In a Pair of Musicals, Gabriel Kahane Seeks America and Himself

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Kahanes manner is, like his music, unpretentious, though shot through with dark humor and whimsy. You may feel as if youve heard this tune before, no matter how well-crafted it may be. Annie Tippe, who directed this pair of shows with trademark clear-eyed straightforwardness, also did Dave MalloysThree Houses. InBook of Travelers, Kahane sets out on the trip with a similar sense of preordination....

October 8, 2024 · 1 min · 99 words · Allison Rodriguez

Jim Carrey Is the World’s Greatest Teeth Actor

Toothday Bite down into a perfect set of stories all about teeth. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Everyone acts with teeth, but few reallyteeth act. Rather, by teeth acting, Im talking about actors who explicitly use their teeth to work the camera. Teeth actors can be broken down into three buckets. For them, teeth are central to the way they leave a lasting impression in your brain....

October 8, 2024 · 3 min · 547 words · Stephen Hernandez

Only Murders in the BuildingRecap: Long Island Living

Only Murders in the Building Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its like they know that Im about to point it out in a recap. However, before she finally shows up this week, Oliver hits a breaking point in their long-distance relationship. That subplot has created perhaps the best depiction of spiraling Ive ever seen put to film. I think the murder mystery element of this show can sometimes overshadow just how dense it is with jokes....

October 8, 2024 · 2 min · 332 words · George Braun

Queen of the World! Marla Mindelle Returns, Ridiculously, inThe Big Gay Jamboree

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Being trapped in a classic stage musical is surely someones idea of hell and another persons idea of heaven. The sheer force of Mindelles commitment to the bit, so to speak, redeems all. The pop-culture references arent all just musical, mind you. (He returns inBig Gayas Barebacks ostracized gay resident. The Big Gay Jamboreeis best during those flights of absurdity....

October 8, 2024 · 1 min · 136 words · Maria Hutchinson

Saturday Night’s 6 Most Glaring Aaron Sorkin–isms

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. If youre familiar with its source material, its easy to spend large portions ofJason ReitmansSaturday Nightdrawing mental comparisons. But echoes like this are trivial compared to the more obvious areas of overlap between Sorkins oeuvre andSaturday Night. (See: this2014Late Night With Seth Meyerssketch.) Dating you is like dating a StairMaster, she says. When it lands which it does frequently his ping-pong repartee is his writings greatest strength....

October 8, 2024 · 1 min · 196 words · Maureen Nelson MD

The Case of Jack Nicholson’s Missing Baby Teeth

In 2001, an auction channel claimed it was going to sell them. Then the story disappeared until now. Toothday Bite down into a perfect set of stories all about teeth. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Nicholson, reportedly, was pissed about it enough so that he was considering bidding on the teeth himself. Were intrigued to see what Mr. Nicholsons agent offers....

October 8, 2024 · 3 min · 540 words · Edward Nguyen

Cinematrix No. 195: October 7, 2024

A new Cinematrix drops every morning. you could play pastCinematrixes hereand seeevery category definition here. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Tap a clue to see a headshot or get more details. The Cinematrix uses data fromTMDB. Want to play more grid games? Contact us atcinematrix@vulture.comwith questions or feedback.

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Steven Cook

Cissy Houston, Accomplished Singer and Mother to Whitney, Dead at 91

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Cissy Houston, a lauded singer in her own right andthe mother of Whitney Houston, has died. Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness, Pat said, calling Cissys cultural impact unparalleled. In 1963, Cissy joined another family group, the Sweet Inspirations replacing her rising-star niece, Dionne Warwick. Cissy especially stood out for her operatic backing vocals on Franklins song Aint No Way....

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Candace Knight

Coachella Couldn’t Pull Kendrick Lamar or Rihanna

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Founder Paul Tollett reportedly approached Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna with offers last spring, and both declined. Rihanna, meanwhile, just seems to be focused on growing her business. (Sorry, no new-album hope there.) (Hits also suggestedJelly Roll, but hes already set to play Coachellas country counterpart, Stagecoach.) On the rap front, Hits pitched Travis Scott after he was first set to headline in 2020....

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 101 words · Edward Castro

Culinary Class WarsRevolutionizes the Cooking Show

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The class wars component ofCulinary Class Warsis a bit overblown. But hilariously, the shows conceit falls apart almost immediately because many ofCulinary Class Wars competitors know one another. UnlikeChefs Table, the hagiography is light. In a counter toChopped, the contestants tragic backstories are few. Even the panopticon quality that feels so weighted toward the White Spoons gets a radical readjustment....

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Taylor Johnson

Is Trisha Yearwood Still Standing by Her Man?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. So is she still standing by her man amid these allegations? Yearwoodrecently returnedon Instagram with a simple message supporting Brooks. But that image cracked last week, whenBrookss former hairstylist and makeup artist sued himfor sexual assault and battery. The anonymous woman said she started working for Brooks in 2017 after working for Yearwood since 1999....

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 148 words · Tracy Luna

Things Went Very Wrong forJoker 2

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Over its opening weekend in theaters,Joker: Folie a Deuxcould not carry a tune. That means people who bought tickets forFolie a Deuxwere advising people thinking of seeing it:Folie a Dont. Worse, still, is the films bottom-line contrast. Covetous of a bigger slice of the pie this time around, Warner Bros. bankrolled the secondJokerby itself. And in an era of fiscal hardship and financial austerity for its corporate parent, Warner Bros....

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 180 words · David Mcfarland

Who Knew Céline Dion Felt This Way About Football?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. NFL fanswaited nearly an hour and a half for last nightsSunday Night Footballgame to kick off. That was aSNFpromo narrated by none other thanCeline Dion. Your guess is as good as anyones. But well take it, because the resultant clipispretty amazing. Related Tags:

October 7, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Melanie Richardson