First Take 6/16/25

First Take 6/16/25

Plus our Bella Ramsey cover story, inside the Emmy ballots and the "No Kings" protests in photos

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1. Transgender Representation Shrinks on TV: 'We're Being Pushed Out of Every Aspect of Public Life'

2. Cover Story: Bella Ramsey Takes the Lead in 'The Last of Us'

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3. Steve Pond: What I Learned Reading the 846 Pages of Emmy Ballots

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4. 'How to Train Your Dragon' Earns Franchise Record $83.7 Million Box Office Opening

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6. Demand for Original Movies Is On the Rise, But IP Still Reigns Supreme | Charts

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7. TheWrap Names USC Annenberg Journalism Graduate as 2025–26 Reporting Fellow

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