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  1. sdcc 2024
    This Wasn’t the PlanThe sensational quality of Marvel’s SDCC surprises obscured certain less-rosy realities.
    By Chris Lee
  2. profile
    Casey McQuiston Is Trojan-Horsing Trans Romance“You’re gonna be 60 percent of the way in before you know that’s what you’re reading.”
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  3. fire & blood & points
    House of the Dragon Scorecard: Ride or DieYou can’t make an omelet without cracking a few eggs, and you can’t fight a dragon war without charring a few commoners.
    By Brian Grubb
  4. gold rush
    Who’s Our 2024 Emmy Villain?You can blame Zaslav all you want for HBO’s decline, but he still doesn’t get the No. 1 spot.
    By Joe Reid
  5. scene report
    Mostly Movin’ OutChaotic merch lines, a Puccini cover, Axl Rose singing off-key. Inside Billy Joel’s final Madison Square Garden residency show.
    By Jordan Hoffman
  6. live from the hamptons
    Justin Timberlake “Doing Just Fine” Despite That Whole DWI ArrestHis lawyers want his case dismissed claiming he wasn’t drunk at the time of arrest and cops bungled the paperwork.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  7. leave ‘em wanting more
    Lee Isaac Chung Left the Kiss Out of Twisters for a ReasonTurns out a test audience physically recoiled when they watched a cut scene with Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
    By Matthew Jacobs
  8. movie review
    Dìdi Remembers All Too Well What It’s Like to Be 13Sean Wang’s directorial debut so vividly recreates the netherworld between middle and high school that it’s kind of hard to watch.
    By Alison Willmore
  9. podcast review
    Hysterical Stares Into the AbyssDan Taberski’s latest audio docuseries probes an unsolved mystery of mass contagion.
    By Nicholas Quah
  10. finale thoughts
    Bill Camp Didn’t Need to KnowAs Presumed Innocent’s Raymond Horgan, he was more focused on winning the case than finding the killer. But as himself, he was always curious.
    By Nicholas Quah
  11. banana!
    Are You a Minion Creationist or Evolutionist?There are two competing schools of thought when it comes to the little yellow henchmen’s origins.
    By Devon Ivie
  12. ask an expert
    Please Don’t Try to Shoot Diaper Gel Into a TornadoA tornado expert explains the science behind Twisters, from diaper gel to anchor drills and why the film didn’t mention climate change.
    By Nate Jones
  13. endings
    It Was All in the Reaction ShotsPresumed Innocent pulls off an impressive reveal with carefully deployed clues waiting for the moment their meaning would become clear.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  14. album review
    Adultish GambinoOn Bando Stone, Donald Glover spends one last night in a scene he believes he’s outgrown.
    By Craig Jenkins
  15. tv review
    Lady in the Lake Treads Shallow WatersReplacing a mystery with a sermon, the TV adaptation smooths over the thematic depths of the novel that inspired it.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  16. role call
    Patrick Warburton Answers Every Question We Have About Bee Movie“That bee is taking the time of his gal. He’s not happy about it.”
    By Devon Ivie
  17. behind the scenes
    The Rap Manager’s Guide to StardomA tip sheet of things to do — and avoid — from two navigators in a cutthroat industry.
    By Abe Beame
  18. classical music
    A Power Vacuum at the PhilharmonicFacing scandal and disruption, the orchestra looks for a leader — and a resolution to the worst crisis in its history.
    By Sammy Sussman
  19. movie review
    Look, I LaughedDeadpool & Wolverine isn’t particularly good. But it’s so determined to beat you down with its incessant irreverence that you might submit anyway.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  20. athletically online
    Meet This Year’s Team of TikTok OlympiansVlogging just as they did in ancient Greece.
    By Kate Lindsay
  21. sundance film festival
    Where Should the Sundance Film Festival Go Next?Should Sundance flee Park City for bluer pastures, or stay closer to home?
    By Nate Jones
  22. hot-button issue
    In Defense of O-T Fagbenle’s Wacky Voice on Presumed InnocentIt’s like Sir Hiss from Robin Hood trying to go incognito as a Chicago lawyer. This is praise!
    By Roxana Hadadi
  23. back from the dead
    Tom Fontana Has Thoughts About a Homicide Reboot“I probably shouldn’t tell you this story, but what the fuck.”
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  24. know your demo
    When the Crowd Is the JokeFor most comedy specials, the live audience is just there to react. For these ones, it’s a core part of the concept.
    By Hershal Pandya
  25. exit interview
    Leslye Headland Turns Star Wars to Its Dark SideThe Acolyte creator renders a “positive corruption arc” and wrestles with her past in a galaxy far, far away.
    By Jackson McHenry
  26. debates
    Is The Bear a Comedy? And Should I Care?We can only answer one of those questions.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  27. not deep enough
    The Boys Is Point-and-Laugh Political Satire at Its WorstEven an assassination-themed finale offers toothless commentary for our fanged-up times.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  28. superlatives
    Nelly Furtado on the Music That Terrified and Changed HerPlus, her favorite bird: “Thank you for asking.”
    By Emma Madden
  29. it’s joever
    President Biden Addresses NAACP Convention In Las Vegas
    Which Pop-Culture Twitter Account Told You Biden Was Dropping Out?Club Chalamet is fully onboard the coconut train for Kamala Harris.
    By Bethy Squires
  30. gold rush
    Saturday Night Live - Season 49
    Hyperspecific Observations From the 2024 Emmy NominationsThis year’s contenders offer a story of EGOTs and age gaps, zombie nominees and resurgent ingenues, Planet Earth III and The Idol.
    By Joe Reid
  31. remembrance
    The Comedy Team of Bob NewhartHe played straight man and comic at the same time.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  32. tornado tally
    All the Twisters in Twisters, RankedPrepare for destruction, beauty, and movie theaters in ruins.
    By Savannah Salazar
  33. finale thoughts
    Manny Jacinto Was, In Fact, Trying to Seduce YouAs The Acolyte’s Tyler Durden figure, he wanted the Stranger’s appeal to go beyond just “arms.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  34. vulture recommends
    The Best Version of Superman Looks Better Than EverFleischer Studio’s restoration of the public-domain artifact is close to completion and screening now.
    By Kambole Campbell
  35. vinyl
    An Appreciation of the Button-Down Mind of Bob NewhartRemembering the legendary comedian through his debut 1960 album.
    By Ramsey Ess
  36. about face
    You Know Who This Guy IsNo matter the role, Freddie Fox is playing your new favorite unlikable snot.
    By Brian Grubb
  37. tornado innocent
    The Dad in Twister Should’ve Just Let Go of That DoorHe would’ve been fine!
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  38. you can’t see him
    A Timeline of John Cena’s WWE CareerThe wrestling superstar just announced his retirement — here’s how he got there.
    By Daniel Dockery
  39. finale thoughts
    ‘The Fascist, the Narcissist, the Villain Has Won’The big bad of The Boys has never been ambiguous to Antony Starr.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  40. profile
    Saoirse-Monica Jackson Goes Derry FreeAfter playing a teenager in Northern Ireland, Saoirse-Monica Jackson is hell-bent on doing something different.
    By Shannon Keating
  41. overnights
    The Boys Season-Finale Recap: New World, New RulesA somewhat stagnant season ends with the grimmest finale in The Boys’s run.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  42. gold rush
    The Soft Devastation of Netflix’s Emmy Morning107 nominations look incredible … until you see what they’re actually for.
    By Joe Reid
  43. gold rush
    The Good, the Bad, and the Weird of the 2024 Emmy NominationsShōgun leads the pack: good! Devery Jacobs snubbed: bad! And, wait, the Pop-Tart movie got a nom?
  44. tv review
    3 Body Problem Is Not Afraid to Be TVAn unadaptable novel invites a perfect attempt at adaptation — if not a perfect TV show.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  45. tv review
    The Crown Keeps Its DistanceWith the tragedy of Diana, Peter Morgan plays it safe to the very end.
    By Jackson McHenry
  46. exit interview
    ‘It Was So Hard to Remember, Don’t Cry’Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada on off-screen methods, onscreen battles, and the scene that moved him to tears.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  47. 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
  48. the e in egot
    Shōgun and The Bear Lead 2024 Emmy NominationsFX had a good morning.
    By Jason P. Frank
  49. there can be only one
    Disney vs. Universal: The Ultimate Theme-Park ShowdownFrom hotels and booze to lines and Wi-Fi, it’s time to settle the score once and for all.
    By Bethy Squires
  50. the disney dilemma
    ‘All Anybody Wanted to Talk About Was That Commercial’Former quarterback Phil Simms takes us behind the scenes of the 1987 Disney ad that overshadowed his first Super Bowl victory.
    By Dan Reilly
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