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  1. grover’s corners
    Helen Hunt joins the cast of 'Our Town' at the Barrow Street Theatre, New York, America - 06 Jul 2010
    Take a Trip Back to Our TownKatie Holmes, Zoey Deutch, and Jim Parsons will star (yes, in this).
  2. exes and ohhhhs
    Rosalía Is Really, Really Into Peak TVBefore Jeremy Allen White, there was Hunter Schafer.
  3. important awards
    Las Culturistas Are *Alan Cumming Voice* TraitorsBowen Yang and Matt Rogers’s Culture Awards are colluding with Parvati and coming to Brooklyn.
  4. alert the beyhive
    Let’s Theorize About the Cowboy Carter VinylSurely Beyoncé, famous for being forthcoming, will clear it up soon. But just in case …
  5. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: A Dance With Drag MomsAs makeover challenges go, this is a best-case scenario.
  6. rip
    Louis Gossett Jr., Oscars’ First Black Supporting Actor Winner, Dead at 87His role as Fiddler in 1977’s Roots also earned him an Emmy.
  7. smoke you don’t want
    Beyoncé Fires a Warning Shot at That Hussy JoleneYou in danger, girl.
  8. trailer mix
    The Sympathizer’s Playing Both SidesWho can you trust? Who do you know? Who even are these people?
  9. she’s ba-ack
    Jenna Lyons Will Promo Her Eyelashes on RHONY AgainThe entire reboot cast is coming back to debate more food.
  10. media news media news
    Karlie Kloss Is Just Living That LifeShe and husband Joshua Kushner are going to publish Life magazine, both digitally and in print.
  11. villainy
    The House of Villains Season-Two Cast Is a Smorgasbord of EvilYes, Tiffany Pollard is back. It’s what she does.
  12. hosting duties
    Ariana DeBose to Host the Tonys — With a Script This TimeShe’s gonna do it. (The thing.)
  13. last night on late night
    Waxahatchee Is the Patron Saint of Rural Kids Turned City AdultsPerforming “Right Back to It” with MJ Lenderman.
  14. sugar rush
    A Timeline of Carly Rae Jepsen’s Attempt to Quit SugarIt did not work.
  15. mom?
    "The Politician" New York Premiere
    A Motherquake Is Hitting Broadway!Paula Vogel’s Mother Play, starring Jessica Lange and directed by Tina Landau, starts previews on April 3.
  16. drama class
    Does Victoria Pedretti Even Have a Max Subscription?She hasn’t seen Succession or The Sopranos despite acting alongside Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli.
  17. award szn
    Hollywood Shelter Dog Golden Globes Gets Officially AdoptedCBS is its forever home. (Well, for five years.)
  18. the greatest star of all
    Nicole Scherzinger Is Ready for Her Close-upShe’s making her way to the St. James in Sunset Boulevard this September — a musical by her former nemesis Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  19. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Meeting in the Ladies RoomThis is a lot of watching queens do manual labor for that manual labor not to matter.
  20. wicked movies are real
    Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Are Singing Live in the WickedsA choice that famously works and never fails.
  21. inspiration
    2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
    Everything Camila Cabello Says Her Album Is GivingIt’s a lot.
  22. amshe theaters
    Drag Queens of the World: Nicole Kidman Wants to Join YouHeartbreak feels good in a place like 3 Dollar Bill.
  23. allegations
    World Premiere Of "Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé"
    D.J. Pierce, a.k.a. Shangela, Accused of Sexual Assault by 5 PeopleFive accusers allege similar stories in a new report.
  24. coming soon
    Broadway Is Celebrating Casimir Pulaski DaySufjan Stevens’s Illinoise is headed for the Great White Way, just in time for Tony season.
  25. keeping up with the royals
    King Charles III Isn’t Dead YetDon’t fall for the rumo(u)rs.
  26. adaptation by charlie kaufman
    Let Quinta Brunson Adapt The Guest, You BuffoonsAnd whatever else she wants.
  27. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: PowerPoint of No ReturnAfter punting last week, Drag Race delivers a tough comedy challenge that starkly lays out who isn’t ready to be here.
  28. speech speech speech
    Reneé Rapp Calls for a ‘Permanent Cease-fire in Gaza’In her GLAAD Media Awards speech after winning Outstanding Music Artist.
  29. sad mullet
    Trevor Takes Up the Villain Mantle on Love Is BlindIs Chelsea a hero now?
  30. the industry
    X-Men ’97 Creator Beau DeMayo Reportedly Fired From SeriesDays before the March 20 premiere on Disney+.
  31. don’t stop!
    Glee Crushes Past Haunt New York TheatersDarren Criss, Jonathan Groff, and now Grant Gustin are vindicating Ryan Murphy’s twink-casting abilities.
  32. ooh there ain’t no other way
    Lady Gaga Gives a Vocab Lesson to Address Transphobic Hate“‘Backlash’ would imply that people who love or respect Dylan and me didn’t like something we did. This is not backlash. This is hatred.”
  33. awards season
    The Simple Life and Smash Alum Wins Editing OscarChris Nolan does have taste …
  34. awards season
    Da’Vine Joy Randolph Cries, Makes You Cry, and Wins OscarsLupita Nyong’o got some shots in too.
  35. off the leash
    96th Annual Academy Awards - Show
    Embattled Oscars Darling Messi the Dog Bravely Attends OscarsStudio haters won’t get him down.
  36. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: They Funked it UpA slight midway-point episode makes up for its lack of stakes with its (mostly unintentional) comedy.
  37. homework
    62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
    Ariana Grande Makes ‘The Boy Is Mine’ HersPonytail is on her worst behavior and, for that, we are thankful.
  38. beef
    This Is Not Charli XCXCharli XCX responded via TikTok to Camila Cabello aping her style.
  39. trailer mix
    Inside Out 2 Is Coming *Anxiety Increases*Enchantée, Ennui.
  40. the index
    RuPaul’s Guide to Pop Ru-ltureDrag Show is full of pop-culture Ru-isms. Ru’s memoir, The House of Hidden Meanings, acts as an index of references for fans and future contestants.
  41. coming soon(ish)
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington Will Play Othello (Not the Game)In a production directed by Broadway’s busiest bee, Kenny Leon.
  42. anne hath a slay
    Yo Mama’s So Hot She’s Dating a Pop StarAnne Hathaway falls for fake Harry Styles in the fan-fic film The Idea of You.
  43. trailer mix
    Good One: A Show About Jokes - Season 1
    Vulture’s Good One Podcast to Give Birth to Adorable Docuspecial BabyIt’s all about Mike Birbiglia, and it’s coming to Peacock. Got it?!
  44. no no no!
    Daniel Day-Lewis’s Retirement Is Haunted by Streaming“He’s like everybody else …”
  45. trailer mix
    Hot Priest Is Doing Crimes in RipleyNetlix’s Ripley is black and white, set in ’60s Italy, and stars Andrew Scott. So yeah, there’s gonna be some fanfic.
  46. oscars 2024
    Everything We Know About the 2024 Academy AwardsThe Oscars are Sunday, March 10. Prepare yourself.
  47. syndication saga
    Syndication and the CitySATC is coming to Netflix, and I couldn’t help but wonder … is this going to start a whole new wave of discourse?
  48. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap: Sew Help MeThe “third sewing challenge” of it all has the girls at wit’s end.
  49. oil gigs
    RuPaul Is Not Fracking Sorry“Do you buy gas?”
  50. love is blind club
    Is This What Heterosexuality Is?Unpacking the subtext of Chelsea and Jimmy’s wine-bars-and-breweries clash.
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