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  1. talking shift
    My Lady Jane Has What Every Other Tudor Drama Is MissingYeah, yeah, it’s a metaphor, but more important, it’s fun.
  2. staying alive
    Ever After The BearChef Andrea Terry’s restaurant might have closed, but chef Curtis Duffy’s is still very much open.
  3. finale thoughts
    It Tastes Different Playing ArmandAssad Zaman, the star of Interview With the Vampire’s audacious second season, guesses where his shape-shifting character can go next.
  4. exit interview
    ‘The Show Is Built to Make People Feel Insane’A season-two post-immortem with Interview With the Vampire showrunner Rolin Jones.
  5. fire & blood & spoilers
    What to Expect Next on House of the DragonStrap in: We’re spoiling everything that happens in the Dance of the Dragons.
  6. song review
    2024 BET Awards - Show
    Nobody Wants This From Will SmithHow do we stop his post-Slap charm campaign from smothering us?
  7. fire & blood & points
    House of the Dragon Scorecard: A Failure to CommunicateIf Viserys and Alicent had named their son Larry, this all could have been avoided.
  8. theater review
    From ERS's Ulysses.
    ERS’s Ulysses Is a Little Stately, a Little PlumpThink you’re escaping and run into yourself.
  9. gold rush
    John Mulaney Is Here to Save the Late-Night Emmys CategoriesNetflix’s Everybody’s in L.A. will attempt to end political comedy’s decades-long domination of the awards.
  10. vulture investigates
    Is The Bear’s Sydney Allergic to Fennel or What?She’s either telling the truth, lying, or both.
  11. legends
    Let Jiminy Glick Host the Next Presidential DebateFor Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s co–head writer, Martin Short’s guest-hosting week was like “comedy-nerd fantasy camp.”
  12. reviews are in
    Let’s Talk About The Bear’s ‘To Be Continued …’ EndingWas the review good or bad or what??
  13. funny videos of the month
    The Best Comedy Shorts of June 2024Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.
  14. c xoxo
    Just Give In to Camila Cabello’s Pitbull SampleYes, that’s “Hotel Room Service” on “B.O.A.T.,” and it’s wonderful.
  15. movie review
    Welcome to the New Quiet Place, Same As the Old Quiet PlaceThe prequel A Quiet Place: Day One is being sold as an expansion of the horror franchise, but in many ways it’s merely a reiteration.
  16. off-menu
    Whither the Sandwiches?I have beef with The Bear’s window into the other side of the business.
  17. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring the finale of Ali Siddiq’s Domino Effect series and Hannah Einbinder’s stand-up-special debut.
  18. movie review
    Dakota Johnson Is Actually Great in DaddioSean Penn is better than he’s been in years in Christy Hall’s old-fashioned strangers-in-a-cab drama. But Johnson nearly acts him off the screen.
  19. tv review
    The Bear Is TrappedCarmy can’t move ahead when he’s haunted by his past, and neither can season three.
  20. ship-posting
    The Bear’s Tastiest Ships, RankedRomance, table for two!
  21. reheated beef
    Let’s Unpack The Bear’s Emotional BaggageThe kinfolk, culinary, competitive, and collaborative relationships to bear in mind before digging into season three.
  22. movie review
    Céline Dion Is Still Aiming for PerfectionHer new documentary refuses to be a portrait of a diva in decline.
  23. tributes
    The Longform Episodes We Won’t ForgetWith the long-running journalism podcast coming to an end, we asked media people to tell us the episodes they can’t get out of their heads.
  24. movie review
    Mia Goth Will Almost Convince You MaXXXine Has Something to SayFor that, the girl deserves an Oscar.
  25. album review
    Camila Cabello’s June GloomC’XOXO is a jarring pivot with cursed timing. It’s also her best album to date.
  26. movie review
    Furiosa Isn’t Trying to Make the Apocalypse Look CoolGeorge Miller’s Fury Road sequel is a thrill, but also bleaker and more fantastical than you might expect.
  27. posture
    Will Someone Please Check on Austin Butler’s Neck?He always looks like he’s either working through a cramp or about to get one.
  28. exit interview
    ‘The Team Wanted It to Be the Next Mamma Mia!Corey Cott on why theatergoers and Tonys voters snubbed The Heart of Rock and Roll.
  29. superlatives
    The Best and Weirdest of Phish, According to Trey Anastasio“We’re adding ingredients to an enormous bowl of soup.”
  30. close read
    Luke Combs’s Growing PainsThe singer has swung so far into “mature music” that he’s forgotten what makes his songs fun.
  31. housewives institute bulletin
    The Dog Days of Summer HouseIn the post-Scandoval era, it seems like every docusoap dude is a villain just waiting to be exposed.
  32. theater review
    Kathleen Tolan, Connie Schulman, and Lizbeth Mackay in Clubbed Thumb's 2024 production of FIND ME HERE.
    Three-Sister Harmony in Find Me HerePlus an array of short-run summer shows to watch for if they return.
  33. fire & blood & points
    House of the Dragon Scorecard: Double TroubleSo far this season is two for two on bungled murder plots.
  34. gold rush
    The Three Most Surprising Things About This Year’s Enormous Emmys BallotWe read all 35 of the television academy’s PDFs to see what they reveal about next month’s nominations.
  35. movie review
    A Movie About Being Cool Shouldn’t Be This UptightHow is The Bikeriders, a movie in which Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy are a biker love triangle, so emotionally constipated?
  36. vulture asks
    Vulture Asks: What Do You Want to See in Bridgerton Season 4?More Lady Danbury, period.
  37. movie review
    Janet Planet Will Grow on YouAnnie Baker’s coming-of-age film features a career-best performance from Julianne Nicholson as a crunchy single mom living in Western Massachusetts.
  38. this week in late night
    Jimmy Fallon Googling Chappell Roan Won Late Night This WeekPlus, Mike Scollins’s heel turn on Late Night and Dakota Johnson’s wardrobe malfunction on Kimmel.
  39. encounter
    June Squibb Made ItShe yelled at Woody Allen in her 60s, earned an Oscar nod in her 80s, and at 94, has her first starring role.
  40. theater review
    The Drag-Ball Cats Is GoodWell, now, how about that!
  41. venice 2023
    Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border Is an Urgent Warning“I never had such a strong experience with audience reaction like I did with this film.”
  42. spicy runners
    The Hottest Star Wars Characters Are SmugglersThese 16 irresistible rogues and scoundrels make the galaxy a much more interesting, sexier place.
  43. cold cases
    The Sopranos SwipeThawing the mystery behind the series’ most perplexing freeze-frame moment.
  44. reunions
    The Clipse Missed ThisIt’s been 15 years since their last album, but things unfolded “beautifully and better than it ever could have been planned” for the duo.
  45. theater review
    Looking Back at Bad Men: Dark Noon and Pre-Existing ConditionColonialism and abuse, addressed onstage.
  46. just an idea
    Heed This: The End of the ‘Era’ Era Is NighIt’s the dawning of a new age of a better word.
  47. a son for a son
    How Long Has This Been Going On, Alicent and Ser Criston?We have some theories … about Daeron Targaryen.
  48. unhappy endings
    Justice for CressidaBridgerton used her as a stepping stone for Penelope’s self-discovery, then tossed her aside.
  49. way too close read
    Three Seasons of Bridgerton Culminate in One Ecstatic Line Reading“There is only one way to deliver that, and that is with urgency.”
  50. awards season
    The Real Winners of the 2024 Las Culturistas Culture AwardsThe night included performances that would make the Tonys cry with envy.
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