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The Roommate Barely Unpacks Its Own Boxes It settles in, and then it’s gone.
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Overstepping Ellie’s self-sabotaging spiral is nearly complete.
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Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too Lenù finally snaps back to reality and tries to put her life together.
Industry (S3/E6)

You Got Daddy’s Attention Now Will Yasmin and Harper be able to work it out on the remix?
Snowpiercer (S4/E9)

The Battle for New Eden The final stop is approaching, and it’s time for the big climactic fight.
Tulsa King (S2/E1)

Who’s the Boss? Sylvester Stallone returns as a mob boss with a heart of gold in Tulsa King — it’s maybe too easy of a sell.
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Lift, Thrust, Weight, Drag Natasha Rothwell plays lovable Melissa, who is compelled to change her life and face her loneliness after a near-death experience.
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endings The Speak No Evil Remake’s Ending Is a Cowardly Cop-out Speak No Evil is meant to be a sick joke, and it doesn’t work without the punch line. By Louis Peitzman

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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Exposed

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jenny from byu Can Ben Affleck Handle Another Jennifer in His Life? Well, he might not actually be related to a star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. By Alejandra Gularte
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a golden opportunity Who’s Afraid of a Sexy Octogenarian? Only two seasons into its seniors spinoff, The Bachelor/ette is already regressing to late middle-age. By Marah Eakin
cancel culture 2024’s Canceled Shows, for Your Final Consideration A second season of Time Bandits has been stolen by Apple TV+. By Jason P. Frank

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Shōgun Breaks Records With 18 Emmy Wins for One Season Including Outstanding Drama Series and both Lead Actor and Actress in a Drama Series. By Bethy Squires

oui Emily in Paris Will Butcher Italian Even More in Season 5 Don’t worry, she’ll still be in Paris despite her new “presence” in Rome. By Alejandra Gularte
acceptance speeches Lamorne Morris Shouted Out Robert Downey Jr. (While Beating Him for an Emmy) Update: It’s a Tropic Thunder poster — Vulture can confirm. By Bethy Squires
emmys 2024 The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Emmys High: Shōgun dominance! Low: Emmys spon-con? Whoa: Hacks upset???
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Music

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They’re Trying to Take Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’

Cyrus is being sued over similarities between her track and Bruno Mars’s “When I Was Your Man.” By Jason P. Frank

respect the classics REO Speedwagon Has Combusted After nearly 50 years, “irreconcilable differences” have broken the band apart. By Devon Ivie
legacy Diddy’s Open Secrets The rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps. By Craig Jenkins
the law Everything Leading Up to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Manhattan Arrest He is charged on three counts, including racketeering, sex trafficking, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. By Victoria Bekiempis

break outs Nothing’s Shocking About Jane’s Addiction Fighting at Reunion The band has canceled the remaining dates of their reunion tour, with Farrell issuing an apology. By Alejandra Gularte
the law Cher Ends Bid to Become Court-Appointed Conservator of Her Son Almost nine months after she made the initial request. By Bethy Squires and Jennifer Zhan
y’all see this? Kelly Clarkson, Shaboozey, and More React to Beyoncé’s CMAs Snub “I feel like those songs were everywhere.” By Jennifer Zhan
the alchemy Will Taylor Swift Be at Travis Kelce’s Next Game? And other burning football questions, answered. By Justin Curto
brat summer What’s the Latest With Justin Timberlake’s DWI? “I’m hoping that whoever’s watching and listening right now can learn from this mistake.” By Victoria Bekiempis

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TikTok’s Favorite Servers Spread Positivity and Brain Rot

Missy McIntosh and Marty Miller changed the way the we speak English from their gig at the “burger box,” girl. By Rebecca Alter

identity crisis Hacks Isn’t a Good Comedy But it could be a great drama. By Nicholas Quah
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for all the dogs They Tried to Play Off a Dead Dog at the Emmys John Oliver started to say something “silly,” but did he? By Bethy Squires

a long talk Richard Kind Will Accept 93 Percent of Job Offers The actor, now a guest star on Only Murders, just loves saying yes to roles. “What else am I going to do on a Tuesday and a Wednesday?” By Devon Ivie
this week in late night Jimmy Kimmel’s Deep Roster of Impressionists Won Late Night This Week Also Kevin Hart’s “Day Drinking” segment and Jimmy Fallon dying repeatedly. By Bethy Squires
buffering Jokes Amber Can Tell (on CNN) On Have I Got News for You, Amber Ruffin is playing to win — especially when the news “is utter chaos.” By Josef Adalian
last night on late night Late Night’s Familiar With Master Debaters All of them have been through two Trump presidential-election cycles before this. How did their experience pay off? By Jason P. Frank
snl SNL Adds Three New Cast Members for Season 50 Chloe Troast departs from the show after one season. By Alejandra Gularte and Jesse David Fox

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Theater

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The Piano Lesson Can’t Quite Live Up to August Wilson’s Play

Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson is a worthwhile and occasionally quite moving adaptation. But it lives uncomfortably between two forms. By Bilge Ebiri

theater review Counting and Cracking Is a Joyous Generational Square-off Plus a smart new play, ‘The Ask,’ at the Wild Project. By Sara Holdren
theater review The Roommate Barely Unpacks Its Own Boxes It settles in, and then it’s gone. By Sara Holdren
extra extra Brendan Fraser Is Staging Another Comeback The Oscar winner will star in Samuel D. Hunter’s Grangeville in early 2025. By Jason P. Frank
spicy takes Patti LuPone Can Shade Madonna With or Without Words “I’ve seen her onstage and I’ve seen her in a movie, and I went, ‘Umm, okay.’” 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

rip James Earl Jones, Acting Legend, Dead at 93 The voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa was accomplished on stage and screen. By Justin Curto
oh hello again John Mulaney Will Reunite With Richard Kind on Broadway Likely featuring less — or, at the very least, a moderate amount of — tuna. By Hershal Pandya
egot watch Benj Pasek and Justin Paul EGOT With OMITB More like EEGGOOTT (because there’s two of them). By Bethy Squires
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vulture lists Forgotten YA Adaptations, Ranked by Cultural Impact Will Netflix’s Uglies leave a bigger mark than these 15 Twilight–Harry Potter–Hunger Games rip-offs? By Rory Doherty
booked and busy The National Book Foundation’s 2024 Fiction Longlist Featuring three debut novels, two short-story collections, and one Miranda July. By Emma Alpern
happy birthday The Twilight Saga’s Renesmee Cullen Is Old Enough to Vote Three questions for the Cullens as the 2024 election approaches. By Bethy Squires
beach read book club ‘Too Much Hugging and Learning’ Our book club discusses the ending of Long Island Compromise.
profile In the Shack With Robert Caro The Power Broker is turning 50. His final LBJ book is almost — well, he won’t say exactly, but he’s trying for 900 words a day. By Christopher Bonanos

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encounter Thomas Houseago Was Mad at His Dad (and Larry Gagosian) It’s his first NYC gallery show in a decade, thanks in part to Leonardo DiCaprio. By Rachel Corbett
fall preview 2024 10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See This Fall An Alvin Ailey retrospective sets the tone for an array of eclectic offerings from the art world. By Jerry Saltz
art review Abigail Goldman’s American Horror Story Her new show, “State of Nature,” depicts our depraved moment in miniature — literally. By Jerry Saltz
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