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The streaming service’s identity crisis traces back to Seattle, not Hollywood. By Josef Adalian

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Jack Black and Jason Momoa Make A Minecraft Movie a Comic Delight

It feels like a small miracle that this video-game adaptation is so funny, lively, and light on its feet. By Bilge Ebiri

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The Most Interesting Roommate in the World

At first, he was movie star Val Kilmer. But after weeks of us living together, he just became Val. By Will Forte

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All 388 Elton John Songs, Ranked

His closest competition when making music is his own back catalogue. By Shana Naomi Krochmal

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Let’s Get Physical I never thought I’d hear Sissy Spacek utter the words, “Don’t drink my daughter’s pee if you can’t handle it, you freak!”
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Die With Me Molly doesn’t let a little thing like dying from stage-IV cancer stop her from pursuing the greatest sex of her life.
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Let It Snow The group is facing down another brutal winter, courtesy of Shauna’s megalomaniac tendencies.
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A Few of Elsbeth’s Favorite Things Mary-Louise Parker plays a horny, murderous minimalist that is straight out of The White Lotus.
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Gazer Is a Reminder of When Indie Films Were Exciting

The New Jersey–set thriller may have been made on the cheap, but its ambitions are huge. By Alison Willmore

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There Would Be No Shawn Spencer Without Val Kilmer

James Roday Rodriguez on how his Psych genius evolved from an ’80s cult classic. By Devon Ivie

this week in late night A Competitive Ike Barinholtz Won Late Night This Week Plus, Paul Rudd going day drinking and John Mulaney getting scammed. By Bethy Squires
backstories The Kinkiest Show on TV The new FX series Dying for Sex stars Michelle Williams as a stage 4 cancer patient on a frantic quest to figure out what turns her on. podcast By Rachel Handler
trailer mix Phineas and Ferb Are Here to Save Our Summer The boys are back in town (tristate area). By Alejandra Gularte
doing the rounds Even Gerran Howell Was Surprised by That Moment in The Pitt “Whitaker was the last person I imagined having to do this.” By Ben Rosenstock

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Which New Medical Show Is Right for You? It’s not just The Pitt; we’re in the midst of a medical-show boom. By Kathryn VanArendonk

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Young Thug’s Probation Will Not Be Revoked Over X Posts

“It may be prudent for Defendant to exercise restraint regarding certain topics,” a judge warned. By Justin Curto

who can say? Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth Reunite for Good Specifically, to raise money for Broadway Cares with a performance of “For Good.” By Jason P. Frank
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Sam Says: Raise the Price of Dropout

By one dollar. By Jason P. Frank

trailer mix Nathan Fielder to Make the Skies Safe for All In season two of The Rehearsal, the comedian will put his role-playing expertise to work in service of aviation safety. By Hershal Pandya
stand-up America’s Got Talent Reject Seeks Redemption After being booed offstage on the talent show in 2024, Reuben Solo vindicates himself in his new special. By Hershal Pandya
stand-up 5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) Looking for some stand-up recommendations? Here are some recent releases that are worth your attention. By Jesse David Fox

holidays It’s Time to Make April Fools’ Day the Halloween of Comedy RIP, pranks. By Jesse David Fox
gotta see it from both sides Amber Ruffin Is a Changed Woman After White House Correspondents’ Dinner Firing “We have a free press so we can be nice to Republicans at fancy dinners.” By Alejandra Gularte
coming soon Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney Again On this week’s episode: Wanda Sykes, John Waters, Stavros Halkias, supreme court lawyer Neil Katyal, Daniel Hope, and New Century Chamber Orchestra By Hershal Pandya
funny videos of the month The Best Comedy Shorts of March 2025 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month. By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler
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At St. Ann’s Warehouse, a Cherry Orchard for the In-the-Know

Benedict Andrews’s finely wrought, deliberately underdressed production that may leave Chekhov newbies jogging to keep up. By Sara Holdren

theater review This I Believe: George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck He brings Edward R. Murrow to Broadway with righteousness intact. By Sara Holdren
hot take The Best Part of Denzel Washington’s Othello Is the Kanye West Song RIP, William Shakespeare — you would have loved “Ultralight Beam.” By Jason P. Frank
theater review ‘You’re Wasting Leads’: Glengarry Glen Ross Returns In this production starring Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr, the heavy questions around David Mamet’s repugnant men go under-examined. By Sara Holdren
works in progress Closers Only Bob Odenkirk, Kieran Culkin, and Bill Burr battle for the top of the Glengarry Glen Ross leaderboard. By Rebecca Alter

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The Buena Vista Social Club Gets Bigger and Smaller on Broadway Revising Cuba’s past with a trimmed book, but more thrilling dance. By Jackson McHenry

rudin rubric Scott Rudin Hopes Laurie Metcalf’s Talent Distracts You From His Past The infamous bully producer makes plans to return to Broadway. By Fran Hoepfner
theater review This Picture of Dorian Gray Leaps Off the Wall Brimming with color and directorial innovation, fabulously embodied by Sarah Snook. By Sara Holdren
theater review Money in Its Purse, No Heart on Its Sleeve: Denzel Washington in Othello Kenny Leon’s production, co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is low on ideas and lower on energy. By Sara Holdren
theater review Dead Men Do Tell (Funny) Tales: Operation Mincemeat A genuinely funny musical about one of World War II’s oddest espionage gambits. By Sara Holdren

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books The National Book Foundation’s New ‘5 Under 35’ Is Here From a heady tale of non-monogamy to a haunted voice assistant, this year’s nominees confront a changing world. By Emma Alpern

vulture lists 28 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your 2025 Reading List We’re going back to Gilead for one last time. By Emily Maskell

best of 2025 The Best Books of 2025 (So Far) Including a vampire story that’s the closest thing we have to horror’s Moby-Dick. By Vulture Editors

beast mode MrBeast Starts a New Chapter As a James Patterson Co-Author Their joint thriller novel is reportedly already at the center of an eight-figure bidding war. By Jennifer Zhan

we tell ourselves stories A First Look Into the Joan Didion Archives Her papers and John Gregory Dunne’s open to researchers at the New York Public Library today. By Christopher Bonanos

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art review Behold the Frick The newly renovated museum is bigger and better than ever. By Jerry Saltz

the work of art Lisa Yuskavage Becomes the Protagonist After 35 years of painting her signature girls, the artist has turned to a new subject: herself. By Adam Moss

art review The Exhilarating Anger of Christine Sun Kim Her new show at the Whitney reveals that language is a social currency that constantly places the deaf at a disadvantage. By Jerry Saltz