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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

  1. exit interview
    How Clipped Dramatized the Facts to Expose the TruthShowrunner Gina Welch on filling in the narrative gaps of the Donald Sterling affair “in a way that implicated the viewer.”
  2. vulture lists
    The 20 Most Significant Episodes of LostWe have to go back (because it’s now streaming on Netflix).
  3. movie review
    The New Beverly Hills Cop Is a Predictable Retread, and I Don’t CareYou can (justifiably) complain about its flaws, or you can relax and groove on its recycled rhythms.
  4. oral history
    No, They Weren’t Dead the Whole TimeAn oral history of Lost’s daring, divisive finale, our last truly communal broadcast-TV experience.
  5. best of 2024
    The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far)Couples (and a throuple) working through their issues, vampires with a blood-soaked panache, and a comedian we’d follow anywhere.
  6. reviews are in
    Let’s Talk About The Bear’s ‘To Be Continued …’ EndingWas the review good or bad or what??
  7. no chef!
    The Bear’s Non-Negotiables, Ranked by NegotiabilitySorry Carmy, most of these feel extremely negotiable.
  8. celebrity casting
    Pretty Much Everyone Was Dying to Guest-Star on The BearHaving so many actors clamoring to be in season two was a gift to the casting team but also made for some tough decisions.
  9. fire and blood
    How to Watch House of the Dragon When You Know NothingIt’s totally fine if you can’t remember the houses, the dragons, or anything else.
  10. ‘80s royalty
    The Brat Pack, RevisedThe original New York magazine article that defined the term didn’t capture who the true teen stars of the ‘80s were. So we gave it another shot.
  11. adaptations
    The Double Loss of Under the BridgeShowrunner Quinn Shephard on the beauty and grief of adapting the Hulu series with the book’s late author, Rebecca Godfrey.
  12. summer preview 2024
    22 Books We Can’t Wait to Read This SummerBooks that will transport you from the beach to a road trip with messy friends or a Round Table with Arthur’s knights.
  13. wig!
    Let Us Bask in the Majesty of Bridgerton’s Music-Box HairQueen Charlotte has outdone herself this time.
  14. cameos
    The Random Mad Men Cameos Are the Best Part of UnfrostedGuess who shows up in Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart movie to pitch an ad campaign?
  15. big red spoilers
    We Need to Talk About That Wild A Man in Full EndingDid that just happen?
  16. lawsuits
    Dan Schneider is Suing the Makers of Quiet on SetAccording to Schneider, the show was a “hit job.”
  17. true crime
    Let’s Get Back on The Jinx’s Timeline Going Into Part TwoWhat to remember about Robert Durst before the hot-mic moment that changed everything.
  18. comedy review
    Conan O’Brien Must Go Takes One Giant Step for Travel-Show IdiocyThe talk-show host messes with the genre’s tropes while acting like a nitwit in multiple countries.
  19. tv review
    Yes, O.J. Simpson: Made in America Is That GoodThis five-part ESPN documentary is extraordinary, must-see TV.
  20. total eclipse
    In Praise of ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ and Its Sublimely Ridiculous VideoA blow-by-blow of a video that takes the line “bright eyes” extremely seriously.
  21. chat room
    Andrea Riseborough on Co-Parenting With The Regime’s Dictator“I spent a great deal of time moving air purifiers and bowls of steaming potatoes in and out of rooms.”
  22. scene report
    Kevin Hart Leads the Roastiest Mark Twain Prize Ceremony EverWith some help from Jerry Seinfeld, J.B. Smoove, Jimmy Fallon, and more.
  23. returnity
    GIRLS5EVA
    It’s Not 2 Late 4 You 3 Get On the Girls5Eva BandwagonIt’s on Netflix now. So what are you waiting five?
  24. highs and lows
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 OscarsIs this a show for everyone or just the diehards? Is Hollywood back and better than ever, or has it lost its sense of identity?
  25. tv review
    Your Assignment This Weekend: Watch ExtraordinaryEmma Moran’s clever comedy about a girl with no superpowers in a world full of them is the British cousin of The Good Place.
  26. let’s go
    The 100 Fights That Shaped Action CinemaWhether the scenes featured fists, firearms, or blades, the result was always the same: The crowd was pleased.
  27. endings
    Time Is a Flat Circle After AllTrue Detective: Night Country’s parallels to season one are more than just simple callbacks.
  28. just read the note
    When Lisa CriedYeardley Smith reflects on the early Simpsons episode that left her a blubbering mess.
  29. i want to know whyyy!
    Sally Field’s Five Stages of Grief in One Steel Magnolias Scene“I have described it as taking a little razor blade to the inside of your heart.”
  30. clue detective
    What Is True Detective Trying to Tell Us This Week?We’re starting to get some answers … some.
  31. tv review
    On Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry Is Forever Going to LarryHBO’s longest-running scripted series is going out exactly as it started: with more examples of petty behavior than you ever dreamed possible.
  32. clue detective
    What Is True Detective Trying to Tell Us This Week?Uh-oh. More oranges.
  33. clue detective
    What Is True Detective Trying to Tell Us This Week?And what does it have to do with Ariana Grande?
  34. oscars 2024
    Hollywood Is Still One Big Mojo Dojo Casa HouseGreta Gerwig was robbed of a nomination for Best Director.
  35. clue detective
    What Is True Detective Trying to Tell Us This Week?Do the spiral symbols, missing eyes, and Rust Cohle’s dad add up to something meaningful or just spooky vibes?
  36. for your consideration
    A Plan to Fix the EmmysIt’ll be weird at first, but then it will be better!
  37. 2023 emmys in 2024
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 Emmys Held in 2024The ceremony kept things tight: FX, speech times, Anthony Anderson’s latex.
  38. predictions
    What Will and Should Win at the 2023 Emmys, Being Held in 2024Let’s predict what will happen at what may be the most confusing Emmys ever!
  39. tv review
    You Need to Watch All of EchoThe first Marvel series of the year is also the first one that can be binged right out of the gate. That’s a good thing.
  40. highs and lows
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Golden GlobesAre we having fun yet? Honestly, not really!
  41. awards season
    Who Will Win at the First Post-HFPA Golden Globes?It’s anybody’s best guess, and by anybody’s we mean ours.
  42. vulture recommends
    In Still, Michael J. Fox Is Determined to Keep It MovingDavis Guggenheim’s documentary, one of last year’s best, opts for honesty over sentiment.
  43. this barbie is emotional
    Which Barbie Scene Made You Cry the Hardest?Thanks to five crucial scenes, Greta Gerwig’s movie enters the tear-jerker movie canon.
  44. that’s so allan
    Let Us Salute the Unsung Hero of BarbieAllan is a vibe, if having no vibe counts as a vibe. He is the parentheses in the sentence of life.
  45. endings
    Unpacking the Friends References in Leave the World BehindThe one where we make sense of what Friends means to this apocalyptic thriller.
  46. golden globes 2024
    The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Golden Globe NominationsGone is the old Globes insanity, replaced by something safe and respectable.
  47. 2023 kennedy center honors
    The Sweetness and Bittersweetness of the 2023 Kennedy Center HonorsQueen Latifah, Billy Crystal, Barry Gibb, Dionne Warwick, and Renée Fleming received their due in an often personal and poignant ceremony.
  48. best of 2023
    All About the AlgorithmTV in 2023 explicitly and subliminally cast doubt on the sparkling future of streaming television.
  49. best of 2023
    The Best TV Shows of 2023Shows may come and shows may go, but great TV will never leave us.
  50. 25 days of reality
    The Great British Baking Show Cracked the Co-Host CodeIn her debut season as co-presenter, Alison Hammond proved herself a vital ingredient to the show’s success.
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