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Comedians Can’t Stop Doing Jokes About Greta Thunberg

There’s mounting evidence they never will. By Hershal Pandya

franchising

Beyond the Trilogy: The 15 Best Part Four Movies

For some franchises, a fourth film is a jumpstart that reminds us all why we loved these movies in the first place. By Matthew Jackson

respect the classics

Don’t Text, Mommy’s at the Rolling Stones

If you ever wanted to go to a concert with people you only talk to on Facebook, now’s your chance. By Justin Curto

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What Seth Meyers Is Listening To

“I’ve had my time with true crime. I enjoyed it more before I had children.” By Nicholas Quah

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This one’s for all the mean girls.

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Kristen Stewart’s Going on The Challenger, a Miniseries Not About Tennis Playing real-life astronaut Sally Ride.
this week in late night 3:55 p.m.

John Oliver Praising Hitler Won Late Night This Week Plus, Martin Lawrence discussing asses on The Tonight Show and Ariana Grande debuting a new mask.
the sandwiches of weho 3:00 p.m.

Some Things I Learned About Something About Her Can Katie and Ariana’s sandwich shop do what other VPR-related establishments can’t and function as an actual restaurant? I visited to find out.
cut covers 2:40 p.m.

No One Sounds Like Tems The Nigerian singer-songwriter mesmerized music’s biggest names with a handful of songs. That was just the beginning.
vulture lists 2:00 p.m.

Every Richard Linklater Movie, Ranked With a sensibility defined by boundless curiosity and wanderlust, Linklater has refused to be boxed in.
game shows 1:56 p.m.

Pat Sajak Is Saying G_ _D_YE to Wheel of Fortune “Thank you for allowing me into your life.”
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theater review 1:41 p.m.

Coach Coach Goes to Camp Camp Does Bailey Williams’s wellness-industry satire self-actualize?
a new chapter 1:14 p.m.

Power Trip Spreads the Gospel Four years after longtime front man Riley Gale’s death, the band needed a new way forward. They found one in vocalist Seth Gilmore.
movie review 1:14 p.m.

These Bad Boys Sequels Need More Gonzo Action Spectacle In Ride or Die, Martin Lawrence does a nice job vigorously slapping Will Smith a few times. But where are the over-the-top set pieces?
cast away 1:14 p.m.

Let It Be (Hot Actors As the Beatles) If people thought they were sexy in 1963, then their onscreen counterparts should be too.
movie review 12:20 p.m.

The Watchers Squanders Its Creepy Premise M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter makes her directorial debut with a horror movie about reality TV and the strange creatures that watch it.
videology 12:10 p.m.

Ariana Grande Turns the Tables on Joe Goldberg And Brandy and Monica offer their endorsement of “the boy is mine.”
negotiations 11:45 a.m.

How Anti-‘Algorithm’ Richard Linklater’s Hit Man Ended Up at Netflix The Glen Powell–starring festival smash seemed destined for a big theatrical release. A rainmaking sales agent walks us through what happened.
fight! fight! fight! 11:37 a.m.

Anybody With a Netflix Account Can Watch Jake Paul Get Beat Up The fight has been rescheduled to be the perfect Thanksgiving conversation topic.

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West Wilson Is Turning Off His Phone for the Summer House Reunion By Gaby Grossman

TV Recaps

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (S9/E5) Quenching My Drama Thirst If the rest of the season continues like this, consider my mouth shut.
Perfect Match (S2/E1) Trouble in Tulum The second season finds its groove by encouraging everyone to be as messy as humanly possible.
Evil (S4/E3) The Possessed Pork Challenge Admit it: You’d probably eat bacon even if you knew it were possessed with a demon.
The Bear (S1/E8) The Bear Season-Finale Recap Rewind: Let It Rip The crew starts a new chapter as they reconcile with pain from the past.
The Bear (S1/E7) The Bear Recap Rewind: Are We Good? This episode lasted just long enough for the Beef to completely implode.

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buffering It’s the End of Paramount+ As We’ve Known It (and That’s Fine) Why Paramount’s new streaming strategy makes a Peacock merger more likely. By Josef Adalian
lesbian space witches! The Acolyte Is Not the Star Wars You Were Looking For And that’s a very good thing. By Roxana Hadadi and Jackson McHenry
essentials A Murderers’ Row of Hit Men on Film Twelve essential movies about hired killers. By Christina Newland
role call Alyson Hannigan Answers All Our Questions About American Pie On her Buffy co-stars’ mixed reactions to the movie, frustrations with the casting director, and the shock of hearing Taylor Swift’s “So High School.” By Mara Reinstein

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vulture lists

Every Richard Linklater Movie, Ranked

With a sensibility defined by boundless curiosity and wanderlust, Linklater has refused to be boxed in. By Scott Tobias

movie review These Bad Boys Sequels Need More Gonzo Action Spectacle In Ride or Die, Martin Lawrence does a nice job vigorously slapping Will Smith a few times. But where are the over-the-top set pieces? By Bilge Ebiri
cast away Let It Be (Hot Actors As the Beatles) If people thought they were sexy in 1963, then their onscreen counterparts should be too. By Zoe Guy
negotiations How Anti-‘Algorithm’ Richard Linklater’s Hit Man Ended Up at Netflix The Glen Powell–starring festival smash seemed destined for a big theatrical release. A rainmaking sales agent walks us through what happened. By Chris Lee

movie review If Glen Powell’s Not Already a Star, This Movie Will Make Him One Richard Linklater’s Hit Man is a genuinely fresh and surprisingly gentle addition to the assassin genre. By Bilge Ebiri
now streaming The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Weeping, woods, and brain rot (complimentary). By Savannah Salazar
essentials A Murderers’ Row of Hit Men on Film Twelve essential movies about hired killers. By Christina Newland
role call Alyson Hannigan Answers All Our Questions About American Pie On her Buffy co-stars’ mixed reactions to the movie, frustrations with the casting director, and the shock of hearing Taylor Swift’s “So High School.” By Mara Reinstein
i told ya BREAKING NEWS: Letterboxd Users Like Challengers Joining the 1 Million Watched Club after 48 days in theaters. By Bethy Squires

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Kristen Stewart’s Going on The Challenger, a Miniseries Not About Tennis

Playing real-life astronaut Sally Ride. By Zoe Guy

this week in late night John Oliver Praising Hitler Won Late Night This Week Plus, Martin Lawrence discussing asses on The Tonight Show and Ariana Grande debuting a new mask. By Bethy Squires
the sandwiches of weho Some Things I Learned About Something About Her Can Katie and Ariana’s sandwich shop do what other VPR-related establishments can’t and function as an actual restaurant? I visited to find out. By Bethy Squires
game shows Pat Sajak Is Saying G_ _D_YE to Wheel of Fortune “Thank you for allowing me into your life.” By Justin Curto
the law The ‘Real’ Martha from Baby Reindeer Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Netflix She is seeking at least $170 million in damages. By Alejandra Gularte

keeping up with the royals
Who’s This Queer Royal on The Traitors? A British bicon, just in time for Pride Month. By Bethy Squires

chat room West Wilson Is Turning Off His Phone for the Summer House Reunion After keeping it casual with Ciara all season, the Hamptons rookie of the year had to face the music when the cast reunited. By Gaby Grossman
lesbian space witches! The Acolyte Is Not the Star Wars You Were Looking For And that’s a very good thing. By Roxana Hadadi and Jackson McHenry
the 8h days Gail Matthius’s Short Time on the SNL ‘Playground’ The voice behind iconic ’90s kids’ cartoons reflects on her brief stint during the Eddie Murphy era. By Andy Hoglund
identity crisis Hacks Isn’t a Good Comedy But it could be a great drama. By Nicholas Quah

Music

cut covers

No One Sounds Like Tems

The Nigerian singer-songwriter mesmerized music’s biggest names with a handful of songs. That was just the beginning. By Connor Garel

a new chapter Power Trip Spreads the Gospel Four years after longtime front man Riley Gale’s death, the band needed a new way forward. They found one in vocalist Seth Gilmore. By Paula Mejía
videology Ariana Grande Turns the Tables on Joe Goldberg And Brandy and Monica offer their endorsement of “the boy is mine.” By Justin Curto
popplegangers Which Pop Girl Is ‘Girl, So Confusing’ About? Good lord, do we have a guess! By Jason P. Frank and Alejandra Gularte

workaholics So You Thought BTS Was Going on Break? LOL. Jungkook dropped “Never Let Go,” a fan song in celebration of the group’s 11th anniversary. By Zoe Guy
where’s the beef? Sounds Like Charli XCX Wasn’t Rooting for Taylor and Matty “Don’t wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend’s show.” By Justin Curto
i’m about to crash It’s Time to Join Charli’s Brat Pack Brat is streaming now, unleash your Addison Rae scream. By Jason P. Frank and Alejandra Gularte
locked up Sabrina Carpenter Bails Barry Keoghan Outta Jail in ‘Please Please Please’ Handcuffs look so cute, wrapped around their wrists. By Alejandra Gularte
good golly There’s a New Dolly Coming to Broadway Dolly Parton’s jukebox musical, Hello, I’m Dolly, will hit the stage in 2026. By Justin Curto

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Comedy

theme parks

Stephen Colbert Imagines a New Hall of Presidents at Disney World

Orange you glad changes were pitched? By Alejandra Gularte

fixer upper In Loving Memory of Loot’s Tragically Underdeveloped Side Plots Season two spent too much time on its billionaire protagonist and not enough time on the more interesting characters around her. By Anne Victoria Clark
last night on late night Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump’s Sleep Farting Was for Naught All that hard work (trial tooting) only to be found guilty of 34 felonies. By Zoe Guy
funny videos of the month The Best Comedy Shorts of May 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month. By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler

stand-up 3 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) Featuring real sunsets, fake sunsets, gangbang act-outs, and a bunch of therapists. By Jesse David Fox
good one John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About Us Vulture got name-checked in his 2023 HBO special. We finally asked him what gives. By Jesse David Fox
this week in late night An Incredulous Rory Scovel Won Late Night This Week Plus Billie Eilish on The Late Show and John Oliver on corn. By Bethy Squires
finale thoughts William Stanford Davis Is the King of Abbott Elementary “If the kids come and ask him questions, he’s going to give them a better answer than the teachers.” By Devon Ivie
love is an open door Abbott Elementary Crossed the Will-They-or-Won’t-They Threshold The latest step in Janine and Gregory’s romantic journey begins the same way as their sitcom predecessors’: with a closed door reopening. By Roxana Hadadi

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Theater

theater review

Coach Coach Goes to Camp Camp

Does Bailey Williams’s wellness-industry satire self-actualize? By Sara Holdren

theater review There and Back Again, in Home, Breaking the Story, and What Became of Us Three onstage journeys between realms. By Jackson McHenry
vulture pets Demi Moore’s Dog Disagrees With London Theater Critics Pilaf the Chihuahua was “quite moved” by Tom Holland’s Romeo & Juliet. By Jason P. Frank
audra’s turn Audra. Gypsy. It’s On. Audra McDonald, our greatest musical-theater actress, is finally playing the greatest musical-theater role ever written. We’re a little excited. By Jason P. Frank
get a job challenge Job Will Put the ‘Bro’ in ‘Broadway’ Max Wolf Friedlich’s internet-age drama for Billions fans. By Jason P. Frank

encounter
Max Wolf Friedlich’s Tech-Bro-Friendly ‘Theater for the Boys’ The playwright of Job isn’t trying to “change hearts and minds.” By Brock Colyar

summer preview 2024 11 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See This Summer From Titanic (not the movie) to Cats (very much not the movie). By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
starcrossed Rachel Zegler to Play Juliet for Real This Time Trading Elizabethan collars for suburban angst. By Jason P. Frank
last night on late night The Merrily Crew Knows How to Mount a Charm Offensive Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez went on The Late Show to sing “Old Friends” and elicit awe. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Isolation, Set to Harmony: Three Houses and The Lonely Few Blue notes from lockdown and from musicians on the road. By Jackson McHenry

Theater

Books

future movies Appetite for More Hunger Games Will Be Met The movie based on the barely announced book will be released before the second Wicked movie. By Jason P. Frank
jedi texts Why Star Wars’s The Acolyte Is Set an Even Longer Time Ago Welcome to the High Republic. By Jack Francis
stop the presses Griffin Dunne’s Hollywood-Irish Family Had Its Grudges “We were clinically crazy,” says the son of Dominick Dunne and the nephew of John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. “Like, really crazy.” By Shawn McCreesh
best of 2024 The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A sizzling, propulsive new novel from Miranda July, the introspective follow-up to There There, and a debut novel with a killer hook. By Vulture Editors
book review The Crisis of the Realist Novel Joseph O’Neill’s Godwin displays all the anxieties of a form stuck in place. By Ryu Spaeth

Books

Art

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
sexual assault Artist Kehinde Wiley Accused of Sexual Assault By Joseph Awuah-Darko, a British-born artist working in Ghana. By Bethy Squires
art review LaToya Ruby Frazier’s MoMA Show Does Too Much The photographer wants to “stand in the gap between working-class and creative-class people.” But her show’s venue makes that impossible. By Madeline Leung Coleman