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  1. theater review
    Stereophonic Moves to Broadway, and Thunder HappensIt’s a love song, bittersweet and wounded and ferociously loyal, to the act of making art.
    By Sara Holdren
  2. first impressions
    132 Gut Reactions to Every Track on Taylor Swift’s Double Album“This woman puts the B in subtle.”
    By Vulture Staff
  3. movie review
    Zack Snyder’s Screensaver Space Opera Comes to an Uneventful EndRebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver is a dream fulfilled for Snyder but one that ultimately isn’t that ambitious.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. tortured poets
    Taylor Swift Assigned a Double AlbumHere’s a crash course on her extended Tortured Poets Department.
    By Justin Curto
  5. timelines
    Who’s In? Who’s Out? An Exhaustive Timeline of Taylor Swift’s Squad.Her boyfriend, besties, and business partners.
    By Zoë Haylock
  6. movie review
    David Dastmalchian Deserves to Be a StarAs a beleaguered talk-show host, he carries the new horror film Late Night With the Devil.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  7. role call
    Nicole Richie Answers Every Question We Have About Great News“I don’t necessarily know what they saw in that audition.”
    By Devon Ivie
  8. theater review
    Living Is Harder: Suffs and GrenfellSuffrage and outrage make for rich stage experiences.
    By Sara Holdren
  9. tv 101
    Every Shōgun Episode Ends PerfectlyThe best show on television right now is doing something simple: nailing its final minutes every week.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  10. art history
    RIPLEY
    37 Ripley Shots That Would Blow Caravaggio’s MindThe black-and-white Netflix series relies on visual motifs that reflect its central character’s alienation. It absolutely rips.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  11. taylor (tavi’s version)
    Tavi Gevinson Has More to Say About Taylor SwiftThe writer and actress answers every question we have about her fan-fic Taylor Swift zine: “To quote the daughter from Proof, ‘I wrote it.’”
    By Jasmine Vojdani
  12. comedy review
    Conan O’Brien Must Go Takes One Giant Step for Travel-Show IdiocyThe talk-show host messes with the genre’s tropes while acting like a nitwit in multiple countries.
    By Jen Chaney
  13. look what you made them do
    ‘It Made Me Believe That Love Wasn’t Real Anymore. And I Puked.’Swifties on Cornelia Street took the Joe Alwyn breakup news as well as you’d expect.
    By Rachel Handler
  14. master class
    How Taylor Swift Won Back the PublicThe reputation era was the last time the pop star let someone else define her. Here’s how she rebuilt her image.
    By Nate Jones
  15. oh yes
    Survivor 46 Is Where Strategy Goes to Die. Good!The dumbest game of hide-and-seek you’ve ever seen and a tantrum-filled tribal. What more could you ask for?
    By Jason P. Frank
  16. legacy
    Diddy’s Open SecretsThe rap mogul shook off decades of rumored bad behavior with wholesome PR revamps.
    By Craig Jenkins
  17. stand-up
    Long Jokes Are GoodMore of them, please.
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. crimson sky
    Shōgun’s Anna Sawai Felt Freest in Lady Mariko’s Final Decision“Up until then I had to hold it all in.”
    By Nicholas Quah
  19. disrespect
    Who’s Winning the 2024 Rap-Beef Showdown?(And who got cooked?)
    By Tirhakah Love
  20. endings
    The Empty Impact of Dune: Part Two’s Villain TurnThe sci-fi sequel’s condemnation of colonialism rings false when it won’t acknowledge its own Middle Eastern and Muslim influences.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  21. the sign
    The Non-Parents’ Guide to BlueyYes, something huge happened. And yes, you should watch Bluey.
    By Choire Sicha
  22. movie review
    Dune: Part Two Is Zendaya’s MovieAnd it’s a really good one.
    By Alison Willmore
  23. crime
    A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York PhilharmonicTwo musicians were fired for sexual misconduct. Why are they back with the orchestra?
    By Sammy Sussman
  24. the industry
    The Country Boom Is Happening Outside NashvilleArtists are ignoring gatekeepers, writing better music, and laying the groundwork for the genre’s future.
    By Justin Curto
  25. close reads
    Is Tom Ripley Gay?The question has challenged every adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s book, including the latest — and best — from Steven Zaillian.
    By Mark Harris
  26. a long talk
    Alex Garland Honestly Doesn’t Know If Civil War Is Irresponsible“I do sometimes think there’s a part of me that is thoughtful and there’s a part of me that is delinquent.”
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  27. book review
    Salman Rushdie Did Not Want to Write This BookIn Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder, the many incarnations of Rushdie are at war with one another.
    By Sanjena Sathian
  28. overnights
    Shōgun Recap: No ExitThis show warned us from the start that it would break our hearts.
    By Keith Phipps
  29. endings
    The Empty Perspective of Civil War’s Final ShotIt’s the closest Alex Garland’s “anti-war” film comes to a distinct political statement.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  30. live from studio 8h
    Heidi Gardner Couldn’t Prepare for What She SawA sketch about Beavis and Butt-Head made the SNL star break after years of resistance. She’s “still trying to figure out what exactly happened.”
    By Devon Ivie
  31. the festival circuit
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2024LOW (complimentary): Lil Uzi Vert voguing.
    By Emma Madden, Alex Suskind, and Rebecca Alter
  32. a long talk
    Giancarlo Esposito Finds Elegance in Every Bad GuyThe Gentleman and Parish are giving one of Hollywood’s greatest journeymen his long-deferred shot at antihero stardom.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  33. song roulette
    Billy Idol Wanted More, More, More AnthemsThe rocker’s core belief: Bigger and louder is often better.
    By Devon Ivie
  34. theater review
    Look, I Made a Woman: LempickaThe musical somehow turns a radical bisexual painter, living and loving in Paris between the wars, a little bit boring.
    By Sara Holdren
  35. tv review
    Grad School Was Never This FunPark Chan-wook’s HBO adaptation of The Sympathizer is a captivating senior seminar on postcolonial theory.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  36. exit interview
    ‘I Hate Clear Blue Skies’Why Steven Zaillian brought a monstrous, black-and-white version of The Talented Mr. Ripley to Netflix.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  37. all things corny
    Coachella Billboards, Ranked by Attention-Seeking SuccessDid you get the engagement? Did they bring their phones to your set?
    By Tirhakah Love
  38. rated t for teen
    A Joker by the People, for the PeopleComedian Vera Drew’s debut film is radical, moving, and definitely not affiliated with the DCEU or Warner Bros. in any official capacity.
    By Rebecca Alter
  39. back to the wasteland
    A Reasonable List of Demands for Season Two of FalloutGive us the Super Mutants!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  40. movie review
    Drive-Away Dolls Is Just Fizzy EnoughMargaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan star in a lesbian road-trip comedy that will mostly remind you of better movies.
    By Alison Willmore
  41. what are you waiting 5
    No One’s Watching the Best Comedy on NetflixThere’s an easy way to fix this.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. movie review
    I’m Glad Everyone Had Such a Good Time Making Sasquatch SunsetIf only there were more reason to actually watch the movie they made.
    By Alison Willmore
  43. performance review
    The Coiled Ferocity of ZendayaChallengers is the ultimate example to date of what has become a distinctively Zendaya screen energy.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  44. hard-bodied soft boys
    All the Sad-Eyed Action Guys Are Doing This MoveWhy use your own weapon when you can use the one your enemy just stabbed you with?
    By Alison Willmore
  45. goodbyes
    Larry’s One True LoveIn the choppy ocean of Larry David’s life on Curb, the water’s calm when he’s with Jerry Seinfeld.
    By Jesse David Fox
  46. buffering
    What Show Airs Where? Inside the Hulu–ABC Programming Machine“For the Hulu customer, it’s a small difference between what’s a Hulu Original and an ABC show. They’re just watching shows.”
    By Josef Adalian
  47. saint francis vs the philistines
    Hollywood Is Doomed If There’s No Room for MegalopolisesFrancis Ford Coppola self-financed a movie the industry’s bean-counters don’t want. It’s not surprising, but it is depressing.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  48. this! is! an interview!
    Jeopardy! Winner Victoria Groce Endorses the Rock Band Method“If you can master ‘Pretend We’re Dead,’ by L7, you’ll master the buzzer.”
    By Devon Ivie
  49. 1.5x speed
    Ready to Go Back to Lonely Island?Very early impressions of a new podcast that turns out to be a potent slice of nostalgic millennial history.
    By Nicholas Quah
  50. superlatives
    Mark Knopfler on the Most Patient and Wistful Music of His Career“I didn’t know what I was doing. At least I was there.”
    By Devon Ivie
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