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  1. superlatives
    Dolly Parton on the Most Prolific and Invigorating Music of Her Career“My songs are like my kids and I expect them to support me when I’m old.”
    By Devon Ivie
  2. respect the classics
    John Mayer, It’s Time to Join the Coral Reefer BandJimmy Buffett insisted the group continue performing after his death. That got us thinking …
    By Devon Ivie
  3. 9 to 5 for life
    Dolly Parton Would Rather ‘Drop Dead’ Onstage Than Retire“That’s how I hope to go.”
    By Charu Sinha
  4. origin stories
    Unraveling the Most Legendary Writers’ Room Story Ever“Who Jackie?” has been retold in comedy circles for nearly 30 years — much to the surprise of the Roseanne writer who said it.
    By Joe Berkowitz
  5. legends
    A Moment of Appreciation for Mel Brooks, Trash-Can Autograph KingHe looks like he’s having a nice time!
    By Megh Wright
  6. rip
    Jean-Luc Godard, Father of French New Wave, Dead at 91The Breathless and Goodbye to Language director died by assisted suicide at home in Switzerland.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. legends
    Mattea Roach’s Jeopardy! Streak Comes to an EndWith 23 wins and $560,983.
    By Charu Sinha
  8. legends
    Janet Jackson Tells Her Life Story in New Documentary TrailerIn her own words.
    By Charu Sinha
  9. rip
    Mandy Patinkin, Barbra Streisand, and More Pay Tribute to Stephen Sondheim“I got to be in the room with Shakespeare. Who gets that? How come I got to have that even for a minute? And it was a lot more than a minute.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  10. legends
    Tony Bennett Has Performed Live for the Last TimeThe legendary singer is retiring following his Radio City Music Hall appearance with Lady Gaga.
    By Zoe Haylock
  11. legends
    Dave Chappelle, the Lucas Bros, and More Pay Tribute to Paul Mooney“One of the greatest to ever do it.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  12. legends
    A Final Conversation With Anne BeattsA week before her death, the original SNL writer still had too many stories to tell.
    By Dan Reilly
  13. legends
    The Emotional Transformations of Beverly Cleary’s WorkReading her Ramona series aloud to my daughter, as my mother did before me, feels like accessing a form of double vision.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  14. rip
    Jessica Walter, Emmy-Winning Star of Arrested Development, Has Died at 80Her daughter remembers her “joie de vivre” in a statement.
    By Zoe Haylock
  15. rip
    Country-Music Legend Charley Pride Is Dead at 86Pride died of complications from COVID-19 one month after giving his final performance at the 2020 CMAs.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. obits
    Bruce Swedien, Renowned Audio Engineer, Dead at 86He mixed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and “Bad.”
    By Charu Sinha
  17. verzuz
    Gladys Knight’s Pipes Take on Patti LaBelle’s Pi(p)es in Legendary Verzuz BattleThe battle between the Lady of the Pips versus the Lady of the Pies goes down on Sunday, September 13.
    By Chris Murphy
  18. obits
    Carl Reiner Taught the World What a Comedy Writer DoesUntil Reiner came along, nobody outside the business knew about the writers’ room; today we all do.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  19. legends
    Alex Trebek’s Jeopardy! Farewell Speech Already Has Us Reaching for the Tissues“I’ve kind of, in my mind, rehearsed it already.”
    By Devon Ivie
  20. legends
    Patti LaBelle Was ‘Hot As Hell’ in Masked Singer Costume But Dammit, She Went OnNot all heroes wear capes. Some wear masks.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. beefs
    That Time Eartha Kitt Fought Jackée Harry Over a Man“He was a dual piano ‘playa.’ We didn’t know he was going to tickle both of our keys.”
    By Bethy Squires
  22. legends
    Dracul Sets Out to Prove That Count Dracula Really LivedThe new book attempts to reconstruct the missing hundred pages of the original manuscript.
    By Lila Shapiro
  23. legends
    Ryan Murphy Is Living for That Olivia De Havilland Feud Email“Everything that she says and does should be treasured.”
    By Devon Ivie
  24. Comedy Central Orders 10 Episodes of Animated Series ‘Legends of […]Over a year ago, Comedy Central ordered an animated pilot from Bento Box Entertainment called Legends, and today Deadline reports that the show […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. An Insanely Thorough and Expansive Ranking of Every Weird Al Polka MedleyLet’s get right to it: below is an unnecessarily analytical and even more unnecessarily expansive ranking of all of pop song parodist “Weird […]
    By Will Hines
  26. tv review
    Legends Provides Good Actors With Steady Paychecks and Not Much ElseLet’s just get the obligatory “Sean Bean lives” joke out of the way, shall we?
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  27. videos
    Sean Bean Doesn’t Know How Not to Die Onscreen in This SpoofWatch a clip of him goofing about how often his movie and TV characters die.
    By John Sellers
  28. pop-culture convergences
    Sean Bean and the LOTR Fellowship’s TV TakeoverTelevision has claimed six of the nine members this year.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  29. r.i.p.
    TV Legend James Garner Dies at 86 He was on Maverick and The Rockford Files.
    By E. Alex Jung
  30. chat room
    Sean Bean on Legends and Game of Thrones“I’ve definitely got some unfinished business that needs to be resolved there. I’m obviously not Jon Snow’s dad.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  31. legends
    Watch Six-Time Winner Audra McDonald’s Tearful Tonys Acceptance SpeechA history-making win.
    By Abraham Riesman
  32. obits
    Mickey Rooney Dies at 93The celebrated child star went on to have a long and tumultuous career.
    By Halle Kiefer and Margaret Hartmann
  33. Comedy Central Orders Animated Basketball Pilot ‘Legends’Comedy Central is looking to add another animated series. According to Deadline, the network has ordered a pilot from Bento Box Entertainment […]
    By Megh Wright
  34. legends
    7 Ways to Remember Ol’ Dirty BastardThe original Wu-Tang Clan member died nine years ago today.
    By Jaime Lowe
  35. vulture lists
    10 Great Lesser-Known Lou Reed SongsNo “Perfect Day” or “Walk on the Wild Side” on this list.
    By Tyler Wilcox
  36. legends
    Patti Astor, Eighties Art-Scene Icon And Wild Style Star, Still Has FunThe East Village art-scene pioneer and indie-movie icon takes Vulture on a walking tour through a lost world.
    By Mary Kaye Schilling
  37. espionage
    See a Teaser for Sean Bean’s TV Spy DramaHe’s undercover. Waaaay undercover.
    By Margaret Lyons
  38. legends
    The Best Beyoncé Videos That Weren’t in Her DocFrom the Bey Hall of Fame.
    By Lindsey Weber
  39. legends
    Beyoncé Wins the Super BowlThat was the best.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  40. switcheroos
    Sean Bean Replaces Brendan Fraser in TNT’s LegendsHe’ll play a transforming spy.
    By Zach Dionne
  41. Richard Pryor and George Carlin’s Have a ConversationThe New York Times brought together Rain Pryor and Kelly Carlin, daughters of two of the greatest stand-ups ever, to have a conversation. They […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  42. legends
    Kenny Powers Is an American Cult HeroA look at Kenny Powers’s pervasive cultural impact and remarkably rapid ascendancy to cult hero status.
    By Amos Barshad
  43. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Panettiere, BurtonPlus: NBC picks up CIA pilot from ‘24’ producer.
    By Josh Duboff
  44. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Cyrus, Chace CrawfordPlus: Chace Crawford to play a ‘war-protesting butcher.’
    By Josh Duboff
  45. legends
    Liza Minnelli Delights Drunken Fashion Week CrowdThe legend brought down the house with “New York, New York.”
    By Lindsay Robertson