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Alec Baldwin’s Rust Manslaughter Trial Ends in Dismissal

Baldwin is a free man after the defense alleged a cover-up. By Victoria Bekiempis

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How Alec Baldwin’s Trial Went Off the Rails

A judge dismissed the case after hearing the prosecution was withholding evidence from the defense. By Victoria Bekiempis

song review

‘Woman’s World’ Is the Stalest Sort of Retread

Katy Perry’s old formula just doesn’t work anymore. By Justin Curto

movie review

Fly Me to the Moon Is Just Good Enough to Make You Wish It Were Better

Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum are terrific, and the cast is clearly having fun, but the movie is mostly just a pleasant trifle. By Bilge Ebiri

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Every Scarlett Johansson Movie Performance, Ranked Johansson’s brilliant early promise has left us impatient, awaiting increasing greatness with each new role.
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The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Nic Cage is serially killing it.
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Cinematrix No. 109: July 13, 2024 Can you name an Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington movie?
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The Rich and Famous Can’t Seem to ‘Calm Down’ About This Wedding Rema performed for a star-studded crowd at the opulent Ambani wedding.
reactions 7/12/2024

Halyna Hutchins’s Widower Still Wants to Hold Alec Baldwin ‘Accountable’ Meanwhile, Frances Fisher celebrated the dismissal of her Rust co-star’s involuntary manslaughter case.
actors on actors? 7/12/2024

Home Alone 2 Star Weighs In on George Clooney’s Career Meet film critic Donald Trump.
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blind items 7/12/2024

Which Director Was Racist in Front of Julia Fox? Clue one: “His movies SUCK!”
the law 7/12/2024

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Against the World Since the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set, the Baldwins’ marriage has taken on a starring role.
timelines 7/12/2024

A Timeline of Katy Perry Working With Dr. Luke Here’s the pop stars recent history with her frequent collaborator.
adaptations 7/12/2024

Emerald Fennell Has Found Her Next Weirdo-Rich-Kid Story It’s Wuthering Heights. Ever heard of it?
endings 7/12/2024

Longlegs’s Ending Solves Too Much of Its Own Mystery And that’s too bad considering that the film’s potent menace rides on the inexplicable.
swoon 7/12/2024

National Anthem Is Like a Lana Del Rey Song in Movie Form One of the loveliest titles out of last year’s SXSW lineup is finally in theaters.
misconduct 7/12/2024

The Diddy Vibe Story Is Crazy He allegedly threatened a ‘Vibe’ magazine editor that he will see her “dead in a trunk” over a cover dispute.
(not) coming soon 7/12/2024

Euphoria Season 3 Is Finally Happening After a yearslong hiatus that made many doubt the show’s future.

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TV Recaps

The Serpent Queen (S2/E1) Something’s Afoot at the Palace Who are all these people again? Why don’t these characters ever address one another by name?
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (S9/E10) Lip-Sync for … Some Fun! If you don’t think too much about iconic lip syncs from past seasons, this episode ends up being a lot of fun.
The Real Housewives of Orange County (S18/E1) Shannon Storms A-Brewin’ Will this be Shannon’s worst season yet? Let’s hope so.
The Boys (S4/E7) Lee Harvey Oswald Have you ever wondered what an insurrection led by Homelander and the Seven would look like?
Evil (S4/E8) Lordy, Lordy Look Who’s 40 I’m getting worried for Sheryl.

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goth talk We Need More Actors With Crazy Voices Or at least more that sound like haunted toys. By Fran Hoepfner
buffering Inside the 1995 Media Merger That Changed Disney Forever A longtime ABC exec who worked closely with Bob Iger remembers what happened when Michael Eisner arrived. By Josef Adalian
movie review Sing Sing Doesn’t Need a Movie Star’s Touch The prison theater drama can’t square its naturalistic urges with its need to be an awardsy acting vehicle. By Alison Willmore
my palette is dropping The Song of the Summer Is a Color How 12 recent rollouts made certain shades pop. By Justin Curto

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Every Scarlett Johansson Movie Performance, Ranked

Johansson’s brilliant early promise has left us impatient, awaiting increasing greatness with each new role. By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

now streaming The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Nic Cage is serially killing it. By Savannah Salazar
blind items Which Director Was Racist in Front of Julia Fox? Clue one: “His movies SUCK!” By Anne Victoria Clark
the law Alec and Hilaria Baldwin Against the World Since the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set, the Baldwins’ marriage has taken on a starring role. By Reeves Wiedeman

adaptations Emerald Fennell Has Found Her Next Weirdo-Rich-Kid Story It’s Wuthering Heights. Ever heard of it? By Justin Curto
endings Longlegs’s Ending Solves Too Much of Its Own Mystery And that’s too bad considering that the film’s potent menace rides on the inexplicable. By Beatrice Loayza
swoon National Anthem Is Like a Lana Del Rey Song in Movie Form One of the loveliest titles out of last year’s SXSW lineup is finally in theaters. By Matthew Jacobs
goth talk We Need More Actors With Crazy Voices Or at least more that sound like haunted toys. By Fran Hoepfner
coming soon? Will We Ever Get to See This Saoirse Ronan Oscar Contender? The Outrun finally scores a buyer — seven months after raves at Sundance. By Jason P. Frank

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TV

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Boman Martinez-Reid Turns TikToks Into Reality-TV Epics

“I want people to feel like they’re watching TV when they’re watching me.” By David Mack

(not) coming soon Euphoria Season 3 Is Finally Happening After a yearslong hiatus that made many doubt the show’s future. By Zoe Guy
vulture recommends 26 Versions of ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ to Listen to This Weekend I’m talking about Evangelion’s iconic outros. By Eric Vilas-Boas
chat room RHOC’s Shannon Beador Faces the Storm “I don’t want anybody to think Poor Shannon, because I don’t.” By Tom Smyth
buffering Inside the 1995 Media Merger That Changed Disney Forever A longtime ABC exec who worked closely with Bob Iger remembers what happened when Michael Eisner arrived. By Josef Adalian

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Who Are Claim to Fame’s Celeb Family Members? Our best wild — and educated! — guesses. By Marah Eakin

this week in late night A Truly Demented WWHL Game Won Late Night This Week They called it “The Orifice,” but let’s be honest: It’s “Name That Hole.” By Bethy Squires
remembrance Shelley Duvall Stood Out No one looked like her. No one sounded like her. No one thought like her. And everyone in Hollywood knew it. By Matt Zoller Seitz
trailer mix The Perfect Couple Is a Showcase of Wealthy Blonde Women Nicole Kidman, Dakota Fanning, and Meghann Fahy eat. Duh. By Alejandra Gularte
steal my sunshine Who’s the Grossest on The Boys This Week? A skin-shedding shape-shifter, fascist puppets, and a lovelorn octopus are only a few of the disgusting actors this week. By Keith Phipps

Music

timelines

A Timeline of Katy Perry Working With Dr. Luke

Here’s the pop stars recent history with her frequent collaborator. By Zoe Guy

misconduct The Diddy Vibe Story Is Crazy He allegedly threatened a ‘Vibe’ magazine editor that he will see her “dead in a trunk” over a cover dispute. By Zoe Guy
the law The Beastie Boys Will Sabotage Any Commercial Using Their Music And Chili’s is the latest to learn. By Justin Curto
gay pop Give JoJo Siwa Some Attention Today She’s your “Guilty Pleasure.” By Jason P. Frank

superlatives The Best and Weirdest of Phish, According to Trey Anastasio “We’re adding ingredients to an enormous bowl of soup.” By Jordan Hoffman
my palette is dropping The Song of the Summer Is a Color How 12 recent rollouts made certain shades pop. By Justin Curto
splits? Can You Handle Another Bennifer Breakup? The couple’s Beverly Hills mansion is officially up for sale. By Justin Curto
my single is dropping It’s a Woman’s World, and Katy Perry’s Back to Singing in It Gloria Steinem wishes! By Justin Curto
classical music The New York Philharmonic’s CEO Has Quit ‘Effective Immediately’ As an investigation into two suspended musicians proceeds. By Justin Davidson

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Comedy

golden years

How Should Ellen DeGeneres Spend Her Retirement?

The comedian announced during a recent stand-up tour stop that she plans to step away from the spotlight for good. But to do what? By Hershal Pandya

love is love Mulaney Marries Munn With Malcolm and a mystery. By Jason P. Frank
last night on late night Late Night Finally Tackles President Biden’s Debate Disaster Would you believe two separate hosts made a “Hawk Tuah” reference? By Hershal Pandya
last night on late night Please Watch Seth Meyers Discuss Mothra as Donald Trump And the 2024 election, we guess. And also Godzilla! By Bethy Squires

patriot act two Here’s What a Hasan Minhaj–Hosted Daily Show Would Look Like The comedian asks Elizabeth Warren about President Biden’s mental fitness in the premiere episode of his YouTube series. By Hershal Pandya
role call Anna Faris Answers Every Question We Have About Smiley Face “I couldn’t believe that this role was for a woman.” By Matthew Jacobs
something to chew on 13 TV Conversation Starters for Your Fourth of July Barbecue Specifically about The Bear, House of the Dragon, The Boys, and The Acolyte. By Jesse David Fox
definition What Is a Bottle Episode? The people on the internet are wrong. Or are they? By Kathryn VanArendonk
from the archives From the Archives: Eddie Murphy Live The razor-edged king of late-night comedy, profiled in 1982. By Chet Flippo

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Theater

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Empire: The Musical Stacks Up 102 Stories, Every One a Cliché

A cringey new musical about the rise of the Empire State Building. By Sara Holdren

theater review Oh, Mary! Is Excellently Uncivil Cole Escola’s Mary Todd Lincoln farce transfers uptown, preserving the union between absurdity and hilarity. By Sara Holdren
health Ian McKellen Withdraws From Player Kings Performances After Hospitalization He says he must “protect his full recovery” by not working. By Alejandra Gularte
theater review ERS’s Ulysses Is a Little Stately, a Little Plump Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. By Sara Holdren
theater review The Speaker and the Upstart Talk It Out: N/A It’s Pelosi vs. AOC onstage, and Holland Taylor, as Nancy, gets all the zingers. By Jackson McHenry

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What to See on (and Off)(and Off–Off) Broadway Let Vulture’s theater desk be your guide. By Vulture Editors

backstories Faust Goes to Fidi The producers of Sleep No More are back with the whirlwind immersive-theater project Life and Trust. gallery By Rebecca Alter
coming soon The Odes of Tammy Faye Will Play the Palace (With Christian Borle) Andrew Rannells won’t be in the Elton John Broadway show, but someone from Falsettos will be. By Jason P. Frank
exit interview ‘The Team Wanted It to Be the Next Mamma Mia!’ Corey Cott on why theatergoers and Tonys voters snubbed The Heart of Rock and Roll. By Devon Ivie
theater review Three-Sister Harmony in Find Me Here Plus an array of short-run summer shows to watch for if they return. By Sara Holdren

Theater

Books

the grub street diet John Ganz Wants to Keep the Party Going “I’ve been celebrating for the past three weeks, and it’s starting to take a toll.” By Emma Alpern
profile Lev Grossman Takes His Time The author of The Magicians returns to adult fiction with The Bright Sword. It only took ten years and a transpacific move. By Choire Sicha
books Alice Munro’s Daughter Opens Up About Abuse in Family Andrea Robin Skinner says her stepfather sexually abused her at age 9, but her mother stayed with him after it came to light. By Zoe Guy
chapters ‘Everything on That Island Wanted to Kill You’ The very first crew of Survivor slept tent-less on a beach covered in rats and snakes because they smelled a hit TV show. And then it got worse. By Emily Nussbaum
best of 2024 The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A sizzling, propulsive new novel from Miranda July, the introspective follow-up to There There, and a debut novel with a killer hook. By Vulture Editors

Books

Art

remembrance The Power and Grace of Barbara Gladstone The venerated gallerist worked for the love of art. By Jerry Saltz
art review Jenny Holzer’s Word Salad Her takeover of the Guggenheim reads like intellectual clickbait for the extended Trump era. By Jerry Saltz
art review Maurizio Cattelan’s Enormous Wall of Kitsch A shiny bauble meant to comment on capitalism and to sell. By Jerry Saltz
games people play Suing Richard Prince Stung when he felt ripped off by a famous artist, a photographer turned to the courts. By Choire Sicha
profile Emil Ferris Still Believes in Monsters The graphic novelist’s debut, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, was a hit. Seven years later—after a contentious lawsuit—the sequel is finally coming. By Mark Yarm