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Hunter Harris is a freelance writer who covers film, music, and TV, and writes the newsletter Hung Up. She has reported on the set of Succession and profiled Julia Fox for New York.

  1. SZA Is Finally in Ctrl: On the Long Road to Her Debut Album“There’s been like three different albums, three completely different versions of this album over the span of the last three years.”
  2. music
    Katy Perry Explains the ‘Strange Race to Be the Most Woke’If it is indeed a race, she’s falling behind.
  3. so fetch
    Meanwhile, Johnny Depp Is Trying to Make The Libertine Happen (Again)He’s screening the movie as Glastonbury’s new Cinemageddon stage guest of honor.
  4. casting couch
    Sandra Oh Will Return to TV As an Assassin in BBC Spy SeriesThe show is all about Eve.
  5. Flatliners Trailer: Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev Stop Their HeartsComing September 29.
  6. movies
    What It’s Like When Tom Cruise Is Your Workout Buddy, According to Jake Johnson“Tom said, ‘I really want you fit for this movie.’”
  7. last night on late night
    John Oliver Has an Unconventional Suggestion for the Brexit NegotiationsIt involves Lord Buckethead, the intergalactic space lord who ran to unseat Theresa May.
  8. mutual stans
    Brad Pitt and Frank Ocean Are Becoming Best Friends Right Before Our Very EyesFrank Ocean wore a T-shirt with Brad Pitt’s face on it during a recent show.
  9. praise be
    Hollywood, Give Robin Wright More Badass RolesWhen did you realize that you needed to see Robin Wright barrel down a mystical beach, racing into a battle against a bunch of Germans?
  10. celebrity politics
    Queen Sugar Producer: Oprah Thought About Running for President“One of my EPs on Queen Sugar thought maybe she’d run for president and she’s Oprah.”
  11. movies
    Sofia Coppola Calls Daddy’s Home One of Her Favorite Movies“I love Will Ferrell, and this movie is sweet and fun to watch with cracking-up kids.”
  12. See the Trailer for Andy Samberg’s Cycling Mockumentary Tour de PharmacyIt premieres July 8 on HBO.
  13. Landline Trailer: John Turturro’s a Cheater and Jenny Slate Knows ItLandline opens in select theaters on July 21.
  14. Oh, Hello Trailer: John Mulaney and Nick Kroll Are Bringing the Tuna to NetflixThe Broadway show streams June 13.
  15. last night on late night
    Samantha Bee’s Message to Donald Trump: Keep Calm and Delete Your Account“London does not need us to tell them to be scared, Pumpkin Spice!”
  16. bathrooms
    Kit Harington and Ed Sheeran’s Friendship Meet-Cute Happened at a UrinalHarington told Nicole Kidman and James Corden the nutty beginning of his friendship with Ed Sheeran.
  17. real time
    Bill Maher Has Invited Milo Yiannopoulos Back on Real TimeYiannopoulos first appeared on Real Time in February, and sparred with Larry Wilmore.
  18. last night on late night
    The Daily Show Calls Megyn Kelly the ‘Tonya Harding of Cable News’“Sorry, Megyn, you’re not the new Barbara Walters.”
  19. casting couch
    What to Know About the Stacked Cast of Crazy Rich AsiansThe movie features Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, and more.
  20. casting couch
    Al Pacino Will Play Penn State Coach Joe Paterno in HBO’s Sandusky-Scandal MoviePacino previously played Phil Spector in 2013 and Dr. Jack Kevorkian in 2010 for HBO.
  21. nobel lectures
    Bob Dylan Finally Gave His Nobel Prize Lecture, and You Can Listen to It NowDylan talks about idolizing Buddy Holly, folk lingo, and his grammar-school reading.
  22. Julia Roberts Might Lead Mr. Robot Creator’s HomecomingThe project is based on the popular Gimlet Media podcast of the same name.
  23. Liam Gallagher Calls Out Noel for Skipping One Love Manchester: ‘You Sad F*ck’Noel was “out of the country.”
  24. last night on late night
    John Oliver Uses a ‘Be Our Guest’ Parody to Explain the Paris Agreement FalloutBonjour to Belle’s quiet village! We’re moving in.
  25. adaptations
    Do You Remember the David E. Kelley Wonder Woman Pilot That Never Aired?Six years ago, David E. Kelley made a Wonder Woman pilot that NBC never picked up.
  26. new gigs
    Ben Stiller to Direct Showtime Drama About the Real-Life Dannemora Prison BreakEscape at Dannemora will star Benicio Del Toro, Patricia Arquette, and Paul Dano.
  27. Kathy Griffin Calls Trump-Beheading-Photo Fallout Sexist“He picked me, don’t you get it? I’m the easiest target: D-list comedian Kathy Griffin.”
  28. Amazon’s The Last Tycoon Trailer: Matt Bomer Is a Dapper, Desperate ProducerThe series is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final, unfinished novel.
  29. controversies
    Jim Carrey, Larry King Defend Kathy Griffin After Trump-Photo Controversy“The comedians are the last voice of truth in this whole thing.”
  30. sequels forever
    Mamma Mia! Amanda Seyfried Is Indeed Down to Play the Role AgainThe Mamma Mia! sequel will arrive in theaters July 2018.
  31. new music
    Arcade Fire Announce New Album, Share ‘Everything Now’ Music VideoExpect new Arcade Fire July 28.
  32. cancellations
    Netflix Cancels Sense8The sci-fi drama premiered in 2015 and had two seasons.
  33. oxford english dictionary
    Stan, a Word Originally Coined by Eminem, Has Now Been Added to the DictionaryCongratulations to the Beyhive, Rihanna Navy, Pine Nuts, Beliebers, and Barbz alike.
  34. spin-offs
    Hailee Steinfeld Might Join the Transformers Cinematic UniverseShe’d star in the spinoff Bumblebee, set for June 2018.
  35. photo shoots
    How That Amazingly Terrible Universal-Monster-Universe Cast Photo HappenedUniversal’s ridiculously serious Dark Universe publicity photo was a composite, which only makes it more fun.
  36. movies
    Lebanon Bans Wonder Woman Because Gal Gadot Is IsraeliAbout two hours before the movie played, the Lebanese government reportedly yanked the film.
  37. Johnny Depp’s Sister Allegedly Used His Money for Her Daughter’s WeddingThough Depp’s ex-money managers dispute the claim.
  38. highs and lows
    The Highs and Lows of Dirty DancingIs there any harsher indictment than a passionless remake?
  39. War Is Everywhere in the Game of Thrones Season 7 TrailerGame of Thrones returns July 16.
  40. See Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, and Clive Owen in the Valerian TrailerLuc Besson’s intergalactic space drama hits theaters this July.
  41. star wars
    Carrie Fisher Would’ve Been Center Stage in Star Wars Episode IX“She thought IX would be her movie. And it would have been.”
  42. comebacks
    Colbert Dethroned Fallon This Season to Be the Most-Watched Late-Night ShowCBS hasn’t won more viewers than the Tonight Show since the ’90s.
  43. the small screen
    AT&T Floats Idea of 20-Minute Game of Thrones Episodes for MobileJon Snow lectures the the Night’s Watch, Daenerys squabbles with her advisers — cut to black, end of episode.
  44. the industry
    Disney Eyes Another Oscar-Winning Director to Turn Pinocchio Live-ActionPinocchio will get his real-boy wish, probably with a side of Mendes’s ennui.
  45. bernie or bust?
    Spike Lee Won’t Say Who He Voted For, But It Probably Wasn’t Hillary ClintonSpike thinks Trump should be impeached because he can’t dance, among other shortcomings.
  46. billboard music awards 2017
    Let’s Appreciate How Thirsty Drake Was at the Billboard Music AwardsDrake took special time to appreciate Céline Dion and Vanessa Hudgens.
  47. John Oliver Breaks Down Trump’s Russia Scandal, a.k.a. ‘Stupid Watergate’“Say what you will about Nixon, but at least he wanted the job.”
  48. big fish theory
    With ‘Big Fish,’ Vince Staples Announces His New Album Big Fish TheoryVince’s new album Big Fish Theory is due in June.
  49. rip
    Chris Cornell’s Wife, Vicky, Disputes Coroner’s Suicide RulingThe family believes Chris’s suicide was accidental.
  50. Watch Al Franken Talk You Through His Sumptuous Book CoverAl Franken: Giant of the Senate is out May 30.
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