The Actors Are on Strike, But the Awards Shows Go On

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. (Oppenheimerhas the edge in crafts, but dont overlookBarbies multiple songs.) Lets say thats two and a half spots in the Best Picture lineup accounted for, or one-quarter. Who will fill the rest? Not since 2018 have we had a Best Picture lineup with no foreign-language films in the mix. (Seeing how theStar Is Borncampaign went, maybe thats a good thing....

October 19, 2023 · 2 min · 415 words · David Cabrera

The B-52’s Were Too Weird to Mess With

Song Roulette A Vulture series in which artists share the stories and strategy behind their lead singles. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. People thought we were gone, Pierson tells me. So the executives believed this would be a good announcement that were back with a bang. And once we get your attention, now well hit you with Love Shack. A few months later, that funky little tune got its release asCosmic Things second track....

October 19, 2023 · 9 min · 1738 words · Brittany Nelson

The Golden BachelorRecap: A Pretty Pickle

The Golden Bachelor Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This week, the Bachelor mansion is terrorized by a home invader. At least its the fun kind of home invader. First-ever BacheloretteTrista Sutterlets herself right in and strolls into the living room. I got the first date! We drove in a convertible! Playing pickleball would be a big part of their lives together, so these ladies better bring it....

October 19, 2023 · 3 min · 444 words · Nathan Hill

The Reluctant Cosmopolitan

In his first novel in 12 years, Teju Cole is at odds with himself. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Imagine a younger version of the wandering, ruminative narrator in the books of W.G. And while Cole adopts Sebalds detached, melancholy affect, Julius is edgier, livelier, more worldly. The narrators of Sebalds books never hankered for Goan fish curry. It is, I think, a problem of politics....

October 19, 2023 · 2 min · 375 words · Jennifer Williams

The Yearning Puzzle

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October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 26 words · Samantha Holmes

Trey Songz Accused of Sexual Assault Yet Again

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Trey Songz is facing another sexual-assault claim. We look forward to vindicating Trey on the merits in court, he stated. Songz has also faced multiple other claims of sexual abuse and assault. Sources Related Tags:

October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 50 words · Laura Wilson

WhyFrasierNeeds Longer Seasons (and a Network Home)

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This is not an argument thatFrasiershould have been a CBS show instead of a Paramount+ original. But doing so without regard for whether a show is actually getting lots of eyeballs and turning a profit? Thats less than half the audience pool of CBS. By contrast, the DNA ofFrasier(2023) is 100 percent … that of a broadcast TV show....

October 19, 2023 · 2 min · 218 words · Andrew Anderson

You Know You Want to See Bad Bunny on the ‘Most Wanted’ Tour

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. (Ever the showman, Benito played an outlaw in an Instagram clip announcing the shows.) One more thing we know is happening … well, not quite tomorrow, but you get it. A post shared by @badbunnypr Related Tags:

October 19, 2023 · 1 min · 52 words · Karen Jennings

‘I Feel at Home in Filth’

Josh Sharp and Aaron JacksonsDicks: The Musicalis a faggy mess. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Then theresDicks: The Musical. Now, Sharp and Jackson are attempting to get that party atmosphere into theaters across the country. They then attempt toParent Traptheir mom and dad, played by Megan Mullally and Nathan Lane. Mullally, at one point, sings that My nipples wink, I never sneeze....

October 19, 2023 · 10 min · 2110 words · Jessica Watkins

DidSuper Mario Bros. WonderLevel Up With Critics?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. I was left with the nagging sense that the Wonder Flowers represent a growing disconnect between novelty and substance. The smorgasbord of power-ups is what keeps players excited. Marios greatest natural ability is high-jumping. Every frame bursts with charming detail. Mario will reach out to catch his hat after squeezing through a warp pipe. Art styles may have changed, but sound design never had....

October 18, 2023 · 1 min · 116 words · Bryan Hoffman

Halle Bailey DidNotAnnounce a Pregnancy, Actually

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Is it a Busy Boy or a Baby Girl? Well, neither (as far as we know). Halle Bailey decidedly didnotannounce a pregnancy in her U.K.GlamourWomen of the Year profile. I want to show that although things might look perfect from the exterior, thats not always the case. Making matters worse is that Baileys had pregnancy rumors swirling around her for a while now....

October 18, 2023 · 1 min · 116 words · Glenn Foster

It’ll Be a Cruel Autumn If Taylor Swift Has Anything to Say About It

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Taylor Swift wants us to shriek within the comfort of our own homes with her newCruelest SummerEP. In honor ofthe Eras Tour movie(and perhaps to get another No. Another Taylors Version,1989, is due out near the end of the month. Until then, Swift wants to celebrate the Swifties. Aint that the worst thing you ever heard?...

October 18, 2023 · 1 min · 99 words · Daniel Ortiz

John Stamos Discloses Childhood Sexual Abuse in New Memoir

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. John Stamos is coming forward as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse for the first time. He says it took writing a book for him to truly acknowledge the memories. I felt like, I remembered it slightly. It has always been there, but I packed it away as people do, right? Writing his acceptance speech made him see what he had in common with the kids he worked with....

October 18, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Luis Cruz