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Can Industry Succeed Succession?

With a new Sunday-night time slot and Kit Harington co-starring, can this buzzy Gen-Z finance drama finally break out? By Jackson McHenry

public theater

Rooting for Them

The end of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez would mean the end of an unapologetically ostentatious celebrity romance that has fed us all for decades. By Angelica Jade Bastién

stop the presses

Griffin Dunne’s Hollywood-Irish Family Had Its Grudges

“We were clinically crazy,” says the son of Dominick Dunne and the nephew of John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion. “Like, really crazy.” By Shawn McCreesh

the industry

The 2024 Streaming Power Rankings

We asked 29 critics, executives, agents, producers, and analysts who they think is winning the streaming wars — and who’s struggling to survive. By Josef Adalian

Unscripted

This year’s TV issue gets real.

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theater review 9:30 p.m.

There and Back Again, in Home, Breaking the Story, and What Became of Us Three onstage journeys between realms.
keeping up with the royals 9:23 p.m.

Who’s This Queer Royal on The Traitors? A British bicon, just in time for Pride Month.
coming soon 8:45 p.m.

Big Little Lies Season 3: Everything We Know Producer-stars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman confirmed that we’re going back to Monterey.
cults 8:17 p.m.

Miranda Derrick Calls Dancing for the Devil ‘One-Sided’ She rejects the TikTok cult label, as shown in the new Netflix docuseries.
rumors i'm pregnant? 7:41 p.m.

Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga Support Each Other’s Non-Pregnancies Gaga has, however, come down with a case of election fever.
i told ya 6:40 p.m.

BREAKING NEWS: Letterboxd Users Like Challengers Joining the 1 Million Watched Club after 48 days in theaters.
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the traitors 6:01 p.m.

Who’s Going to Get Their Murder on in Scotland? Placing our bets on season three’s traitors.
revivals 4:36 p.m.

Whoopi Goldberg Breaks Out the Old Habit Performing songs from Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary.
vulture finance 2:28 p.m.

Flavor Flav Embarks on Noble Side Quest Singlehandedly ordering the entire Red Lobster menu to try and save the bankrupt American institution.
vulture recommends 1:54 p.m.

This Cuddly-Hermit-Crab Game Plays Like Dark Souls Another Crab’s Treasure has the secret sauce of challenging combat plus environmental storytelling — and you play as a cute little crab.
vulture pets 1:09 p.m.

Demi Moore’s Dog Disagrees With London Theater Critics Pilaf the Chihuahua was “quite moved” by Tom Holland’s Romeo & Juliet.
best of 2024 12:00 p.m.

The Best Video Games of 2024 (So Far) A dragon-slaying epic, puzzles that might infiltrate your dreams, and a beautifully nuanced character study that’s also a hell-raising adventure.
jedi texts 11:45 a.m.

Why Star Wars’s The Acolyte Is Set an Even Longer Time Ago Welcome to the High Republic.
the law 11:34 a.m.

Kanye West Sued for Sexual Harassment by Former Assistant The rapper denies the allegations, saying he will countersue.

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Interview

Is Somebody Gonna Match Tinashe’s Freak? By Jennifer Zhan

TV Recaps

The Bear (S1/E8) The Bear Season-Finale Recap Rewind: Let It Rip The crew starts a new chapter as they reconcile with pain from the past.
The Bear (S1/E7) The Bear Recap Rewind: Are We Good? This episode lasted just long enough for the Beef to completely implode.
Top Chef (S21/E12) Story Tasters I can confidently confirm that jalapeño does not taste like hearts of palm.
Dark Matter (S1/E6) A Grain of Sand on an Infinite Beach It’s a small miracle that Evil Jason hasn’t gotten frustrated and jumped into a more exciting, easier dimension to concur.
The Acolyte (S1/E2) Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic? Shouldn’t Jedi Knights be harder to kill?

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Features

profile Lionel Boyce Is the Secret Sauce As Marcus on The Bear, Boyce is the guy everyone wants to be around. He’s having that effect on Hollywood too. By Lawrence Burney
there is still time I Saw the TV Glow’s Ending Is Full of Hope, If You Want It to Be There’s a way to read the end of Jane Schoenbrun’s masterful new movie as grim, even nihilistic. But you must actively choose to see it that way. By Emily St. James
good one Ego Nwodim Is in Her Silly Season The SNL star breaks down six of her strongest and wrongest characters. By Jesse David Fox
book review The Crisis of the Realist Novel Joseph O’Neill’s Godwin displays all the anxieties of a form stuck in place. By Ryu Spaeth

revivals Whoopi Goldberg Breaks Out the Old Habit Performing songs from Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary. By Zoe Guy
now streaming The 30 Best Movies to Stream With Your Kids This Summer We bet you’ll like them, too. By Brian Tallerico
blimey Netflix Answered Margot Robbie’s Peaky Blinders Plea Cillian Murphy is officially reprising his role as Tommy Shelby in a movie. By Jennifer Zhan

there is still time I Saw the TV Glow’s Ending Is Full of Hope, If You Want It to Be There’s a way to read the end of Jane Schoenbrun’s masterful new movie as grim, even nihilistic. But you must actively choose to see it that way. By Emily St. James
cannes 2024 Sean Baker’s Anora Is Scheduled to Hit Theaters This Fall Neon is planning a prime awards-season release for its fifth consecutive Palme d’Or winner. By Chris Lee
best of 2024 The Best Movies of 2024 (So Far) An action-comedy with incredible stunts and a love story, a sexy tennis movie, an epic-scale blockbuster, and more. By Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore
case open Wake Up Dead Man Introduces Its Suspects Who are they, and who should they play? By Alejandra Gularte and Jason P. Frank
immortal Jeremy Renner Won’t Return to Mission: Impossible Just to Be Killed Off “If you’re gonna do this to my character, you’re gonna do this right.” By Alejandra Gularte

Movies

TV

keeping up with the royals

Who’s This Queer Royal on The Traitors?

A British bicon, just in time for Pride Month. By Bethy Squires

coming soon Big Little Lies Season 3: Everything We Know Producer-stars Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman confirmed that we’re going back to Monterey. By Bethy Squires
cults Miranda Derrick Calls Dancing for the Devil ‘One-Sided’ She rejects the TikTok cult label, as shown in the new Netflix docuseries. By Bethy Squires
the traitors Who’s Going to Get Their Murder on in Scotland? Placing our bets on season three’s traitors. By Jason P. Frank
jedi texts Why Star Wars’s The Acolyte Is Set an Even Longer Time Ago Welcome to the High Republic. By Jack Francis

to the pods
The Love Machine Love Is Blind creator Chris Coelen drops a new group of singles into his strange experiment — and wrestles with all the lawsuits against the series. By Kathryn VanArendonk

coming soon A New Group of Players Attempts to Whack The Mole In the season-two trailer of Netflix’s reboot of the classic reality competition show. By Jennifer Zhan
profile Lionel Boyce Is the Secret Sauce As Marcus on The Bear, Boyce is the guy everyone wants to be around. He’s having that effect on Hollywood too. podcast By Lawrence Burney
for a dollar Max Is Team Green A price hike is hitting HBO’s streaming service, effective immediately. By Savannah Salazar
reality check Every Engagement, Breakup, and Marriage in Love Is Blind We tracked all 178 participants to find out who’s still married, who got divorced, and who’s having a baby. By Nic Juarez

Music

rumors i'm pregnant?

Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga Support Each Other’s Non-Pregnancies

Gaga has, however, come down with a case of election fever. By Bethy Squires

best of 2024 The Best Albums of 2024 (So Far) This year’s most notable releases are investigating deep questions and framing art as a balm for multiplying worries. By Craig Jenkins
my album is dropping Halsey’s Upcoming Album Was Inspired by Lupus Diagnosis “The End,” a new single, is out now. By Jason P. Frank
the law Cowboy Carter Producer The-Dream Sued for Rape and Sex Trafficking The Cowboy Carter producer has denied the allegations by his former protégé Chanaaz Mangroe. By Justin Curto

my soundcloud song is dropping Post-Beef Drake Cannot Be Serious Featuring on a silly “Hey There Delilah” remix with Snowd4y. By Zoe Guy
rip Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew Dead at 58 A member of the legendary Miami hip-hop group whose explicit language almost permanently banned their 1989 album. By Alejandra Gularte
disrespect the classics Never Mind Johnny Rotten, Here’s a Sex Pistols Reunion English punk singer Frank Carter is stepping in for two performances. By Justin Curto
respect the classics Steve Miller Digs Eminem’s Groovy Voodoo The rapper sampled “Abracadabra” for his comeback single, and Miller says he’s “on my short list of people who respect the art.” By Devon Ivie
my album is dropping Megan Thee Stallion Pokes Head Out of Cocoon The album cover for Megan looks like an ANTM photo shoot. By Jason P. Frank

Music

Comedy

theme parks

Stephen Colbert Imagines a New Hall of Presidents at Disney World

Orange you glad changes were pitched? By Alejandra Gularte

fixer upper In Loving Memory of Loot’s Tragically Underdeveloped Side Plots Season two spent too much time on its billionaire protagonist and not enough time on the more interesting characters around her. By Anne Victoria Clark
last night on late night Jimmy Kimmel Says Donald Trump’s Sleep Farting Was for Naught All that hard work (trial tooting) only to be found guilty of 34 felonies. By Zoe Guy
funny videos of the month The Best Comedy Shorts of May 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month. By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler

stand-up 3 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) Featuring real sunsets, fake sunsets, gangbang act-outs, and a bunch of therapists. By Jesse David Fox
good one John Early Breaks His Silence on His Joke About Us Vulture got name-checked in his 2023 HBO special. We finally asked him what gives. By Jesse David Fox
this week in late night An Incredulous Rory Scovel Won Late Night This Week Plus Billie Eilish on The Late Show and John Oliver on corn. By Bethy Squires
finale thoughts William Stanford Davis Is the King of Abbott Elementary “If the kids come and ask him questions, he’s going to give them a better answer than the teachers.” By Devon Ivie
love is an open door Abbott Elementary Crossed the Will-They-or-Won’t-They Threshold The latest step in Janine and Gregory’s romantic journey begins the same way as their sitcom predecessors’: with a closed door reopening. By Roxana Hadadi

Comedy

Theater

theater review

There and Back Again, in Home, Breaking the Story, and What Became of Us

Three onstage journeys between realms. By Jackson McHenry

vulture pets Demi Moore’s Dog Disagrees With London Theater Critics Pilaf the Chihuahua was “quite moved” by Tom Holland’s Romeo & Juliet. By Jason P. Frank
audra’s turn Audra. Gypsy. It’s On. Audra McDonald, our greatest musical-theater actress, is finally playing the greatest musical-theater role ever written. We’re a little excited. By Jason P. Frank
get a job challenge Job Will Put the ‘Bro’ in ‘Broadway’ Max Wolf Friedlich’s internet-age drama for Billions fans. By Jason P. Frank
summer preview 2024 11 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See This Summer From Titanic (not the movie) to Cats (very much not the movie). By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry

encounter
Max Wolf Friedlich’s Tech-Bro-Friendly ‘Theater for the Boys’ The playwright of Job isn’t trying to “change hearts and minds.” By Brock Colyar

starcrossed Rachel Zegler to Play Juliet for Real This Time Trading Elizabethan collars for suburban angst. By Jason P. Frank
last night on late night The Merrily Crew Knows How to Mount a Charm Offensive Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez went on The Late Show to sing “Old Friends” and elicit awe. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Isolation, Set to Harmony: Three Houses and The Lonely Few Blue notes from lockdown and from musicians on the road. By Jackson McHenry
album review The Curious Case of the Stereophonic Cast Recording Paying homage to a band without catalog access is usually a recipe for terrors. Will Butler’s Fleetwood Mac experiment is an impressive exception. By Craig Jenkins

Theater

Books

best of 2024 The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A sizzling, propulsive new novel from Miranda July, the introspective follow-up to There There, and a debut novel with a killer hook. By Vulture Editors
book review The Crisis of the Realist Novel Joseph O’Neill’s Godwin displays all the anxieties of a form stuck in place. By Ryu Spaeth
vulture lists 2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading List Another chapter for The Boys, the return of George R.R. Martin’s dragons on HBO, and a supernatural horror book makes the leap to the big screen. By Emily Maskell
the grub street diet Novelist Flynn Berry Grocery Shops for Her Characters “I always grocery shop for my characters, knowing what they eat helps me understand them.” By Alan Sytsma
the grub street diet Aimee Nezhukumatathil Picks Up Taiyaki for the Train “I loved the idea of two fish waiting for me in the darkness of my backpack for later.” By Rima Parikh

Books

Art

art review Maurizio Cattelan’s Enormous Wall of Kitsch A shiny bauble meant to comment on capitalism and to sell. By Jerry Saltz
games people play Suing Richard Prince Stung when he felt ripped off by a famous artist, a photographer turned to the courts. By Choire Sicha
profile Emil Ferris Still Believes in Monsters The graphic novelist’s debut, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, was a hit. Seven years later—after a contentious lawsuit—the sequel is finally coming. By Mark Yarm
sexual assault Artist Kehinde Wiley Accused of Sexual Assault By Joseph Awuah-Darko, a British-born artist working in Ghana. By Bethy Squires
art review LaToya Ruby Frazier’s MoMA Show Does Too Much The photographer wants to “stand in the gap between working-class and creative-class people.” But her show’s venue makes that impossible. By Madeline Leung Coleman