When I stopped being a studio executive 4 years ago, I felt further away than ever from being the director I had briefly been in my youth. Tired of waiting, I willed this into existence. Not sure we have 15 years left but never waiting 15 years again. deadline.com/2025/10/a-fresh…

Iran v. New Zealand ended around 8pm here in Los Angeles. At 10:07pm, Iran players were on a bus bound for the airport, where they'd fly back to Tijuana. World Cup organizers wouldn't let them stay and recover. “Everything is like a disaster for us," Mehdi Taremi said.

Charlie Sheen says he took steroids for 6 weeks and added 10 MPH to his fastball for Major League “It was David Ward who directed it and wrote it. He won the Oscar for The Sting when he was like 22. Really smart, funny, good dude, and a huge baseball fan” “I had one meeting with him and he was like, ‘Well, you pitched in high school’” “I said, ‘Yeah. You can film me in a full windup. That I guarantee. But I can't throw 98 or 100 mph or I'd be doing it for a living. I can probably get you somewhere in the mid 80s’” “So I did a bunch of steroids because I was only throwing like 76 mph at the time. I had this trainer, a guy who was a running back at BYU, and he knew a guy that could get steroids. It literally put 10 mph on my fastball in six weeks”

Trying to imagine the coverage if Obama had spent $60 million to host a pay-per-view NBA event at the White House where LeBron called Melania a hooker.

So what is in "The Deal with Islamic Republic of Iran"? If you're confused, it's normal: the US and Iran already publicly disagree on what they agreed to, and it's not even a "deal": just a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that sets the terms for negotiating the actual deal within the next 60 days. We do, however, know a few things: 1) Israel is actively trying to undermine the deal - for instance by striking Beirut yesterday Sunday. Israeli media say that the deal is causing "profound concern among Israeli officials," that "Israel, despite having started the war alongside the US, was not involved in the negotiations," and that "the deal do[es] not achieve the goals of the war that were set out by the US and Israel" (timesofisrael.com/us-iran-re…). That last part is clear: the very existence of this MOU proves the objectives of the war were not met, as they certainly didn't include the US negotiating an exit with an undefeated Iran while Israel is freaking out about it on the sidelines. 2) We know, because both parties and Pakistan (the mediator) confirmed it, that a finalized MOU does exist and that it's due to be formally signed on Friday in Switzerland by JD Vance and maybe Trump himself (Vance told Fox News: “I certainly plan to be there, but it’s possible the president himself could be there” nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dea…) 3) We know Trump ordered the US naval blockade to be lifted (supposedly today, Monday) 4) The Strait of Hormuz will reopen on the Iranian side (though both parties publicly spun the terms differently - Trump says "toll-free," Iran's FM Araghchi says with "service fees") 5) The war would end on all fronts including Lebanon - both sides used this exact phrase. Israel, obviously, is trying hard to spoil this. 6) Some form of sanctions relief is included - Iran speaks of "termination of all sanctions" (fortune.com/2026/06/14/iran-…) and a senior US official confirmed the structure is "Iran would earn economic rewards each time it met a set of US demands" 7) The MOU apparently does not agree on anything wrt nuclear, just that it will be discussed during the 60-day negotiation window, with Iran maintaining its current nuclear status quo in the meantime 8) In fact I suspect the MOU defers most things truly contested - like nuclear - to later negotiations while resolving in the immediate only the problems the war itself created: stop shooting, reopen the strait (under updated Iranian rules), and lift the blockade. Which means that, most likely, this "deal" is - at this stage - less a deal than an acknowledgement of the new status quo reached in the war. It differs from the April 5 ceasefire in that, this time, the US is lifting all coercion it introduced in the war - including the naval blockade it imposed on April 13. So in effect the war had two phases of failed coercion (military, then economic with the blockade), and the MOU formalizes the failure of both. In exchange what the US is getting is a conversation about its initial stated war objectives (like nuclear), which it will now have to pursue after having proven it cannot impose them by force. Needless to say, you don't get better terms at the table after showing you couldn't get them on the battlefield 🤷

I've always wanted a journalist to ask Trump this question: "what were the terms of the JCPOA"? Huge indictment of journalism in the U.S. that no one has done that and his criticisms of the Iran Deal were treated as genuine positions.

Alright I’m gonna say it this live band at the White House UFC event is fucking fire.

Josh Hokit calls Michelle Obama a "man" in the shadow of the Oval Office. Unbelievable. Truly unbelievable. #UFCWhiteHouse

The winners of a war usually get reparations, yes.

hilarious timing that Trump just got through excommunicating the MAGA wing that'd support his capitulation deal most (Tucker, Massie etc), in order to throw in fully with the hardcore pro-Israel MAGA wing (Mark Levin, Laura Loomer, FDD) that'll be screeching hardest against it.

Beyond disgraceful! The Iranian national soccer team, which will play New Zealand tomorrow in LA, arrived at their hotel only to see a handful of Iranian Monarchists protesting their presence and accusing them of being terrorists. (!??!) It should be noted: Iranian Monarchists used to cheer the National soccer team - just see all the videos of the former crown prince cheering them - but that all appears to have changed after the Monarchists joined forces with Israel.

How odd that the Iranian government hasn’t negotiated to ‘create the conditions for its collapse’

Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: The US and Israel’s “good cop, bad cop” strategy for diplomacy while allowing continued Israeli attacks is outdated"

Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED. Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. The official signing ceremony will be on Friday, 19 June in Switzerland. We would like to thank the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our brothers in this mediation effort, the great leadership of State of Qatar, for their support in reaching this agreement. I would also especially thank the visionary leadership of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Türkiye for their immense contributions in this regard. With the agreement now in place, mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week. These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony. @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @SecRubio @SteveWitkoff @SEPeaceMissions @drpezeshkian @mb_ghalibaf @araghchi

Most annoying thing about this World Cup? Not the hydration breaks, or pretending the MetLife stadium is somewhere called New York/New Jersey. Not even Alexi. Lalas. It is geopolitical hot takes from columnists extrapolating from soccer to make a point about a hobbyhorse issue

Last time the Knicks won a championship New Yorkers started HIP-HOP

UFC Freedom 250 is facing a chaotic weather setup on the White House South Lawn, with a 60% chance of thunderstorms, heavy downpours, and wind gusts up to 34 mph threatening to delay the outdoor fights. On top of the storm risk, brutal D.C. humidity is driving a triple-digit heat index alongside massive swarms of mosquitos and gnats that fighters will have to battle inside the cage. While the venue’s massive 92-foot overhang will keep the octagon dry, a single lightning strike within eight miles will trigger an automatic 30-minute freeze on the entire event.

The saddest job in NYC this morning is the Fox & Friends booker

Jalen Brunson, espousing Gramsci’s “pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will”, brings a championship to socialist New York City

This shot notwithstanding, New York is mostly played by Cincinnati in this movie.

JUST IN: Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 at the White House reportedly faces a slight risk of tornadoes & hail.