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  1. close read
    Against ‘Women’s Writing’Rachel Cusk’s gender fundamentalism fully surfaces in her latest novel, Parade.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  2. encounter
    June Squibb Made ItShe yelled at Woody Allen in her 60s, earned an Oscar nod in her 80s, and at 94, has her first starring role.
    By Rachel Handler
  3. buffering
    It’s Tubi’s TimeHow the weird, free streamer won the internet’s heart.
    By Josef Adalian
  4. reality tv
    Whoever Starves Least, WinsBehind the making of Alone, the most genuinely perilous show on television.
    By Nicholas Quah
  5. a long talk
    Matt and Bowen Enter the Honesty ZoneEight years into Las Culturistas, its hosts are recalibrating how open they want to be.
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. identity crisis
    Hacks Isn’t a Good ComedyBut it could be a great drama.
    By Nicholas Quah
  7. 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
  8. to the pods
    The Love MachineLove Is Blind creator Chris Coelen drops a new group of singles into his strange experiment — and wrestles with all the lawsuits against the series.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  9. reality bites
    Andy Cohen Vs. the HousewivesHow the Watch What Happens Live host survived the ‘Reality Reckoning’ (at least for now).
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. vulture lists
    The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever MadeFrom the trenches of World War I to the recent conflicts that have defined 21st-century warfare.
    By Keith Phipps
  11. how to be a star in 2024
    21 Ways to Hack StardomAfter a dry period, a new crop of A-listers is rising in Hollywood — and doing it differently this time.
    By Vulture Editors
  12. theater
    We’ve Hit Peak TheaterNobody knows how to succeed on Broadway anymore.
    By Boris Kachka
  13. encounter
    An Old Wives’ TaleIn comedian Cole Escola’s debut play, Oh, Mary!, Mary Todd Lincoln gets to be an unstoppable diva, and so do they.
    By Jason P. Frank
  14. 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
  15. legacy
    Diddy’s Open SecretsThe rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps.
    By Craig Jenkins
  16. crime
    A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York PhilharmonicTwo musicians were fired for sexual misconduct. Why are they back with the orchestra?
    By Sammy Sussman
  17. close reads
    Is Tom Ripley Gay?The question has challenged every adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s book, including the latest — and best — from Steven Zaillian.
    By Mark Harris
  18. the work of art
    How’d You Make That?Three masterpieces from glimmer through struggle to breakthrough.
    By Adam Moss
  19. vulture lists
    Every Martin Scorsese Movie, RankedAs Killers of the Flower Moon rises, we look back at the director’s highs and lows.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  20. the industry
    Universal Music’s Fight With TikTok Is Screwing Indie Artists“Some of us will not be able to recover from this.”
    By Justin Curto
  21. encounter
    Banish Me, DaddyAlan Cumming is reshaping the idea of a reality TV host with his unbending performance as the mad king of Traitors.
    By Rebecca Alter
  22. in conversation
    Made for Jessica LangeHer haunting role in Mother Play, like so much of her work, is one only she could perform.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  23. it’s theater season
    Amy Herzog and Sam Gold Are Just a Couple of Ibsen LoversEarly in their relationship, they decided never to work together. But neither could resist adapting Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People for Broadway.
    By Jackson McHenry
  24. performance anxiety
    The Crying GameHow do actors learn to sob on cue? And can I? Oprah’s acting coach, a soap star, a famous clown-class graduate, and others explain.
    By Rachel Handler
  25. books
    Lucy Sante: Here She Comes NowThe author of ‘Low Life’ and ‘Kill All Your Darlings’ tried to keep a safe distance from herself — and her own desires. Until, at 66, she broke free.
    By Carl Swanson
  26. a long talk
    Ex-Lovers Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, ReunitedTwenty years after their breakup, the Taste of Things co-stars laugh, argue, and remember why they fell in love.
    By Rachel Handler
  27. fall preview 2023
    All Eyes on Lily GladstoneThe actress is the unflinching face of an American tragedy in Martin Scorsese’s historical epic, Killers of the Flower Moon.
    By Alison Willmore
  28. it’s an honor
    The 50 Greatest Awards-Show Speeches of the Last 55 YearsThe best acceptance moments can make or break careers, cement fandoms, and spark blind items.
    By Joe Reid and Chris Feil
  29. in conversation
    Michael Mann’s Decadeslong Drive to Make FerrariThe director on his inspiration rooms, clubbing with cocaine importers, and the obsessive research that went into his new movie.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. close read
    What Is Greta Gerwig Trying to Tell Us?From Barnard to Barbie, the director has always been interested in female ambition, including her own.
    By Allison P. Davis
  31. remembrance
    Norman Lear’s TruthHe depicted the American experiment, one family at a time.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  32. timmy wéek
    The End of Timothée Chalamet’s Heartthrob EraAn assessment of Chalamet’s sex appeal as he steps into the role of Willy Wonka, one of the most sexless characters put to screen.
    By Allison P. Davis
  33. in conversation
    Todd Haynes Plays the SuperegoThe director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  34. exit interview
    A Darker, Sadder SuccessionMonths after his masterpiece finale, Jesse Armstrong ponders the real tragedy of his show’s ending.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  35. close read
    Rami and RamyTwo American series dare to depict the reality of Palestinian life under occupation.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  36. encounter
    In Lexi Freiman’s Books, It’s So Easy to Be WrongHer novel The Book of Ayn is about a newly canceled person in a toxic relationship with her ego.
    By Emma Alpern
  37. in conversation
    Tracey Emin Is SeriousThe artist has always worked in the confessional mode. After surviving cancer, she sees no reason to hold anything back.
    By Jerry Saltz
  38. screen time
    Why Is It So Hard to Make Digital Fire Look Good?Some of the most expensively made movies in history have trouble depicting a simple flame.
    By Lane Brown
  39. in her words
    Ghost ChildIn The Woman in Me, Britney Spears asserts the very fact of her existence.
    By Christine Smallwood
  40. performance review
    The Backs of a Story Say It AllPassages is the year’s strongest, sexiest acting showcase. Its best performances rely on one body part in particular.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  41. scene report
    In Noah Kahan’s Flannel World, You’re the Main CharacterAn evening of teens and tears with the newly crowned prince of Stomp and Holler 2.0.
    By Rebecca Alter
  42. the industry
    Romeo and Juliet Was a TragedyIn 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world. Fifty-five years later, they sued Paramount for child abuse.
    By Lila Shapiro
  43. encounter
    Werner Herzog Turns the Lens on HimselfThe filmmaker famous for bending the truth tries his hand at memoir.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  44. friends in old places
    Play Something ’90sThe era where “every song felt huge” is alive in country music. It took a long back road to get there.
    By Justin Curto
  45. in conversation
    Bernie Taupin Is Still StandingHe imagined the yellow brick roads and rocket men that helped make Elton John famous. He thinks there’s more to come.
    By Jim Farber
  46. screen time
    The Decomposition of Rotten TomatoesThe most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.
    By Lane Brown
  47. book review
    How Zadie Smith Lost Her TeethSince her audacious debut, she has been moving toward character-driven realism. In the process, she’s become the least interesting version of herself.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  48. theater
    The Final SondheimThe complete, from-beginning-to-end story of how Stephen Sondheim, David Ives, and Joe Mantello created the musical Here We Are.
    By Frank Rich
  49. fall preview 2023
    Finally, the Lesbian Incel Comedy America Has Been Waiting ForHow NYU friends Ayo Edebiri, Rachel Sennott, and Emma Seligman made Bottoms — and won over Hollywood along the way.
    By Rachel Handler
  50. exit interview
    The Riverdale Cast Is Ready to GraduateAfter seven seasons on one of TV’s weirdest teen soaps, the show’s stars say nothing can shock them.
    By Rebecca Alter
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