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E. Alex Jung is a features writer at New York and Vulture who joined the staff in 2013. He has profiled Michaela Coel, Bong Joon Ho, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for his piece on Anthony Veasna So.

  1. 2017, the Year Movies and TV Came On Your ScreenThis year, TV and film hit us with their best shots.
  2. So Who’s This Muscular Korean Guy With Lindsay Lohan? An InvestigationHe’s quite buff.
  3. just peachy
    Armie Hammer Should Have Eaten the Peach in Call Me by Your NameIt’s stone-fruit season.
  4. vulture book club
    Call Me by Your Name Book Club Part 3: Can You Ever Say Good-bye?No, you’re crying.
  5. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Exclusive: Rebecca Is Excited About Her New Diagnosis!“Earnestness is scary to me sometimes in writing because it runs the risk of being cheesy.”
  6. how they did it
    How Stranger Things Made the Sprawling Tunnel Maps in Will’s House“It was a nightmare, I’m not going to lie.”
  7. vulture book club
    Call Me by Your Name Book Club, Part Two: Boundaries Begin to BlurWe’re talking boyfriend twins, total synchronicity, and, yes, that peach scene.
  8. vulture book club
    Call Me by Your Name Book Club, Part One: Longing Stares, Unreliable NarratorsAlso, we’re giving out copies of Call Me by Your Name autographed by author André Aciman.
  9. How Would the Stranger Things Kids Fare As RPG Characters?Who has the most powerful attacks? Who has the best luck?
  10. Man Describes Alleged Sexual Relationship With Kevin Spacey at 14The actor was 24 at the time.
  11. just the facts
    Erica From Stranger Things 2 Is the Queen of Withering One-linersAnd the Duffer Brothers say she’ll have a “majorly expanded role” in season three.
  12. vulture book club
    Should I Read Call Me by Your Name Before I See the Movie?The Vulture Book Club will help you decide.
  13. chat room
    Stranger Things’ Joe Keery Agrees That Steve’s Jeans Were Very Tight“I’m bunching at the crotch extremely.”
  14. chat room
    Mindhunter’s Holt McCallany on Why There Are Fewer Serial Killers Today“Is there a relationship [between] a post-feminist America and the lack of sexually motivated homicides?”
  15. last night on late night
    Nudity Activist John Cho Doffed His Pants for ‘Asian Male Butt’ Representation“I said, ‘Somebody has to do it.’”
  16. BPM Is a Radical Gay Love StoryHow Robin Campillo made the most vital AIDS drama ever.
  17. Here Are the 9 Queens Competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3Snatch! Those! Wigs!
  18. exclusive
    Watch the Preview for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 Announcement“They’re some hungry ass bitches.”
  19. whoopsies
    Katy Perry Got Helplessly Stuck Midair During a ConcertAwkward.
  20. chat room
    Kerry Bishé on Donna’s Last Words in the Halt and Catch Fire Finale“Is it the iPhone?”
  21. chat room
    Lee Pace on Joe MacMillan’s Fate in the Halt and Catch Fire Finale“The thing about Joe is that he loses. He’s a failure.”
  22. The Making of Donna’s Big, Series-Ending Speech on Halt and Catch FireWith it, the show’s subtext finally became text.
  23. chat room
    The Good Place’s D’Arcy Carden Shows Us How Janet Fell on Her Face 40 TimesI went from, “Oh my god this is such a good twist” to “This is so sad. This is very tragic.”
  24. chat room
    Judith Light Explains the Magic of Transparent and Her Alanis Morissette Scene“There’s a kind of intimacy and love that you feel at some deep, very primal level.”
  25. casting couch
    Nicole Kidman to Star in Karyn Kusama’s Next Thriller Destroyer“It’s an incredibly dark story.”
  26. chat room
    Transparent’s Amy Landecker on Threesomes, Polyamory, and Poop“I get frustrated a little bit with how much sex Sarah has. Every year I’m just like, ‘Oh my God. What is up with her?’”
  27. chat room
    Jill Soloway Wonders What the Word ‘Woman’ Is For and Revisits an Old DebatePlus, Soloway revisits a debate with Jenji Kohan about the female gaze.
  28. gallery
    Every Text Message That Stalker Gossip Girl Sent“Do it! Kiss her right now!”
  29. gossip girl anniversary
    The Gossip Girl Creators Look Back at What Never Made It to AirA box of giant dildos.
  30. The Best Trump Jokes at the 2017 Emmys“I suppose I should say at long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.”
  31. The Highs and Lows of the 2017 Emmy AwardsBleep-bloop.
  32. acceptance speeches
    Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman Support Each Other During Emmys SpeechWomen supporting women!
  33. acceptance speeches
    Watch Ann Dowd, Whom We Love So, Cry During Her Emmy Acceptance SpeechMargo Martindale was right!
  34. OMG, Jennifer Lawrence Auditioned for Gossip Girl As a Teen“Jennifer Lawrence really wanted to play Serena.”
  35. Are You Team Reese or Team Nicole for the Emmys?Pull on a chunky knit and get your throwing wine, because we’re picking sides.
  36. i’ve got a theory
    Here’s What We Know About Rick and Morty’s Evil MortyAnd awaaaay we go.
  37. backstories
    How the Epic Season 3 Premiere Battle Came Together in Outlander“After Tobias’s first day, he slept 12 hours because of the toll it took on his body.”
  38. Stephen King on the Controversy About It’s Child Orgy: ‘It’s Fascinating’“That must mean something, but I’m not sure what.”
  39. endings
    How Does the New It Movie Deal With Stephen King’s Orgy Scene?The controversial scene’s been cut, but its regressive gender politics remain.
  40. chat room
    Younger’s Miriam Shor on Diana Trout’s Necklaces, Meeting Cher, and Ageism“I don’t want to look like a goddess because people are real and goddesses aren’t.”
  41. profiles
    Lakeith Stanfield Is a Very Serious Actor — But Not That Serious“I’m a stupid human, just like you are.”
  42. swoleness
    How Zac Efron Got So Hauntingly Swole for BaywatchWe talk to his Baywatch trainer about how, exactly, we (and Zac) got here.
  43. How John Cho Came to Play Billy Eichner’s First-Ever Difficult People Boyfriend“We meet, argue, and sparks fly.”
  44. Mackenzie Davis on Whitewashing, Equal Pay, and FeminismThe Halt and Catch Fire star on the value of having difficult conversations.
  45. tv
    Alia Shawkat: Expect More ‘Penthouse Group Hangs’ in New Arrested Development“It’s always so bizarre and weirder than anything you could think of.”
  46. daddy can you hear me?
    The Daddies of Dream Daddy, Ranked by Dreaminess and DaddinessTeach me, daddy.
  47. real talk
    Dan Harmon Admits Community Died When Donald Glover LeftTroy and Abed in the afterlife.
  48. cave of wonders
    A Guide to Thirsting on Marwan Kenzari, the New Hot JafarMeet Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari, who’s playing the villain in Guy Ritchie’s Aladdin.
  49. G-Dragon’s World Tour Marks the End of an Era in K-PopFrom Big Bang to Kwon Ji Yong.
  50. Mackenzie Davis, Kerry Bishé Get Pay Equal to Male Co-stars in Final HACF Season“Kerry and I deserve to get paid the same as the boys.”
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