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  1. influences
    How Basic Instinct, Fight Club, and Hitchcock Shaped Do RevengeDirector Jennifer Kaytin Robinson on the unexpected cinematic inspirations behind her candy-coated black comedy Do Revenge.
  2. role call
    Kate Bosworth Answers Every Question We Have About Blue CrushOn competing for the lead role with Jessica Biel, eating sand during her audition, and surviving the “cruel” streak of the early 2000s.
  3. coachella 2022
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2022From Harry Styles’s Shania Twain cameo to … a metal version of the Simpsons theme?
  4. chat room
    Jenna Ortega on Returning to You and Twisting the Good Christian Girl Trope in X“I think I’m most comfortable when I’m running and screaming for my life.”
  5. role call
    Shane West Answers Every Question We Have About A Walk to Remember“You want to be acknowledged for the work that you’re putting in, but I was never really a TMZ person.”
  6. dancing with the devil
    The Biggest Revelations From Demi Lovato’s Documentary Dancing With the DevilFinally, her unfiltered truth.
  7. role call
    Jennifer Love Hewitt Answers Every Question We Have About HeartbreakersOn being attached to Ray Liotta’s crotch, the media’s obsession with her body, and the possibility of a sequel.
  8. a long talk
    Phoebe Bridgers Feels Your PainThe wildly prolific singer-songwriter on her devastating new album Punisher and being “the sad girl.”
  9. vulture lists
    All of Moira Rose’s Wigs on Schitt’s Creek, RankedCatherine O’Hara’s dramatic hairpieces have become some of the show’s best supporting characters.
  10. sitcoms
    The Messy, Hilarious World of Workin’ MomsThis Canadian comedy doesn’t flinch at the absurd realities of postpartum life. They’re why it exists.
  11. teen dramas
    What Euphoria Owes to Degrassi, the Godfather of Taboo Teen DramasBefore Euphoria shocked audiences with sex, drugs, and dick pics, Degrassi paved the way.
  12. Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda on Life After Chester Bennington, in His Own Words“I’d be out getting ice cream with friends or my kids and a Linkin Park song will just side-swipe you at some point.”
  13. Phoenix Talk Positivity, Italy, and the Secret Influence on Their New Album“Around us, there was not a lot of pleasure.”
  14. still the 80s
    The 50 Best Modern Songs That Sound Like the 1980sMusicians are embracing the sounds of that decade in the same way other artists repurposed the blues, classic ‘60s rock, and ‘70s punk.