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    The 25 Most Essential Chicago MoviesFrom Ferris Bueller to Widows.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    The 14 Best Clip-Show Parodies, From Community to It’s Always SunnyUnshackled from its dull origins, the clip show has become a boundary-pushing TV experiment.
    By Daniel Kurland
  3. comics to watch
    38 Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2018Here are the comedians, duos, and groups you’ll want to keep an eye on next year.
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    6 New Paperbacks You Should Read This NovemberA creepy but beautiful debut, an insider look at the excessive ’80s, and more.
    By Maris Kreizman
  5. unfinished business
    A Guide to Orson Welles’s Other Unfinished MoviesThe legendary director’s career was filled with incomplete projects, reaching all the way back to before Citizen Kane.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    25 Things to See, Hear, Watch, Read Over the Next Two WeeksMy Brilliant Friend, Bryan Cranston in Network, Glass Handel, and more.
    By Vulture Editors
  8. supercut
    How to Listen to R.E.M.’s Final YearsThis supercut will get you through the band’s spottier years.
    By Brady Gerber
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    A Guide to Swedish Indie Music Beyond RobynFrom Jens Lekman to Tove Lo.
    By Larry Fitzmaurice
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    24 Movies to Watch on FilmStruck While You Still CanCatch all the old A Star Is Borns and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
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    7 New Books You Should Read This NovemberJonathan Lethem, Lucia Berlin, and more.
    By BORIS KACHKA
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    The 50 Greatest Movie Dance Scenes of All TimeCall Me By Your Name, Purple Rain, Black Swan, Paddington 2, and more.
    By Charles Bramesco
  13. christmas movies
    A Definitive Guide to 2018’s Made-for-TV Christmas Movies, Divided by TropeIt’s time!
    By Mandi Bierly
  14. snl
    Saturday Night Live Hosts’ Best Recurring Characters, RankedIncluding Justin Timberlake, Melissa McCarthy, Steve Martin, and this week’s returning host Jonah Hill.
    By Jesse Hassenger
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    25 Things to See, Hear, Watch, Read Over the Next Two WeeksBohemian Rhapsody, Chris Stapleton at MSG, Homecoming, The Feral Detective, and more.
    By Vulture Editors
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    The Best Teen Witches of Pop Culture, From Buffy to Chilling AdventuresHow does the new Sabrina compare to film and TV’s other teen witches?
    By Jessica MacLeish
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    7 Essential Fall Books by and About Women Who RockFrom Tina Turner to Tori Amos, Yoko Ono to Roseanne Cash, and the makers of a neon-pink book called Women Who Rock.
    By Amanda Wicks
  18. deep cuts
    10 Robyn Deep Cuts Worth RevisitingYou already know the hits, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of other good stuff to (re)discover.
    By Larry Fitzmaurice
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    Cardsharps, False Identities, and Pratfalls: A Preston Sturges PrimerRounding up the eight best films by one of Hollywood’s first writer-directors.
    By Erica Lies
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    8 Movies to Watch If You Liked First ManNot just space movies!
    By Kevin P. Sullivan
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    Every John Carpenter Movie, RankedFew directors use every inch of a wide-screen frame quite as well.
    By Keith Phipps
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    If You Like American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Try These 5 Dystopia MoviesDon’t prep for civilization’s final days without sunscreen and a scarf.
    By Kenny Herzog
  23. must reads
    7 New Paperbacks You Should Read This OctoberBighearted romance, dystopian drama, and more.
    By Maris Kreizman
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    The Best New Horror TV Shows and Movies to Stream This HalloweenFrom Channel Zero to The Haunting of Hill House, a complete guide to the best frights you can stream.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  25. must reads
    10 Great Horror Books for WimpsTitles you won’t have to have to hide in the freezer.
    By Mallory O'Meara
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    25 Things to See, Hear, Watch, Read Over the Next Two WeeksOn Beckett, Private Life, Steely Dan, Friday Black, and more.
    By Vulture Editors
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    12 Essential Kurt Vile SongsSpoiler alert: one of his all-time best tracks is a Randy Newman cover.
    By Sam Hockley-Smith
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    Every Saturday Night Live Movie, RankedParty on.
    By Brian Boone
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    A Rundown of Rachel Bloom’s Best Pre–Crazy Ex-Girlfriend VideosWatch out, Ray Bradbury.
    By Marianne Eloise
  30. snl
    Seth Meyers’s Best Saturday Night Live Writing and PerformancesAhead of his hosting debut this weekend, take a walk down Seth Meyers memory lane.
    By Matthew Love
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    Tom Morello: 12 Essential Post-Rage Against The Machine SongsDon’t forget about the time he played on basically an entire Bruce Springsteen record.
    By Eric Renner Brown
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    The 25 Greatest Movie Actors Who’ve Directed ThemselvesIn honor of Bradley Cooper and A Star Is Born, we look at the best movie-star–directors of all time.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    13 Horny Teen Dramas for Fans of RiverdaleFrom hot vampires to Seth Cohen.
    By Hunter Harris
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    Your Definitive Guide to All of Haruki Murakami’s BooksThe great, the good, the not so good, and those we’ll just pretend never happened.
    By Hillary Kelly
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    10 Essential Cat Power SongsInterested in getting into the extensive Cat Power back catalogue? Here are some highlights.
    By Sam Hockley-Smith
  36. must reads
    13 Great Horror Books Written by WomenNovels, short stories, and chills.
    By Mallory O'Meara
  37. a legit american treasure
    There’s 12 Previously-Unreleased Tom Petty Songs in His New Box SetAmerican Treasure is delivering on the gems.
    By Devon Ivie
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    The 40 Greatest Movie Soundtracks of All TimePurple Rain, The Bodyguard, and more.
    By Noel Murray
  39. must reads
    8 New Books You Should Read This OctoberGothic novels, big-deal biographies, and more.
    By BORIS KACHKA
  40. movies
    When Pop Stars Attempt Movie Stardom: Gaga, Cher, and Other Film Debuts, RankedSome singers have met with more success in their grand reintroduction to the public than others.
    By Charles Bramesco
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    25 Things to See, Hear, Watch, and Read Over the Next Two WeeksOklahoma!, Jonas Kaufmann, Big Mouth, Killing Commendatore, and more.
    By Vulture Editors
  42. vulture recommends
    9 Big Bang Theory Episodes That Will Win Over SkepticsA cynic’s guide to the long-running sitcom.
    By Kimberly Potts
  43. lists
    The 7 Best This Is Us Episodes If You’re Just Watching the Show to CryFrom misty tears to heaving sobs, This Is Us has an episode for every kind of crying situation. Don’t forget the tissues!
    By Maggie Fremont
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    Everything You Need to Know About the Original Norwegian ManiacIt’s also streaming on Netflix.
    By Kevin P. Sullivan
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    Every Michael Moore Movie, RankedDocumenting the filmmaker’s best work.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
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    61 BoJack Horseman Jokes You Probably Missed in Season 5Easter eggs aplenty.
    By Katla McGlynn
  47. vulture recommends
    9 Things to Watch If You Like Netflix’s ManiacMore great shows and movies to wrap your head around.
    By Kevin P. Sullivan
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    Every Episode of Sports Night, RankedAaron Sorkin’s first TV show turns 20.
    By Jason Bailey
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    10 Essential Brockhampton SongsA handy primer to the 13-member band.
    By Malcolm-Aimé Musoni
  50. audiobooks
    The Best-Ever Recordings From the Prehistory of AudiobooksThe Voices of the Dead Brought to Life Digitally, from Kesey to Nabokov to Tolstoy and Maybe Walt Whitman
    By Katherine Barner
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    Every Hal Ashby Movie, RankedA look back at the director’s best work.
    By Keith Phipps
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