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Marah Eakin is a Los Angeles–based freelance reporter who's been writing about pop culture and lifestyle since 2010. She spent 12 years at The A.V. Club and, in addition to Vulture, has contributed to Wired, The Strategist, Thrillist, The Ringer, Dwell, Fodor's, IndieWire, and a number of other publications.

  1. staying alive
    Ever After The BearChef Andrea Terry’s restaurant might have closed, but chef Curtis Duffy’s is still very much open.
  2. overnights
    The Bear Season-Finale Recap: ClosureIt’s funeral time, and the whole culinary world is invited.
  3. overnights
    The Bear Recap: You’re the PeaceOn the eve of a funeral, the whole staff’s thinking about what comes next.
  4. overnights
    The Bear Recap: A Bear Is BornNatalie asks for help from the very last person she wants to ask.
  5. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Sleight of HandHow long will Carmy be able to keep everyone around?
  6. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Can I Leave a Résumé?Tina’s backstory distills the anxiety and the allure of starting over at a certain age.
  7. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Meet Sammy FakSome celebrity cameos work, some don’t.
  8. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Bad CommunicationIt’s no surprise the crew can’t quite get their lives together on their days off.
  9. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Another TurnCarmy is an absolute menace during The Bear’s first month of service.
  10. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Take Us There, BearCarmy’s “non-negotiables” aren’t a bad list of goals, but as demands, it’s asking way too much.
  11. overnights
    The Bear Season-Premiere Recap: Perfect Means PerfectThe ghosts of Carmy’s culinary past return to haunt him in a pressure-filled premiere.
  12. overnights
    The Bear Season-Finale Recap Rewind: Let It RipThe crew starts a new chapter as they reconcile with pain from the past.
  13. overnights
    The Bear Recap Rewind: Are We Good?This episode lasted just long enough for the Beef to completely implode.
  14. overnights
    The Bear Recap: A Delicate EcosystemBecause what Chicagoan hasn’t been at a bar at 6:45 a.m.?
  15. overnights
    The Bear Recap Rewind: Say Matte!Exploding toilets, bad breakers, and parking-lot coke deals knock the Original Beef gang down but not out.
  16. overnights
    The Bear Recap Rewind: Who Puts Ketchup on a Hot Dog?Carmen and Richie go to the burbs, make some food, and manage to dose a whole bunch of children.
  17. overnights
    The Bear Recap Rewind: Charge of the Beef BrigadeIt’s Michael’s birthday and no one is celebrating.
  18. overnights
    The Bear Recap Rewind: Health-Inspector BluesJoel McHale and Oliver Platt dip into the series as a couple of nightmares from Carmy’s past that bleed into his present.
  19. overnights
    The Bear Series-Premiere-Recap Rewind: BallbreakerSet in a worn-down Chicago restaurant, The Bear tells the story of superstar chef Carmen Berzatto, who’s come home to take over the family business.
  20. finale thoughts
    Latrice Royale Walked Into We’re Here With No Fear“It’s going to take a lot more than idle threats to deter me.”
  21. tributes
    Steve Albini, the Insult ComicThe late rock legend was also one of music’s great shit-talkers.
  22. vulture recommends
    Before Challengers, Josh O’Connor Served Sex and Swagger in a Masterpiece SeriesOn The Durrells in Corfu, where he spends much of his time banging away on a typewriter and screaming.
  23. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Finale Recap: Would You See Me As Less of a Man?The hit Netflix series comes full circle in its finale.
  24. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Recap: Google “Donny Dunn Comedy”Donny’s emotional dam finally breaks, and in a very public way.
  25. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Recap: Strange, Eerie SilenceEven with Martha (mostly) gone, Donny is still plagued by all his other issues.
  26. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Recap: One Is the Loneliest NumberEverything up to now comes into dark, horrible focus as Donny reveals his past sexual trauma.
  27. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Recap: You Love DramaMartha has invaded Donny’s home and attacked Teri. Time to do something about this, Donny!
  28. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Recap: Is There Someone Else?Martha’s stalking reaches a new level just as Donny begins a relationship with Terri, who is pretty out of his league.
  29. overnights
    Baby Reindeer Series-Premiere Recap: Someone to Hang My CurtainsNetflix’s hit series about a stalker is more than meets the eye.
  30. chat room
    Feud’s Chloë Sevigny Wants Hollywood to Read More BooksAnd to think beyond adaptations: “Appreciate more literary figures.”
  31. chat room
    Feud’s Diane Lane on the Dual Tragedies of Slim Keith“She had experience with this kind of betrayal, a previous scar. It was a very character-defining thing.”
  32. vulture recommends
    Meet Marvel’s Coolest Heroes: A Teen Scientist and Her Pet T. RexMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur is sweet, smart, and actually funny.
  33. chat room
    How Feud’s Naomi Watts Perfected the Already Perfect Babe Paley“It’s fun to play someone glamorous, but it’s also hard work. I sat there for hours every morning trying my best to look exactly right.”
  34. 25 days of reality
    Hilary Farr on Why She’s Leaving ‘Stale’ and ‘Formulaic’ Love It or List It“It was becoming boring. And I don’t want to be bored.”
  35. chat room
    Drag Race UK’s Ginger Johnson Didn’t Sneak Up on Anyone“I’m not trying to start fights with people. I was just trying to get into drag and try not to look too busted.”
  36. 25 days of reality
    Tom Hanks’s Niece Doesn’t Regret Her Claim to Fame Calamity“Once I calmed down, everything was fine.”
  37. overnights
    Minx Season-Finale Recap: Not for Women Like UsMinx’s future is in question.
  38. overnights
    Minx Recap: Bathhouse BluesSomething fishy is happening at Bottom Dollar.
  39. chat room
    Love Island Winners Hannah and Marco Were Too Horny to Worry About GrandmaThe USA season-five contestants on their Hideaway hookup, Leo’s fuckup, and Kay Kay’s and Keenan’s sudden departures.
  40. overnights
    Minx Recap: It’s the Summer of ShellyThe sisters visit Vassar, while Doug and Tina start to fracture
  41. overnights
    Minx Recap: Battle of the SexesIt’s fun to see Joyce have a nemesis to vanquish.
  42. overnights
    Minx Recap: Welcome to Club MinxSo Joyce is just out here bagging then booting rock stars now?
  43. overnights
    Minx Recap: When Will I Be Loved?In which both Carl Sagan and Rolling Stone visit Minx HQ.
  44. overnights
    Minx Recap: Bedknobs and Walking SticksBDP relaunches with a gag-worthy movie screening.
  45. vulture investigates
    Did Universal Studios Engage in Malicious Tree Trimming?This is some shady strike drama.
  46. overnights
    Minx Season-Premiere Recap: Old White DicksNever meet your heroes … unless they can bankroll your women’s erotic magazine.
  47. finale thoughts
    The Bear’s Chris Witaske on Being the Berzattos’ Pain Sponge“Pete is a bit of an empath.”
  48. overnights
    The Bear Season-Finale Recap: Friends and FamilyThe Bear may not be the best thing for Carmy right now and vice versa.
  49. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Unforced ErrorsWhy is it so hard to believe things might go right for this group?
  50. overnights
    The Bear Recap: Fire SuppressionIs Claire Carmy’s girlfriend or just a girl who’s his friend?
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