READ THIS NOW! The Final Five Things (of 2018) - Issue #429

With “The Apprentice,” the TV producer mythologized Trump—then a floundering D-lister—as the ultimate titan, paving his way to the Presidency, Patrick Radden Keefe writes.

Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.

2018 has been a bumpy year f…