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Staff writer Rebecca Alter thinks her opinions about pop culture are valid, actually. She covers comedy, TV, movies, and celebrities behaving oddly.

  1. let’s go lesbians
    Saturday Night Live - Season 50
    Chappell Roan Debuts New Song ‘The Giver’ on SNLShe gets the job done!
  2. andy ‘baby bear’ samberg
    John Mulaney Duane Reades NYC for Filth in His Latest SNL MusicalIn which Pete Davidson eyes some nasty jugs.
  3. twins
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-HARRIS
    Kamala Harris Makes a Campaign Stop-ala on Saturday Night Live“I don’t really laugh like that, do I?”
  4. wicked updates official
    Okay, So What Is a Munchkin Now?Wicked’s Munchkins have been reborn in Ethan Slater’s image.
  5. last night on late night
    Jimmy Kimmel Wants You to Send This to Your DadForward this late-night monologue to the Trump fan in your life and watch them change their ways before your eyes. Or something.
  6. sadness behar
    Eek! The View Is Canceling Halloween to Save DemocracyThe mayors of Halloween have decreed a no-costumes policy for 2024.
  7. drumroll please
    Who Is This Diva in the Wicked Trailer?Mama, a squirrel behind you!
  8. ha ha ha
    Jokers, RankedWhich clown prince of crime is the top card in the deck?
  9. scene report
    NYC’s Newest Music Festival Was a Gay DreamAll Things Go brought young queer fans in front of many of their idols (just not Chappell Roan).
  10. last fright on late night
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 12
    I Survived Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares Torture BasementIs the late-night host’s haunted house in the bowels of 30 Rock worth the cost of admission?
  11. the rehearsal
    Comic Francesca D’Uva on How Her Dad’s Death Inspired Her New Show“That was kind of the first very bad thing that had ever happened to me in my life.”
  12. we’ll do it live
    What’s With the Fourth-Wall Break in Megalopolis?Here’s what to expect from the strange live-performance element in Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie.
  13. splendid
    Nicholas Sparks’s Splenda Chicken Salad Sounds FowlGuy dinner.
  14. vulture recommends
    Over the Garden Wall Is the Perfect Fall TV ShowNo program has captured the feeling of a crisp autumn as effectively as the wonderful Cartoon Network limited series.
  15. felt fight!
    Oh No, Muppet Twitter Is Feuding With the SNL MovieNo weapon formed against Jim Henson shall prosper.
  16. chat room
    TikTok’s Favorite Servers Spread Positivity and Brain RotMissy McIntosh and Marty Miller changed the way the we speak English from their gig at the “burger box,” girl.
  17. emmys 2024
    Lorne Michaels Does Not Have to Suffer AloneOr, as Bowen Yang calls him, “Lauren.”
  18. zip-a-dee-doo-huh?
    Do the Disney DiscoA trip through the wacky, wild, occasionally scary world of Disney cover songs.
  19. why?
    We Read the New Twilight Book So You Don’t Have ToAn annotated reading of Midnight Sun.
  20. comics to watch
    2024’s Comedians You Should and Will KnowTwo dozen of tomorrow’s stand-up, sketch, and online comedy superstars, according to over 100 industry insiders.
  21. vulture news network
    Dennis Quaid Thinks Reagan Is ‘Like Muhammad Ali’One of many insights into the presidential biopic that “wasn’t meant to be political.”
  22. coming soon
    Netflix Is in the Mood for AdulationAcquiring Pablo Larraín’s Angelina Jolie–starring Maria Callas biopic.
  23. trailer mix
    Keanu Reeves Plays Bratty HedgehogThe Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer looks like John Wick 5.
  24. streem mor kontent
    Normal Headline: Chick-fil-A to Launch Streaming ServiceWe’ve got a few ideas for some family-friendly unscripted chicken-and-Scripture-based originals.
  25. artifacts
    100 Pieces of Pop Culture That Defined ObamacoreYou know them when you see them — whether they were genius or, well, not.
  26. blabbermouths
    HBO's "Succession" Season 3 Premiere
    Is Brian Cox Allowed to Be Saying All This?“I think cinema is in a very bad way. I think it’s lost its place because of, partly, the grandiose element between Marvel, DC, and all of that.”
  27. let it go already
    For the Fourth Time in Forever, We’re Getting More FrozenFrozen 3 is now coming in 2027, and Disney is still teasing a fourquel.
  28. characters welcome
    Brian Jordan Alvarez Is a TV English Teacher Now, You Guy!He’s graduated from studempt to teachert on FX.
  29. carrying the banner
    Disneyland Workers Earn Historic Raise, Avoiding a Possible StrikeThis three-year contract will give 14,000 workers longevity pay, immediate base-pay raises, and more humane sick-leave policies.
  30. bop or flop?
    Is the Vampire Lestat’s Latest Single a Bop or Flop?“Here come the gays / Here comes the fear.”
  31. revolution!
    France Is Having a Hot Guillotine SummerKeep your coconut tree.
  32. phantomenomenon
    Universal Studios Is Making a Girlboss Haunted HouseIt’s got all the lady monsters: Bride of Frankenstein, She-Wolf, Mother-in-Law …
  33. fanum production tax break
    Rizzler Michael Bay Is Making a Skibidi Toilet Sigmatic UniverseSkibideez nuts.
  34. ride it out
    4DX Is the Only Way You Should Watch TwistersYou don’t face your fears. You ride ’em.
  35. finale thoughts
    Even Tom Hollander Felt Pressure Holding Court for the Swans“You know they’re all interesting people themselves, but you have all the lines in the scene.”
  36. theme parks
    How Disneyland Became America’s Great National ParkIt’s a small world … -dominating empire after all.
  37. admission for one
    A Guide to Defunctland: YouTube’s Favorite Theme-Park EnthusiastKevin Perjurer makes documentaries for people with PhDs in RollerCoaster Tycoon statistics.
  38. chat room
    Eric Bogosian Would Get Naked for Interview With the VampireHe’d do anything for showrunner Rolin Jones, actually.
  39. everybody goops
    Gwyneth Paltrow’s Bestie Bowel Blowout, ExplainedIt’s a smear campaign.
  40. what the fak
    J. Crew’s Collab With The Bear Is Not for the BearsWe’ve got beef …
  41. exit interview
    ‘The Show Is Built to Make People Feel Insane’A season-two post-immortem with Interview With the Vampire showrunner Rolin Jones.
  42. overnights
    Interview With the Vampire Season-Finale Recap: Paris Is BurningThe interview has finally come to an end, but there is more to Louis and Lestat’s story to tell.
  43. legends
    Let Jiminy Glick Host the Next Presidential DebateFor Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s co–head writer, Martin Short’s guest-hosting week was like “comedy-nerd fantasy camp.”
  44. backstories
    Faust Goes to FidiThe producers of Sleep No More are back with the whirlwind immersive-theater project Life and Trust.
  45. vamp rock
    Interview With the Vampire Renews Its Lease on Immortal Life With Season 3This is going to ruin the tour. “What tour?” Rockstar Lestat’s world tour.
  46. overnights
    Interview With the Vampire Recap: Trial By LiarWe knew Claudia wasn’t long for this world, but it’s still tragic to see her short (by vampire standards) life come to an end.
  47. spinoffs
    Everything We Know About the Game of Thrones PrequelsLet’s review the current state of the post–Game of Thrones–iverse as it continues to expand.
  48. bienven-ew
    So You Saw That Creepy Eddie Redmayne Cabaret PerformanceYou’re not alone. There is help.
  49. overnights
    Interview With the Vampire Recap: F- - - These VampiresWe’ve gotten to Armand’s big betrayal in what can only be described as a bonkers episode.
  50. rebecca is a food critic now
    You Probably Shouldn’t Eat All of This House of the Dragon FoodBut you can. And I did!
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