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  1. career paths
    Will Melissa McCarthy Be the Next Will Ferrell or the Next Jack Black?After the success of The Heat, what McCarthy can learn from the success of Ferrell and faltering of Black.
  2. the benson interruption
    Mad Men: The Other Bob Benson Shoe DropsThere’s more to Bob than just a knee nudge.
  3. it begins
    This Week: Vulture Picks the Best of the Year in TVAll week long, we’ll be picking the greatest shows, performances, moments, and more, from June 1, 2012, through June 1, 2013.
  4. taking stock
    Where We Are After the Game of Thrones Season FinaleReunions and unexpected alliances. Oh, and spoilers!
  5. that’s what she sobbed
    Which Moment on The Office Finale Choked You Up?Nothing like a callback to get something caught in your eye.
  6. comedy week
    Marc Maron and Julie Klausner: Where Is Comedy Podcasting Going?Can you make money? Will it ever be a big business? And is that a bad thing?
  7. go buy buy
    Check Out the Mad Men Kidz!Someone needs to make a kids cartoon with Li’l Don, Li’l Joan, and the gang.
  8. you win or you die
    Game of Thrones Death Generator: How Would You Die in Westeros?Disemboweled by the Hound? Falling off the Wall? Mace or ax? See how you meet your maker!
  9. crowdsourcing
    What’s Really Fueling the Veronica Mars FrenzyTV obsessives online want two things: nostalgia, and more, more, more. And that will never make them happy.
  10. Follow the Ultimate Sitcom Smackdown BracketYour home base for following along with our battle to determine the best sitcom of the past 30 years.
  11. vulture debates
    You’ve Got Mail Vs. Sleepless in Seattle: Fight!Which Nora Ephron classic is better? Or are they even any good at all?
  12. generators
    Try Vulture’s Die Hard Sequel Title GeneratorFrom The Die Hardy Boys to Can’t Die-Hardly Wait and dozens in between.
  13. great debates
    The New Girl Debate: Is the Jess–Nick Romance Good or Bad?Kissing: One editor is in favor of it, another is not.
  14. whats up chisel chest
    Dan Harmon and Jason Sudeikis Crank-Called Chevy Chase Last NightBut it was all in fun during Harmon’s live “Harmontown” podcast.
  15. golden globes 2013
    The Eight Most Moved Audience Reactions to Jodie Foster’s SpeechThis is how you keep a Hollywood audience’s attention.
  16. obits
    Jack Klugman and Charles Durning, Character-Actor Greats, Pass AwayTip a glass to two iconic faces of movies, TV, and theater. 
  17. give it a name
    Get Your Generic Action-Hero Name With Our Action-Dude-Name GeneratorWe can do better than Jack Reacher.
  18. the argument
    Was The Hobbit Boring or Exciting? Two Vulture-ites Fight It OutOne blogger thought it was 85 percent eating and walking. An editor thought this was a weird, hunger-based perception of it. Whose side are you on?
  19. lighters up
    Which Band Acted the Classic-Rock-iest at the 12.12.12 Concert?Scoring the age-old moves, song choices, and “I love you, New York!” patter of the Stones, Who, Clapton, Billy Joel, Bruce, and the rest of the white guys.
  20. video
    Julie Klausner Gives an Advance Look at Next Week’s Approval MatrixBut only because Today’s Willie Geist asked nicely.
  21. spoiler corner
    Can We Nitpick Skyfall’s Evil Plan for a Moment?For all that advance work, Javier Bardem’s endgame felt a bit slapped together.
  22. score constituency
    Start Grading Episodes on Vulture’s TV RecapsCompare your grade against the recapper’s and the rest of Vulture readers’.
  23. so many questions
    12 Icky Thoughts on Last Night’s Walking DeadWe’re having trouble thinking about anything else.
  24. clear your schedule
    A Breakdown of Why the First Hobbit Desperately Needs Its Long Run TimeThis minute-by-minute breakdown shows why every smoke ring needs time to breathe to really get the story right.
  25. pop culture memory lane
    When Zoe Lister-Jones Made Her Move on Jimmy FallonAs a college freshman, she didn’t care if she had to knock down Matthew Broderick to get at her SNL crush.
  26. keep america strong
    Why There Is No Shame in Loving America’s Funniest Home VideosPresenting the five best categories of video, including white people falling while dancing.
  27. pop culture memory lane
    How the Spin Doctors Cemented a Father-Son BondAnd this was the Spin Doctors of their second album. Believe it or not, this story’s touching.
  28. pop culture memory lane
    How Sue Galloway Saved Paul McCartney From InjuryAnd he didn’t even know that the 30 Rock cast member did it.
  29. pop culture memory lane
    How Dave Hill Grossed Out Judas Priest Singer Rob HalfordIn this “Pop Culture Memory Lane,” the comedian recalls thinking they were going to be best friends … until nature called.
  30. pop culture memory lane
    How a George Lucas Look-alike Crushed the Dreams of a Kid in a C-3PO SuitIn the latest “Pop Culture Memory Lane” video, hopes are dashed at the Phantom Menace premiere.
  31. pop culture memory lane
    How a Return of the Jedi Speeder-Bike Fantasy Failed a Young BoyIn the latest “Pop Culture Memory Lane,” watch author B.C. Edwards recount how he learned that movies were not real, and he would never own a light saber.
  32. pop culture memory lane
    When Garfunkel and Oates Met John OatesIn this “Pop Culture Memory Lane” video, the comedy singing duo recall how their namesake gave them their “Maneater” moment.
  33. pop culture memory lane
    How Harry Anderson’s Daughter Ruined Frank ‘Dune’ Herbert’s DayIn this “Pop Culture Memory Lane” video, the comedian tells how bursting into tears when her Night Court–star dad took her on Merv Griffin’s show affected the Dune author.
  34. pop culture memory lane
    When Harrison Ford Played Paintball Like Han SoloIn this edition of “Pop Culture Memory Lane,” Will Hines tells of how his surprise multicolored battle against Ford lived up to the comic’s every Star Wars fantasy.
  35. pop culture memory lane
    How Jim O’Heir Gave Mary Tyler Moore the Very Wrong IdeaAt an eighties SNL party, the Parks & Rec star was determined to meet his idol. Then things went wrong.
  36. pop culture memory lane
    How John Cho Got Slapped Down by MorrisseyThe Harold and Kumar star learned an important lesson about celebrity honesty.
  37. pop culture memory lane
    When Paul Scheer Got the Brush-Off from Robert Downey Jr.In our second “Pop Culture Memory Lane” installment, the NTSF star tells of his very uncomfortable Comic-Con encounter with Iron Man.
  38. emmys 2012
    The Best Frozen Moments From the 2012 EmmysRelive the immobile glory with Jon Hamm, Amy Poehler, and Max “Schmidt” Greenfield’s cameo as a Tracy Morgan dragger.
  39. pop culture memory lane
    How Casey Wilson Kidnapped a Rent ActorIn this new co-production with the Upright Citizens Brigade, Wilson (and her animated self) remembers her near-kidnapping of a Rent understudy.
  40. video
    See Steve Martin’s Unearthed ‘Elephant Guy’ SketchComedy fans rejoice: It’s part of a new DVD collection of his long-lost TV specials.
  41. face off
    Clint and Invisible Obama: A Good Comedy Team?Do they make a better half-visible duo than Calvin and Hobbes? Elwood and Harvey the rabbit?
  42. video
    Video: Real Housewives of NYC Skinny-Dip“Look at your heinies!”
  43. thug life
    Boardwalk Empire’s New Poster Foreshadows a More Brutal Nucky“You can’t be half a gangster.”
  44. video
    See Childrens Hospital’s Good Old-Fashioned Blood FightThe O-positive flies in a music video soundtracked by the Shins.
  45. most valuable stars
    How Vulture Ranked Its Most Valuable StarsThis wasn’t done on a whim, people: A statistician and some hard math were involved.
  46. slideshow
    See Long-Lost Shots of the Rolling Stones in the Exile on Main St. EraKeith, Mick, et al., 40 years ago, all young and dangerous in the studio and on tour.
  47. video
    Watch a Live-Action Re-creation of Futurama’s Opening CreditsRocket ships on sticks, cardboard hovercars on pulleys.
  48. pop culture parenthood
    How a Panicky Father of Girls Came to Terms With GirlsJudd Apatow was there to talk him through it.
  49. where’s the beef
    Other Eighties Props That Rock of Ages Should Have Forced InStacee Jaxx should totally have gotten it on with Clara “Where’s the Beef?” Peller and a Swatch Watch.
  50. the defense rests
    We Double Down on Our Enraging Mad Men Divorce PostCommenters got pretty angry when we said the number of divorces weren’t era-accurate, but allow us to submit some more stats just for fun.
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