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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. videology
    The Weeknd’s Butt-Heavy Fifty Shades Video Is Very NSFWLike the movie, there are no tampons.
  2. diversity
    Django Producer Has Tips for Hollywood on Race“It would be great if the phrase ‘black film’ wasn’t just used when a movie makes less than $100 million.”
  3. best friends?
    Broad City Interviewed Sleater-Kinney in a Perfect Celebration of RadnessSo much love in that room.
  4. bill cosby
    Larry Wilmore Slams Cosby and All His DefendersHe’s coming out swinging.
  5. teasers
    Here Is the First Official Footage From Game of Thrones Season 5It’s literally two seconds long.
  6. new albums
    Björk Is Releasing Her New Album Right NowRejoice: Vulnicura has been released into the world.
  7. podcasts
    ‘Serial’ Witness Now Says She Never Recanted Her Alibi TestimonyAsia McClain tells the Blaze she was never pressured by Adnan’s family.
  8. babies
    Here’s Why American Sniper Used That Creepy Fake Plastic BabyBlame a fever, maybe.
  9. right-click
    St. Vincent Releases a New Song, Remains the Queen of Rock ’n’ RollThat riff!
  10. last night on late night
    Benedict Cumberbatch Tried Out Some New Names, AdorablyCan he pull off “Chad”?
  11. gratuitous nudity
    Billy Crystal: I’m Terrified of All Sex on TVThe comedian had said that some modern sex scenes were “too much.”
  12. flaked
    Netflix Adds Another Will Arnett Series Just for KicksIt’s called Flaked.
  13. saturday night live
    Justin Bieber on Saturday Night Live Parody: ‘Lol.’Even the Biebs loves Kate McKinnon.
  14. movies
    Amazon Is Getting Into the Movie Business Now, TooThe films will go up on Amazon Prime weeks after premiering in theaters.
  15. streaming
    Most of Your Favorite British Shows Aren’t Leaving Netflix After AllGreat news, innit?
  16. castings
    Mandy Patinkin Smurf Smurfing to Smurf Papa SmurfIn the new animated Smurfs prequel.
  17. awards season
    Spike Lee on Selma Oscar Snubs: ‘F*ck ’Em’“Nobody’s talking about motherfuckin’ Driving Miss Daisy.”
  18. castings
    Chuck From Chuck Joins NBC’s Heroes RebootIt’s like the late 2000s never ended.
  19. in development
    NBC Is Making at Least Two Very Large Dolly Parton MoviesWhat a way to make a living!
  20. a song of ice and fire
    GRRM Just Disproved a Major ASOIAF Fan TheoryThe original Dance With Dragons manuscript contains handwritten notes between Martin and his editor.
  21. last night on late night
    Andrew Rannells’s Hand-Job Scene Is Making Omaha ProudHis partner in an upcoming Girls sex scene was also from Omaha!
  22. castings
    Jake Gyllenhaal May Replace Tom Hardy in Suicide SquadHe’d reunite with his End of Watch director David Ayer.
  23. awards season
    Dick Pope on ‘Dick Poop’ Malarkey: You People Are WeirdosThe Oscar-nominated cinematographer discussed his brief moment of Twitter fame.
  24. videology
    Sleater-Kinney Got a Bunch of Their Famous Friends to Sing for ThemIncluding Andy Samberg, Connie Britton, Sarah Silverman, and Norman Reedus.
  25. awards season
    Academy President Accidentally Nominates ‘Dick Poop’ for Best CinematographyThe real name is “Dick Pope,” which is only slightly better.
  26. web series
    5 Episodes of the Broad City Web Series You Really Should WatchBefore Abbi and Ilana were on Comedy Central, they were on YouTube.
  27. delays
    James Cameron Says the Avatar Sequels Are Delayed Until at Least 2017Cameron’s trying to write the scripts for all three movies at the same time.
  28. editing
    Steven Soderbergh Recut 2001: A Space Odyssey“You start thinking about it when it’s not around, and then you start wanting to touch it.”
  29. renewals
    Broad City Renewed for Season 3Season two premieres tonight.
  30. new albums
    Björk Announces New Album in the Most Splendidly Björk Way“I do hope you will enjoy it!!”
  31. box office
    People Don’t Go to Movies Anymore Because Tickets Are Too Dang ExpensiveBased on a new PriceWaterhouseCoopers poll.
  32. castings
    Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling Join Brad Pitt’s Big Short AdaptationIt’ll be directed by Anchorman’s Adam McKay.
  33. awards season
    Directors Guild Loves Wes Anderson, Snubs SelmaThat screener snafu continues to haunt Selma.
  34. streaming tv
    Community’s Yahoo Premiere SetNew episodes will go up every Tuesday.
  35. vod
    Spike Lee’s New Movie Premieres on VOD TodayIt’s available on Vimeo today, in fact.
  36. tv
    Macklemore Reworked ‘Thrift Shop’ for Sesame StreetHe’s going to be a dad soon.
  37. streaming tv
    Woody Allen Is Making a TV Show for AmazonUntitled Woody Allen Project is coming in 2016.
  38. streaming
    Netflix Is Dropping Most of Its BBC Shows on January 31 [Updated]Catch up on Doctor Who and Luther while you can.
  39. golden globes 2015
    Lena Dunham Had the Best Time at the Golden GlobesGirls went 0 for 2 at the Golden Globes, but you wouldn’t have known it from looking at Lena Dunham’s face.
  40. golden globes 2015
    Christoph Waltz Eats a Cheeseburger MenacinglySomeone give this guy a Golden Globe!
  41. Hear Kelly Clarkson’s Dancey-Shouty Comeback Single, ‘Heartbeat Song’It’s off her album Piece by Piece, coming in March.
  42. golden globes 2015
    See Common’s Wonderful Solidarity-Themed Golden Globes Acceptance SpeechHe says Selma “awakened my humanity.”
  43. golden globes 2015
    See Gina Rodriguez’s Heartwarming Globes Speech“It represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes.”
  44. golden globes 2015
    See Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Cosby Rape Joke“I put the pills in the people!”
  45. directorial ambitions
    Bradley Cooper Wants to Be a Director and Also Every Other Job in Hollywood, TooHe’s looking to direct a Robert de Niro buddy comedy called Honeymoon With Harry.
  46. streaming tv
    Netflix Is Bringing Back Wet Hot American SummerIt’ll be an eight-episode series.
  47. casting rumors
    The Frontrunner for the New Ghostbusters Is Melissa McCarthy, DuhShe’ll star if her schedule permits.
  48. awards season
    Place Your Bets on What Will Happen in This Awards Season’s Acceptance SpeechesThe true drama of Oscar season doesn’t end when the winners’ names are read from the little envelope.
  49. obits
    Hitchcock Star Rod Taylor Dies at 84The Australian actor appeared in everything from The Birds to Inglourious Basterds.
  50. awards season
    BAFTA Noms: Brits Love The Grand Budapest HotelAnd also Paddington!
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