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Moo Deng All the Way Down

How online were you in September? ByKate Lindsay

remembrance

Kris Kristofferson Became What Elvis Wanted to Be

A music star, a movie star, and a man whose roles and songs were knitted together. ByMatt Zoller Seitz

explainer

What’s Going on With That Fake Kim Porter Memoir?

At one point, the book shot to No. 1 on Amazon’s best-seller ranking. As of September 30, it is hovering at the No. 45 slot. ByVictoria Bekiempis

last fright on late night

I Survived Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares Torture Basement

Is the late-night host’s haunted house in the bowels of 30 Rock worth the cost of admission? ByRebecca Alter

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where's the beef? 3:23 p.m.

Pras Michél Is Taking His Lauryn Hill Beef to Court Suing her over the Fugees’ failed 2023 reunion tour.
the airport! 3:00 p.m.

All the Sweat Tour Apple Dances, Collected for Your Pleasure Chicago was adorable, while Boston featured a dangerous twink-ening.
trailer mix 10:34 a.m.

Got Milk? The trailer for Nicole Kidman’s upcoming filmBabygirlis here and, uh…fans self.
precious gems 10:34 a.m.

Let’s Appraise the Rings of Power Are the most important accessories to ever exist in Middle-earth… ugly? Or is it good that Durin’s looks like a Ring Pop?
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The Austin Puzzle 15-Down, Five Letters: Image on the cover of “The Fault in Our Stars”
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Cinematrix No. 189: October 1, 2024 Can you name a Diane Keaton movie that starts with “The”?
coming soon 12:10 a.m.

Ashton Kutcher and Anthony Ramos Get Infected With a New Ryan Murphy Series Starring alongside Evan Peters and Jeremy Pope in the adaptation ofThe Beauty.
blimey 9/30/2024

Peaky BlindersOffers Up a Silhouette of a Man Cillian Murphy has suited up in a first look of the movie.
is pepsi okay? 9/30/2024

Camila Cabello Sips on Some ‘Diet Pepsi’ Covering Addison Rae’s song in the BBC Live Lounge.
gno 9/30/2024

Can’t Selena Gomez Have Fun With Her Girls? And yes, “her girls” include 47-year-old actor Édgar Ramírez.
announcements 9/30/2024

Vulture Festival AnnouncesAbbott Elementary,Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, and More Who else has both Henry Winkler andThe Sex Lives of College Girls?
rip 9/30/2024

John Ashton,Beverly Hills Cop,Dead at 76 The actor was best known for playing Sergeant John Taggart.
rip 9/30/2024

Gavin Creel, Tony Winner, Dead at 48 He was diagnosed with cancer in July.
funny videos of the month 9/30/2024

The Best Comedy Shorts of September 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.

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Only Murders in the BuildingRecap: Keep Shooting The found-footage documentary format makes for a fun, if disorienting, change of pace.
overnights 9/30/2024

My Brilliant FriendRecap: Hanging by a Thread It’s a monumental episode in the relationship between Lenù and Lila and the earthquake that struck Italy, but the show’s depictions feel narrow.
overnights 9/29/2024

IndustrySeason-Finale Recap: The End of the Story Is Money It’s just likeIndustryto end the season with no easy outs and to force each character toward an uncertain future.
overnights 9/29/2024

The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonPremiere Recap: Nouvel Ami We’re going to have to wait a little longer to see Daryl and Carol reunited.
overnights 9/29/2024

The PenguinRecap: No One’s Untouchable We might still be relying too much on gangster cosplay, but Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti continue to have a blast with these characters.
overnights 9/29/2024

Tulsa KingRecap: The Verdict Is In This show rarely has ambitions outside of letting Sylvester Stallone have fun playing a mobster. But when it does, it can be unexpectedly engaging.
overnights 9/29/2024

Saturday Night LivePremiere Recap: Jean Smart Leads a Cavalcade of Cameos The jam-packed premiere has a lot of catching up to do after an eventful summer. Luckily, Jean Smart is the perfect host to kick off season 50.
overnights 9/27/2024

How to Die AloneFinale Recap: Leap of Faith Melissa has overcome so many of her fears and is ready to embrace her new outlook — except a few of her mistakes finally catch up with her.
overnights 9/27/2024

PachinkoRecap: Kept Promises Solomon has completely lost the plot.
overnights 9/27/2024

Nobody Wants ThisFinale Recap: You Can’t Have Both It’s a rom-com, so it’s legally bound to have a happy ending, but it’s not the finale we expected.
overnights 9/27/2024

Nobody Wants ThisRecap: Waiting for the Right Mother-in-Law Joanne finally meets Noah’s mother and wins her over… sort of.
overnights 9/27/2024

Nobody Wants ThisRecap: Soft Launching Judaism Joanne has so many opportunities to spiral out of control, but she gets a grip every time. We’re proud of her growth!
overnights 9/27/2024

Nobody Wants ThisRecap: The Matzah Ballers Playoff Run Getting drunk at a basketball game will soften even the most hardened personalities, like Esther’s.
overnights 9/27/2024

The Great British Baking ShowSeason-Premiere Recap: Loaf Is in the Air An amusing cast, impressive loaves, and an unseasonably cold tent make for a delightful start to the season.

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The Best Video Games of 2024 (So Far) A folkloric hack-and-slash, puzzles that will infiltrate your dreams, and a thrilling game of hide-and-seek.
close read 9:17 a.m.

IsNobody Wants ThisMildly Antisemitic? Yes, but that’s only a symptom of the show’s biggest issue.
best of 2024 9:00 a.m.

The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A highly anticipated sequel, a brilliant debut, and nonfiction to linger on.
theater review 9/30/2024

McNealand Robert Downey Jr. Dance With ChatGPT The playwright Ayad Akhtar considers the prospects (ominous and otherwise) of AI art-making.
best of 2024 9/30/2024

The Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) Including a look into the checkered history of the New York Police Department and a tech podcast with an alt-weekly bent.
best of 2024 9/30/2024

The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) Romantic comedies that deliver the charm and a Gotham-set drama that doesn’t need the Batman.
theater review 9/29/2024

Doing Less With More:The Hills of California Jez Butterworth’s latest play, directed by Sam Mendes, is an array of overfamiliar archetypes and under-thought choices.
movie review 9/27/2024

MountainsIs a Quietly Magnificent Debut Monica Sorelle’s first feature film is a vibrant story of gentrification and generational divides in Miami’s Little Haiti.
synergy 9/27/2024

Audiences and Executives Agree: Jelly Roll The country-music superstar, whose 2024 Emmys appearance surprised many, is playingSNL’s season-50 premiere this weekend. How did he get here?
movie review 9/27/2024

Rez BallGives Navajo Teens Their OwnFriday Night Lights Co-written byReservation Dogs’s Sterlin Harjo, this Netflix drama could have strayed a little further from the inspirational sports-pap playbook.
movie review 9/27/2024

Nickel BoysIs a Cinematic Experience Unlike Any Other In refusing a conventional, objective (and objectified) approach to suffering, director RaMell Ross resists easy attempts at pathos.
movie review 9/27/2024

SleepIs A Near-Perfect Horror Comedy The South Korean film, from Bong Joon-ho protege Jason Yu, is a rollicking ride about sleepwalking and marriage.
sundance 2024 9/27/2024

Two Friends Talk, Gently and Openly, inWill & Harper The most powerful parts of Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip documentary are also its most basic.
venice 2024 9/27/2024

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

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Pras Isn’t Mad at Lauryn Hill, He’s Just Disappointed ByShamira Ibrahim

Only Murders in the Building (S4/E6)

Keep Shooting The found-footage documentary format makes for a fun, if disorienting, change of pace.
My Brilliant Friend (S4/E4)

Hanging by a Thread It’s a monumental episode in the relationship between Lenù and Lila and the earthquake that struck Italy, but the show’s depictions feel narrow.
Industry (S3/E8)

The End of the Story Is Money It’s just likeIndustryto end the season with no easy outs and to force each character toward an uncertain future.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (S2/E1)

Nouvel Ami We’re going to have to wait a little longer to see Daryl and Carol reunited.
The Penguin (S1/E2)

No One’s Untouchable We might still be relying too much on gangster cosplay, but Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti continue to have a blast with these characters.
Tulsa King (S2/E3)

The Verdict Is In This show rarely has ambitions outside of letting Sylvester Stallone have fun playing a mobster. But when it does, it can be unexpectedly engaging.
Saturday Night Live (S50/E1)

Jean Smart Leads a Cavalcade of Cameos The jam-packed premiere has a lot of catching up to do after an eventful summer. Luckily, Jean Smart is the perfect host to kick off season 50.
How to Die Alone (S1/E7)

Leap of Faith Melissa has overcome so many of her fears and is ready to embrace her new outlook — except a few of her mistakes finally catch up with her.
Pachinko (S2/E6)

Kept Promises Solomon has completely lost the plot.
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vulture lists The 22 Scariest Horror Anime of All TimeFromBerserktoBloodlust— and everything in between. ByEric Vilas-Boas
making myths A Hard-to-Find Cult Classic Is Finally Streaming — and Coming Back to Blu-RayTarsem Singh’s 2006 epicThe Fallis now streaming for the first time, and the director says a physical release is on the way, too. ByRoxana Hadadi
now streaming The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendDon’t let Francis Ford Coppola down! BySavannah Salazar
buffering Are You Smarter Than an Amazon Streaming Executive?Prime Video is launching a slew of game shows using an old broadcasting trick: block scheduling. ByJosef Adalian

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rust trial What Happens toRustArmorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Now?A judge denied a new trial to Gutierrez-Reed after Alec Baldwin’s case dismissal. ByVictoria Bekiempis
close read IsNobody Wants ThisMildly Antisemitic?Yes, but that’s only a symptom of the show’s biggest issue. ByFran Hoepfner
theater review McNealand Robert Downey Jr. Dance With ChatGPTThe playwright Ayad Akhtar considers the prospects (ominous and otherwise) of AI art-making. ByJackson McHenry

Movies

trailer mix

Got Milk?

The trailer for Nicole Kidman’s upcoming filmBabygirlis here and, uh…fans self. ByJason P. Frank

rust trial What Happens toRustArmorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Now?A judge denied a new trial to Gutierrez-Reed after Alec Baldwin’s case dismissal. ByVictoria Bekiempis
blimey Peaky BlindersOffers Up a Silhouette of a ManCillian Murphy has suited up in a first look of the movie. ByJennifer ZhanandAlejandra Gularte
rip John Ashton,Beverly Hills Cop,Dead at 76The actor was best known for playing Sergeant John Taggart. ByJason P. Frank

coming soon TheEmilia PérezTrailer Has Guns, Dancing, and a Dramatic Selena GomezEverything you could want from a buzzy fall film. ByJustin Curto
at the box office It’s Official:MegalopolisIs a Box-Office Mega Flop(olis)Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed $136 million drama sunk under the weight of its negative buzz. ByChris Lee
the rumors and the nastiness Ethan Slater Is Not WickedAriana Grande is going to bat for her boo. ByJason P. Frank
tributes Kris Kristofferson Remembered by Reba McEntire, Barbra Streisand, and MoreFans fondly recalled him standing up for Sinéad O’Connor, while Barbra Streisand remembered first seeing him at the Troubador. ByBethy Squires
obits Outlaw Country Star Kris Kristofferson Dies at 88From writing “Me and Bobby McGee” to acting opposite Barbra Streisand, to voicing a character inFallout: New Vegas. ByBethy Squires

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precious gems

Let’s Appraise the Rings of Power

Are the most important accessories to ever exist in Middle-earth… ugly? Or is it good that Durin’s looks like a Ring Pop? ByRoxana Hadadi

close read IsNobody Wants ThisMildly Antisemitic?Yes, but that’s only a symptom of the show’s biggest issue. ByFran Hoepfner
coming soon Ashton Kutcher and Anthony Ramos Get Infected With a New Ryan Murphy SeriesStarring alongside Evan Peters and Jeremy Pope in the adaptation ofThe Beauty. ByAlejandra Gularte
stand-up 5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)Plus an older special that is very good. ByJesse David Fox
best of 2024 The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far)Romantic comedies that deliver the charm and a Gotham-set drama that doesn’t need the Batman. ByJen Chaney,Roxana Hadadi,andKathryn VanArendonk

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Jim Gaffigan Channels ‘Big Dad Energy’ as Tim Walz on SNL Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Dana Carvey, and more hit the Studio 8H campaign trail. ByAlejandra Gularte

lingering questions Where DoesIndustryGo From Here?The series has blown up its narrative center, leaving some major question marks hanging over next season. ByRoxana Hadadi
backstories IndustryScatters the PiecesAs the show advances and destroys its major characters, the creators and cast explain how they got to this moment. ByJackson McHenry
endings They’ll Never StopThe Simpsons…Or Will They?How a season premiere became a series finale. ByJesse David Fox
snl 50 Bowen Yang’s Charli XCX Gets Political onSNLhunter biden’s laptop: brat ByBethy Squires

Music

where's the beef?

Pras Michél Is Taking His Lauryn Hill Beef to Court

Suing her over the Fugees’ failed 2023 reunion tour. ByJustin Curto

chat room Pras Isn’t Mad at Lauryn Hill, He’s Just Disappointed“We don’t even ask her if she’s gonna be on time anymore; we say, ‘How late is she going to be?’” ByShamira Ibrahim
the airport! All the Sweat Tour Apple Dances, Collected for Your PleasureChicago was adorable, while Boston featured a dangerous twink-ening. ByJason P. Frank
is pepsi okay? Camila Cabello Sips on Some ‘Diet Pepsi’Covering Addison Rae’s song in the BBC Live Lounge. ByAlejandra Gularte

gno Can’t Selena Gomez Have Fun With Her Girls?And yes, “her girls” include 47-year-old actor Édgar Ramírez. ByJason P. Frank
respect the classics What’s the Story? Oasis Is Reuniting.And as promised, they’re coming to North America. ByJustin Curto
the law Sabrina Carpenter Owns Her Connection to Eric Adams’s IndictmentIt all goes back to the “Feather” music video. ByBethy Squires
cancellations Chappell Roan Let Go of Her All Things Go Festival Slot“‘Things have gotten overwhelming over the past few weeks and I am really feeling it.” ByJennifer Zhan
synergy Audiences and Executives Agree: Jelly RollThe country-music superstar, whose 2024 Emmys appearance surprised many, is playingSNL’s season-50 premiere this weekend. How did he get here? ByHershal Pandya

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Comedy

funny videos of the month

The Best Comedy Shorts of September 2024

Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month. ByLuke Kelly-ClyneandGraham Techler

the rehearsal Comic Francesca D’Uva on How Her Dad’s Death Inspired Her New Show“That was kind of the first very bad thing that had ever happened to me in my life.” ByRebecca Alter
snl 50 Bowen Yang’s Moo Deng Took Some Notes From Chappell RoanThis wet diva is telling her global fanbase to respect her boundaries on Weekend Update. ByAlejandra Gularte
snl 50 Jean Smart Just Learned Lesbians Are ‘Obsessed’ With HerShe reminisces on her first play with “all lesbian characters” during her SNL monologue. ByAlejandra Gularte

this week in late night The Tragicomedy of Andy Samberg Won Late Night This WeekWhether it’s Earnest Andy or Silly Andy, it’s TV gold. ByBethy Squires
over the hill How IsSNLCelebrating Its Big Five-Oh?With Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris, a John Mulaney hosting gig, new writers, and Chappell Roan, for starters. ByJennifer Zhan
predictions Who Is Playing Who inSNL50’s Big Election Season?Our ballots are cast. ByJason P. Frank
coming soon Jack Antonoff Helped Margaret Qualley BookHappy Gilmore 2First Kelce, now Qualley. Is Taylor Swift’s entire squad in this flick? ByBethy Squires
definition What Is a Bottle Episode?The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they? ByKathryn VanArendonk

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Theater

theater review

McNealand Robert Downey Jr. Dance With ChatGPT

The playwright Ayad Akhtar considers the prospects (ominous and otherwise) of AI art-making. ByJackson McHenry

rip Gavin Creel, Tony Winner, Dead at 48He was diagnosed with cancer in July. ByJason P. Frank
theater review Doing Less With More:The Hills of CaliforniaJez Butterworth’s latest play, directed by Sam Mendes, is an array of overfamiliar archetypes and under-thought choices. BySara Holdren
vulture hacks 10 Tips for Making Broadway (Kind of) AffordableFrom offers and apps to services and subscriptions, here’s how you can see theater on the (relatively) cheap. ByEsther Zuckerman
opera review Moral Complexity at the Met: Jeanine Tesori’sGroundedOur theater and music critics discuss the new opera about drone warfare and the people who wage it. ByJustin DavidsonandSara Holdren

the rehearsal
Megan Hilty Treats Vocal Warm-ups Like Marathon Prep “I took up running so that I could literally breathe throughout the course of the show.” ByJackson McHenry

theater review The Ghost of John McCainIsInside Outfor MSNBC AddictsStuck in Donald Trump’s head, literally but also artistically. ByJackson McHenry
audra’s turn TheGypsyCasting Team Loved Broadway’sThe NotebookTwo Allies will both star in theGypsyrevival opposite Audra McDonald. ByJason P. Frank
theater review In Praise of Difficult Women:Medea Re-VersedandBlood of the LambAn ancient play reimagined in rap rhymes and a cautionary tale about post-DobbsAmerica. BySara Holdren
oh hello again Lin-Manuel Miranda Will Return to Broadway (as an Actor)Alongside David Cross, Jimmy Fallon, and Aidy Bryant for a ‘Comedy About Love.’ ByHershal PandyaandJason P. Frank

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Books

best of 2024 The Best Books of 2024 (So Far)A highly anticipated sequel, a brilliant debut, and nonfiction to linger on. ByVulture Editors
splendid Nicholas Sparks’s Splenda Chicken Salad Sounds FowlGuy dinner. ByRebecca Alter
book review Has Olga Tokarczuk Been Struck by the Nobel Curse?Her latest novel,The Empusium,is more focused on dictating a salient political message than pushing the bounds of art. ByRobert Rubsam
social studies The Return of Ta-Nehisi CoatesA decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media. ByRyu Spaeth
close read Hot CommodityIn Sally Rooney’s novels, love is always being bought, sold, or reduced to tropes. But this is also what makes it real. ByAndrea Long Chu

Books

Art

art review Yvonne Well’s Patchwork HistoriesA new show spotlights how the artist’s abstract quilts tell the story of the African diaspora. ByJerry Saltz
encounter Thomas Houseago Was Mad at His Dad (and Larry Gagosian)It’s his first NYC gallery show in a decade, thanks in part to Leonardo DiCaprio. ByRachel Corbett
fall preview 2024 10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See This FallAn Alvin Ailey retrospective sets the tone for an array of eclectic offerings from the art world. ByJerry Saltz
art review Abigail Goldman’s American Horror StoryHer new show, “State of Nature,” depicts our depraved moment in miniature — literally. ByJerry Saltz
public art watch A Sixteen-Foot-Tall Pigeon Comes to Nest on the High LinePlease don’t feed Iván Argote’s monumentalDinosaur. ByCarl Swanson