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  1. tv
    How Bluey Became the Best Kids’ Show of Our TimeNo other series gets the strange, hilarious magic of play.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  2. the industry
    ‘Is He Going to Ruin My Day?’How Matthew Belloni became the must-read columnist for Hollywood’s executive class.
    By Nicholas Quah
  3. indian cinema
    How to Make It in Bollywood, One Evil Brit at a TimeFifteen years ago, Edward Sonnenblick came to India with a dream: To play British bad guys in Bollywood movies. It’s worked out better than expected.
    By Nate Jones
  4. profile
    Writing Through the MomentThe Kings are known for making TV that captures the Zeitgeist. It’s a high-wire act that’s gotten trickier post-Trump.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  5. fall preview 2021
    Penn Badgley, the Visible ManHe’s famous for his roles as a gossip and a stalker — and he’s a little disturbed by what fans see in him.
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. profile
    Anthony Veasna So Knew He Was a StarWhen the author died at 28, he was on the cusp of literary fame. Everyone remembers him differently.
    By E. Alex Jung
  7. profiles
    Lucy Dacus Has Never Been This HonestOne of rock’s best pens returns from a depressive hell with Home Video, the album she’s been writing for most of her life.
    By Dan Hyman
  8. recovery
    Demi Lovato Was Legally Blind Following Her 2018 Overdose“I didn’t leave myself time to really feel sad about it. I just was like, how do I fix it?”
    By Charu Sinha
  9. profile
    Confessions of a 32-Year-Old Drama QueenNo one is keeping up with Trisha Paytas, YouTube’s most frighteningly entertaining star.
    By Rebecca Jennings
  10. profile
    Youn Yuh-jung Comes to AmericaThe actress’s heart-shattering performance in Minari is likely to get an Oscar nod. She’s been doing this too long to care.
    By E. Alex Jung
  11. profiles
    Sophie Can Show You the World“Being completely authentic about the time you live in is something that I would view as a career-long objective.”
    By Sasha Geffen
  12. profiles
    Jazmine’s TaleAfter another long hiatus, the venerated R&B singer returns with her riskiest album yet.
    By Hunter Harris
  13. profile
    Torrey Peters Goes ThereThe author’s debut novel, Detransition, Baby, wades into two of the most vulnerable questions for trans women.
    By Lila Shapiro
  14. extremely online
    It Started With a LaughIn 2019, Ashnikko broke out after a viral hit on TikTok. What if it wasn’t a fluke?
    By Emma Madden
  15. backstories
    The Climb Guys on the Real Friendship That Inspired a Toxic OneThe Climb’s Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino made Cannes fall for a tiny American comedy. Eighteen months later, it’s finally coming out.
    By Nate Jones
  16. profiles
    Ty Dolla $ign Can’t Stop Making Music“I kept recording, and I accidentally did another album.”
    By Craig Jenkins
  17. profile
    The Sci-Fi Author Reimagining Indigenous HistoryAs Rebecca Roanhorse’s novels have earned praise in the literary world, they’ve sparked controversy among some Native scholars.
    By Lila Shapiro
  18. profile
    Troye Sivan Comes HomeThe pandemic sent him back to Melbourne and a life alone. Now comes his best music yet.
    By Douglas Greenwood
  19. profiles
    Flo Milli SummerThe rising rapper from Mobile, Alabama, spins rhymes that sound like schoolyard taunts.
    By Hunter Harris
  20. profile
    Michaela the DestroyerHow a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the year’s most sublimely unsettling show.
    By E. Alex Jung
  21. profiles
    Padma Lakshmi, Scars and AllThe Top Chef host gives a very personal food tour of New York City.
    By E. Alex Jung
  22. profile
    In Case of Emergency, Read Olivia LaingFrom The Lonely City to Funny Weather, the author writes to find a path forward through pain.
    By Hillary Kelly
  23. r&b’s mvp
    Kehlani Is Ready to Give You Something to Talk AboutThe singer on her new album, the tired R&B debate, and the headlines that nearly destroyed her.
    By Hunter Harris
  24. the jokes must go on
    At Home (Where Else?) With Jimmy FallonThe late-night host makes a quarantine comeback, with an assist from his wife and kids.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  25. profile
    The Disaster ArtistEmily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven is speaking to our pandemic-frenzied moment. Her new book is even bleaker.
    By Hillary Kelly
  26. encounters
    The Dark, Deadpan Fairy Tales of Jessica HausnerThe Austrian arthouse director behind Little Joe is a master at observing the currents of unconscious social pressure.
    By Nate Jones
  27. profiles
    Things Are Going Great for Jonathan Pryce. Maybe Too GreatThe papal buddy comedy The Two Popes is earning Jonathan Pryce serious Oscar buzz. Is the other shoe about to drop?
    By Nate Jones
  28. encounter
    Shopping for Books With The Goldfinch’s Aneurin BarnardWith three different projects premiering at TIFF, you’re going to be seeing a lot of the 32-year-old Welsh actor.
    By Nate Jones
  29. profiles
    The Making (and Unmaking) of Tekashi 6ix9ineInside the Slovak rap label that gave the polarizing rapper his career — then watched him kill it.
    By Amos Barshad
  30. profile
    New York’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer Runs a Podcast on Park AvenueZibby Owens’s Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books “moves product” like nothing else.
    By Hillary Kelly
  31. profile
    What Is Scarier Than Motherhood?In Helen Phillips’s The Need, a parent’s nightmares take the form of a home intruder — who looks exactly like her.
    By Hillary Kelly
  32. profile
    The Anti-Prestige ShowrunnerOn set with Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman, who makes great TV by ignoring all the trends.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  33. profile
    How to Fuck With White SupremacyWith “Daddy” and Slave Play, Jeremy O. Harris does exactly that (sometimes literally).
    By E. Alex Jung
  34. reality tv
    Would You Trust This Man?Vanderpump Rules star Jax Taylor lied and cheated his way to reality-TV fame. But he swears he’s different now.
    By Joseph Bien-Kahn
  35. profile
    ‘My Goal Is to Be the Most Ignorant, Richest Rapper’At a mansion on the Venetian Islands with Lil Pump, one of SoundCloud rap’s most elusive stars.
    By Dee Lockett
  36. profile
    In Their New Show, PEN15, Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle Are Middle-School RejectsBut in real life, they’re on the verge of being popular.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. profile
    Dan Levy Made Schitt’s Creek With His Dad. But It’s His Weird Little Baby.Scouting for clothes with the creator of TV’s funniest town.
    By E. Alex Jung
  38. profile
    For Reigning Fantasy Queen N.K. Jemisin, There’s No Escape From Reality“I’m writing about dragons as a black woman, and it’s fucking political.”
    By Lila Shapiro
  39. profile
    Sarah Perry Hopes the Monster From Her New Novel Is Watching Harvey WeinsteinThe British author talks about her gothic third novel, Melmoth, on a visit to some downtown Manhattan churches.
    By Lila Shapiro
  40. profiles
    Chevy Chase Just Wants to Talk Some Shit in Peace, Okay?“I’m highly sensitive.”
    By Megh Wright
  41. profile
    Frank Langella Thought About Quitting KiddingBut he’s finally learning not to make the dangerous career choice.
    By Jeremy Gerard
  42. encounter
    John Cho Is One Step AheadThe industry is only starting to catch up.
    By Emily Yoshida
  43. profiles
    Patricia Clarkson Is Terrifying in Sharp ObjectsThe 58-year-old actress has made a career out of playing dark, alluring characters.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  44. profile
    Boots Riley Wants You to StrikeThe Coup rapper just made his first movie, Sorry to Bother You, about the ravages of late-stage capitalism — and it’s poised to be a hit.
    By Jayson Greene
  45. encounter
    If You’re Feeling Anxious or Depressed, Aparna Nancherla Has Some Jokes for You“It’s weird that anxiety is finally on message.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  46. Justin Hartley’s Long Road to This Is UsHow the self-described ‘journeyman actor’ landed on NBC’s hit drama.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  47. profile
    Misogyny Is Boring As HellCarmen Maria Machado writes fantastical tales about the banal horrors of sexism. Lately, it’s her story about Junot Díaz that’s getting attention.
    By Lila Shapiro
  48. Retta Has a Story to TellIn her upcoming memoir, the actress chronicles her adventures in Hollywood — including that time Taylor Swift cut her in line to the bathroom.
    By E. Alex Jung
  49. profile
    J. Cole Just Wants to Be HimselfThe 33-year-old rapper on his new album, SoundCloud disses, and how he stopped caring what other people think.
    By Paul Cantor
  50. Meet Justina Ireland, YA Twitter’s Leading WarriorHow the activist and author became the most controversial figure in young-adult literature, one tweet at a time.
    By Lila Shapiro
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