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Jason Frank is a writer for Vulture who covers comedy, theater, music, and queer life.

  1. last night on late night
    Betty Boop’s Booking Fee Was Too High for Los EspookysIt’s okay — we hear she’s a diva on set anyway.
  2. memoirs
    8 Revealing Stories From Constance Wu’s Memoir, Making a SceneIncluding sexual-harassment accusations on the set of Fresh Off the Boat and the response an actress sent to those tweets.
  3. sister sister
    Dune: The Sisterhood Casts Its Founding MothersThe HBO shows tracks the spicy beginnings of the Bene Gesserit.
  4. terrible tweens
    Big Mouth Releases Big Trailer Ahead of Big PremiereSeason six features Amber Ruffin, Jeff Goldblum, and Adam Levine (probably not teaching tweens how to slide into the DMs).
  5. fake deep or deep fake
    No, Bruce Willis Didn’t Sell His Likeness Rights to a Deep-Fake CompanyBut it did put him in a Russian cell-phone ad.
  6. björk for dummies
    How to Get Into Fossora (If You Don’t Get Björk Yet)Fossora is strange, beautiful, and intimidating. Where should you start?
  7. trailer mix
    Guillermo del Toro Unlocks His ‘Darkest Thoughts’ in Cabinet of CuriositiesWhat’s weirder than Rupert Grint and Nia Vardalos both starring in a horror anthology?
  8. a kwanzaa miracle
    Coolio Recorded a Kwanzaabot Cameo for the Upcoming Futurama Revival“Coolio was one of my favorite guests,” Futurama’s executive producer said.
  9. witch way to broadway?
    Hocus Pocus Musical Could Run Amok, Amok, Amok on BroadwayWhich millennial theater kid got ahold of a spell book?
  10. glee-ality
    How Does Lea Michele’s Funny Girl Review Compare to Rachel Berry’s?Ryan Murphy, you can’t keep getting away with this.
  11. chat room
    Luke Macfarlane Listened to Las Culturistas to Prepare for Bros“Especially during the pandemic, they were like my friends that I would check in with and hear their opinions.”
  12. it’s hard out here for an ally
    Did Netflix Really Put an LGBTQ Tag on Dahmer?“Dahmer and Heartstopper is a great double feature” — Netflix, probably.
  13. health updates
    Katie Couric Hopes Sharing Breast Cancer Diagnosis Saves Lives“Please get your annual mammogram.”
  14. chat room
    Ts Madison Says Bros Is a Roast of Straight People“We have the knife, we have the fork, and we about to eat you up, honey.”
  15. hater things
    Caleb McLaughlin’s Parents Had to Explain the Racism From Stranger Things Fans“It affected me when I was a kid,” the actor shared.
  16. last night on late night
    Sigourney Weaver, 6 Feet, Knows How Being a 14-Year-Old Na’vi, 9 Feet, Feels“I was this tall when I was 11,” the Avatar 2 star told Colbert. “I was like this giant spider.”
  17. freaky friday
    Elizabeth Banks Could Do The Martian, But Could Matt Damon Do Cocaine Bear?“Matt Damon, love him. He’s having to figure out how to survive. I want that role.”
  18. coming soon
    Manifest, Netflix’s Most Unhinged Show, Is Back for a Fourth SeasonWhoever manifested more Manifest will be very pleased come November 4.
  19. coming soon
    Watch Naomi Watts + Bobby Cannavale Watch for the Watcher in The Watcher TrailerOnly Ryan Murphy would harass us with a promo this bewildering.
  20. rip
    Cherry Valentine, RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Season-Two Competitor, Dead at 28“We understand how much he is loved and how many lives he has inspired and touched,” the family of drag artist George Ward stated.
  21. follow-ups
    Better Call Saul Creator Vince Gilligan Is Developing a New Show for Apple TV+Better call Vince (if you want to make good TV).
  22. something old something new
    Yeah, It’s Another Modern ‘Ye Olden Times’ Movie, But Rosaline Looks Fun!Kaitlyn Dever stars as Romeo’s jilted lover.
  23. gay gasp
    M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin Has Tied Up Gay Guys — But Not Like ThatAnd Jonathan Groff plays a literal daddy.
  24. (broad)way to go!
    Mike Birbiglia Is Bringing It Back to Broadway, BabyThe Old Man and the Pool will be both funny and sad in the Vivian Beaumont.
  25. awards season
    The Golden Globes Are Going Up, on a TuesdayNBC has welcomed the Globes back, despite the HFPA still not reaching its diversity goal.
  26. last night on late night
    American Citizen John Oliver Just Wants His ‘Football’ ‘Matches’ BackPausing soccer for the queen’s death … that’s class warfare.
  27. american horror story: titles
    DAHMER — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Has a Bad Title and a New TeaserThe real horror is the title’s overpunctuation.
  28. spoilers
    Industry’s Ken Leung on Eric’s Moment of Decision“Even though you don’t see me make that choice, you see how I feel about it. From that you can intuit the making of the choice.”
  29. lingering questions
    All Our Lingering Questions After the Industry Season 2 FinaleStarting with: Why did Eric do … that?
  30. broadway
    Phantom of the Opera to Close on Broadway, Even If Christine Daaé Plays the LeadWe have our first chance at an Andrew Lloyd Webber–less Broadway since 1976.
  31. earth without art is just eh
    Sinéad OʼConnor Knows What Art Can Do in Nothing Compares TrailerThe new documentary from Kathryn Ferguson examines O’Connor’s fame and controversy.
  32. between riverside and tony
    Common to Make His Broadway Dreams Come True in Between Riverside and CrazyCommon will be EGOT eligible — something that is, in fact, uncommon.
  33. spon-con
    Antoni and JVN Are Pretending to Date to Sell Us SomethingQueer Eye? More like queer lie to sell pet food.
  34. seeking: hero’s death
    Maya Hawke Is Ready for Robin to Die, but the Duffer Brothers Love Too HardShe’s amenable to a Stranger Things spinoff with Joe Keery, however.
  35. missing misdemeanors
    Flatbush Misdemeanors Canceled After Two Seasons, Deadass“This reads like an Emmy speech, not a ‘we’re canceled’ caption, but yeah, I’m just very grateful,” Dan Perlman responds.
  36. last night on late night
    Kevin Smith, Chaos Agent, Forces Seth Meyers to Do a Bit Instead of an InterviewA rendition “The 12 Days of Impressions Camp.”
  37. rip
    Ramsey Lewis, Chart-Topping Jazz Pianist, Dead at 87Lewis was best known for “The In Crowd” and “Wade in the Water.”
  38. broadway
    The Music Man to End Run, Leaving Hugh Jackman Jobless (But Not Toothless)76 trombones played a funeral dirge.
  39. d23 2022
    All the 2022 D23 Announcements, for Your PleasureFrom The Little Mermaid to The Marvels to Pixar’s Wish.
  40. emmys 2022
    Mike White, Survivor Loser, Wins Three Emmys for White Lotus“Don’t vote me off the island!”
  41. emmys 2022
    Every Red-Carpet Look From the 2022 EmmysFrom yellow (jackets) to white (lotus).
  42. emmys 2022
    How to Watch the 2022 Emmy Awards on MondayKenan Thompson is getting that monologue ready.
  43. trailer mix
    The Black Adam Trailer Gives Villains RepresentationAnd Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson plays the bad guy (duh).
  44. trailer mix
    Kaley Cuoco Stars in Second Tanning Bed Time Machine Movie of 2022In the trailer for Meet Cute.
  45. rip
    Bernard Shaw, Former CNN Top Anchor, Dead at 82His reporting helped define CNN in the 20th century.
  46. directorial debuts
    Anna Kendrick to Be Scrappy Little Director Behind The Dating GameA true-crime thriller that makes The Bachelor look cuddly.
  47. trailer mix
    Harry Styles Plays a British Carol in My Policeman, Innit?The trailer has a first look at how “tender” this movie really is.
  48. mamma mia!
    Seeking: An Invitation to Christine Baranski’s Skinny-Dipping PartiesCherry Jones is down for some bacchanalia.
  49. the great vulture predict off
    Predicting This Season of The Great British Bake Off (Based on a Cast Photo)We may not have all the information, but we do have one nice picture.
  50. bottoms only
    29 Celebrities Who Deserved to Jockstrap-Up Before Kim KardashianHey, Paddington Bear. Show us that marmaladussy.
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