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Hyperspecific Observations From the 2024 Emmy Nominations

This year’s contenders offer a story of EGOTs and age gaps, zombie nominees and resurgent ingenues, Planet Earth III and The Idol. By Joe Reid

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The Comedy Team of Bob Newhart

He played straight man and comic at the same time. By Matt Zoller Seitz

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All the Twisters in Twisters, Ranked

Prepare for destruction, beauty, and movie theaters in ruins. By Savannah Salazar

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Manny Jacinto Was, In Fact, Trying to Seduce You

As The Acolyte’s Tyler Durden figure, he wanted the Stranger’s appeal to go beyond just “arms.” By Roxana Hadadi

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Cinematrix No. 117: July 21, 2024 Can you name an Oscar-nominated movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón?
house of mouse 7/20/2024

Disneyland Employee Unions Vote to Authorize Strike Reportedly over 1,000 people protested outside of Disneyland park on Wednesday in support of the workers.
big is moving to paris 7/20/2024

Fake And Just Like That… Production Notices Are Taking Over New York The colorful signs around the city are basically fan fiction, including Carrie getting hit by a Citibike.
the law 7/20/2024

Priscilla Presley Sues Former Business Partners over Financial Elder Abuse The lawsuit claims the managers of Priscilla Presley Partners, LLC had “misappropriated” funds of more than $1 million dollars.
so vain 7/20/2024

Kate Hudson Is Open to a How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel Otherwise known as How to Come Up With A Sequel in 20 Years.
now streaming 7/20/2024

The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend From the comfort of your storm cellar, maybe.
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sdcc 2024 7/20/2024

Which Trailers Will Drop at San Diego Comic-Con 2024? Only a couple panels have confirmed a trailer debut so far, but the convention schedule is full of potential.
the law 7/19/2024

Sean Kingston and His Mother Have Been Indicted on Fraud Charges They’re both facing up to 20 years in prison on each of six counts.
what happened here 7/19/2024

A Breakdown of Armie Hammer Allegations, Controversies, and Time-share Drama In a new interview, Hammer denies being a cannibal and shares advice he got from Robert Downey Jr.
surprise! 7/19/2024

Good Luck Getting Your Hands on Jack White’s New Album Unless you’re near the Third Man Records stores in Detroit, Nashville, and London.
movie review 7/19/2024

There’s a Good Story This Netflix Documentary Isn’t Telling You can sense the more thoughtful film lurking beneath Skywalkers: A Love Story, about the illegal and exhilarating influencer-sport of “rooftopping.”
r.i.p. 7/19/2024

Netflix Ends Its Cheapest Ad-Free Plan for Good Even if you used to be grandfathered in.
competition! 7/19/2024

So You Think You Can Sundance? Six cities remain in the race for the film festival, including Park City.
vulture lists 7/19/2024

The 33 Greatest Disaster Movies of All Time What makes cinematic depictions of catastrophe so compelling?

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Is Still Waiting for SZA to Return His Phone Call By Jesse David Fox

TV Recaps

The Serpent Queen (S2/E2) No One’s Getting Along Who knew managing a country would be this hard?
Lady in the Lake (S1/E2) Gotta Move, Gotta Get Out Cleo and Maddie’s lives descend into utter chaos.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (S9/E11) Well, That Stank! This episode is impossible to recap since nothing happened, but let’s chat anyway.
Lady in the Lake (S1/E1) Thanksgiving in Baltimore Natalie Portman is on the verge of the nervous breakdown in Apple TV+’s latest prestige literary adaptation.
The Real Housewives of Orange County (S18/E2) Realer and Realtor Have we met a housewife as entitled and helpless as Jenn?

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vulture recommends The Best Version of Superman Looks Better Than Ever Fleischer Studio’s restoration of the public-domain artifact is close to completion and screening now. By Kambole Campbell
vinyl An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart Remembering the legendary comedian through his debut 1960 album. By Ramsey Ess
about face You Know Who This Guy Is No matter the role, Freddie Fox is playing your new favorite unlikable snot. By Brian Grubb
tornado innocent The Dad in Twister Should’ve Just Let Go of That Door He would’ve been fine! By Anne Victoria Clark

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Movies

so vain

Kate Hudson Is Open to a How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days Sequel

Otherwise known as How to Come Up With A Sequel in 20 Years. By Alejandra Gularte

now streaming The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend From the comfort of your storm cellar, maybe. By Savannah Salazar
sdcc 2024 Which Trailers Will Drop at San Diego Comic-Con 2024? Only a couple panels have confirmed a trailer debut so far, but the convention schedule is full of potential. By Jennifer Zhan
movie review There’s a Good Story This Netflix Documentary Isn’t Telling You can sense the more thoughtful film lurking beneath Skywalkers: A Love Story, about the illegal and exhilarating influencer-sport of “rooftopping.” By Bilge Ebiri

vulture lists The 33 Greatest Disaster Movies of All Time What makes cinematic depictions of catastrophe so compelling? By Bilge Ebiri
essential roles 10 Essential Shelley Duvall Performances This body of work paints a picture of an artist paving her own zigzagging path across showbusiness. By A.A. Dowd
the power of corn ‘They Really Fell From the Sky’: Jan de Bont Defends Twister’s Practical Effects The director explains why, after getting scalped by a lion while making Roar, he had uniquely high expectations for his ’90s action movies. By Bilge Ebiri
box office updates Twisters Twists Toward a Box-Office Breakout Audiences are beng pulled into Glen Powell’s charm. By Jason P. Frank
vulture recommends The Best Version of Superman Looks Better Than Ever Fleischer Studio’s restoration of the public-domain artifact is close to completion and screening now. By Kambole Campbell

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TV

big is moving to paris

Fake And Just Like That… Production Notices Are Taking Over New York

The colorful signs around the city are basically fan fiction, including Carrie getting hit by a Citibike. By Alejandra Gularte

success story Love Island’s Perfect Storm The U.S. version of the show has never been this good, and it may never be again. By Brian Moylan
trailer mix The Bene Gesserit Are Girlbossing to Power Dune: Prophecy, HBO’s prequel series, has a trailer. By Zoe Guy
this week in late night Natalie Portman’s Humblebrag Won Late Night This Week Plus Chris Fleming’s scintillating new play and Julio Torres’s impressions of colors. By Bethy Squires
tributes Ben Stiller, Conan O’Brien, and More Remember Bob Newhart “He taught countless generations of comedians that you could be funny, smart, and uncompromising and still win on your own terms.” By Jennifer Zhan

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Who’s the Grossest in The Boys Finale? The answer will not surprise you. By Keith Phipps

cancel culture 2024’s Canceled Shows, for Your Final Consideration Paramount+ has shot down its live-action Halo. By Jason P. Frank
soul ties is crazy This Is the Best Season of Love Island USA Yet All the messy, meme-worthy moments from season six so far. By Arimeta Diop
scandoval Tom Sandoval Says He Doesn’t Want to Sue Ariana Madix After All He claimed that he was misled about the cross-complaint, adding that he has fired the attorney who recommended it. By Bethy Squires
pilot season Save Me, Rachel Sennott Coming-of-Age Pilot, Save Me The HBO show just cast… LEIGHTON MEESTER! (Pew pew! Multi-generational It Girl-hood is here!) By Alejandra Gularte

Music

the law

Priscilla Presley Sues Former Business Partners over Financial Elder Abuse

The lawsuit claims the managers of Priscilla Presley Partners, LLC had “misappropriated” funds of more than $1 million dollars. By Alejandra Gularte

surprise! Good Luck Getting Your Hands on Jack White’s New Album Unless you’re near the Third Man Records stores in Detroit, Nashville, and London. By Justin Curto
the law YSL Trial’s Third Judge Might Be the Charm Paige Reese Whitaker sounds committed to getting this case moving. By Justin Curto
chat room ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Is Still Waiting for SZA to Return His Phone Call The creation of his new polka medley involved advice from his daughter and a favor from Jamie Lee Curtis. By Jesse David Fox

nostalgia Ashlee Simpson Pieced Together an Expanded Edition of Autobiography Out now in celebration of the 20th anniversary of her breakout debut album. By Justin Curto
everywhere all around the world Deadpool and Wolverine Both Stan Stray Kids Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman made cameos in the group’s music video for “Chk Chk Boom.” By Jennifer Zhan
honorees It’s the Dead Head–edy Center Honors! The Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo are among the Kennedy Center’s 2024 honorees. By Jason P. Frank
unbothered Maren Morris Acknowledges Skirt That Didn’t Meet Her in the Middle Joking on TikTok about her viral wardrobe malfunction. By Jennifer Zhan
the law The YSL Case Could ‘Start All Over’ A mistrial seems likely following two judges’ recusals. By Justin Curto

Music

Comedy

vinyl

An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

Remembering the legendary comedian through his debut 1960 album. By Ramsey Ess

berry good news First-Time Emmy Nominee Matt Berry Will Not Be Preparing a Speech Please make him regret this! By Anne Victoria Clark
endings Reservation Dogs Closes the Circle of Peak TV The end of Sterlin Harjo’s singular half-hour dramedy might also be the end of a small but astounding moment in post-prestige television. By Kathryn VanArendonk
stand-up Comedy’s Benevolent Gatekeeper Since 2022, Don’t Tell Comedy has launched dozens of comedians’ careers with its popular YouTube channel. How did it get here? By Hershal Pandya

no queen Katy Perry Is Bad at Satire “Woman’s World” didn’t need to be explained. It needed to make sense. By Jesse David Fox
nevermind The Daily Show Cancels Its Trip to the RNC Let’s just say there are security concerns and leave it there. By Bethy Squires
chat room Boman Martinez-Reid Turns TikToks Into Reality-TV Epics “I want people to feel like they’re watching TV when they’re watching me.” By David Mack
this week in late night A Truly Demented WWHL Game Won Late Night This Week They called it “The Orifice,” but let’s be honest: It’s “Name That Hole.” By Bethy Squires
golden years How Should Ellen DeGeneres Spend Her Retirement? The comedian announced during a recent stand-up tour stop that she plans to step away from the spotlight for good. But to do what? By Hershal Pandya

Comedy

Theater

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Idina Menzel Is Venturing Into the Redwood

And, even more importantly, into the 2025 Best Actress in a Musical Tony race. By Jason P. Frank

theater review Empire: The Musical Stacks Up 102 Stories, Every One a Cliché A cringey new musical about the rise of the Empire State Building. By Sara Holdren
theater review Oh, Mary! Is Excellently Uncivil Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln farce transfers uptown, preserving the union between absurdity and hilarity. By Sara Holdren
health Ian McKellen Withdraws From Player Kings Performances After Hospitalization He says he must “protect his full recovery” by not working. By Alejandra Gularte
theater review ERS’s Ulysses Is a Little Stately, a Little Plump Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. By Sara Holdren

theater
What to See on (and Off)(and Off–Off) Broadway Let Vulture’s theater desk be your guide. By Vulture Editors

theater review The Speaker and the Upstart Talk It Out: N/A It’s Pelosi vs. AOC onstage, and Holland Taylor, as Nancy, gets all the zingers. By Jackson McHenry
backstories Faust Goes to Fidi The producers of Sleep No More are back with the whirlwind immersive-theater project Life and Trust. gallery By Rebecca Alter
coming soon The Odes of Tammy Faye Will Play the Palace (With Christian Borle) Andrew Rannells won’t be in the Elton John Broadway show, but someone from Falsettos will be. By Jason P. Frank
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. By Devon Ivie

Theater

Books

girl so literary Brat and It’s the Same But It’s a Track-by-Track Booklist So It’s Not Hot-girl books to read at a bar with a martini and a side of fries. By Bethy Squires
announcements Read Long Island Compromise With New York’s Summer Book Club Join a variety of our writers and editors for a weekly discussion newsletter, starting next month. By The Editors
j.d. vance Glenn Close Played Trump’s Running Mate’s Mamaw J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy and cause of Glenn Close’s eighth Oscar loss, is up for vice-president. By Jason P. Frank
adaptations Emerald Fennell Has Found Her Next Weirdo-Rich-Kid Story It’s Wuthering Heights. Ever heard of it? By Justin Curto
the grub street diet John Ganz Wants to Keep the Party Going “I’ve been celebrating for the past three weeks, and it’s starting to take a toll.” By Emma Alpern

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Art

remembrance The Power and Grace of Barbara Gladstone The venerated gallerist worked for the love of art. By Jerry Saltz
art review Jenny Holzer’s Word Salad Her takeover of the Guggenheim reads like intellectual clickbait for the extended Trump era. By Jerry Saltz
art review Maurizio Cattelan’s Enormous Wall of Kitsch A shiny bauble meant to comment on capitalism and to sell. By Jerry Saltz
games people play Suing Richard Prince Stung when he felt ripped off by a famous artist, a photographer turned to the courts. By Choire Sicha
profile Emil Ferris Still Believes in Monsters The graphic novelist’s debut, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, was a hit. Seven years later—after a contentious lawsuit—the sequel is finally coming. By Mark Yarm