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Joe Rogan Is Just the Start of It

 The authors of a new book about right-wing comedy discuss the man who’s a “gateway to much more nefarious voices.” By Jesse David Fox
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A Downward Tour Through the Right-Wing Comedy Complex

 An excerpt from That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them. By Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx
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The Best Books of the Year (So Far)

 A few novels, a transcendent memoir, and an old Greek tale to lay on your recently reemerged picnic blanket.
  1. media digest
    The Believer’s Brief Sale to a Sex-Toy Website Has a Satisfying EndingHow the offbeat literary magazine returned to the hands of its original owner, McSweeney’s.
    By Justin Curto
  2. good one podcast
    Joe Rogan Is Just the Start of ItThe authors of a new book about right-wing comedy discuss the man who’s a “gateway to much more nefarious voices.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  3. book excerpt
    A Downward Tour Through the Right-Wing Comedy ComplexAn excerpt from That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them.
    By Matt Sienkiewicz and Nick Marx
  4. you didn’t hear it from me
    Hot Goss: DeuxMoi Is Becoming a TV ShowThe gossip account’s debut novel isn’t even out yet and it’s getting adapted.
    By Bethy Squires
  5. perfil
    Fernanda Melchor y la tragedia del machismoCon historias inspiradas en el crimen, la novelista arroja luz a los rincones oscuros de la masculinidad.
    By Max Pearl
  7. vulture lists
    The Best Books of the Year (So Far)A few novels, a transcendent memoir, and an old Greek tale to lay on your recently reemerged picnic blanket.
  8. coming soon
    Disney+ Has Found Its Percy Jackson in The Adam Project’s Walker ScobellNow actors for Grover and Annabeth complete the trio.
    By Bethy Squires
  9. vulture lists
    The Best Comedy Books of 2022 (So Far)Featuring memoirs by Molly Shannon and Bob Odenkirk and a new book of interviews by Judd Apatow.
    By Brian Boone
  10. a spoiler in the bone
    What to Expect in Outlander Season 7, According to the BooksThe supersized seventh season is still far off on the horizon, but thanks to Diana Gabaldon’s novels, we don’t have to wait to find out what happens.
    By Maggie Fremont
  11. coming soon
    Tanya Reynolds Joins Grown-Up Cast of Harold and the Purple CrayonSony’s live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s book has cast a lot of adults so far.
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. profile
    Fernanda Melchor Writes Tragic MachismoIn her crime-inspired novels, male fear and desire are two sides of the same coin.
    By Max Pearl
  13. book excerpt
    When Max Met Furiosa: An Oral History of Casting Mad Max: Fury RoadThe yearslong process of finding the right leads for George Miller’s Oscar winner involved dozens of future stars — and just as many what-ifs.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  14. vulture lists
    9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthOcean Vuong, Molly Shannon, Tove Ditlevsen, and more.
    By Marshall Heyman
  15. memoirs
    Jamie Lee Curtis DIY’ed Jennifer Grey’s Memoir CoverGraphic design is her passion.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  16. trailer mix
    The Conversations With Friends Trailer Features a New Phoebe Bridgers Song‘sidelines’ is out now, as if we weren’t already emotional enough.
    By Justin Curto
  17. vulture lists
    31 New Page-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your 2022 Reading ListAnatomy of a Scandal, Conversations With Friends, and more.
    By Emily Maskell
  18. good books
    Oh Look, It’s the National Book Foundation’s Newest ‘5 Under 35’ ListThis year, the honor given to authors for their debut works goes to four novels and a short-story collection.
    By Hillary Kelly
  19. book review
    In the Novel Post-Traumatic, a Trauma Plot Refuses the ObviousIn Chantal V. Johnson’s novel Post-Traumatic, the story of one woman’s breakdown feels visceral and specific.
    By Jamie Hood
  20. encounter
    Ocean Vuong Considers His Work ‘Badass Emo’“I don’t see the fame until it pounces on me, which literally happened the other day.”
    By Brock Colyar
  21. a long talk
    How Chloé Cooper Jones Changed Her MindIn her memoir Easy Beauty, the writer confronts a subject she’d long avoided: her own experience of disability.
    By Amelia Schonbek
  22. profile
    Margo Jefferson Makes Her WayWith her book Constructing a Nervous System, the critic set herself a challenge: to recount her life through a web of influences.
    By Jasmine Sanders
  23. yike!
    ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer on Trial for Allegedly Murdering HusbandNot a How to Get Away With Murder writer, clearly.
    By Rebecca Alter
  24. book spoilers
    What to Expect in Bridgerton Season 3, Based on the NovelsThere are a couple of ways the next Bridgerton sibling romance could go, but ton willing, we will have a masquerade ball!
    By Maggie Fremont
  25. josh safdie’s muse
    Julia Fox on Her Upcoming Book: It’s Not a Memoir, But It Is a ‘Masterpiece’So far, anyway… it’s not finished yet.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  26. meet the ton
    Who’s Who in Bridgerton: A Books-to-Series Character GuideAllow us to reintroduce you to the ton.
    By Maggie Fremont
  27. the devil reads deuxmoi
    DeuxMoi to Spin Celebrity Gossip Into Debut NovelANON PLS., the book.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  28. books
    The Best Sex Julia May Jonas Has Ever Read“Knausgaard is always looking at the people around him as objects. It feels like someone who’s not fully comfortable writing about sex.”
    As told to Lila Shapiro
  29. trailer mix
    There’s a New Taylor Swift Song (Yay!) in This Trailer (Boo!)Where the Crawdads Sing … along to her new song, “Carolina.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  30. workin’ 9 to 5
    Dolly Parton to Star in Film Adaptation of Album-Book-Podcast Run, Rose, RunIf you can EGOT for a single project, she’s sure trying.
    By Justin Curto
  31. book excerpt
    ‘I Did Have This Feeling That It Would Work Out Somehow’Bowen Yang discusses his parents and SNL in Judd Apatow’s new book of interviews.
    By Judd Apatow
  32. books
    Anthony Veasna So Wins Posthumous National Book Critics Circle AwardOther recipients include Honoreé Fanonne Jeffers, Diane Seuss, and Rebecca Donners.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  33. vulture lists
    8 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthDolly Parton, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Polley, and more.
    By Marshall Heyman
  34. spring preview
    20 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This SpringWith new releases from Akwaeke Emezi, Geoff Dyer, Margo Jefferson, Hernan Diaz, and more.
  35. books
    The Best Sex Melissa Febos Has Ever Read“Eileen Myles invented this thing to compare sex to. It is absolutely working, but it is breaking a lot of the rules.”
    As told to Maddie Crum
  36. books
    The 2022 International Booker Prize Longlist Is Literary HeavenMieko Kawakami’s tale of teen angst accompanies Olga Tokarczuk’s The Books of Jacob, Bora Chung’s Cursed Bunny, and more.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  37. vulture lists
    Batman for Real (and Aspiring) NerdsThe new Batman film takes us back to his early years. Here are the comics that are actually worth reading — in chronological order.
    By Seth Mnookin
  38. enough reboots to fill the nile
    Hey, Kenneth Branagh, Leave Miss Marple Alone!Why not go for Tommy and Tuppence instead?
    By Bethy Squires
  39. vulture lists
    8 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthToni Morrison, Chuck Klosterman, Chrishell Stause, and more.
    By Marshall Heyman
  40. book bans
    Publishing CEO Donates $500,000 to Fight Book BansMany of the banned books are part of the Penguin Random House imprint.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  41. encounter
    Art Spiegelman Loses His GlassesAs the latest fight over Maus erupts, its artist-creator searches for his spectacles.
    By Abraham Riesman
  42. a long talk
    Chuck Klosterman Lived Through ThisIn his book The Nineties, he tried to write about the decade as it felt at the time — at least to some people.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  43. mysteries
    The Talented Mr. BernardiniIs this man the notorious Spine Collector?
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  44. book excerpt
    ‘She Was So Committed to the Dark Side That I Was a Little Bit Worried’How My Best Friend’s Wedding messed with Julia Roberts’s image and changed rom-coms for good.
    By Scott Meslow
  45. book excerpt
    Bad ReputationAccusations of copying dogged James Dean’s brief career, in part because they were true.
    By Isaac Butler
  46. obit
    Comedian and Baskets Star Louie Anderson Dead at 68He was hospitalized for blood cancer treatment.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  47. book club
    11 Books to Read If You Already Miss YellowjacketsFor Jeff.
    By Jessica Gentile
  48. vulture lists
    10 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This MonthBrian Cox, Daphne Palasi Andreades, Noah Hawley, and more.
    By Marshall Heyman
  49. the law
    Britney Spears Wants Jamie Lynn to Stop Talking About HerThe pop star’s lawyer requested Jamie Lynn “cease and desist from referencing Britney derogatorily.”
    By Justin Curto
  50. family feuds
    Oops … Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears Are Fighting AgainBritney brought their argument over Jamie Lynn’s memoir into day two.
    By Justin Curto
  51. close reads
    Hanya’s BoysThe novelist tends to torture her gay male characters — but only so she can swoop in to save them.
    By Andrea Long Chu
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