Welcome back to What I’m Hearing, back in L.A. and enjoying the new normal of Seattle weather.

Programming note: On The Town, Lucas Shaw and I named the best and worst media mergers of the 21st century, antitrust advocate Matt Stoller called Bob Iger “a clown” (for real), and Imax C.E.O. Rich Gelfond revealed which movies are getting his screens this summer. Subscribe here and here.

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Discussed in this issue: David Ellison, Adam Aron, Dana White, Taylor Swift, Carol Lombardini, Bob Iger, Ryan Gosling, Chris Aronson, Dwayne Johnson, Shari Redstone, and… Hollywood’s March Madness champion.

But first, instead of Who Won the Week, let’s start with a little rant…