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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. rip
    Ray Stevenson, RRR Actor, Dead at 58He will be seen in the upcoming Star Wars series Ahsoka as former Jedi Baylan Skoll.
  2. chat room
    Harriet Walter Embraced Succession’s Meeting of the WAGs“Logan messed up all these people. Yet we’ve all had our time when we’ve loved him.”
  3. artificial intelligence
    Should We Be Scared of Buffalo Wild Wings?A Mrs. Davis investigation.
  4. florida
    Disney Gives Up on $3,000-per-Night Star Wars HotelAnd pulls the plug on its billion-dollar Florida campus one day after Ron DeSantis signed sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ bills.
  5. art history
    Let’s Code-Break the And Just Like That PosterHoly mother of Carrie!
  6. creativity
    Showtime Is Pulling Up Weeds and Nurse Jackie for RebootsAll this noise when it could simply be rebooting I Love That for You.
  7. chat room
    Justin Kirk Wanted Richard Spencer’s Faux-hawk for MenckenSuccession’s fascist-in-chief breaks down the machinations of “America Decides” and his “cheery” acceptance speech.
  8. america decides
    Robert De Niro and Al Pacino Hottie Debate Sows Division, HorninessIt’s literally a trade war.
  9. kelly-oh-no-ke
    Kelly Clarkson Show Employees Are ‘Traumatized’ by Toxic WorkplaceClarkson responded to the accusations on Instagram.
  10. 2023 writers’ strike
    A Sudsy Chat With Striking Soap WritersNo one’s feeling bubbly.
  11. hear me out
    Look, Yellowjackets Is Just an Over the Garden Wall SequelMalevolent forest spirits, cannibalism, Elijah Wood: Even citizen detectives can’t deny this kind of evidence.
  12. trailer mix
    Sarah Snook Is Actually Australian in the Run Rabbit Run TrailerOh, Shivy.
  13. ari aster
    All About Ari Aster’s MotherEverything the Beau Is Afraid director has said about his mom, because we know you want to know.
  14. living+
    Slime Puppy Reading RecsA peek inside the vast subterranean world of Succession fan fiction.
  15. for pete’s sake
    SNL Cancels Pete Davidson Episode Following WGA StrikeLiteral bupkis.
  16. tonys 2023
    The 2023 Tony Award NominationsAs read by Lea Michele and Myles Frost.
  17. living+
    Succession’s ‘Cruise Ship on Land’ Is Realer Than You ThinkDoderick macht frei.
  18. vulture investigates
    I Think I Found the Rolex Buyer From John Mulaney’s Baby JHot on the heels of the Netflix special, a search for truth in the Diamond District.
  19. vulture food
    How to Prepare and Eat The Little Mermaid CastThese new character posters don’t look good, but with the right recipe, they have the potential to be great.
  20. ‘vocal rest’
    Even Morgan Wallen Fans Hate Morgan Wallen NowHe managed to piss off 60,000 Mississippi fans until they were just short of suing him.
  21. chat room
    Comedy Bang! Bang! The Podcast: The Book: The InterviewScott Aukerman talks about becoming Scott Authorman.
  22. timelines
    The Succession Timeline Kind of Makes Sense NowJust forget the ten-consecutive-days thing, okay?
  23. too soon
    Alec Baldwin Is Making a ‘Meta’ Hollywood Crime ComedyHave ye no shame, sir?
  24. mythic pest
    F. Murray Abraham Responds to Mythic Quest Firing for Alleged Sexual MisconductHis White Lotus character may have been closer to reality than we realized.
  25. coming soon?
    These Are Our Demands for a Twilight TV Show27. Spoons, Oregon
  26. it’s a roy!
    What to Expect When You’re Expecting Shiv’s BabyThe sole Roy heiress is pregnant. Now what?
  27. corncob tv
    Shuck the Shuck Up and ListenAlex Newell’s “Independently Owned” is the song of spring.
  28. book excerpt
    Drag, Disney, and the Gospel of Alyssa EdwardsIn a new book of essays, Zach Zimmerman undergoes a Drag Race–inspired queer baptism.
  29. coming soon
    Want a New Comedy Series? Pete Davidson’s Got Bupkis for YaIt’s an Everybody Loves Raymond reunion on Staten Island in the new trailer.
  30. lawsuits
    Mo’Nique Sues Paramount and CBS Over Royalties for The ParkersIn a statement regarding the lawsuit, Mo’Nique said, “I just want the contractual compensation that I’ve earned.”
  31. trailer mix
    Has Disney Figured Out How to Make a New Muppet Show?The Muppets Mayhem is here. The Beatles: Get Back found dead.
  32. upworthy
    Local Boy Meets His Hero, Mariah CareyBeau is overjoyed!
  33. shhhh
    That Succession Moment Had a Code Name: Larry DavidHe is the harbinger of death, the destroyer of worlds, the curber of enthusiasm.
  34. national treasures
    How Does the Phrase ‘Academy Award Winner Jack Black’ Sound to You?Bowser sings the blues.
  35. number one royboy
    What’s the Deal With Connor’s Mom?Breaking off a slice of loony cake.
  36. floor is lava
    Sneaky Little Gremlin Taylor Swift Finds New Hidey-holeNo, nothing good starts in a janitor cart!
  37. scene report
    What the Shuck Is Happening to Broadway?Getting in line at Shucked, the corn-themed musical with mysterious marketing that became a hit during previews.
  38. hey now!
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie Producer Is Eyeing Shrek 5And a possible spinoff series for Donkey!
  39. live comedy
    Catherine Cohen Wants to Make You Come (to Her New Live Show)Come for Me is an “openly glamorous, decidedly horny musical exploration of what it means to enter your thirties as a woman online, in love.”
  40. italianx
    Chris Pratt Getting Defensive About His Super Mario Voice: A TimelineMamma freaking mia.
  41. sleuthing
    Let’s Look Way Too Hard for Clues in the Season-4 Succession Credits SequenceMaking like truffle pigs and snuffling out deets.
  42. cut my life into pieces
    Yellowjackets’ Warren Kole Is Activating Super Jeff“I had never heard Papa Roach.”
  43. buzz! buzz!
    Citizen Detectives, Get SleuthingYellowjackets is already leaving us with more questions than answers about our favorite not-not-cannibal girls.
  44. the law
    Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland Cleared of Domestic Violence ChargesThe Rick and Morty creator released a statement calling the charges an attempt to have him “canceled” by “an embittered ex.”
  45. elder millennial bait
    It’s a Mighty Endorphin’ Power Rangers 30th-Anniversary-Reunion TrailerRita Repulsa is back, and she’s like a robot now or something?
  46. yes
    Anne Hathaway Enters Her Hyperpop Era for A24’s Mother MaryShe’ll be starring opposite Michaela Coel in a movie about the relationship between a musician and a fashion designer.
  47. poo crime
    What Crappened by Hillary Rodham Clinton?There were “two human turds in the aisle” near her and Chelsea Clinton at Broadway’s Some Like It Hot.
  48. rodeo rick
    Rick Ross’s Personal Herd of Buffalo Has Overtaken Georgia PoliceIf Rick Ross’s buffalo eat your lawn, say, “Thank you, Rick Ross’s buffaloes!”
  49. psst it’s expensive real estate
    All of Real-Estate Mogul Taylor Swift’s Homes, RankedShe’s been through so many housing eras.
  50. rip
    Lance Reddick, The Wire and John Wick Actor, Dead at 60Reddick was found dead of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles.
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