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  1. as seen on tv
    ‘When I First Saw the Show, I Was Furious’Jamar Neighbors is grateful to be in Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, but he has qualms about his depiction.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. i can clean him
    Let Josh O’Connor Be Extremely Filthy in EverythingIf cleanliness is godliness, the Challengers star’s dirtiness is perfectly profane.
    By Rachel Handler
  3. close reads
    There Are Actually Two Almost-Threesomes in ChallengersOne’s in a hotel room and the other’s on the tennis court.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. theater review
    Can You Teach an Old Sport New Tricks? The Great Gatsby on Broadway.Singing through the ash dump.
    By Sara Holdren
  5. theater review
    An Evictable Menagerie: Paula Vogel’s Mother PlayRevisiting her chaotic upbringing with intermittent insight.
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. buffering
    Can 400 Comedians Convince You to Keep Netflix?Talking to the streamer’s head of stand-up about live events, SNL, and Matt Rife.
    By Josef Adalian
  7. finales
    Shōgun Won the Attention WarWhen so much of the battle for TV viewership is getting audiences to watch a single screen, translation is Shōgun’s not-secret weapon.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  8. the law
    US-JUSTICE-TRIAL-WEINSTEIN
    Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Was Just Overturned“We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault,” the Manhattan DA said.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  9. theater review
    Stomping As They Climb in JordansIfe Olujobi’s claws-out satire doesn’t quite reach the tragic potential of its DEI-in-the-workplace premise.
    By Sara Holdren
  10. theater review
    The New Uncle Vanya’s Aims Are OffSteve Carell & Co. are individually appealing in Heidi Schreck’s translation, but the show itself never comes to life.
    By Sara Holdren
  11. close read
    Baby Reindeer Does Something RemarkableThe Netflix drama grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way.
    By Shannon Keating
  12. respect the classics
    Cher Has Always Been a Rock StarHer Rock Hall induction rectifies one of the most embarrassing snubs in an institution full of them.
    By Justin Curto
  13. babs appétit
    Everything Barbra Streisand Eats in Her 970-Page MemoirFrom peas with sugar to burgers with Brando to guggle-muggle.
    By Rachel Handler and Matthew Schneier
  14. art review
    Taxi Driver Was Always About RaceA new film by Arthur Jafa restores the Scorsese classic to its original intention.
    By Jerry Saltz
  15. exit interview
    ‘It Was So Hard to Remember, Don’t Cry’Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada on off-screen methods, onscreen battles, and the scene that moved him to tears.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  16. theater
    Staging SufjanHow playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury turned a classic indie-rock album into a Justin Peck–choreographed dance piece that’s now Broadway bound.
    By Juan A. Ramírez
  17. hollywood
    John of Crazy Days and Nights Blog. Portrait at Local Park
    The Man Who Gossiped Too MuchFor years, John Nelson anonymously posted blind items skewering the Hollywood elite on the blog Crazy Days and Nights. Then his identity was revealed.
    By Lila Shapiro
  18. theater review
    Rachel McAdams Fights — and Finds — Reality in Mary JaneMaking an impressive Broadway debut, the actress offers a layered depiction of navigating a parenting nightmare.
    By Jackson McHenry
  19. album review
    The Performative Poets DepartmentOn her new album, Taylor Swift is restless, fed up, and a little too aware of what everyone wants.
    By Craig Jenkins
  20. what kind of american are you?
    Jesse Plemons’s All-American HorrorThe actor’s Civil War role exploits a talent he has honed for years: being the most terrifying presence onscreen.
    By Nicholas Quah
  21. movies
    With Challengers, Justin Kuritzkes Serves an AceHis first movie script for the sexy tennis drama has taken him from struggling playwright to in-demand screenwriter.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  22. tv
    Shōgun Has a Japanese-Superiority ComplexThe series is determined to foreground Japanese perspectives, but it doesn’t quite know what to make of Japan’s more unsavory history.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  23. theater review
    Don’t Think Too Hard About The Heart of Rock and RollThe Huey Lewis musical is fine, fun, and as lightweight as a cardboard box.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. down bad
    Swiftie RehabRenouncing Taylor Swift fandom can feel like “leaving a cult.” But r/SwiftlyNeutral is a safe space to process.
    By Emma Madden
  25. spoilers
    Barking News: Bluey Saved the Biggest Surprise for LastWe have questions!
    By Rebecca Alter
  26. movie review
    Challengers Is Almost a Sexy MovieJust like it’s almost a good tennis film, and almost the mature starring role Zendaya needed.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  27. theater review
    Eddie Redmayne as the Emcee in Cabaret.
    Dancing on the Surface in Cabaret and OrlandoAtmosphere is all in the loose hustle and bustle of a pre-show, but in a play proper, it can only carry you so far.
    By Sara Holdren
  28. theater review
    Hell’s Kitchen Is the WE❤NYC of MusicalsAnthemic songs with generalities in between.
    By Jackson McHenry
  29. gold rush
    Succession
    Who Will Succeed Succession as Emmys Darling?When a TV show that has dominated the ballot for years ends, the subsequent ceremony presents a scramble to fill the blank spaces.
    By Joe Reid
  30. theater review
    Stereophonic Moves to Broadway, and Thunder HappensIt’s a love song, bittersweet and wounded and ferociously loyal, to the act of making art.
    By Sara Holdren
  31. lyric guide
    Is The Tortured Poets Department Really About Matty Healy?We combed through all 31 tracks to see.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  32. movie review
    Zack Snyder’s Screensaver Space Opera Comes to an Uneventful EndRebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver is a dream fulfilled for Snyder but one that ultimately isn’t that ambitious.
    By Alison Willmore
  33. timelines
    Who’s In? Who’s Out? An Exhaustive Timeline of Taylor Swift’s Squad.Her boyfriend, besties, and business partners.
    By Zoë Haylock
  34. movie review
    David Dastmalchian Deserves to Be a StarAs a beleaguered talk-show host, he carries the new horror film Late Night With the Devil.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  35. role call
    Nicole Richie Answers Every Question We Have About Great News“I don’t necessarily know what they saw in that audition.”
    By Devon Ivie
  36. theater review
    Living Is Harder: Suffs and GrenfellSuffrage and outrage make for rich stage experiences.
    By Sara Holdren
  37. tv 101
    Every Shōgun Episode Ends PerfectlyThe best show on television right now is doing something simple: nailing its final minutes every week.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  38. art history
    RIPLEY
    37 Ripley Shots That Would Blow Caravaggio’s MindThe black-and-white Netflix series relies on visual motifs that reflect its central character’s alienation. It absolutely rips.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  39. taylor (tavi’s version)
    Tavi Gevinson Has More to Say About Taylor SwiftThe writer and actress answers every question we have about her fan-fic Taylor Swift zine: “To quote the daughter from Proof, ‘I wrote it.’”
    By Jasmine Vojdani
  40. comedy review
    Conan O’Brien Must Go Takes One Giant Step for Travel-Show IdiocyThe talk-show host messes with the genre’s tropes while acting like a nitwit in multiple countries.
    By Jen Chaney
  41. look what you made them do
    ‘It Made Me Believe That Love Wasn’t Real Anymore. And I Puked.’Swifties on Cornelia Street took the Joe Alwyn breakup news as well as you’d expect.
    By Rachel Handler
  42. master class
    How Taylor Swift Won Back the PublicThe reputation era was the last time the pop star let someone else define her. Here’s how she rebuilt her image.
    By Nate Jones
  43. oh yes
    Survivor 46 Is Where Strategy Goes to Die. Good!The dumbest game of hide-and-seek you’ve ever seen and a tantrum-filled tribal. What more could you ask for?
    By Jason P. Frank
  44. legacy
    Diddy’s Open SecretsThe rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps.
    By Craig Jenkins
  45. stand-up
    Long Jokes Are GoodMore of them, please.
    By Jesse David Fox
  46. crimson sky
    Shōgun’s Anna Sawai Felt Freest in Lady Mariko’s Final Decision“Up until then I had to hold it all in.”
    By Nicholas Quah
  47. disrespect
    Who’s Winning the 2024 Rap-Beef Showdown?(And who got cooked?)
    By Tirhakah Love
  48. endings
    The Empty Impact of Dune: Part Two’s Villain TurnThe sci-fi sequel’s condemnation of colonialism rings false when it won’t acknowledge its own Middle Eastern and Muslim influences.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  49. the sign
    The Non-Parents’ Guide to BlueyYes, something huge happened. And yes, you should watch Bluey.
    By Choire Sicha
  50. movie review
    Dune: Part Two Is Zendaya’s MovieAnd it’s a really good one.
    By Alison Willmore
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