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Bezos at Sea, The Kaitlan Experiment & Murdoch Succession Fantasies

Insights and observations on what the chattering classes are chatting about in advance of the holiday weekend.

To level-set, Jeff Bezos spent twice as much on this new 417-foot, Sanchez-adorned yacht as he did on the Post.
To level-set, Jeff Bezos spent twice as much on this new 417-foot, Sanchez-adorned yacht as he did on the Post. Photo: Jeff Spicer/Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Prime Video
Dylan Byers
May 24, 2023

Yes, it’s almost Memorial Day, a bend in the media calendar which usually signals the start of tentpole season, and the beginning of a quiet period punctuated by conclaves such as the Allen & Co. conference, Cannes Lions, and David Zaslav’s annual summer party. Of course, the deal heat and gossip are in overdrive. Herewith, Puck co-founder Jon Kelly and I offer some extemporaneous analysis on the largest stories dotting the landscape: what’s going on at The Washington Post, Murdoch whispers, Times kremlinology, and, of course, CNN.