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  1. besties on besties
    Melanie Lynskey Ponders How Much Friendship Is WorthAfter Clea DuVall asked Natasha Lyonne to ask her for some money.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  2. choose me
    Ellen Pompeo Submits Her Patent as ‘Pick Me Girl’ InventorFirst, doctor. Now, cultural innovator.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  3. method acting
    Aubrey Plaza Aubrey Plaza’d Too Hard Around Robert De Niro“I did some questionable things I wouldn’t do anymore.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. reflecting
    Trevor Noah Reflects on Viral Kanye West Daily Show Segment“All of us should have an opportunity at redemption.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  5. shadow work
    The What We Do in the Shadows Vampires (Ken) Burn in the SunlightFilmed like a documentary and seasoned with garlic.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. happy pride!
    Bowen Yang Thought No One Would Get the ‘Iceberg’Bowen Yang AND Cynthia Nixon? The gays have won.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. actors on actors
    Bradley Cooper ‘Didn’t Give Up on Acting’ Thanks to Paul Thomas Anderson“He was teaching me all about lenses, things I never knew.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  8. media digest
    Everything to Know About the Media’s Reckoning With Abuse of PowerHearst Magazines president Troy Young has resigned after allegations of misogyny and uncomfortable sexual comments.
    By Justin Curto
  9. media mavens
    Variety Editor-in-Chief Claudia Eller To Take 2 Month Administrative LeaveShe called freelance journalist Piya Sinha-Roy “bitter” on Twitter.
    By Chris Murphy
  10. the industry
    Ashley Judd Says She Was Sexually Harassed by a ‘Famous’ Studio HeadThe studio head asked her to watch him shower.
    By Ira Madison III
  11. oral history
    Check Out a New Oral History of ‘Wet Hot American Summer’Ahead of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp’s Netflix premiere this Friday, Variety put together a comprehensive oral history of the […]
    By Megh Wright
  12. ‘Variety’ Names Its 10 Comics to Watch for 2015With the Just For Laughs festival currently underway in Montreal, today Variety revealed its 2015 picks for its annual “10 Comics to Watch” […]
    By Megh Wright
  13. Lena Dunham and Fred Armisen Talk About ‘SNL’ and Their Other Shows for […]To celebrate both of their Emmy nominations, Variety recently sat down with Lena Dunham and Fred Armisen for a hybrid interview/conversation […]
    By Megh Wright
  14. postmortem
    Don’t Be Surprised If Sarah Silverman Never Does a Network Sitcom Again“Network TV is just not the place for me.”
    By Delia Paunescu
  15. Shut Up, ‘Variety’: The Cluelessness of Claiming that Sarah Silverman […]According to Brian Lowry at Variety, “being as dirty as the guys” is the worst thing that Sarah Silverman can do for her career. This Sarah […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  16. ink-stained wretches
    Nikki Finke May Contribute to Revamped VarietyNow that the longtime rivals are in the same corporate family.
    By Andre Tartar
  17. redesigns
    Variety Unveils Digital Face-liftAnd takes down its paywall.
    By Andre Tartar
  18. publishing
    Variety Will Soon Stop Releasing Daily EditionsAlso, they’re removing their paywall.
    By Jesse David Fox
  19. undignified arrests
    Variety’s New Owner Gets Community Service for Yacht Club Break-inFor allegedly peeing on a plaintiff’s boots.
    By Andre Tartar
  20. the industry
    The Three Obstacles to Reviving VarietyNikki Finke’s parent company is doubling down on entertainment news. But is there a place for the hobbled institution anymore?
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  21. business
    Variety Sold to Nikki Finke’s BossUnlikely bedfellows!
    By Kyle Buchanan
  22. ‘Variety’ Tells Us about Their 10 Comics to WatchTwo weeks ago, we showed you the cover of Variety’s “10 Comics To Watch” issue. The issue hits newsstands this week, so finally we can get an […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  23. Leaked ‘Variety’ Cover Reveals the 10 Comics to Watch for 2012Sarah Colonna tweeted this picture that reveals this year’s Variety “10 Comics to Watch”, probably because she was super excited to be […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  24. What John Mulaney Would Sound Like as a Def Jam Comic in 1992 In honor of John Mulaney’s bit about his review of Home Alone 2 if he were a def jam comic, here is my post about John Mulaney if I were a […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  25. Amy Poehler Continues Her Reign of Awesomeness in Power of Comedy Award […] Amy Poehler is everyone’s hero. During the “Battlestar Galactica orgy” that was the Variety Power of Comedy awards ceremony for the Noreen […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  26. Variety Names Its 10 Comics to Watch for 2011Just in time for the Montreal Just for Laughs festival this weekend, Variety has unveiled its annual list of “comics to watch.” It’s a list […]
    By Adam Frucci
  27. ink-stained wretches
    Leo Wolinsky Out As Editor of Daily VarietyHe was on the job for less than a year. Hollywood is fickle.
    By Avi Zenilman
  28. todd mccarthy
    Former Variety Movie Critic Heading to Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy will be THR’s chief film critic.
    By Josh Duboff
  29. variety
    Variety Killing All Reviews Now?The trade’s publisher said he “planned to cease all reviews this year,” according to a person suing ‘Variety.’
    By Lane Brown
  30. new jobs
    Todd McCarthy to NYFFDeposed ‘Variety’ critic Todd McCarthy is employed again!
    By Lane Brown
  31. doom
    Variety Axes CriticsEmployment prospects for Todd McCarthy and David Rooney not so boffo.
    By Lane Brown
  32. the industry
    Nicole Richie to Play a Sitcom Version of Nicole RichiePlus: Tom Cavanagh! ‘True Blood’! Cartoons!
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. printmediapocalypse
    Variety’s Website to Cost Money, Hollywood Reporter Possibly Going Paperless?Nikki Finke says both trades will put up paywalls online and ‘HR’ will soon dump its print edition.
    By Lane Brown
  34. obits
    Army Archerd Dead at 87Legendary showbiz reporter Army Archerd passed away in Los Angeles yesterday, following an extended battle with cancer.
    By Lane Brown
  35. blogs
    Anne Thompson Splits for IndieWireShe’ll move her blog from ‘Variety’ to IndieWire on August 1.
    By Lane Brown
  36. beef
    Hollywood Blog Wars Continue to EscalateBut is the whole thing just a tempest in a teapot?
    By Mark Graham
  37. spats
    Fox Atomic Bites the Dust… giving Nikki Finke another opportunity to swipe at ‘Variety.’
    By Mark Graham
  38. promotions
    Peter Bart ‘Up and Out’ at VarietyBart has been given an exciting new meaningless title: “vice-president and editorial director.”
    By Lane Brown
  39. nikki finke
    Nikki Finke Hits Back at VarietyWere the trade’s three hit pieces the result of a failed acquisition?
    By Lane Brown
  40. personal vendettas
    Variety Attacks Bloggers, But Mostly Nikki Finke’Variety’ let loose a trio of incensed stories yesterday about “toxic bloggers.” But they’re particularly angry about one in particular.
    By Lane Brown
  41. the economy
    Anne Thompson Out at VarietyLayoffs at the trade have claimed longtime deputy editor Thompson, along with 30 others.
    By Lane Brown