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‘Star Trek’ and Its Strange New Worlds

Red, White and Cinema • In an election year, politics is seeping into the movies whether Hollywood likes it or not

The Art of Controversy • FIVE POLITICALLY CHARGED FILMS THAT SPARKED A BACKLASH

The Preferred Path • Shari Redstone is reaching an M&A crossroads with Paramount Global

Pretty Pennies • What the UTA-Michael Kassan divorce says about Hollywood’s new decorum around lavish spending

Far Away, So Close • Palestinian directors overseas watch the war at home — and wrestle with cinema’s role in conveying the turmoil

Dueling Judys • CBS and Sox Entertainment joust over sales of Judith Sheindlin court shows

Rise and Endemol Shine • CEO Sharon Levy brings new twists to fan-favorite reality shows. Next up: ‘Fear Factor’ and ‘Wipeout’

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BEYOND THE FINAL FRONTIER • Logging more than 650 hours of TV and film over nearly 60 years, ‘Star Trek’ is a cultural institution. How much further can it (boldly) go?

HIGH FIDELITY • AUDIBLE HOPES TO GRAB THE EARS OF MORE LISTENERS WITH BIG INVESTMENTS IN ORIGINAL AUDIO CONTENT

Beyond Borders • MEDIAPRO STUDIO CEO LAURA FERNÁNDEZ ESPESO HAS HELPED TRANSFORM SPAIN’S FILM AND TV INDUSTRY WITH BUSINESS SAVVY AND A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

Renaissance Man Over four decades, superstar Yoshiki has built a multifaceted career on his rock star foundation

Haute Stuff Fashion helped fuel Yoshiki’s image and now the musician has his own line

Giving Back Mental health, disaster relief are high on Yoshiki’s list of philanthropic causes

Market in Motion MipTV is reinventing itself amid contractions in the smallscreen biz

Conference Embraces Change TV market will tackle hot-button issues such as AI

The Divided States of America • Kirsten Dunst plays a combat-hardened photographer covering horrors at home in alarming cautionary tale

Full Exposure • Comedian Jerrod Carmichael offers an intimate look into his extended coming-out process

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