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  1. gold rush
    Fallout
    Is Fallout’s Binge Release Hurting Its Emmy Chances?The TV show has longer odds at Emmy nominations because only one month after its premiere, nobody’s talking about it.
  2. movie review
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Lacks the Power of Its PredecessorsThe apes look amazing, and this franchise still has a lot on its mind.
  3. vulture lists
    Maya Rudolph’s 17 Best SNL MomentsThe powerhouse who proved that SNL can be kind of a calling in and of itself returns to studio 8H this weekend.
  4. buffering
    What All the Big Streamers Are Telling AdvertisersEveryone wants ad money now. Here’s how they’re planning to get it at next week’s upfronts.
  5. closure
    Nava Mau Brought the ‘Teri Fire’ to Baby ReindeerOn separating the character from her real-life inspiration and her most difficult day on set.
  6. first impressions
    Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour - Paris, France
    72 Gut Reactions to Taylor Swift’s New Eras Tour Set List“It’s like relearning the English language.”
  7. buffering
    Netflix Has Finally Cracked the Talk-Show CodeThe streamer has figured something out with its John Mulaney experiment.
  8. books
    PEN America Writers Threw Their Own Party“Some of the people who have withdrawn are, for example, debut novelists. It’s quite a big sacrifice to turn it down — and yet they have.”
  9. extremely online
    Metro Boomin Couldn’t Have Made ‘BBL Drizzy’ Without This ComedianKing Willonius has been “trying to work just as hard as Kendrick” during the beef.
  10. tributes
    Steve Albini, the Insult ComicThe late rock legend was also one of music’s great shit-talkers.
  11. favorite things
    Jerry Saltz’s 78 Indispensable Instagram AccountsInstagram changed our art critic’s life. Here, he recommends 78 of his favorite accounts that you should follow.
  12. today in dystopia
    Tim, Just Crush MeIf you’re going to make ads that are depressing, you should go even harder.
  13. he’s an alien
    Tell Your Friends That John Sugar Is an AlienApple TV+’s Sugar would be 40 percent better if we knew the twist from the start.
  14. superlatives
    Lenny Kravitz on the Most Rejuvenating and Indulgent Music of His Career“I’m not following what people think you should follow, and I’m not even following what I think I should follow.”
  15. rankings
    Why Can’t Music Biopics Be Good?The worst of the genre, ranked.
  16. beeves
    What Are We to Do With All This Nastiness?Kendrick versus Drake was a race to design the most insulting sentence — until the rappers and their admirers redefined what “too far” means.
  17. the industry
    PC Music Is Over. A.G. Cook Is Just Beginning.What do you do after shutting down your influential record label?
  18. book review
    Claire Messud Writes Novels for a Different CenturyThis Strange Eventful History is the kind of generation-spanning family story that doesn’t really get published anymore. Does it still work?
  19. experiments
    Doing It Live Cuts Both WaysWhat lessons should Netflix take from its live Katt Williams special and Tom Brady roast?
  20. richard kind is involved
    What’s the Deal With John Mulaney’s Live Netflix Show?Ahead of a week of fresh episodes, here’s what we learned from the Everybody’s in L.A. premiere.
  21. book review
    Miranda July’s New Novel Will Ignite Your Group ChatsAll Fours is a hot, weird, and utterly captivating book about a middle-aged woman’s sexual reawakening.
  22. the critics
    Welcome to the PhonysOur theater critics dreamt up their own theater award categories for the year, including a prize for the worst mom on Broadway.
  23. gold rush
    Just How Dominant Can The Bear Get in 2024?The FX darling is poised to repeat its Emmys reign this year and potentially shatter records in the process.
  24. oh my oh my god
    Um, Is NewJeans Okay?What HYBE’s public fight with the head of ADOR has to do with the girl group — and the rest of K-pop.
  25. starburned and unkissed
    Caroline Polachek Explains Her ‘Straight-Up Grunge’ Moment“Starburned and Unkissed,” Polachek’s song for the I Saw the TV Glow soundtrack, was inspired by Kurt Cobain and “temporary celibacy.”
  26. pop music
    Help! There’s So Much Pop!This year’s song-of-summer bracket promises bops and bangers of all types, fit for many situations. Here, a guide to maximizing the current deluge.
  27. movie review
    The Idea of You Is a Mostly Not-Guilty PleasureAnne Hathaway is just terrific as a 40-year-old woman swept up by a romance with a boy-bander.
  28. explainer
    What Does Harvey Weinstein’s Successful Appeal Really Mean?“I can’t imagine any situation where he’s retried and acquitted,” one attorney said.
  29. podcast review
    Return to GuantánamoA fourth Serial season dusts off American terror’s old machinery.
  30. ballot breakdown
    ‘I Didn’t Love-Love Any of the Musicals’: Tony Voters Dissect This Year’s BallotWith a few “disappointing” snubs and “glaring omissions,” our voters reflect on an uneven season.
  31. a long talk
    ‘Making a Movie About Religion Feels Dangerous Right Now’Ethan and Maya Hawke discuss closet Christians, American sins, and making a film about faith.
  32. redemption arc
    One of the Biggest Movie Flops of the Year Is a Streaming Hit. Now What?Argylle was chainsawed by critics, rejected by initial audiences, and is proving theatrical releases are worth it anyway.
  33. vulture sports
    The Actual Tennis in Challengers Is Kind of a ServeZendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor not only get their athletic forms right, they also embody specific tennis archetypes.
  34. adaptations
    The Double Loss of Under the BridgeShowrunner Quinn Shephard on the beauty and grief of adapting the Hulu series with the book’s late author, Rebecca Godfrey.
  35. art
    Maurizio Cattelan Portrait
    Maurizio Cattelan Takes the Piss Out of the Art WorldThe Italian artist’s first solo gallery show in decades is a provocative commentary on America’s ills.
  36. content warning
    Jerry Seinfeld Performing at Catch a Rising Star
    18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled TodayComedians in cars getting canceled.
  37. pulls stool closer
    The Horniest Food in Challengers, Ranked From Least to MostTalk about a snack-rich diet.
  38. stand-up
    5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Featuring Kyle Kinane’s epic closer, Christina Catherine Martinez’s experimental release, and Alex Edelman’s one-man show.
  39. award szn
    The 2024 Tony Award NominationsHell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead with 13 nods apiece.
  40. bob’s belchers
    I Have So Many Questions About The Jinx’s Wonder TwinsThe standouts of the Durst prosecution team are John Grisham protagonists run through a Workaholics filter.
  41. the great bits
    Andy Daly Mines Art From Hack-Comedy CriticismHis 2006 Comedy Death-Ray set throws a giant middle finger to everything alt-comedy finds unacceptable.
  42. theater review
    Staff Meal Deserves Five Stars on YelpA play about restaurant-making that’s likely to resonate with any underpaid, overwhelmed, hyperpassionate, exhausted creator.
  43. politics
    Colin Jost’s Best Jokes at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner“Donald Trump has spent the past week falling asleep in court every morning — though Fox News said he was just being ‘anti-woke.’”
  44. now serving?
    Is Zendaya the Leading Lady We’ve Been Looking for?Two critics face off about the actor’s Challengers performance and debate whether she knows how to serve onscreen as well as on the red carpet.
  45. gold rush
    Is Shōgun the Limited Series to Beat?A surprisingly stacked category presents platforms with some tough decision this Emmy season.
  46. 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.
  47. i can clean him
    Let Josh O’Connor Be Extremely Filthy in EverythingIf cleanliness is godliness, the Challengers star’s dirtiness is perfectly profane.
  48. close reads
    There Are Actually Two Almost-Threesomes in ChallengersOne’s in a hotel room and the other’s on the tennis court.
  49. theater review
    Can You Teach an Old Sport New Tricks? The Great Gatsby on Broadway.Singing through the ash dump.
  50. theater review
    An Evictable Menagerie: Paula Vogel’s Mother PlayRevisiting her chaotic upbringing with intermittent insight.
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