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endings

The Ending of Alien: Romulus Is an Abomination By Design

Fede Álvarez’s legacy sequel pulls off a satisfying trick, splicing old and new DNA to create something genuinely freakish. By Louis Peitzman

movie review

Jackpot! Hates Its Audience Almost As Much As It Hates Its Characters

Paul Feig’s latest indulges in a kind of misanthropy that would require a lot more thought and ballsiness to pull off. By Bilge Ebiri

endings

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Ends With a Frustrating Appeasement

The Caesar trilogy preached solidarity among apes. The new film, on the other hand, champions alliances with humans. By Roxana Hadadi

profile

Naomi Ackie Knows She’s Good. When Will the Box Office?

The actor has critical acclaim but no mainstream success. She hopes Zoë Kravitz’s thriller Blink Twice changes that. By Niellah Arboine

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my single is dropping 12:07 a.m.

Lady Gaga and Lord Mars Are Five-Foot-Two, Wanna Dance With You Add two more names to the ever-expanding “gone country” list.
the industry 8/15/2024

X-Men ‘97 Creator Beau DeMayo Says Marvel Removed Credits Over Gay Fan Art He claims the studio specifically cited a pride photo he posted on Instagram as the reason. But a Marvel spokesperson says otherwise.
vulture sports! 8/15/2024

Nicolas Cage Will Play John Madden in David O Russell Biopic He’s going from Longlegs to going long on the field.
ready for it 8/15/2024

Looks Like Taylor Swift Renamed a Tortured Poets Song for Ye She released a live version of “thanK you aIMee” with a new stylization.
vmas 2024 8/15/2024

Can Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Make You Watch the VMAs on a Wednesday? How about Katy Perry getting the Video Vanguard Award?
excuse me 8/15/2024

What’s Going On With Jordan Chiles and Her Bronze Medal? “I have no words,” Chiles said after her case was not reopened.
vmas 2024 8/15/2024

The VMAs Decide Now Is the Time to Honor Katy Perry The “Woman’s World” video is officially the work of a vanguard.
crime 8/15/2024

Matthew Perry’s Assistant Among Those Charged in Deadly Overdose Two doctors, a drug dealer, and an acquaintance have also been indicted.
grotesquerie 8/15/2024

Catch One Second of Travis Kelce in the Grotesquerie Trailer Ryan Murphy’s latest premieres September 25 on FX.
tributes 8/15/2024

Fans Remember Gena Rowlands for So Much More Than The Notebook Social media saw tributes from Carrie Coon, Danny DeVito, and more.
rust tragedy 8/15/2024

Rust Scene That Killed Halyna Hutchins Will Not Be in Film “I’m not going back to that,” director Joel Souza said in his first interview since the shooting.
the law 8/15/2024

Has Disney Figured Out How to Never Get Sued Again? If you signed up for Disney+ or visited Disney World, you probably waived your right to take them to court.
from bad to worse 8/15/2024

And Now Katy Perry Is Under an Environmental Investigation, Too Her team said they got permission for the “Lifetimes” shoot.
vulture 10x10 8/15/2024

The Lotto Puzzle 15-Across, Three Letters: Adam of Adam and the ___s

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overnights 8/15/2024

The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Big Bear in Mind It’s time to check in on all the intersecting feuds and see who is winning their individual match ups.
overnights 8/15/2024

Evil Recap: The Sin Leech It’s a bit of a bummer the last case is anticlimactic, but there’s still plenty to like about the penultimate episode of the series.
overnights 8/15/2024

Emily in Paris Midseason-Finale Recap: Stars Are Blind So we’re just doing a hard reset on all the story lines? Where does that leave us for part two?
overnights 8/15/2024

Emily in Paris Recap: Call Her Mother Would this show be way more interesting if Sylvie were the main character? Obviously, yes.
overnights 8/15/2024

Love Is Blind: Mexico Season-Finale Recap: Runaway Bride (and Groom) Which pair crashed and burned before the altar? Not the one you think.
overnights 8/15/2024

Emily in Paris Recap: Heartbreak Is One Thing, My Ego’s Another I feel so insulted by the plot in this episode.
overnights 8/15/2024

Emily in Paris Recap: You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide Emily is the last person who should be searching for Camille. Stay out of it, Emily!
overnights 8/15/2024

Emily in Paris Premiere Recap: I Was Speechless When I Woke Up to Your TikTok Will Emily ever fully pay for her many crimes? Unlikely, but the premiere suggests she’ll have to face some consequences for her careless actions.
overnights 8/14/2024

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Season-Premiere Recap: This Is 40 After 40 seasons, The Challenge goes on its own Eras Tour with a stacked cast of icons and up-and-comers.
overnights 8/14/2024

Bad Monkey Recap: Sucked Unwillingly Into Chaos Yancy sure is having a day of women running full speed away from him.
overnights 8/14/2024

Sunny Recap: Grief Shield We shouldn’t be this excited for Sunny to slug Mixxy in the stomach.
overnights 8/14/2024

Bad Monkey Series-Premiere Recap: A Tale of Two Beaches The vibes are excellent in Bill Lawrence and Vince Vaughn’s adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s cult classic.
overnights 8/14/2024

Love Is Blind: UK Recap: Momzillas and Mortgages Have we seen a mom as heinously mean as Jasmine’s?
overnights 8/13/2024

The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Say Yes to the Dress I have a feeling these palm readings will go down in Housewives lore.

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endings 8/15/2024

The Ending of Alien: Romulus Is an Abomination By Design Fede Álvarez’s legacy sequel pulls off a satisfying trick, splicing old and new DNA to create something genuinely freakish.
movie review 8/15/2024

Jackpot! Hates Its Audience Almost As Much As It Hates Its Characters Paul Feig’s latest indulges in a kind of misanthropy that would require a lot more thought and ballsiness to pull off.
endings 8/15/2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Ends With a Frustrating Appeasement The Caesar trilogy preached solidarity among apes. The new film, on the other hand, champions alliances with humans.
close read 8/15/2024

The Chappell Roan Formula for Dizzying Success Breaking down four — of the seven(!) — songs the singer has on the “Hot 100” to appreciate what’s fueling her surge in popularity.
tv review 8/14/2024

Call It Tom Petty Noir Want a murder mystery set in a Corona commercial? Welcome to Bad Monkey.
theater review 8/12/2024

Sutton Foster Brings Some Bounce to Once Upon a Mattress Working off a book freshened up by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the actress gives it her all in this transfer of an Encores! production.
cruise control 8/11/2024

The Peculiar Joy of Watching Tom Cruise Jump From the Sky It wasn’t so long ago that the actor’s career seemed to be in free fall. In Paris, he got a hero’s welcome.
movie review 8/9/2024

Borderlands Is a Total Catastrophe One of the strangest things about so many of these studio salvage-job disasters is that we’re often left wondering: What happened to the salvaging?
movie review 8/9/2024

You’ve Seen This One Before The Colleen Hoover adaptation It Ends With Us plays like an overfamiliar Lifetime movie with a lot more gloss and only slightly more grit.
confession 8/8/2024

I’m In the Tank for M. Night Shyamalan Trap is unrealistic, lacking in thrills, and a stunning example of just how masterful the writer-director’s twistless storytelling can be.
it's a trap! 8/8/2024

Game of Thrones Is Approaching Tricky Star Wars Territory That could be a good or a bad thing, depending how A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms plays it.
close read 8/6/2024

House of the Dragon Deployed Its Strongest Weapon Sorry, Vhagar, the queens are talking.
crime stories 8/5/2024

Batman: Caped Crusader Feels Like the Lost Third Season of Perry Mason There’s even a subplot about a disputed land-use deal! What could be more neo-noir than that?
comedy review 8/5/2024

Joe Rogan Plays an Unconvincing Fool His first live Netflix comedy special is as exhausting as it is lazy.

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Don’t Underestimate How Much Sing Sing’s Clarence Maclin Knows About Shakespeare By Roxana Hadadi

The Real Housewives of Orange County (S18/E6)

Big Bear in Mind It’s time to check in on all the intersecting feuds and see who is winning their individual match ups.
Evil (S4/E13)

The Sin Leech It’s a bit of a bummer the last case is anticlimactic, but there’s still plenty to like about the penultimate episode of the series.
Emily in Paris (S4/E5)

Stars Are Blind So we’re just doing a hard reset on all the story lines? Where does that leave us for part two?
Emily in Paris (S4/E4)

Call Her Mother Would this show be way more interesting if Sylvie were the main character? Obviously, yes.
Love Is Blind Mexico (S1/E9)

Runaway Bride (and Groom) Which pair crashed and burned before the altar? Not the one you think.
Emily in Paris (S4/E3)

Heartbreak Is One Thing, My Ego’s Another I feel so insulted by the plot in this episode.
Emily in Paris (S4/E2)

You Can Run, But You Can’t Hide Emily is the last person who should be searching for Camille. Stay out of it, Emily!
Emily in Paris (S4/E1)

I Was Speechless When I Woke Up to Your TikTok Will Emily ever fully pay for her many crimes? Unlikely, but the premiere suggests she’ll have to face some consequences for her careless actions.
The Challenge (S40/E1)

This Is 40 After 40 seasons, The Challenge goes on its own Eras Tour with a stacked cast of icons and up-and-comers.
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Streamliner

arc de triomphe C’est Bon! The Paris Olympics Delivered Huge Ratings for NBC. And Peacock took home a gold medal, too. By Josef Adalian
now streaming The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Time to yell at Industry again. By Savannah Salazar
buffering Our Judges Will Now Review NBC’s Final Scores Peacock’s highly rated Olympics coverage has proven comprehensive — but not always perfect. By Josef Adalian, Nicholas Quah, and Jen Chaney
buffering A Tale of Two Kingdoms This week’s quarterly earnings reports from Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery could not be more different. By Josef Adalian

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tv review Call It Tom Petty Noir Want a murder mystery set in a Corona commercial? Welcome to Bad Monkey. By Jen Chaney
gold rush Walton Goggins Knows Every Moment of The Ghoul’s Life While preparing for the role, Fallout’s Emmy nominee read the script 250 times and screened westerns in the makeup chair. By Kathryn VanArendonk
extremely online See How We’re Breaking This Down? Very Demure. A mindful, considerate, and cutesy explanation of how Jools Lebron’s favorite new word became TikTok’s favorite new meme. By Jennifer Zhan

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vulture sports!

Nicolas Cage Will Play John Madden in David O Russell Biopic

He’s going from Longlegs to going long on the field. By Alejandra Gularte

tributes Fans Remember Gena Rowlands for So Much More Than The Notebook Social media saw tributes from Carrie Coon, Danny DeVito, and more. By Bethy Squires
rust tragedy Rust Scene That Killed Halyna Hutchins Will Not Be in Film “I’m not going back to that,” director Joel Souza said in his first interview since the shooting. By Jason P. Frank
chat room Don’t Underestimate How Much Sing Sing’s Clarence Maclin Knows About Shakespeare In Sing Sing, the formerly incarcerated actor transports back in time, honoring a past version of himself. By Roxana Hadadi

pr crisis It Ends With Us Stars Respond to Fan Backlash Blake Lively made a statement on Instagram stories; Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios partnered with a domestic violence nonprofit. By Bethy Squires
break the internet Everything We Know About the Goofy Carousel Horse From We Live in Time Vulture has reached out to reps for director John Crowley, Film London, and The Carousel Museum in Bristol, CT to get to the bottom of this. By Bethy Squires
obits Gena Rowlands, Star of Gloria and The Notebook, Dies at 94 From Peyton Place to Opening Night to The Notebook, Rowlands left an indelible mark on acting and independent cinema. By Bethy Squires
separate the art from the artist Zoë Kravitz Knows Good Movies Can Come From Bad People “What are we supposed to do, get rid of America?” By Bethy Squires
baby come back Joaquin Phoenix Puts the ‘Quitter’ in LGBTQ The actor could face legal consequences for pulling out of Todd Haynes’ gay romance. By Jason P. Frank

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the industry

X-Men ‘97 Creator Beau DeMayo Says Marvel Removed Credits Over Gay Fan Art

He claims the studio specifically cited a pride photo he posted on Instagram as the reason. But a Marvel spokesperson says otherwise. By Alejandra Gularte

crime Matthew Perry’s Assistant Among Those Charged in Deadly Overdose Two doctors, a drug dealer, and an acquaintance have also been indicted. By Justin Curto
grotesquerie Catch One Second of Travis Kelce in the Grotesquerie Trailer Ryan Murphy’s latest premieres September 25 on FX. By Tom Smyth
theories of relativity Who Are Claim to Fame’s Celeb Family Members? Our best wild — and educated! — guesses. By Marah Eakin
punching the air There Will Never Be Another Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury The breakup marks the end of a Love Island era. By Kate Lindsay

in conversation
The Master of Compulsively Watchable TV Darren Star was 28 when he made 90210. Thirty-five years later, he’s still making hits. By E. Alex Jung

tv review Call It Tom Petty Noir Want a murder mystery set in a Corona commercial? Welcome to Bad Monkey. By Jen Chaney
gold rush Walton Goggins Knows Every Moment of The Ghoul’s Life While preparing for the role, Fallout’s Emmy nominee read the script 250 times and screened westerns in the makeup chair. By Kathryn VanArendonk
oh merde! What Even Happened on Emily in Paris Season 3? Believe it or not, a lot happens in this show; it’s just hard to remember. Here’s everything you forgot happened in season three. By Jessica M. Goldstein
syllabus A Guide to All the Queens Competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars Alyssa Edwards is coming for the crown, but the international girlies are formidable competition. By Barry Levitt

Music

my single is dropping

Lady Gaga and Lord Mars Are Five-Foot-Two, Wanna Dance With You

Add two more names to the ever-expanding “gone country” list. By Jason P. Frank

ready for it Looks Like Taylor Swift Renamed a Tortured Poets Song for Ye She released a live version of “thanK you aIMee” with a new stylization. By Alejandra Gularte
vmas 2024 Can Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan Make You Watch the VMAs on a Wednesday? How about Katy Perry getting the Video Vanguard Award? By Justin Curto
vmas 2024 The VMAs Decide Now Is the Time to Honor Katy Perry The “Woman’s World” video is officially the work of a vanguard. By Justin Curto

close read The Chappell Roan Formula for Dizzying Success Breaking down four — of the seven(!) — songs the singer has on the “Hot 100” to appreciate what’s fueling her surge in popularity. By Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
from bad to worse And Now Katy Perry Is Under an Environmental Investigation, Too Her team said they got permission for the “Lifetimes” shoot. By Justin Curto
sponcon Charli XCX Lands the Big Laneige Account First Obama’s summer playlist, now this! By Bethy Squires
dad stuff Rob Schneider Addresses Daughter Elle King’s Callout Rob Schneider talked about his failings as a father on the Tucker Carlson Network. By Bethy Squires
angel dust Till the Windows Crack, Obama’s Bumpin’ That Barack Obama’s summer playlist included Charli XCX but no Kendrick Lamar. Sure, dad. By Jason P. Frank

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Taylor Tomlinson’s Always Armed With the Unexpected

Her 2022 Tonight Show set proves that even the most well-trodden topic can feel fresh in the right hands. By John Roy

gold rush How Did the Emmys Get Writing for a Variety Special So Right? In diverging from the general Academy’s preferences, the writers put together one of the strongest categories on the ballot. By Joe Reid
vulture bets on berry Hire Matt Berry As a 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Commentator If we get him to agree now, he can’t back out when it becomes real. By Anne Victoria Clark
studio ate-h New York’s Hottest Trailer Is Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night And yes, it’s got everything. By Jesse David Fox

trailer mix Everybody Playing Everybody in Saturday Night Saturday Night (f.k.a. SNL 1975) has a trailer, and, wait who is Sammy Fableman playing? By Bethy Squires
predictions If Steve Martin’s Out, Who’s in to Play SNL’s VP Candidates? It could be anyone! (Actually, no, it can’t.) By Anne Victoria Clark and Jesse David Fox
still together Tenacious D Just Needed a Break Y’all Jack Black confirms the group isn’t broken up and he’s still friends with Kyle Gass after canceling their tour last month. By Alejandra Gularte
roast pig Roast Jokes Are In for 2024 Cecily Strong cut through the cringe at the Comics for Kamala Zoom by being mean. By Jason P. Frank
characters welcome Brian Jordan Alvarez Is a TV English Teacher Now, You Guy! He’s graduated from studempt to teachert on FX. By Rebecca Alter

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Theater

theater review

Sutton Foster Brings Some Bounce to Once Upon a Mattress

Working off a book freshened up by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the actress gives it her all in this transfer of an Encores! production. By Christopher Bonanos

a-b-c Roman Roy Has Big Shoes to Fill Again Joining Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr in Glengarry Glen Ross. By Jason P. Frank
theater review A Poodle Room on Wall Street: Life and Trust The immersive follow-up to Sleep No More imagines sex and horror in early-20th-century Fidi. By Jackson McHenry
theater review Plot Twists, Slick and Surreal: Job and Six Characters A tech-thriller unknots itself on Broadway, and a metatheatrical revolution keeps probing. By Jackson McHenry
jamie is over and jamie is gone Nick Jonas to Cheat on Adrienne Warren on Broadway In The Last Five Years, a show in which he will play a Jewish man. By Jason P. Frank

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

diva-off 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

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Books

beach read book club ‘Watching How Long the Rot Can Happen’ Our book club discusses the introduction to ‘Long Island Compromise.’
mad woman What Is Men Have Called Her Crazy Really About? Anna Marie Tendler wants to tell her story — but the patriarchy keeps getting in the way. By Fran Hoepfner
booktok Colleen Hoover Picks Her Riskiest, Buzziest, and Most Romantic Novels The It Ends With Us author reflects on which of her books warrants a sequel — and which one could use a rewrite. By Carly Lane
liza newz Liza With a Z to Release Memoir With an M We know she’s good with spelling, but how is she at settling scores? By Jason P. Frank
vulture lists 2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading List The return to Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the final chapter for The Umbrella Academy, and a Colleen Hoover romance. By Emily Maskell

Books

Art

public art watch A Sixteen-Foot-Tall Pigeon Comes to Nest on the High Line Please don’t feed Iván Argote’s monumental Dinosaur. By Carl Swanson
wwjd Da Vinci Would Have Loved the Olympics’ Controversial ‘Last Supper’ The Catholic church of France, however, did not. By Jason P. Frank
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