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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. scooby dooby doo
    I Ate All the Lyrics of Harry’s HouseSure, the new Harry Styles album sounds really good, but how does it taste?
  2. yike!
    ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Writer Convicted of Murdering HusbandNot a How to Get Away With Murder writer, clearly.
  3. vulture furniture
    The 100 Greatest Stools in Stand-Up Special HistoryShining the spotlight on comedy’s most underrated co-stars.
  4. korg core
    Thor: Love and Thunder Trailer Blurs Chris Hemsworth’s ButtAnd introducing … Natalie Thortman!
  5. that’s gossip
    This Newsletter Just Revealed DeuxMoi’s Probable IdentityWho gossips the gossip girls?
  6. spoiler alert!
    Duffer Brothers Have Alleged Hissy Fit Over Spoilers in Stranger Things MonopolyWith everything going on at Netflix, a few Community Chest cards are the least of their worries.
  7. swiftology studies 101
    Dr. Taylor Swift Diagnoses NYU Grads As Cringe“No matter how hard you try to avoid being cringe, you will look back on your life and cringe.”
  8. she *and* him? in this economy?
    Ahead of Their Brian Wilson Tribute Album, a Very She & Him Q&AZooey Deschanel and M. Ward on the Beach Boys, harmonies, and why their band has lasted this long.
  9. are you still watching?
    More Bad Netflix News: 150 Jobs Were Just SlashedMainly U.S. jobs in original-content programming.
  10. cancom
    A Keener’s Guide to The Kids in the HallA handy 22-step crash course on the Canadian princes of sketch comedy.
  11. sex pests
    Is Kevin Spacey Making a Movie in Hungary Because He Thought We Wouldn’t Notice?It’s about Genghis Khan(’s grandson).
  12. it’s quiet ain’t no back talk
    Who Dares Talk Back to Patti LuPone at a Patti LuPone Talk-back?“Chris Harper pays my salary!”
  13. actors on actors
    Jeremy Strong Was Michelle Williams’s Daughter’s Therapy HorseWork hard, neigh hard.
  14. live! más
    Taco Bell Wrangles Dolly Parton and Doja Cat Into Doing a TikTok MusicalNo more spon-con. Comes the day you say, “What for?” Please, no more.
  15. i wannana get better
    Jack Antonoff Is a Minion NowThat explains the glasses.
  16. i’m blue da ba dee da ba di
    Avatar: The Way of Water Teaser Is Bringing Seapunk Back, BabyIt’s actually cerulean.
  17. bonus features
    I Think You Should Leave’s Cut Sketches Are Nuggets of Comedy MeatAt a live show in Los Angeles, Tim Robinson and friends shared never-before-seen material and revealed the secrets of Chunky.
  18. cosmic gumbo
    I Think You Should Leave Renewed for TriplesBecause triples makes it safe. Triples is best.
  19. coming soon
    David Cronenberg’s Got Some New Flesh in Crimes of the Future“Surgery is the new sex.”
  20. not this
    Drake Better Not Have Started Something With ‘I’m Here for U Ma’It’s kind of a reverse-Northman situation.
  21. yama kippi yay bo
    Kim Cattrall on And Just Like That … : ‘Enough’“I think the original show is really amazing, but that was a different time.”
  22. i hate that for you
    Now, How Did Anna Paquin Get Involved With the Suspended Grey’s Anatomy Writer?A source said Paquin doesn’t have “anything to do with Finch’s kidneys.”
  23. my single is dropping
    Nepotism Baby Kendall Roy Drops Billy Joel CoverIn all “Honesty,” you’ve gotta give it to Jeremy Strong for committing to the bit.
  24. it’s spagett!
    Margaret Atwood Compares Scientology to … PastafarianismWhile practicing Scientologist Elisabeth Moss encourages “people to find out for themselves.”
  25. rug pulls
    Netflix Has Laid Off at Least Ten Employees From Editorial Site TudumThe embattled streaming service launched its “fandom engine” four months ago with a roster of established journalists on staff.
  26. chimpman-a to chimpman-z
    Have You Seen Alan Cumming’s Missing Co-Star?He’s about yea high, was a child actor in the ’90s, and is a chimpanzee.
  27. pop quiz
    Which Movie News Is Just Stuff We Made Up?There are so many John Wicks and Spider-Verses. Can you tell the real from the fake?
  28. chat room
    Willow Pill on Her Crotch-Face Look and the Taste of Victory“Pancakes and bacon.”
  29. fractions
    Lion King 1 1/2 Makes Sense If You Were Raised on Home VideoThe team behind the straight-to-DVD movie banged on the wall between Disney feature animation and Disneytoon Studios until a perfect sequel fell out.
  30. today in conglomerates
    TBS and TNT Scripted-Show Development Killed by Warner Bros. DiscoveryNot very funny.
  31. everyone’s a critic
    Viola Davis Defends Her ‘Bold Choices’ in Portraying Michelle Obama“Not everything is going to be an awards-worthy performance,” says the critically acclaimed actress.
  32. shhh!
    Lorde Shushed Y’all Once, and She’d Do it AgainShe told you this was Melodrama.
  33. trailer mix
    Fire Island Trailer Is All Pride, Zero Tolerance for PrejudiceIt’s less corsets, more core sets and reps.
  34. listy lohan
    25 Ways to Pronounce ‘Lindsay Lohan’Which is the truth?
  35. last night on late night
    Nicolas Cage Has the Loveliest Noodle Song for YouShiawase, shiawase.
  36. trailer mix
    Pixar’s Lightyear Trailer: To Infinity and We YawnedAnd just to be clear, this “isn’t Buzz Lightyear the toy. This is the origin story of the human Buzz Lightyear that the toy is based on.”
  37. today in dystopia
    Rudy Giuliani Unmasked As Ungodly Human Jack-in-the-BoxPut it BACK in the box!
  38. way too close reads
    The Batman Predicts Our Grim Future: an Incels-vs.-Furries Civil WarIf you can piece together the clues, The Batman is an accurate predictor of 21st-century America’s worst-case scenario.
  39. ex-besties
    Bam Margera Reportedly Settles Jackass 4 Wrongful-Termination LawsuitJackass wasn’t Forever for everyone.
  40. understudies
    All Right, Which One of You Said ‘Macbeth’ in This Theater?Broadway director Sam Gold filled in onstage with a hand mic for actors out with the ’rona.
  41. perseverance
    Scrat Got Nut! Scrat Got Nut!These words either mean nothing to you or they mean everything to you.
  42. das ist gut
    Man Buys Twitter to Deny Getting Turned Away From BerghainThere goes the neighborhood.
  43. haha jk … unless?
    Leonardo DiCaprio Gives the ‘Go Ahead’ for Younger-Girlfriend JokesGive us 25 reasons why we shouldn’t. One for each year.
  44. crimes of grindelwald
    Hawaii Couple Allegedly Menaced by Ezra Miller Drop Restraining OrderMiller, who made a cheer-worthy moment when they entered the speed force, was accused of a fear-worthy moment that upset the police force.
  45. trailer mix
    The Kids in the Hall Still Look Fetching in WigsCrushin’ heads and takin’ names in the new trailer.
  46. internet studies
    The Day the Puffles Cried: Disney Shuts Down Club Penguin RewrittenEven in the metaverse, penguins are an endangered species.
  47. rip
    Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian and Voice Actor, Dead at 67The comic was best known for telling filthy jokes and voicing an iconic Disney character.
  48. lord googoo
    Tim Heidecker Is Going on Two Tours at OnceSongs and spoofs? In one show? It’s more likely than you think.
  49. animation
    Nimona Was Too Gay for Disney. Netflix Adopted It.When Disney acquired Blue Sky Studios in 2019, the company took issue with the animated movie’s LGBTQ+ themes, including a same-sex kiss.
  50. trendy
    Has Saturday Night Live Found Its Next Stefon?In: cheating. Out: Michael Che.
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