TheBachelorFranchise’s Casting Team Is Probably Having a Bad Week

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. ABCsBachelorfranchise is dealing with its second restraining-order scandal this month. After revelations aboutThe Bachelorettewinner Devin Stradermade headlines, the focus this time is on a 60-year-old contestant onTheGolden Bachelorette. (In other words, theyre saying that the show didnt know.) Who is Gil Ramirez? Hes from Mission Viejo, California. He also taught her to play T-ball, and was (spoiler!...

September 21, 2024 · 1 min · 207 words · Nathan Smith

A Lover’s Theory of Marxism

In Sally Rooneys novels, love is always being bought, sold, or reduced to tropes. But this is also what makes it real. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its that time again:Sally Rooneyhas written a novel. This tension seems to be exemplified by Rooneys own commercial success. She knew he was going to kiss her, and he did. Even if the book is full of Marxist propaganda, its still sealed off from any real political potential....

September 20, 2024 · 4 min · 682 words · Travis Greene

A Very Royal ScandalFinale Recap: Consequences

A Very Royal Scandal Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its the morning after, and Prince Andrew goes to church. Perhaps its to think about the alleged sins that came to light overnight. Maybe its because he feels as though a church is just the place you go to in crisis. Whatever the case, a cleaner enters, interrupting his train of thought....

September 20, 2024 · 4 min · 648 words · Amanda Solomon

Are We GettingThe SubstanceAll Wrong?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published on September 20, 2024. On January 23, 2025,The Substancewas nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture. Spoilers ahead for the plot ofThe Substance. Theres nothing developed or nuanced about the feminism ofThe Substance. But does there need to be? Still, its a hell of a thing, that product. Wrestling with addictive behavior really does feel like being at war with yourself....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Oscar Davis

Cinematrix No. 178: The Lynchian Edition

A new Cinematrix drops every morning. you might 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.

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 58 words · Karen Jones

DidMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez StoryNeed to Be So Sexy?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. He puts a punctuation mark on the conversation by leaning in and kissing his brother on the mouth. The level of homoeroticism makes the volleyball scene inTop Gunseem subtle by comparison. The easiest and most obvious answer to that question is that this is what Ryan Murphy shows generally do. They luxuriate in the unspeakable and add extra dollops of salaciousness to stories that are already pretty shocking....

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 170 words · Jason Morrison

Let’s Wildly Speculate AboutTheGreat British Bake Off(Based on No Baking)

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The upcoming 12th season of the show premieres on U.S. Netflix on September 27. Who will crack under the pressure? Who will get a handshake? Who will ultimately win out? Its all decided, zero percent based on baking talent, below. Andy Someone has to be first off, so were predicting Andy. He is the only one, however, who only says popcorn and gives no further description....

September 20, 2024 · 2 min · 297 words · Brandon Miller

PachinkoRecap: Under Pressure

Pachinko Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The show, meanwhile, luxuriates in the details of everyday life for the Baek family across time. It also works to fill in some of the gaps the novel leaves to the imagination. Like the show itself, its a dense episode, probably the most intricate yet this season. By the end of it, everything has changed for every single character....

September 20, 2024 · 4 min · 850 words · Matthew Martinez

Paris Hilton Would Work It Out With Lindsay Lohan on a Remix

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. We hereby declare our own Paris Olympics. The gold medal for heiress in music? (The stars, ahem,can sometimes be blind.) She believed in me and made me believe in myself, says Hilton. Im just comfortable with her. Dare we say, you should be sliving with it. Youve said that you were encouraged to work on this album because pop music needed saving....

September 20, 2024 · 4 min · 833 words · Jessica Turner

Stephen Colbert’s Worst Pun Was the Best Thing on Late Night This Week

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. First off, big congrats toThe Daily ShowandLast Week Tonightforwinning Emmysthis week for their respective late-night categories. Sorry to John Olivers late dog forgetting played off. Secondly, welcome toHave I Got News for You! Meanwhile, Reggies off to the side going, Thats awesome, guys! You should totally do that. What am I gonna do? And assist he does!...

September 20, 2024 · 1 min · 179 words · Cory Ball

The Old ManRecap: Family Feud

The Old Man Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. In the most nightmarish way possible, that is. Emily hasnt turned out like her biological father, Faraz Hamzad. Judging from the episodes explosive conclusion, thats a ginormous shrug emoji. But its not all bad at least Taliban bad guy Omar is dead. Hamzad now lies wounded at the hands of Harpers gun....

September 20, 2024 · 2 min · 420 words · Christopher Wong

What If You Didn’t Have to Choose Between Cable and Streaming?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Late last week, Charter Communications hammered outa new distribution dealwith Warner Bros. Or, put another way: Buy cable, get (a whole lot of) streaming free. But thats simplistic on many levels. This arrangement mirrors what has been common practice in the cable business for a half-century. Having those subs locked in means there will be significantly less churn, shesaid....

September 20, 2024 · 2 min · 280 words · Brianna Ward

8 Relationships That’ll Get You Hooked onFrom

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Perhaps you oughta fill theEvil-shaped hole in your heart, or the yearslong wait forStranger Thingsfeels interminable. Small-town living its fraught! Spoilers follow for the first two seasons ofFrom. But then Fatima gets pregnant, after being previously told she couldnt carry children. Donna thinks that means the baby is a miracle, but Fatima isnt so sure....

September 19, 2024 · 2 min · 235 words · Monica Richards