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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. tv
    Franco, Freeman, and Adams to Host SNLFreeman is the only first-timer.
  2. vulture originals
    Which of These Scandal-Themed Candles Would You Buy?From Vermont Jam to Zanzibar Getaway.
  3. music
    Chvrches Talk About Their Hunger Games SongThey were inspired by the Lost Boys soundtrack.
  4. tv
    Key and Peele Turned That Viral Aerobics Video Into a Heart-Wrenching DramaBut don’t worry, it’s still funny.
  5. last night on late night
    Even Keira Knightley Is Frightened of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Fans“I feel terrified saying they’re terrifying.”
  6. movies
    Even the Studio Has Dropped Out of Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs BiopicThis project just can’t seem to land a leading man, director, or studio.
  7. books
    Here Are the 2014 National Book Award WinnersRead ‘em!
  8. tv
    Krysten Ritter or Alexandra Daddario Might Play Jessica JonesKeeping up with the (potential) Joneses.
  9. sports
    Mickey Rourke Has Somehow Lived to Box Once MoreHe’ll battle 29-year-old Elliot Seymour in Moscow next month.
  10. music
    Interpol Has Been Snowed In on a Highway for Almost Two DaysThe band was caught in snowstorms outside of Buffalo.
  11. music
    Hear Snippets of the Two New Beyoncé Songs, ‘711’ and ‘Ring Off’ [Updated]It’s not about Taquitos. 
  12. comedy
    Is This the Most Disgusting Sketch of the Year?From Vimeo’s new variety show Rubberhead.
  13. trailer mix
    Here’s the Trailer for Disney’s Live-Action CinderellaAfter trying his hands at Hamlet and Thor, Kenneth Branagh is now bringing another classic fable to screen.
  14. podcasts
    A Whole Lot of People Are Listening to ‘Serial’The true-crime podcast became iTunes’ fastest-ever to hit 5 million downloads and streams.
  15. trailer mix
    It Looks Hard to Be Blake Lively in The Age of Adaline TrailerWhat does it take to stay young forever? A car accident, apparently.
  16. movies
    Here’s How to Say ‘I Am Groot’ in Even More LanguagesIncluding Japanese, Italian, and Kazakh.
  17. music
    U2 to Release Experimental Films for Every Songs of Innocence TrackIt’s called Films of Innocence, and it’s inspired by the political murals of northern Ireland. 
  18. trailers
    Watch the First Trailer for That CGI Peanuts MovieIt’s coming in Christmas 2015.
  19. movies
    Christopher Nolan Wrote an Interstellar ComicFor the issue of Wired he guest-edited.
  20. trailers
    Watch This Short New Inherent Vice TrailerIt’s a U.K. trailer, innit?
  21. tv
    Natalie Dormer: Ser Pounce Was ‘Very Difficult to Work With’We’ve heard of backstage catfights, but this is ridiculous.
  22. books
    Jonathan Franzen’s Next Book Is Coming in 2015It’s called Purity.
  23. tv
    New Bill Cosby Accuser Comes Forward With Details of 1969 AbuseThis weekend, a 14th woman came forward with rape accusations against Bill Cosby.
  24. tv
    This Is What Happens When You Google ‘Hodor’In retrospect, it’s exactly what we should have expected.
  25. R.A. Montgomery, Choose Your Own Adventure Founder, Dies at 78The 200-plus installments in the franchise have collectively sold over 250 million books.
  26. music
    When Did Nick Jonas Get Hot?How did that promise-ringed moppet turn into a shirt-doffing, penis-grabbing hunk?
  27. music
    Patti Smith Will Play for the Vatican This ChristmasJesus died for somebody’s sins, but not hers.
  28. tv
    Nick Offerman Wants to Sell You Handcrafted Wooden EmojiNot in real life, just on Conan.
  29. movies
    Christoph Waltz Might Be in the Next Bond MovieHis loyalties, as always, are uncertain.
  30. music videos
    Watch Azealia Banks’s Homage to Her Female IdolsTurns out there are some people Azealia Banks likes.
  31. music
    When Kate Middleton Met One DirectionShe and Wills filled in for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance.
  32. music
    Taylor Swift Is Having a Bruce Springsteen WeekHer haunting visage appears on the covers of both Time and Bloomberg Businessweek.
  33. music
    James Franco Is Making a ‘Smiths-Inspired’ AlbumAnd he got Smiths bassist Andy Rourke to play on it.
  34. movies
    Jennifer Lawrence Scrapped Her Cameo in the Dumb and Dumber SequelProbably for the best.
  35. tv
    Game of Thrones Is Getting the Met TreatmentOn a panel about medieval arms and armor.
  36. trailers
    See the First Teaser for Divergent: InsurgentWill you believe that a house can fly?
  37. tv
    Randy Jackson Is Leaving American IdolYo, dawg, it’s been real.
  38. movies
    Playmobil Will Become a Movie, TooFrom the same people who are handling the upcoming Little Prince adaptation.
  39. movies
    See Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson Have a Self-Deprecation-Off“I’m the worst part of the whole franchise.”
  40. music
    Kanye West Remixed Lorde’s Hunger Games SongPlease let this be the beginning of a beautiful musical friendship.
  41. music
    Ariana Grande and Jessie J Are Remaking ‘The Boy Is Mine’It’s part of producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins’s anniversary project.
  42. music
    Nicki Minaj Is Very Sorry for Using Nazi Imagery (Updated)It wasn’t her fault — the creators were Jewish, and she still takes full responsibility.
  43. tv
    Christopher Nolan’s Brother to Adapt Isaac Asimov’s Foundation for HBOThe sci-fi series concerns the rise and fall of new galactic empires.
  44. tv
    Starz Is Making a TV Show of The Evil DeadBruce Campbell will star.
  45. movies
    Christopher Nolan on Interstellar Plot Holes: What Plot Holes?“My films are always held to a weirdly high standard.”
  46. movies
    The Christopher Nolan Style Guide to Wearing Video Monitors Around Your NeckLet’s look back at the times Nolan’s video-monitor game took his outfit to the next level.
  47. movies
    Watch Neil deGrasse Tyson Discuss the Science Behind InterstellarIt’s more accurate than Gravity.
  48. music
    A Whole Bunch of New One Direction Songs Just LeakedAnd they’re pretty good!
  49. movies
    When Should You Take Your Bathroom Breaks During Interstellar?An hour in this movie is like seven years for your bladder.
  50. trailers
    Here’s the Very Oscar-y First Trailer for SelmaOscar-baiters gonna bait, bait, bait.
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