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Lil Nas X Deserves a Better Industry

 Buried under all the frustrating discourse is Montero, a short, sweet album about learning to love yourself and demanding respect. By Craig Jenkins
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Jasper Johns and Me

 The artist who invented contemporary art also changed my life. By Jerry Saltz
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Phoebe Robinson’s Guide to Being a Boss

 An excerpt from the comedian’s new book. By Phoebe Robinson
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Dear Evan Hansen Walks Through the Uncanny Valley, Ascends Anyway

 When the movie Dear Evan Hansen works, it’s working against the original musical’s platitudes and giving weight to its inherent brutality. By Helen Shaw

TIFF 2021

A tentative Oscar season begins.

  1. Dune, Reviewed By Someone Who Popped an Edible Beforehand By Nate Jones
  2. Spencer Is a Portrait of a Princess Too Sane to Play the Royals’ Game By Alison Willmore
  3. How Old Does Ben Platt Look in Dear Evan Hansen? By Nate Jones

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  1. reunions
    Yes, Fugees Were Late to Their First Reunion Show The hip-hop trio performed together for the first time in over 15 years.
  2. craic
    Derry Girls to Graduate With Season Three Creator Lisa McGee confirmed the upcoming season will be its last.
  4. trailer mix
    Benedict Cumberbatch Is the First Man to Make Cat Memes in Louis Wain Trailer In which people in Victorian dress yell, “You have squandered it on wretched cats!”
  5. casting call
    The Crown Casts Diana’s Cute New Bloke The reign of Dodi Al-Fayed begins.
  6. docs
    Tiger King 2 Is Happening for All You Cool Cats and Kittens Along with four new Netflix docs.
  7. my single is festive
    Listen to Kelly Clarkson’s New Christmas Single (in September) “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)” is the first single off When Christmas Comes Around …
  9. turtle sex
    Watch The Daily Show Explain the Quirkier Side of Climate Crisis Welcome to the alt side of black-pilling.
  10. last night on late night
    Watch Seth Meyers Kick Off Climate Night With a Billy Joel Parody We did start the fire! With coal!
  11. stadiums are over
    Garth Brooks Is Only Playing to Vaccinated Friends in Low Places Dive bars are in because “dive bars are vaccinated.”
  12. casting
    Leslie Bibb and Rachel Bloom Are Joining Hulu’s Reboot Which is a show about a sitcom revival, but we digress.
  13. obits
    Godfather of Black Cinema Melvin Van Peebles Has Died The writer, director, and Baadasssss was 89.
  14. vulture lists
    Every Clint Eastwood–Directed Movie, Ranked Examining the 91-year-old director’s prolific and unpredictable career behind the camera.
  15. the law
    The Weeknd Sued for Copyright Infringement Over ‘Call Out My Name’ Two producers claim the 2018 song resembles a track they showed the Weeknd years before.
  16. the r. kelly trial
    R. Kelly Hid His Crimes ‘in Plain Sight,’ Prosecutors Say in Closing Argument Closing arguments are under way after six weeks of testimony and evidence.
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