Ethan Shanfeld
@ethanshanfeld
guitar hero "god of rock," reporter @Variety
for this week's @Variety cover, my journey inside the Diddy trial circus how fans, livestreamers, line-sitters, street preachers, grifters, hecklers, agitators and reporters turned the courthouse into a madhouse wp.me/pc8uak-1lG0Ld
Bob Odenkirk says he wants to kill Mario. “I’ll kill Mario, I’ll tear that mustache off his face, jam it down his throat, take his swimming goggles rip them to pieces and stab him with those. It’s gonna be bloody.” (Source: @IGN)
'Pluribus' First Look: Vince Gilligan Goes Sci-Fi After 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' as Apple TV+ Sets Fall Release variety.com/2025/tv/news/p…
Some interesting bits in the "Love Island USA" Season 7 ratings: - Most-watched original TV season on Peacock, with 18.4 billion streaming minutes - 49% of the audience is new to "Love Island" - 30% watched from mobile devices(!!!) variety.com/2025/tv/news/l…
come for the behind-the-scenes drama at the cover shoot, stay for the great story about TV's next big sci-fi bet, by @DPD_ wp.me/pc8uak-1lG5n7
wrote about this phenomenon last year: variety.com/2024/tv/news/t… i think the best solution is a QR code on the menu page or at the beginning that links to specific triggers, for those who wish to read them
I fully support warnings about depictions of su*cide etc at the start of tv episodes, but for the first time I just watched something where the warning spoiled a huge plot point. Very mildly grumbling about it but reminding myself it was necessary for other viewers!!
"He was partnered already, he had told me, and seeking only companionate sex; his dating profile referenced this clearly below a picture of him wearing a blue blazer and petting a donkey’s head." nytimes.com/2025/07/21/mag…
every time i open the new photos app i feel 106 years old
Rules from Bob Dylan’s cowboy assistant: ❌ Talking about the past ❌ Talking about the future ✅ Talking about the present
In the four years since Shadow Kingdom premiered, no one has spoken about the filming sessions with Dylan in that smoky “Bon Bon Club.” Until today.
EXCLUSIVE: Larry David is returning to HBO with a sketch comedy show about American history Oh, and the Obamas are producing it variety.com/2025/tv/news/l…
“If you don’t slip, you must acquit!” You won’t read a better written story about the Diddy trial than @ethanshanfeld’s dispatches for this week’s @Variety cover. variety.com/2025/music/new…
almost exactly 2 years ago, i moved from LA to london. while adjusting to my new normal, i watched “girls” for the 100th time. little did i know @lenadunham was also a recent expat, and now she’s written a show about it: TOO MUCH. digital cover below! 🇬🇧❣️variety.com/2025/tv/featur…
In a press conference, Diddy's lawyers had mixed messages for the media. "The media got it wrong," said Teny Geragos. Brian Steel thanked reporters for "being here and writing truthfully." Nicole Westmoreland: "Thank you to the media." variety.com/2025/music/new…
The Diddy jury has reached a partial verdict. The jurors have agreed on the sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution charges, but they cannot yet reach a unanimous decision on racketeering. Details from court: variety.com/2025/music/new…
I will jump to the first streaming service that bans this garbage 👍🏼
In just two weeks, an AI-generated psych-rock band called The Velvet Sundown has amassed over 500,000 Spotify listeners → cons.lv/j6Z4TO