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E. Alex Jung

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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. meet your crush
    Mena Massoud 101: Meet Your New AladdinFrom “Al Qaeda #2” to leading man.
  2. exclusive
    Watch the Difficult People Season-3 TrailerBilly Eichner makes out with John Cho!
  3. emmys 2017
    Ann Dowd on Her Double Emmy Nominations for Handmaid’s and Leftovers“I’m sort of roaming around my little place here in North Carolina pinching myself.”
  4. emmys 2017
    Straight Emmy Voters Finally Discover RuPaul’s Drag RaceAfter nine incredible seasons.
  5. sexy shakespeare
    Who Is the Sexiest Shakespeare? An InvestigationIs Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love the hottest Bard?
  6. Steven Yeun Finds Life After GlennThe Okja star on navigating Hollywood after The Walking Dead.
  7. translation is sacred
    Did You Catch the Translation Joke in Okja?ㅋㅋㅋ
  8. behind the scenes
    How Okja Brought Its Adorable Super-Pig to LifeWriter-director Bong Joon-ho and VFX supervisor Erik De Boer on the process — from sketches to models to computer animation — that gave birth to Okja.
  9. Jordan Gavaris On Why He Waited to Come Out“It’s a scary thing to own who you are publicly.”
  10. Welcome to Tatiana Maslany’s Acting Master ClassOn set with the star of Orphan Black.
  11. theater week
    Lynn Nottage on Broadway Diversity and Why She Writes About Working People“I want to reclaim my own history as part of American history and assert my presence.”
  12. reading the rainbow
    How the Babadook Became a Gay IconWe’re Babashook.
  13. let us discuss
    Let’s Discuss the Revelation in The Leftovers FinaleIn the end, it was all about Nora.
  14. Samira Wiley on Handmaid’s: ‘Moira Says Things She Doesn’t Necessarily Believe’“We really see what living in Gilead has done to Moira — she seems a shell of herself.”
  15. Male Stars Are Too Buff NowI’m worried that our current leading men are just one scoop of protein powder away from total renal failure.
  16. chat room
    Ann Dowd Was Inspired by Her Catholic Nun Teachers on The Handmaid’s Tale“I think Lydia knows that far more important than being liked is doing her job well.”
  17. Lena Waithe Wrote Her Most Personal Story for Master of None“I hope I set a trend with other black or brown folks in this business to stop trying to be something that you think society wants you to be.”
  18. Sarah Silverman Has Some Thoughts on Trumpcare▶️ “We don’t need affordable health care. We’re fine … they need Viagra. That should be covered.”
  19. let us discuss
    Are You Ready to Talk About the Master of None Ending?Allora!
  20. chat room
    Tracy Morgan Reflects on Life, Death, and Why He Doesn’t Care for Politics“I don’t discuss politics … know why?”
  21. chat room
    Alexis Bledel on the Hardest Scene to Shoot for The Handmaid’s TaleAnd why she’s glad they didn’t make them “fast-talking Handmaids.”
  22. Here’s the Actor Who’s Playing a Native Hawaiian Hero in a World War II MovieZach McGowan plays Benehakaka “Ben” Kanahele.
  23. Perfume Genius on His Biggest Album Yet, Queerness, and Rihanna“Well, why don’t I make this big fucking album that usually dudely dudes make?”
  24. chat room
    Tracy Lettson The Lovers, Sobriety, and His Marriage to Carrie Coon“I’m really surprised to find how much I love being married.”
  25. tightest snatch
    The 10 Tightest Snatch Game Characters on RuPaul’s Drag RaceFrom Cher to Little Richard.
  26. chat room
    Joseph Fiennes on The Handmaid’s Tale and Those Scrabble Scenes“He’s like a cat with a ball of wool.”
  27. costume design
    From the Aunts to the Marthas, How Each Handmaid’s Tale Costume Came Together“It’s domestic Russian communist meets Liz Taylor in the ’60s.”
  28. but is it feminist?
    The Handmaid’s Tale Cast Answers the Question: Is It Feminist?“It’s a feminist piece, and I think the F word is a really important one.”
  29. A Part of Joseph Fiennes Still Wishes You Could See Him As Michael Jackson“There’s a part of me that would love people to see it and get into a discussion.”
  30. profiles
    The Swift and Stealthy Rise of Carrie CoonHow The Leftovers and Fargo star quietly became one of TV’s gutsiest actors.
  31. chat room
    Drag Race’s Eureka on RuPaul’s Shocking Decision“My sisters all went up to me crying and I immediately broke down.”
  32. awkward sex scenes
    Every Girls Sex Scene, Rated by AwkwardnessRemember Hannah and Ray?
  33. outrage calibration
    Jeff Varner’s Outing of Trans Contestant Zeke Smith on Survivor Was DespicableThis is a low point in reality-television history.
  34. Andrew Rannells Is Happy to Play Gay Men (As Long As They’re Not Too Relatable)On the eve of the Girls finale, the actor recounts his audition horror stories, the anal-sex tutorial he led on set, and the roles he’s being offered.
  35. chat room
    RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Kimora Blac: ‘I Should’ve Been the Villain’“I didn’t even cut anybody’s hair.”
  36. exclusive
    Drag Race Star Almost Performed at Pulse the Night of the Orlando Shooting“One of my friends died in that incident.”
  37. chat room
    Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis on Colossal, Male Entitlement, Playing Drunk“Part of the reason it becomes sickening is because you realize that you know that guy.”
  38. chat room
    Sonequa Martin-Green on The Walking Dead Finale and Controversial Premiere“We were sobbing on each other’s shoulders between takes.”
  39. let us discuss
    Let Us Discuss The Walking Dead Season-7 FinaleBetrayal is in the air.
  40. chat room
    RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Jaymes Mansfield on Lady Gaga’s Advice for Him“Gaga told me, ‘Try not to go for the joke.’ Immediately, as a comedian, you get really offended.”
  41. outrage calibration
    How Mad Should You Be About Ghost in the Shell?A guide to properly calibrating your outrage.
  42. how to guide
    How to Win RuPaul’s Drag RaceFor the love of Cher, be prepared.
  43. interview
    Too Many ‘Janitor No. 3’ Roles Made John Leguizamo Start Writing His Own Parts“It was just like, ‘Am I always going to have a number next to my name?’”
  44. chat room
    Meet Lewis Tan, the Asian-American Actor Who Could Have Been Iron Fist“It is a missed opportunity. It would’ve been a brave thing to do, for sure, for Marvel.”
  45. Daisy Eagan On Girls, Lena Dunham, and Being Hannah’s DoppelgängerWhen people ask, “You look familiar,” I say, “I’m not Lena Dunham.”
  46. Scandal’s Joe Morton on His ‘Twice As Good’ Speech and Racism in Hollywood“The difficulty for African-American actors in film is that most of that star system is based on good-looking, young white folks.”
  47. love triangles
    Riverdale Should Just Embrace the Throuple of Archie, Betty, and VeronicaThree’s a relationship.
  48. betty draper index
    Who’s the Saddest, Richest, Whitest Lady on Big Little Lies?We’re getting out our Betty Draper calculators.
  49. chat room
    Susan Kelechi Watson On This Is Us, Singing Hamilton on Set, and Louie“This show even gets to people who don’t cry. It’s coming for you any way you slice it.”
  50. meta tv
    The Strange Meta-Casting of the Socarides Brothers in When We RiseCharles Socarides Jr. plays his brother, coming out to their infamously anti-gay father.
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