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  1. this week in late night
    Desus & Mero Ranking the Worst Places in NYC Won Late Night This Week“If you can have a Whole Foods as the worst place in New York, you live in a very privileged New York, my friend.”
    By Chris Murphy
  2. splits
    Elizabeth Chambers Drops the HammerCall me through my lawyer.
    By Hunter Harris
  3. movie review
    Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets Is the Next-Best Thing to Going Out to a BarRemember bars? The Ross brothers’ boozy hybrid of a movie is a sensational elegy to a local one that never really existed.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. kabletown
    Good God, Lemon, It’s the 30 Rock Reunion TrailerStream it on your iPhone 40.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. tv review
    Little Voice Wears Its Heart on Its SleeveThe new Apple TV+ series, featuring original songs by Sara Bareilles, is achingly, sometimes cloyingly earnest, but also inviting in its own way.
    By Jen Chaney
  7. vulture lists
    Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Best Minor Characters, RankedWhat they lack in screen time, they make up for in memorability.
    By Jackson McHenry
  8. movie review
    Relic Is a Wrenching, Frustrating Horror Story of DementiaThe performances in writer-director Natalie Erika James’s debut film are haunting, but the movie seems hesitant to push its genre’s potential.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  9. now streaming
    The 50 Best Horror Movies on ShudderA guide to the horror-centric streaming service’s most chilling offerings.
    By Brian Tallerico
  10. tens across the board
    A Legendary LegacyPride Month may be over, but the ballroom competition series’ unapologetic celebration of Black queerness keeps its spirit alive.
    By Chris Murphy
  11. animal actors
    Meet the Year’s Newest Moo-vie Star: Eve the Cow From First CowGet to know the apple-munching, attention-loving, improvising bovine beauty at the heart of Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow.
    By Nate Jones
  14. the inside track
    Margo Price’s ‘I’d Die for You’ Is Transcendent Rock MusicThe country outsider’s biggest song yet, on new album That’s How Rumors Get Started, shouldn’t come as a surprise.
    By Justin Curto
  15. emmy insider
    Dear White People Creator Justin Simien on Netflix, Hollywood, and Black Art“A fire has started, but how long is it going to burn? How far is it going to reach?”
    By Ashley Ray-Harris
  16. hamilton
    Who Tells Your Story on Camera? How Hamilton Was Edited Into a Movie.Director Tommy Kail and editor Jonah Moran explain how they pieced together key moments from the musical — including the ending.
    By Jackson McHenry
  17. vulture lists
    Every Tom Hanks Movie, RankedHe might only play a certain number of notes, but he always manages to make them sound unique.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  18. emmy insider
    Dead to Me Star Linda Cardellini Breaks Down Judy’s Emotional Roller CoasterIn season two of Netflix’s dark dramedy, Linda Cardellini had to cry. A lot.
    By Jessica Goldstein
  19. trump tweets
    Trump Likes Tweet Praising ‘Stripper’ Vibes in New Summer Walker SongThe president baffles with another late-night Twitter “like.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. last night on late night
    Sarah Paulson Pleads the Fifth on Lea MicheleBlame the AirPods? Oldest trick in the book.
    By Rebecca Alter
  21. emmy insider
    13 Emmy-Worthy Performances That Shouldn’t Be OverlookedAkili McDowell in David Makes Man, Shira Haas in Unorthodox, Hunter Schafer in Euphoria, and more of the year’s best TV acting.
    By Brian Tallerico
  22. my single is dropping
    Elvis Costello Releases ‘Hetty O’Hara Confidential,’ Second New Song of 2020Recorded in Helsinki, Finland, along with previous song “No Flag.”
    By Justin Curto
  23. vulture recommends
    The Couch Gallery CrawlHow to look at art from the safety of home.
    By Thomas Benfield
  26. q&a
    Margo Price, After the StormA natural disaster delayed Price’s momentous new album, That’s How Rumors Get Started. Then disaster struck again: COVID-19.
    By Hilary Hughes
  27. read like the wind
    The Vices and 8 Other Reads I Can’t Get Out of My HeadIf you’re looking for a suspenseful novel containing many of the Earth’s most interesting topics — art thievery, twins, Iceland — this is it.
    By Molly Young
  28. encounters
    Cristin Milioti, ForeverIn Palm Springs, she plays a furious depressive stuck in a time loop. It’s the rom-com role she was meant to play.
    By Rachel Handler
  29. my single is dropping
    Katy Perry’s New Single Reminds Us All to “Smile”Or at least fake it ‘til you make it.
    By Zoe Haylock
  30. the grub street diet
    Playwright Katori Hall Learned How to Burn in the Kitchen“Not actually burn stuff, but cook really good.”
    Edited by Chris Crowley
  31. my single is dropping
    Kid Cudi Teams Up With Eminem on ‘The Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady’Two rappers. Four names. One song about the importance of wearing masks.
    By Chris Murphy
  32. my ep is dropping
    Let Summer Walker’s Sultry New EP Life On Earth Get You in Your Feelings“What have you become? What have you become?”
    By Chris Murphy
  33. my album is dropping
    Juice WRLD’s Posthumous Third Album Legends Never Die Has DroppedThe 21-track album features the rappers previously released songs “Righteous” and “Tell Me You Love Me.”
    By Chris Murphy
  34. overnights
    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Proxy WarRamona is pissed because she brought Elyse onto the show and now she is not paying proper fealty.
    By Brian Moylan
  35. extremely online
    A Glitch Wreaked Havoc on TikTok TodayReps for Tik Tok say the glitch was caused due to “higher traffic than normal on our servers in Virginia.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  38. lady a
    Anita ‘Lady A’ White Will Not Be Erased“If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who you’re oppressing. And that might require you to give up something.”
    By Andrea Williams
  39. now streaming
    The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right NowDa 5 Bloods, Swimming Pool, Uncut Gems, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  40. quick bites
    Guess How Many People Actually Paid for QuibiGo on, try.
    By Rebecca Alter
  41. sure
    Pete Buttigieg Has an Agent NowMaybe they’ll help him build out his late-night hosting résumé.
    By Justin Curto
  42. casting
    Michelle Williams, Oscar Isaac to Get Bleak in New Scenes From a Marriage SeriesIngmar Bergman’s 1973 TV series will be reimagined with a contemporary American couple.
    By Jackson McHenry
  43. this week in comedy podcasts
    This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Demi Adejuyigbe Can Do It AllRounding up our favorite comedy-podcast episodes of the week.
    By Leigh Cesiro, Marc Hershon, and Anna Marr
  44. crime
    Everything We Know About Pop Smoke’s DeathThe 20-year-old Brooklyn rapper was killed at a home in Los Angeles, but police are still looking for a motive and suspects.
    By Zoe Haylock
  45. investigations
    5 Suspects Arrested in Connection With Pop Smoke’s MurderIt’s so far unclear what they’ve been charged with.
    By Zoe Haylock
  46. charlie puth
    Well, Charlie Puth Made Dinner for YouHe has released the video for his excellent but overlooked single, “Girlfriend.”
    By Hunter Harris
  47. quarantuning
    Kehlani Upgrades From the Backyard in Latest Quarantine Video for ‘Bad News’At this point, Kehlani’s name better be all over that VMA nominations list.
    By Justin Curto
  50. pg fun
    Which Baby-Sitters Club Member Are You, Based on Your Star Sign?You know Claudia and Stacey are on Co–Star.
    By Zoe Haylock
  51. role call
    Sarita Choudhury Answers Every Question We Have About Mississippi Masala“I remember, in some scenes, I couldn’t look at Denzel. Because when I did, I felt like I would blush.”
    By Hunter Harris
  52. emmy insider
    How Insecure Wrote the Year’s Most Romantic Bottle EpisodeNatasha Rothwell has always wanted Issa and Lawrence to reunite. With “Lowkey Happy,” she finally got her chance to make it happen.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  53. movie review
    Greyhound Proves Tom Hanks Is the Ultimate Navy GeekHe’s the captain, now and forever.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  54. a long talk
    ‘I Don’t Think Anybody Alive Can Tell Me What to Do’Willie Nelson at his most Willie Nelson.
    By Brady Gerber
  55. memoirs of a perfect angel
    Mariah Carey Finished Her Memoir, Dahling, and It’s Out This SeptemberThe Publication of Mimi.
    By Justin Curto
  56. god save the queen
    The Crown Will Get 6 Seasons After All, Extending Imelda Staunton’s ReignThe sixth season will bring the story up to “the early 2000s.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  57. last night on late night
    Lisa Kudrow Has Been Telling Conan ‘a Pandemic Could Be Coming’ for YearsConan tells Kudrow that she “has been preparing for this pandemic since the day I met you.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  58. tv review
    Kingdom Feels Like a Nightmare of NowThe South Korean zombie series is set in the 16th century and was filmed in 2017, but seems to be riffing on headlines from five minutes ago.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  59. new albums
    Katy Perry Sends In the Clown (Memes)Her new album will be titled Smile and it relies on a lot of clown imagery.
    By Hunter Harris
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