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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
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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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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

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  1. big is moving to paris
    Fake And Just Like That… Production Notices Are Taking Over New YorkThe colorful signs around the city are basically fan fiction, including Carrie getting hit by a Citibike.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  2. gold rush
    Hyperspecific Observations From the 2024 Emmy NominationsThis 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
  3. now streaming
    The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendFrom the comfort of your storm cellar, maybe.
    By Savannah Salazar
  4. 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
  5. overnights
    The Serpent Queen Recap: No One’s Getting AlongWho knew managing a country would be this hard?
    By Alice Burton
  7. success story
    Love Island’s Perfect StormThe U.S. version of the show has never been this good, and it may never be again.
    By Brian Moylan
  8. overnights
    Lady in the Lake Recap: Gotta Move, Gotta Get OutCleo and Maddie’s lives descend into utter chaos.
    By Manuel Betancourt
  9. trailer mix
    The Bene Gesserit Are Girlbossing to PowerDune: Prophecy, HBO’s prequel series, has a trailer.
    By Zoe Guy
  10. this week in late night
    Natalie Portman’s Humblebrag Won Late Night This WeekPlus Chris Fleming’s scintillating new play and Julio Torres’s impressions of colors.
    By Bethy Squires
  11. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Well, That Stank!This episode is impossible to recap since nothing happened, but let’s chat anyway.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. overnights
    Lady in the Lake Series-Premiere Recap: Thanksgiving in BaltimoreNatalie Portman is on the verge of the nervous breakdown in Apple TV+’s latest prestige literary adaptation.
    By Manuel Betancourt
  13. finale thoughts
    Manny Jacinto Was, In Fact, Trying to Seduce YouAs The Acolyte’s Tyler Durden figure, he wanted the Stranger’s appeal to go beyond just “arms.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  14. 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
  15. vulture recommends
    The Best Version of Superman Looks Better Than EverFleischer Studio’s restoration of the public-domain artifact is close to completion and screening now.
    By Kambole Campbell
  16. cancel culture
    2024’s Canceled Shows, for Your Final ConsiderationParamount+ has shot down its live-action Halo.
    By Jason P. Frank
  17. overnights
    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Realer and RealtorHave we met a housewife as entitled and helpless as Jenn?
    By Brian Moylan
  18. soul ties is crazy
    This Is the Best Season of Love Island USA YetAll the messy, meme-worthy moments from season six so far.
    By Arimeta Diop
  19. scandoval
    Tom Sandoval Says He Doesn’t Want to Sue Ariana Madix After AllHe claimed that he was misled about the cross-complaint, adding that he has fired the attorney who recommended it.
    By Bethy Squires
  20. overnights
    Those About to Die Season-Finale Recap: The Most Dangerous GamesThe show’s biggest heel gets the win, but Tenax escapes the finale alive, so we won too, right?
    By Sean T. Collins
  21. pilot season
    Save Me, Rachel Sennott Coming-of-Age Pilot, Save MeThe HBO show just cast… LEIGHTON MEESTER! (Pew pew! Multi-generational It Girl-hood is here!)
    By Alejandra Gularte
  22. freaky finale
    Who’s the Grossest in The Boys Finale?The answer will not surprise you.
    By Keith Phipps
  23. rip
    Bob Newhart, Beloved Stand-Up and Sitcom Star, Dead at 94A wildly successful 1960 comedy album paved the way for overnight stardom.
    By Zoe Guy
  24. berry good news
    First-Time Emmy Nominee Matt Berry Will Not Be Preparing a SpeechPlease make him regret this!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  25. overnights
    Cobra Kai Midseason-Finale Recap: FightstarterWe’re already at the tournament?
    By Ben Rosenstock
  26. about face
    You Know Who This Guy IsNo matter the role, Freddie Fox is playing your new favorite unlikable snot.
    By Brian Grubb
  27. vulture lists
    Shannen Doherty’s Most Essential Beverly Hills, 90210 EpisodesThe late actor’s Brenda Walsh turned out to be the charismatic heart of the beloved ’90s series.
    By Maris Kreizman
  28. overnights
    Those About to Die Recap: Ride or DieScorpus insists that drinking, whoring, and racing go hand in hand in hand and, honestly, he’s right.
    By Sean T. Collins
  29. gold rush
    Indigenous Creators and Actors See Historic Emmy Recognition in 2024“It’s undeniable,” says Reservation Dogs’s Sterlin Harjo. “Indigenous storytelling, filmmakers, and actors are here and can compete with anyone.”
    By Zoe Guy
  30. overnights
    Evil Recap: Jesus, Pillow, and Michael BayImagine your dead loved one screaming at you about burning in hell. No thanks.
    By Maggie Fremont
  31. overnights
    Cobra Kai Recap: The OutsidersThe second-stringers get their shine.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  32. emmys 2024
    The 2024 Creative Arts Emmy NominationsAwards for the love of the craft.
    By Zoe Guy
  33. overnights
    Those About to Die Recap: Fight NightMy heart jumped watching Tenax, Domitian, and Titus working together.
    By Sean T. Collins
  34. overnights
    Those About to Die Recap: Dead EmperorsLong live Anthony Hopkins!
    By Sean T. Collins
  35. overnights
    Cobra Kai Recap: Teacher’s Pet SemataryThe series interrogates the franchise’s most iconic character before it comes to an end.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  36. finale thoughts
    ‘The Fascist, the Narcissist, the Villain Has Won’The big bad of The Boys has never been ambiguous to Antony Starr.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  37. overnights
    Cobra Kai Recap: Road HousesWe’re spending too much time with Kreese.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  38. overnights
    Those About to Die Series-Premiere Recap: Draft KingsPeacock’s latest series knows that sometimes you want to see sexy people in gladiator uniforms fighting and using old-timey accents.
    By Sean T. Collins
  39. overnights
    Cobra Kai Season-Premiere Recap: The Name of the BrosHow long can we really go without any heel turns?
    By Ben Rosenstock
  40. profile
    Saoirse-Monica Jackson Goes Derry FreeAfter playing a teenager in Northern Ireland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson is hell-bent on doing something different.
    By Shannon Keating
  41. overnights
    The Boys Season-Finale Recap: New World, New RulesA somewhat stagnant season ends with the grimmest finale in The Boys’s run.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  42. theories of relativity
    Who Are Claim to Fame’s Celeb Family Members?Our best wild — and educated! — guesses.
    By Marah Eakin
  43. coming soon
    How to Watch the Human Houseguests on Big Brother’s AI-Themed SeasonThere will be a two-night premiere (and some changes to the live feeds).
    By Jennifer Zhan
  44. gold rush
    The Soft Devastation of Netflix’s Emmy Morning107 nominations look incredible … until you see what they’re actually for.
    By Joe Reid
  45. circumstantial evidence
    Who’s Presumed Guilty on Presumed Innocent?Have you considered the possibly vindictive nature of Tommy’s cat?
    By Roxana Hadadi
  46. gold rush
    The Good, the Bad, and the Weird of the 2024 Emmy NominationsShōgun leads the pack: good! Devery Jacobs snubbed: bad! And, wait, the Pop-Tart movie got a nom?
  47. endings
    Reservation Dogs Closes the Circle of Peak TVThe 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
  48. for your consideration
    A Plan to Fix the EmmysIt’ll be weird at first, but then it will be better!
    By Jen Chaney
  49. the e in egot
    Shōgun and The Bear Lead 2024 Emmy NominationsFX had a good morning.
    By Jason P. Frank
  50. overnights
    The Acolyte Season-Finale Recap: Original SinsAn ending that’s light on surprises saves its boldest move for the epilogue.
    By Noel Murray
  51. overnights
    Sunny Recap: Black-Market CodeUnderground robot fights? Contraband source codes? The yakuza? Baby, you’ve got a conspiracy going.
    By Chris Klimek
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