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Tom Smyth is a Vulture contributor covering pop culture and news since 2023. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Vulture, Teen Vogue, and the Cut. His humor writing and headlines have appeared in The Onion, Reductress, McSweeney's, and The New Yorker.

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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Fathers of the BrideIt looks like the crew has cracked the case and has their murderer. Now what?
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Tricksy MotelAngie crashing the Palm Springs trip finally comes to a head as the wives spiral into a fight for the ages.
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Tricky DickieMeryl Streep can’t be guilty of murder, right?
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Palm Springs and Lost RingsMonica continues evolving as a proper housewife, not just Jen’s friend.
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: The Trio’s Day OffCharles gets his long-awaited revenge on Matthew Broderick, while Mabel goes full ‘Save Greg.’
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season-Premiere Recap: Tub-thumpingEven with a mix of new and returning faces, Jen Shah looms over the Salt Lake City premiere like an incarcerated ghost.
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Low SpiritsIf the Arconia three split up, who gets custody of the podcast?
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Expiration DateThe Arconia three have never had much luck in love. You know, with all the murders and such.
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Lipstick on a PigSomething fishy is going on with Joy, beyond just that aquarium.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Cease FireThe Real Housewives of New York City finally becomes RHONY.
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Hanky PankyOliver may have found his showstopping lead in Loretta, but Charles and Mabel aren’t much closer to finding Ben’s murderer.
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    Only Murders in the Building Season-Premiere Recap: Curtain UpThings were going so well for a minute there.
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    Only Murders in the Building Recap: Cardiac ArrestsMabel and Charles’s past connections with Ben give them even more motivation to solve his murder.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Boats and WoesHeather painstakingly built her massive OC house just to sell it and go into business with Mark Cuban?
  15. close read
    One Weird Trick to Tolerating And Just Like That …Remember: It’s not a continuation of the original series; it’s a continuation of the second movie.
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    The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Strip ‘N SlideThe Tres Amigas are back and all is right in the world.
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    The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: Massaging the TruthThe only worthwhile thing about this episode is watching Porsha try to make sense of Mormonism.
  18. march badness
    Who Is the Worst Househusband of All Time?They’re each bad in their own unique way, but the Housewives Institute is putting them head-to-head to determine who is The Absolute Worst.
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    In Search of Tom and Katie’s ‘Bubba’ PaintingWith the Vanderpump Rules stars divorcing, who gets custody of this quintessential part of the Bravo interior-design canon?
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Season-Finale Recap: Guilty As SinWith the end of season three and the departure of Jen Shah, SLC is at a massive turning point.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Bruised Egos“How did you get that black eye?” — Whitney, speaking for a troubled nation when she asks.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Eye for an EyeWill the SLC housewives survive San Diego?
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Blonde BombshellHeather and Lisa decide that “Jen Shah behavior” can no longer be excused.
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    The White Lotus Season-Finale Recap: Dead in the WaterWe finally learn who died on their Sicilian vacation, and in true The White Lotus fashion, it’s anything but straightforward.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Charcuterie OverboardPeople in glass houses shouldn’t throw shoes.
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    The White Lotus Recap: Suspicious MindsA common fan theory is validated, and opens the door for even more speculation.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Champagne ProblemsThere’s no better way to remind someone of your Real Housewife status than pouring a glass of Champagne on them.
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    The White Lotus Recap: WhoopsieAs family secrets are being kept and revealed back at the resort, a new one is brewing in Palermo.
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    The Kardashians Season-Finale Recap: Family StyleThe season finale is a welcome return to form, refocusing on the Kardashians’ family dynamic.
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    The White Lotus Recap: Highs and LowsWhile Harper’s trip takes a nosedive, things are suddenly looking up for Tanya and Portia.
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    The Kardashians Recap: Met Gala BehaviorThe Met Gala and the Blac Chyna trial verdict on the same day? A reality producer couldn’t ask for better timing, and yet this episode is not so good.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Battle HymnThese women have yet to meet a setting they can’t fight in or storm out of.
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    The White Lotus Recap: Change of HeartHarper begins the day trying on a new personality for her husband’s sake, and ends it anxious Ethan might do the same.
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    The Kardashians Recap: Believe It or NotAna de Armas, eat your heart out: Kim’s really wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress (for about ten minutes).
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Trial by ChoirForget Heather’s fake choir — they should just stage this fight as a one-act play and tour it across the country.
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    The White Lotus Recap: Power TripHarper and Cameron challenge each other more than their respective partners do, and the very idea of being challenged catches them both off guard.
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    The Kardashians Recap: Say Yes to the DressOn this week’s doozy of a to-do list: the Met Gala, Kourtney’s wedding planning, and that looming Blac Chyna trial.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Preaching to the ChoirAll of these women and their respective grudges are coming together to audition for Heather’s fake choir.
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    The White Lotus Recap: Picture It, Sicily, 2022It’s our guests’ first day at the resort, and already infidelity and debauchery are afoot.
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    The Kardashians Recap: Model BehaviorBreaking the fourth wall is one thing, but this is inception. We are watching the Kardashians watch The Kardashians on The Kardashians.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Bunny Hill to Die OnHeather and Whitney finally have a productive conversation about this stupid fight. Unfortunately, that leads to a more serious fight.
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    The Kardashians Recap: Kim and Khloé Take MiamiThe Kardashians can’t party till dawn anymore.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Weather the StormWhitney and Heather give a whole new meaning to “fair-weather friends.”
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    Every Real Housewives of New York Character We Want to See on RHONY: LegacyTake these ladies (and gentlemen and inanimate objects) off pause!
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    Jamie Lee Curtis’s Scariest Project This Month Was the RHOBH ReunionOne thing is abundantly clear: Jamie Lee Curtis does not care about this show, and she wants us to know that.
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    The Kardashians Recap: Proud As a PeacockNobody gets their f - - - - - - ass up to work harder than Martha Stewart.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: All That JazzNever in history has a person been more qualified for a job than Lisa Barlow is for being a Real Housewife.
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    The Kardashians Recap: High FashionWhile Kim tries on all the Prada, Kris tries out all the gummies.
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    The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Arizona TeaThe ladies’ first healing session comes not a moment too soon.
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    The Kardashians Recap: When It Brains, It PoursKhloe gets a brain scan (for fun!), while Kim and Kendall take Milan.
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