But how often do we get a billionaire's-eye view on those decisions? Much less one that depicts those decisions as capricious as they often feel from the outside? Media outlets often exist only according to the whims of a wealthy few - ones whose judgments from on high can have enormous consequences for everyone on the ground. Instead it just felt disorienting, like getting a chance to admire your own intricately staged murder from a distance. It should have been depressing, watching a scene from many an actual digital bloodbath staged in excruciating semisatirical detail. For anyone who works in this world, the cry from founder Lawrence Yee (Rob Yang) that "Facebook changed their algorithm" is as chillingly familiar as Kendall's plan to fire almost everyone and start relying on user-generated content. Vaulter died just like a real internet outlet, too: acquired by a large conglomerate that promised support, only to strip the place for parts after a few months of bad traffic and talk of unionization.
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Of all the fictional digital publications the peak TV era has given us - your JazzHates and your Sluglines - it was the one that most looked and felt like a real internet outlet, with its open-plan office full of laptop-wielding youngish writers, site traffic boards, glass-enclosed conference rooms, and selected headlines framed and mounted on the wall ("Wait, Is Every Taylor Swift Lyric Secretly Marxist?"). Vaulter, may it rest in peace, also had a bit of Gawker, a touch of Vulture, a little Vice. Jeremy is not only a lovely guy but a brilliant actor who was cast in Succession precisely because of his passion the New Yorker writer mocks.On the second episode of the new season of the HBO show Succession, Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) laid waste to an online publication that sort of resembled the one you're currently reading. Snark sells but maybe its time we move beyond it.- Jessica Chastain December 8, 2021Īaron Sorkin doesn’t have social media so asked me to post this letter on his behalf xx /3Ol1KGoJKM- Jessica Chastain December 10, 2021 The profile that came out on him was incredibly one sided.
Very inspiring & passionate about his work. Ive known Jeremy Strong for 20yrs & worked with him on 2 films. While the Hollywood elite continue typing their iPhone-note justifications for Strong’s unique acting techniques, mentally Jeremy Strong is probably still at Kendall’s birthday party, paying no mind to what those outside the family think of him. She described him as “an incredibly talented and inventive artist who is fully engaged and committed on set, as well as a passionate, open person in life.” She made sure to clarify that he is also a “fun” person. The princess of Genovia Anne Hathaway also sang Strong’s praises with a black-and-white photo of him on Instagram that looked a little too much like an “in memorandum” post. Sorkin called Strong “a great actor and company member” and “not a nut.” Succession executive producer Adam McKay responded to Sorkin’s statement, calling Strong a “lovely guy but a brilliant actor who was cast in Succession precisely because of his passion the New Yorker writer mocks.” That’s great and all, but it leads us to a larger question: Do Chastain, Sorkin, and McKay have a group chat to organize their defense of Strong, à la stan culture?
Actress Jessica Chastain published a statement in defense of the Succession thespian to Twitter, calling him “a lovely person” who’s “passionate about his work.” She also posted Twitter-less director Aaron Sorkin’s statement on Strong, who shared his full interview with New Yorker writer Michael Schulman. A group of Hollywood stars came to defend Strong’s unusual approach to acting Strong described taking the role of Kendall Roy “as seriously” as he takes his own life. Clarkson once said, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” but some people might not want to be more like Succession’s Jeremy Strong after reading the divisive New Yorker profile published last week. Photo: Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images