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  1. rip
    Milan Kundera, Czech-Born French Writer, Dead at 94His works include The Unbearable Lightness of Being as well as The Book of Laughter and Forgetting.
  2. kristen + chef
    Kristen Kish to Host Top Chef in Cheese LandSeason 21 heads to Wisconsin, new host in tow.
  3. reneésance
    Reneé Rapp Jimmies the Lock and Leaves The Sex Lives of College GirlsShe has a tour to do.
  4. broadway bound
    A Transparent Musical Plans to Transition to BroadwayWritten by Joey and Faith Soloway (with MJ Kaufman), the show is a true family affair.
  5. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Three’s a CrowdWhat is Zooey Deschanel doing here?
  6. double feature
    The Dawn of BarbenheimerWhen it comes to Barbie vs. Oppenheimer at the box office, the film girlies are Team Cinema.
  7. rip
    George Tickner, Founding Member of Journey, Dead at 76“Thank you for your incomparable contributions to Journey’s early years,” Neal Schon wrote.
  8. rapper laureate
    Aubrey Graham, Poet, Worries He’s Still Just 14 and High“Maybe I’m in some coma.”
  9. broccoli cheddar hive
    Ramy Youssef Doesn’t Shut Up About PaneraIt turns out there was a culinary master directing an episode of The Bear.
  10. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Let’s Get This Roast Cookin’!All Stars keeps reminding us of better previous seasons, which only highlights how lackluster this one is.
  11. internet studies
    Dylan Mulvaney Was Abandoned by Bud Light“For a company to hire a trans person and then not publicly stand by them is worse, in my opinion, than not hiring a trans person at all.”
  12. chat room
    Liza Colón-Zayas Overcame Karaoke Trauma for The Bear“I was mortified every time, but then I felt like, They love me anyway.”
  13. rip
    Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning Actor, Dead at 89“A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”
  14. couples costume
    Kim Cattrall Won’t Want to Be in a Situation for Even an Hour Sans Pat FieldShe was the sole costumee of Cattrall on And Just Like That and Glamorous.
  15. diva down
    The Other Two Is Done, But We’ll Always Have Shirtless Josh SegarraThe end comes at the same time as reports of toxic behavior from the shows’ creators.
  16. be gay true crime
    Last Call Gets Another Round, This Time As a Documentary SeriesThe series, adapted from Elon Green’s book, will follow activism surrounding a serial killer targeting gay men.
  17. futurama has risen
    Much Like Richard Nixon, Futurama Won’t DieAnd this time around, it comes with crypto and COVID references.
  18. the birds
    Netflix’s Bird Box Is Migrating to BarcelonaWe vote the next one is set in Thailand … oh wait, that’s just White Lotus.
  19. padam? padam
    Andy Cohen Threw Kamala Harris Her First ‘Padam’ at Stonewall“Okay. I like it.”
  20. bye bye billions
    Bobby Axelrod’s Vacation Is OverThe trailer for Billions’s final season has landed.
  21. is he you know … padam?
    The World’s Heart Beats in Sync With ‘Padam Padam’We can’t get Kylie Minogue out of our heads.
  22. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Gowns, Beautiful GownsAlexis is a star, though maybe not the kind she wants to be.
  23. rip
    Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof Lyricist, Dead at 99His collaborations with Jerry Bock led to American classics of musical theater.
  24. man vs. sea
    James Cameron Explains the Way of Water Following Titan ImplosionThe Titanic man on the Titan men.
  25. spoiler alert!
    The Jennifers Had to Have a Tough White Lotus ConvoGarner needs to catch up on her peak-Coolidge TV.
  26. it’s an honor
    The Kennedy Center Is Back to HonoringQueen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb, Billy Crystal, and Renée Fleming are the 2023 class.
  27. box office beatdown
    The Flash Flops at the Box OfficeNeither Ezra Miller nor anthropomorphized water hit with audiences.
  28. rehoming
    Ryan Murphy Potentially Switching TeamsFrom Netflix over to the House of Mouse.
  29. glamour shots
    The Raw Beauty of CulturistasBask in the glow of the looks turned at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards.
  30. quickly now
    And Just Like That… Samantha’s Cameo Is Not a ‘Large Thing’“I just hope it’s not just a tremendous anti-climax, to be frank.”
  31. awards season
    The True Winners and Losers of the Las Culturistas Culture AwardsIt was a big night for La Guardia Airport and a bad night for twinks who wish to speak.
  32. the law
    Pete Davidson’s Reckless-Driving Charges Aren’t BupkisHe was charged and faces up to 90 days in jail for driving into a Beverly Hills home.
  33. the color pink
    Do You Guys Ever Think About Pink?Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig open the doors to the Barbie Dreamhouse.
  34. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Yes, And?Some of the recent seasons’ worst, most intolerable challenges have been improv-based.
  35. rulings!
    The New Grammys Rules Will Make HAL 9000 Very UnhappyOur eventual robot overlords will remember this.
  36. grand returns
    Jake Novak, Sans SNL Casting, Returns to TikTokHe’s post-comedy, post-drama, and post-snack.
  37. rip
    Glenda Jackson, Triple Crown of Acting Winner, Dead at 87She managed to be an actress, a politician, then an actress again.
  38. trailer mix
    Consider Nimona, Shape-shifter, an AllyThis Pride, celebrate a movie that was too gay for Disney.
  39. fishnets
    Tom Holland Knows You Care More About His Lip Sync Battle Than His Acting“For all the movies that I’m incredibly proud of, the Lip Sync Battle is what I get the most compliments for.”
  40. american football
    Why Was Aaron Rodgers (Football Player at Large) at the Tonys?When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet (no, not that kind).
  41. not letting it be
    Paul McCartney Used AI to Get Back John Lennon’s VoiceA new Beatles record? Your fave is quaking.
  42. legends only
    Pat Sajak Will Take a Final Spin on Wheel of Fortune“If nothing else, it’ll keep the clickbait sites busy!”
  43. buyer and seller
    The HFPA Is Dead, Long Live Dick Clark’s Golden GlobesAs long as they let the celebrities get wasted.
  44. controversy
    Eat, Pray, Love Author Eat-Pray-Pulls Book Set in RussiaElizabeth Gilbert’s new novel, The Snow Forest, will no longer come out in February 2024.
  45. real housewives of mad ave
    Bravo Needs to Make Jon Hamm a Real Housewife“It’s going to get us all eventually.”
  46. seeing double
    Lea Michele Can’t Stop Performing ‘Don’t Rain on My Parade’ at the TonysGlee remains as insidious and powerful as ever.
  47. tony awards 2023
    The 2023 Tony Award WinnersJ. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell make history as nonbinary performers.
  48. corn!
    Alex Newell’s Entire Tony Award Acceptance Speech, for Recovering GleeksYou didn’t cry?
  49. the f word (fabulous)
    Tony Awards Bleep Out (Reclaimed!) Gay SlurParade director Michael Arden is now a what with a Tony?
  50. overnights
    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Recap: Mommie QueerestThe girls voting one another out is a great catalyst for drama, but it leads to the same plot points over and over, season after season.
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