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Nate Jones is a senior writer at Vulture who mostly covers film. He writes the weekly Oscar Futures column, and has ranked Taylor Swift songs and A24 films.

  1. Kesha Thanks Fans for Supporting Her in SongIn a video posted by her lawyer.
  2. compliments
    Charlize Theron Has Your New Self-Confidence Mantra“Take the compliment, bitch.”
  3. oscars 2016
    Chris Rock Will Get You Excited for the Oscars With 15 Seconds of StaticIt appears to be some sort of message.
  4. oscars 2016
    Whose Sweaty Armpits Did Meryl Streep Clean Up at the Oscars?Can you even imagine?
  5. oscars 2016
    How 6 of This Year’s Oscar Movies Were CastAs told by the casting directors of six of this year’s most critically acclaimed films.
  6. oscars 2016
    How Historic Will It Be If Emmanuel Lubezki Wins His 3rd Straight Oscar? The Revenant cinematographer is the front-runner for the Best Cinematography trophy.
  7. oscars 2016
    In 2005, Rock Wanted More Black People at Oscars“There were a lot of black people that night. Jamie Foxx, Morgan, Beyoncé — it was like the Def Oscar Jam.”
  8. lawsuits
    Bill Cosby Drops Defamation Suit Against Beverly Johnson; Others Still ActiveHe dropped his lawsuit against model Beverly Johnson.
  9. game of thrones
    GRRM Thought of a New Twist That GOT Can’t Use“At this point, there are like 15 characters who are dead on the show but not in the books.”
  10. bleak dystopias
    Idiocracy Writer Sad How Accurate the Movie Was“I thought the worst thing that would come true was everyone wearing Crocs.”
  11. last night on late night
    Taraji Swears She Knows Coldplay Isn’t Maroon 5And also talks about how her Golden Globes cookies were divine intervention.
  12. the industry
    Kevin James Apparently Hasn’t Heard Amy Schumer’s Joke About His Love InterestsErinn Hayes is a veteran of Children’s Hospital.
  13. the industry
    Eliza Coupe Joins Seth Rogen’s Hulu ComedyShe’ll star alongside Josh Hutcherson.
  14. mpaa ratings
    Fox Swears Wolverine 3 Is Not Copying DeadpoolSure.
  15. diversity
    Absurd Tales From Hollywood’s Diversity BattlesFrom the Times’ long look at Hollywood’s peculiar inclusionary efforts.
  16. last night on late night
    Khloé Kardashian Talks People v. O.J. SimpsonIncluding the “Kardashian!” chant.
  17. guest stars
    Ken Jeong Will Play Randall Park’s Brother on Fresh Off the BoatPark will also join Dr. Ken.
  18. album titles
    Ariana Grande’s New Album Title: Dangerous WomanAccording to Snapchat.
  19. the industry
    Ava DuVernay Directing Disney’s Wrinkle in TimeIt’s one of a bunch of projects she’s got lined up.
  20. billboard charts
    Lack of Streaming Data Keeps Kanye’s Life of Pablo Off Album ChartAnd Rihanna passes Michael Jackson.
  21. whitewashing
    White Person Rooney Mara Is Very Sorry About Playing Tiger Lily in Pan“I really hate, hate, hate that I am on that side of the whitewashing conversation.”
  22. bad smells
    Does Johnny Depp Smell Bad? He Says NoOnstage at this weekend’s Beauty Awards.
  23. unsubstantiated gossip
    Will Smith Was Apparently a Jerk on the Ali SetFrom co-star Paul Rodriguez.
  24. lawsuits
    Dr. Luke’s Camp Responds to Kesha Campaign“Kesha and her counsel have cavalierly subjected Dr. Luke and his family to trial by Twitter.”
  25. diversity
    New Study Confirms Hollywood’s Lack of DiversityA USC study found an “epidemic of invisibility” for women and people of color.
  26. mtv movie awards
    Kevin Hart and the Rock to Host MTV Movie AwardsThey’ll be promoting Central Intelligence.
  27. breaking news
    To Kill a Mockingbird Author Harper Lee Dead at 89Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama.
  28. last night on late night
    Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Visits ColbertAnd discusses Donald Trump’s book Pride and Prejudice: Now With More Prejudice.
  29. the industry
    Emily Blunt in Talks for Mary Poppins SequelRob Marshall is directing the musical sequel.
  30. feminism
    Emma Watson Is Taking a Year Off From Acting to Get More WokeShe’s devoting this year to becoming a better intersectional feminist.
  31. the industry
    Abbey Lee in Talks for Dark Tower AdaptationAustralian model Abbey Lee would play Tirana in the Stephen King adaptation.
  32. the industry
    Andy Daly Is Wrapping Up Review After Next SeasonTo give the series a proper good-bye.
  33. the industry
    Saoirse Ronan to Star in On Chesil BeachThe story of two people who do not have sex.
  34. last night on late night
    Will Ferrell Remembers Pranking Lorne MichaelsThere was once a gigantic typewriter.
  35. september 11
    Revisiting Zoolander’s Weird History With 9/11The film was part of three separate 9/11 controversies.
  36. female characters
    Bad Descriptions of Female Characters in Scripts“A natural beauty. Most days she wears jeans, and she makes them look good.”
  37. trailer mix
    Broad City Season 3 Trailer: A One-Stop Pussy ShopFraands to the aand.
  38. the industry
    Amy Schumer Joins Miles Teller PTSD DramaIt’s an adaptation of David Finkel’s book.
  39. harry potter and the cursed child
    J.K. Rowling Releasing New Harry Potter BookThe script book for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale July 31.
  40. broadway
    Aaron Sorkin Adapting Mockingbird for BroadwayTo be directed by The King and I’s Bartlett Sher.
  41. frozen
    Frozen Is Coming to Broadway in 2018Let it go … to Broadway!
  42. film school
    Second City Launches Harold Ramis Film SchoolIt will be the first film school specifically focused on comedies. 
  43. the industry
    Divergent Series Finale Ascendant Loses DirectorTo lose one director is a tragedy; to lose two looks like carelessness.
  44. the industry
    Stewart, Franco, and HBC to Join JT LeRoy BiopicStewart would play Savannah Knoop, who played LeRoy in public.
  45. last night on late night
    Macklemore Performed ‘White Privilege II’ LiveHe brought Jamila Woods, Nikkita Oliver, and Danez Smith.
  46. the industry
    Amazon Renews Mozart in the Jungle for Season 3Gael García Bernal is not leaving your TV.
  47. celebrity skills
    Dang, Bruce Willis, How Did You Get So Good at Bowling?The Die Hard star reportedly rolled a 286.
  48. the industry
    Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Who Knows’ to Become a Game ShowIt will be called Big Fan.
  49. the industry
    Goldie Hawn in Talks to Play Amy Schumer’s MomHer last film was 2002’s The Banger Sisters.
  50. last night on late night
    Corden, Efron, Kendrick Reenact Sports MomentsFrom Rocky to Chariots of Fire, and Hoosiers to High School Musical.
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