, criminal transgressions, and abuse of power. They would say that Trump lies, slurs, showboats, bullies, toots racist dog whistles so loudly they’re not whistles anymore, and is increasingly open about the authoritarian president he plans to be.
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
All totally true, but also too easy. What it all leaves out, about the precise kind of man Donald Trump is, is this:
When Trump made “Stop the steal” the new cornerstone of his ideology, arguing, from the 2020 Election Night onward, that Joe Biden had stolen the election, was it simply the mother of all Trump lies? Or was it a lie that Trump told so often, in such an ego-shoring-up way,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph, and Disaster tells the story of Graydon Carter’s protégé Dana Brown and how he navigated his way around the New York media world in the 1990s.
The book is now being adapted for television and is in the works at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Brown, who started working hospitality before becoming Vanity Fair editor Carter’s assistant and later deputy editor of the Condé Nast title, revealed that a scripted series based on his memoir is “close” to be taken out to broadcasters and streamers.
Brown revealed that Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV had optioned his book in an interview on the How Long Gone podcast.
“I’m very focused on trying to get my book to TV screens,” he said, “My book is under option at Warner Bros. with Berlanti, which is the best company in TV to be at...
The book is now being adapted for television and is in the works at Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
Brown, who started working hospitality before becoming Vanity Fair editor Carter’s assistant and later deputy editor of the Condé Nast title, revealed that a scripted series based on his memoir is “close” to be taken out to broadcasters and streamers.
Brown revealed that Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV had optioned his book in an interview on the How Long Gone podcast.
“I’m very focused on trying to get my book to TV screens,” he said, “My book is under option at Warner Bros. with Berlanti, which is the best company in TV to be at...
- 12/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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