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venice 2024

Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Is More Challenging Than You Might Expect

For such a hot movie, this Daniel Craig–starring William S. Burroughs adaptation sure feels emotionally sealed off. By Alison Willmore

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2024’s Comedians You Should and Will Know

Two dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.

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Danzy Senna Can’t Stop Thinking in Black and White

Colored Television, the author’s latest comic novel about a mixed-race Black woman, holds diminishing returns. By Madeline Leung Coleman

venice 2024

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Are Perfectly Imperfect Together

Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death? By Alison Willmore

Comedy Babies of the Year

Meet 2024’s Comedians You Should and Will Know

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Trial Date Set for Pair Charged in Matthew Perry’s Death A doctor and an alleged “Ketamine Queen” dealer will be tried together.
theatrics 8:27 p.m.

Looks Like Trump’s Team Couldn’t Get the Trump Movie Dumped The Apprentice now has a teaser clip and a Kickstarter campaign that could make you the proud owner of a toupée worn by Sebastian Stan.
on pause 6:04 p.m.

Yeah, Nobody Wants Donald J. Trump Using Their Songs in His Campaign He can’t even legally use “Hold On, I’m Comin’” now.
o-town 5:55 p.m.

The 2024 Venice International Film Festival Standing-O-Meter People can “be adults in the room” and applaud Queer for 590 seconds.
wig 5:52 p.m.

Hey, Why Did Glenn Close Say That? Why does she say the things she says? Wear the wigs she wears?
the charts 5:07 p.m.

A Decade-Old Travis Scott Mixtape Nearly Bucked Sabrina Carpenter How Short n’ Sweet just barely hit No. 1.
venice 2024 2:29 p.m.

How Explicit Are the Sex Scenes in Queer? Ahead of the film’s Venice premiere, Guadagnino called his new film’s sex scenes “numerous and quite scandalous,” and this was not false advertising.
yelling 2:00 p.m.

Welcome to the Movies Fantasy League Preseason Our free game is back for its biggest campaign yet, with more prizes, players, and expected pandemonium than ever before.
comedians you should know 1:00 p.m.

This Is Francesca D’Uva’s Interview and You Have to Respect That “It’s my prerogative if I want a joke to stay bad.”
save me 12:45 p.m.

Ticketmaster Couldn’t Handle the Oasis Reunion Tour The U.K. government will investigate Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing.
comedians you should know 12:30 p.m.

And the George Award Goes to … George Civeris! “I will not be made complicit in creating a caricature of myself.”
comedians you should know 12:00 p.m.

Aaron Chen Will Always Honor the Sabbath “You simply must have a day off; otherwise you’re probably gonna get a hernia.”
venice 2024 11:51 a.m.

James Bond’s Sexuality Is None of Luca Guadagnino’s Business “The important thing is that he does his missions properly.”
comedians you should know 11:30 a.m.

Nico Carney Can’t Force It “I found it a lot more fun and true when I started talking about my life onstage.”

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Only Murders in the Building Recap: Show Your Cards Charles is finally left to reconcile his complicated relationship with Sazz, which means we get more time with Jane Lynch.
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Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: New Girl The arrival of the new stew sends Ellie into a spiral.
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Industry Recap: Rule, Britannia! Rishi goes off the deep end in what can only be described as Uncut Gems U.K.
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Snowpiercer Recap: Who Killed The World? A monster (maybe two?) is defeated, another takes their place, and we have Jennifer Connelly back!
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The Serpent Queen Season-Finale Recap: This Murder Banquet Is Your Space Worm This is Catherine de’ Medici’s big moment, and it doesn’t disappoint!
overnights 8/30/2024

Pachinko Recap: Mercy Is Not a Gift It’s awe-inspiring and excruciating to watch these characters endure such painful struggles.
overnights 8/29/2024

The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Traitor Joes They did The Traitors on Housewives, and it was somehow horrible?!
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: When Coronations Go Wrong It’s the extremely rapid rise and fall of Míriel, the queen regent who seems destined never to be queen.
overnights 8/29/2024

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: Dark Times Come to Khazad-dûm It’s another setup-heavy episode, but Sauron’s plan is becoming clearer and it’s nice to have the dwarves back in the picture.
overnights 8/29/2024

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Premiere Recap: Sauron Unmasked You just can’t keep Sauron down.
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The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Recap: Agree to Disagree Whether it’s too gross or boring, too much in this episode is bordering on unwatchable.
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Sunny Recap: Bot of La Mancha Sunny’s life flashes before her eyes in the form of a hallucinatory game show.
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The Real Housewives of Dubai Recap: Links Up It’s disappointing to see the wives give into petty grievances just before wrapping up a strong season.
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Bad Monkey Recap: A Farewell to Arm We get Eve and Nick’s relationship, from love at first sight to double insurance fraud and multiple murder sprees.

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Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Is More Challenging Than You Might Expect For such a hot movie, this Daniel Craig–starring William S. Burroughs adaptation sure feels emotionally sealed off.
best of 2024 11:00 a.m.

The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A sizzling, propulsive new novel from Miranda July and a debut novel with a killer hook.
best of 2024 8:00 a.m.

The Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) An ode to animals, new tricks from podcast veterans, and a brand-new season of In the Dark.
venice 2024 9/2/2024

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Are Perfectly Imperfect Together Who could blame Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door for being more interested in its leading ladies than in contemplating death?
best of 2024 9/2/2024

The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) End your summer with a Florida noir or get cozy this fall with a new season of Only Murders.
close read 9/1/2024

Rishi Uncut An episode devoted entirely to its most loathsome rogue exposes a core Industry truth.
venice 2024 9/1/2024

Controversial Point: George Clooney and Brad Pitt Are Good Together Wolfs is fine as a comedy but great as a star vehicle that makes you wonder why it took so long for its leads to reunite.
telluride 2024 9/1/2024

Saturday Night Isn’t Factually Accurate, But It Feels Spiritually True The SNL movie plays like an anxiety dream, and the dreamer in this case is Lorne Michaels.
venice 2024 9/1/2024

The Brutalist Is Half Of A Great Movie A terrific Adrien Brody anchors this three-and-a-half-hour American saga whose ambitions end up exceeding its grasp.
movie review 8/31/2024

Reagan Is Almost Fun-Bad But It’s Mostly Just Bad-Bad Despite the campy fun of its casting, this hagiography is mostly just a big, shallow bore.
video game review 8/30/2024

This Isn’t the Star Wars We Need Right Now The pitfalls of modern franchise management — or, how Star Wars got mid.
movie review 8/30/2024

Hemingway’s Worst Novel Is Now a Slightly Better Movie In Across the River and Into the Trees, a tortured Liev Schreiber wanders romantically through postwar Venice.
venice 2024 8/30/2024

Babygirl Might Just Be The Year’s Hottest Movie Though what’s great about this sexy Nicole Kidman-Harris Dickinson drama is how surprising it can be.
tv review 8/29/2024

Shouldn’t We Be Having More Fun in Middle Earth? The Rings of Power returns — big, expensive, and static as ever.

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Bad Monkey’s Eve Reveal Made Meredith Hagner Go ‘Holy Shit’ By Devon Ivie

Only Murders in the Building (S4/E2)

Show Your Cards Charles is finally left to reconcile his complicated relationship with Sazz, which means we get more time with Jane Lynch.
Below Deck Mediterranean (S9/E14)

New Girl The arrival of the new stew sends Ellie into a spiral.
Industry (S3/E4)

Rule, Britannia! Rishi goes off the deep end in what can only be described as Uncut Gems U.K.
Snowpiercer (S4/E7)

Who Killed The World? A monster (maybe two?) is defeated, another takes their place, and we have Jennifer Connelly back!
The Serpent Queen (S2/E8)

This Murder Banquet Is Your Space Worm This is Catherine de’ Medici’s big moment, and it doesn’t disappoint!
Pachinko (S2/E2)

Mercy Is Not a Gift It’s awe-inspiring and excruciating to watch these characters endure such painful struggles.
The Real Housewives of Orange County (S18/E8)

Traitor Joes They did The Traitors on Housewives, and it was somehow horrible?!
The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (S2/E3)

When Coronations Go Wrong It’s the extremely rapid rise and fall of Míriel, the queen regent who seems destined never to be queen.
The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power (S2/E2)

Dark Times Come to Khazad-dûm It’s another setup-heavy episode, but Sauron’s plan is becoming clearer and it’s nice to have the dwarves back in the picture.
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now streaming The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Labor Day Destiny has brought you this day off. By Savannah Salazar
now streaming The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Late August is for the goths. By Savannah Salazar
giddy-up Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1 Trots Onto Max Chapter 2 still needs to wrangle a new theatrical date. By Savannah Salazar
now streaming 7 AMC TV Gems That You Can Now Enjoy on Netflix Let Interview With the Vampire seduce you. By Brian Tallerico

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venice 2024 A Minute-By-Minute Breakdown of The Brutalist A mostly spoiler-free summary of how Adrien Brody’s new movie spends its 215 minutes. (Yes, that’s three and a half hours.) By Nate Jones
venice 2024 Tilda Swinton Confirms She Has Never Been Afraid to Die At a press conference for her new Pedro Almódovar movie, she confirmed what the world has long assumed. By Nate Jones
extremely online How Demure Were You in August? See how we round up memes? Very cutesy, very mindful. By Kate Lindsay

Movies

theatrics

Looks Like Trump’s Team Couldn’t Get the Trump Movie Dumped

The Apprentice now has a teaser clip and a Kickstarter campaign that could make you the proud owner of a toupée worn by Sebastian Stan. By Jennifer Zhan

o-town The 2024 Venice International Film Festival Standing-O-Meter People can “be adults in the room” and applaud Queer for 590 seconds. By Bethy Squires
wig Hey, Why Did Glenn Close Say That? Why does she say the things she says? Wear the wigs she wears? By Bethy Squires
venice 2024 How Explicit Are the Sex Scenes in Queer? Ahead of the film’s Venice premiere, Guadagnino called his new film’s sex scenes “numerous and quite scandalous,” and this was not false advertising. By Nate Jones

yelling Welcome to the Movies Fantasy League Preseason Our free game is back for its biggest campaign yet, with more prizes, players, and expected pandemonium than ever before. By Vulture Editors
venice 2024 James Bond’s Sexuality Is None of Luca Guadagnino’s Business “The important thing is that he does his missions properly.” By Justin Curto
vulture sports The 2024–25 Movies Fantasy League Is About to Kick Off Sign up by October 3 in order to secure your chance to score big this season. By Vulture Editors
vacation time Even the Box Office Is Taking a Break on Labor Day Weekend Deadpool & Wolverine passes a milestone only 15 other movies have done. By Alejandra Gularte
we’ll get it in post The Stars of Queer Discuss Sex Scene ADR Luca was like, “Can you do noises?” I was like, “Okay.” By Bethy Squires

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crime

Trial Date Set for Pair Charged in Matthew Perry’s Death

A doctor and an alleged “Ketamine Queen” dealer will be tried together. By Justin Curto

definition What Is a Bottle Episode? The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they? By Kathryn VanArendonk
now streaming The 15 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Labor Day Destiny has brought you this day off. By Savannah Salazar
best of 2024 The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) End your summer with a Florida noir or get cozy this fall with a new season of Only Murders. By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi, and Kathryn VanArendonk
close read Rishi Uncut An episode devoted entirely to its most loathsome rogue exposes a core Industry truth. By Nicholas Quah

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New on Peacock: September 2024 Presidential Debate, Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, The Mummy, and more. By Savannah Salazar

gold rush So … What Will the 2025 Emmys Look Like? Will Rings of Power stage a formidable campaign? How about Squid Game? And should we watch out for Wednesday? By Joe Reid
cancel culture 2024’s Canceled Shows, for Your Final Consideration Dead Boy Detectives is dead at Netflix. By Jason P. Frank
coming soon Brooke Davis and Peyton Sawyer Are Bringing One Tree Hill Back Has anyone checked in on Chad Michael Murray? By Alejandra Gularte
venice 2024 What Is This TV Show Doing in My Film Festival? No film festival has embraced TV as much as Venice has this year, with Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer premiering as the first of four shows. By Nate Jones

Music

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Yeah, Nobody Wants Donald J. Trump Using Their Songs in His Campaign

He can’t even legally use “Hold On, I’m Comin’” now. By Justin Curto

the charts A Decade-Old Travis Scott Mixtape Nearly Bucked Sabrina Carpenter How Short n’ Sweet just barely hit No. 1. By Justin Curto
save me Ticketmaster Couldn’t Handle the Oasis Reunion Tour The U.K. government will investigate Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing. By Alejandra Gularte
not messing around JoJo Siwa Wants to Rep Poland at Eurovision Her song “Yesterday’s Tomorrow’s Today” has been dubbed “Disco Polo.” By Alejandra Gularte

indefinite hiatus Adele Taking an Extended Break After Las Vegas Residency More like goodbye from the other side. By Bethy Squires
gators Lana Del Rey Denies Relationship With Alligator Boat Captain Everything we know about Jeremy Dufrene, alligator-boat captain and Pisces/Aries cusper. By Bethy Squires
explainers What to Know About Taeil’s Sex-Crime Allegations Beyond the initial announcement that he was leaving NCT and being investigated by police. By Jennifer Zhan
girl so confusing I Want Your Sex Just Got a Whole Lot Brattier Charli XCX joins Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman in the film. By Justin Curto
vulture lists Every Usher Song, Ranked When Usher released his debut album 30 years ago, he was only 15 years old. He seemed destined for stardom — and then reached even greater heights. By Dylan Green

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comedians you should know

Nico Carney Can’t Force It

“I found it a lot more fun and true when I started talking about my life onstage.” By Vulture Editors

comedians you should know Give It Up for Sam Campbell, the Maestro! “My mouth has become filthy.” By Vulture Editors
comedians you should know Sabrina Brier’s Got Layers “Great comedy can be found anywhere!” By Vulture Editors
stand-up 5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) Plus a vintage special that proves crowdwork isn’t a new invention. By Jesse David Fox

funny videos of the month The Best Comedy Shorts of August 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month. By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
awards szn Forget About Last Year’s Golden Globes For Nikki Glaser’s sake. By Jason P. Frank
comedy review No One Loves This More Than Adam Sandler His new Netflix special is an earnest portrait of a comedian in the middle of constant chaos. By Kathryn VanArendonk
the 8h days Alex Moffat Still Misses SNL’s Adrenaline Rush “The fact that I got to do it at all — I still pinch myself.” By Andy Hoglund
pending Try to Be Curious, Not Judgmental, About Ted Lasso Returning Apple TV+ picked up three cast members, leaving room for a potential revival. By Jason P. Frank

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Theater

fall preview 2024

Nicole Scherzinger Never Stopped Dreaming

The former Pussycat Doll stages a comeback with Sunset Blvd. on Broadway. By Jackson McHenry

fall preview 2024 18 Plays and Musicals We Can’t Wait to See This Fall The season of the diva is upon us. By Sara Holdren and Jackson McHenry
health Ian McKellen Is Still Recovering from His Player Kings Fall Though he’s been dealing with “agonizing pains,” he says a fat suit saved him from even more serious injuries. By Alejandra Gularte
theater review Sutton Foster Brings Some Bounce to Once Upon a Mattress Working off a book freshened up by Amy Sherman-Palladino, the actress gives it her all in this transfer of an Encores! production. By Christopher Bonanos
a-b-c Roman Roy Has Big Shoes to Fill Again Joining Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr in Glengarry Glen Ross. By Jason P. Frank

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What to See on (and Off)(and Off–Off) Broadway Let Vulture’s theater desk be your guide. By Vulture Editors

theater review A Poodle Room on Wall Street: Life and Trust The immersive follow-up to Sleep No More imagines sex and horror in early-20th-century Fidi. By Jackson McHenry
theater review Plot Twists, Slick and Surreal: Job and Six Characters A tech-thriller unknots itself on Broadway, and a metatheatrical revolution keeps probing. By Jackson McHenry
jamie is over and jamie is gone Nick Jonas to Cheat on Adrienne Warren on Broadway In The Last Five Years, a show in which he will play a Jewish man. By Jason P. Frank
diva-off Idina Menzel Is Venturing Into the Redwood And, even more importantly, into the 2025 Best Actress in a Musical Tony race. By Jason P. Frank

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Books

not a feud Ina and Martha Definitely Do Not Hate Each Other Everything is fine! By Choire Sicha
best of 2024 The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A sizzling, propulsive new novel from Miranda July and a debut novel with a killer hook. By Vulture Editors
vulture lists 2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading List Another chapter for Slow Horses and a glamorous romance quickly becomes a thrilling mystery. By Emily Maskell
fall preview 2024 Garth Greenwell’s Grand Romance The author explores the tender side of long-term partnership amid a health crisis in his best novel yet. By Sarah Thankam Mathews
fall preview 2024 27 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Fall New reads that capture the three seasons of autumn: back-to-school, spooky, and election. By Vulture Editors

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Art

fall preview 2024 10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See This Fall An Alvin Ailey retrospective sets the tone for an array of eclectic offerings from the art world. By Jerry Saltz
art review Abigail Goldman’s American Horror Story Her new show, “State of Nature,” depicts our depraved moment in miniature — literally. By Jerry Saltz
public art watch A Sixteen-Foot-Tall Pigeon Comes to Nest on the High Line Please don’t feed Iván Argote’s monumental Dinosaur. By Carl Swanson
wwjd Da Vinci Would Have Loved the Olympics’ Controversial ‘Last Supper’ The Catholic church of France, however, did not. By Jason P. Frank
remembrance The Power and Grace of Barbara Gladstone The venerated gallerist worked for the love of art. By Jerry Saltz