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‘I Was Like the Girl in The Princess Diaries’

Jesse Eisenberg looks back on his exhilarating and destabilizing introduction to fame at the first Tribeca Film Festival. By Jesse Eisenberg and Matthew Jacobs

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‘They’ve Lost Control’: What Bari Weiss Got Wrong at 60 Minutes

Top news executives and editors break down how the inexperienced manager blew up CBS News’ top-rated show — and if there’s a path forward. podcast By Daniel Strauss

movie review

We Laugh Because We’re Defeated

Scary Movie, a.k.a. Scary Movie 6, has some laughs. How can it not? It has thousands of jokes. But the signal-to-noise ratio is deafening. By Bilge Ebiri

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Masters of the Universe Has Something to Say About Masculinity

It just isn’t sure what, exactly. By Alison Willmore

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Cinematrix No. 803: June 7, 2026 Can you name an R-rated Diane Keaton movie?
my collab is dropping 6/6/2026

Olivia Rodrigo Found the Cure and It’s a Collab with Robert Smith She surprised Primavera Sound with a set and performance with Smith.
celebrity health 6/6/2026

Simone Biles Says a Health Scare This Week Almost Killed Her “But almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card earlier this week.”
vulture sports! 6/6/2026

Everyone’s Performing at the FIFA World Cup Former astronaut Katy Perry is helping kick off the party.
vulture games 6/6/2026

Cinematrix No. 802: June 6, 2026 Can you name a Tom Hardy action movie?
summer game fest 6/5/2026

Tupac Shakur’s Estate Let Him Be in a Yakuza Video Game First a hologram, now a NPC.
tayvis wedding 6/5/2026

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Getting Married at Madison Square Garden? We know she’s been there before.
that's a matter for the courts 6/5/2026

10 States Might Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger on Antitrust Grounds They got Mark Ruffalo’s letters!
tributes 6/5/2026

Buffy Stars Pay Tribute to Anthony Head Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, and more Scoobies remembered the show’s designated father figure.
*leo pointing meme* 6/5/2026

Every Horror Film Spoofed in the New Scary Movie The new Scary Movie is laden with both deeply specific references and early-aughts homophobia.
tayvis wedding 6/5/2026

Taylor Swift Is Not Getting Married in Bushwick But “the middle of Manhattan” keeps a lot of options on the table.
now streaming 6/5/2026

The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend It’s P!nk versus Lestat.
vulture sports 6/5/2026

Who Deserves Credit for the Knicks’ Winning Playoff Streak? Anne Hathaway, Mr. and Mrs. Met, and Danhausen are among the contenders.
rip 6/5/2026

Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso Star, Dead at 72 The incomparable character actor and singer died peacefully from complications of pneumonia, according to his daughters.

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overnights 6/5/2026

Love Island USA Recap: Let’s Be Cheating The Islanders had a lot of big feelings last night, no matter how many times they repeat that they are so fine and over it.
overnights 6/5/2026

Cape Fear Recap: Making a Monster Cady is just getting started in his revenge plot against the Bowdens, but we’re still left wondering what his motivations are.
overnights 6/5/2026

Dutton Ranch Recap: New Ranch, Who Dis? There’s nothing like watching Rip and Beth do what they do best (competently working a ranch and giving a threatening-but-cool aura, respectively).
overnights 6/5/2026

Cape Fear Series-Premiere Recap: Resurrection Apple TV brings in heavyweights Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson to remake a classic thriller for the streaming age.
overnights 6/4/2026

Love Island USA Recap: The Bombshells Do Challengers Cosplay Gabriel and Kayda shake things up with an overnight throuple situation while Kenzie and Sean are definitely not thinking about Zach and Beatriz.
overnights 6/3/2026

The Valley Recap: The White Claws Are Out We have to stop talking about Danny and his maybe-drinking problem for the millionth time.
overnights 6/3/2026

Love Island USA Season-Premiere Recap: Door’s Open A demented make-out game gives the Islanders a taste of what this summer has in store.
overnights 6/3/2026

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed Recap: It Was Just an Accident The death of Karl and Paula’s relationship factors into her becoming a person of interest in the present-day murder case.
overnights 6/3/2026

Widow’s Bay Recap: Return of the Boogeyman We’re going full John Carpenter this week, with Patricia running away from the slow-moving Boogeyman.
overnights 6/3/2026

The Testaments Series-Premiere Recap: Rage Finds a Way Hulu’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale returns to Gilead to follow Agnes (Chase Infiniti), a teenage girl coming of age in a totalitarian theocracy.
overnights 6/2/2026

In the City Recap: Sparks Fly Kenny needs to learn how to stop putting his foot in his mouth in front of other cast members if he wants to survive the season.
overnights 6/2/2026

Summer House Reunion Recap: Westward Ho! West gets put on trial, and the revelations about his past romances are starting to make Amanda look foolish.
overnights 6/1/2026

Top Chef Recap: 20 Questions A high-stakes game of 20 questions leads to a chef gaining the momentum needed to head into the finale.
overnights 6/1/2026

Below Deck Down Under Finale Recap: All Is Well That Ends Well Captain Jason manages to get the situation between Daisy, Ben, and João under control just in time to have a fruitful final charter.

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movie review 6/5/2026

We Laugh Because We’re Defeated Scary Movie, a.k.a. Scary Movie 6, has some laughs. How can it not? It has thousands of jokes. But the signal-to-noise ratio is deafening.
movie review 6/5/2026

Masters of the Universe Has Something to Say About Masculinity It just isn’t sure what, exactly.
tv review 6/5/2026

Black Rabbit Runs on Jason Bateman and Jude Law’s Sublime Brother Act The riveting Netflix thriller is anchored by two of the most mercurial TV performances you’ll see this year.
theater review 6/4/2026

Music in the Darkness: Girl, Interrupted Comes to the Stage A new adaptation of the book incorporates music by Aimee Mann.
album review 6/4/2026

Paul McCartney Is Back Outside and on Fire His new album feels like a Beatles prequel — and it’s his best work since the 2000s.
best of 2026 6/4/2026

The Best Movies of the Year So Far 2026’s highlights include a surprising sequel, an artful two-hander, and the sheep that made you cry.
bring on season 2 6/4/2026

The Fall and Rise Transcends Reggie Dinkins Over its exemplary first season, the mockumentary about one man’s image rehabilitation grew into a Hall of Fame hangout show.
tv review 6/3/2026

Not Suitable for Work Can’t Decide If It’s In on the Joke Mindy Kaling’s latest seems to ask, ‘Would you watch a sitcom about everyone you swipe past on Hinge?’
best of 2026 6/3/2026

The Best TV of the Year So Far 2026’s highlights include a capable mom thriller, a sizzling Heat descendant, and the newest Housewives on the block.
theater review 6/2/2026

The Loneliness of the Ghost-Town Throuple: Jerome In John J. Caswell Jr.’s play, a gay couple living in the Arizona desert meet a stranger with a secret.
close read 6/2/2026

The Mess Was the Point Euphoria ended as a tug-of-war between extreme absurdity and realism, but that was always the show.
book review 6/2/2026

Maggie O’Farrell Goes Maximalist The Hamnet author’s new novel, Land, is her most ambitious work to date.
book review 6/1/2026

I Keep Falling for Ann Patchett’s Slightly Maudlin Novels Her latest, Whistler, is full of unusually decent people. But it still made me tear up.
movie review 5/29/2026

Making a Movie Out of a Vibe Is Harder Than It Sounds A24’s new horror movie Backrooms has incredible atmosphere — too bad about the rest of it.

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The Boroughs’s Clarke Peters Wants Art to Keep Seeking Answers (and Mushrooms) By Roxana Hadadi

Love Island (S8/E3)

Let’s Be Cheating The Islanders had a lot of big feelings last night, no matter how many times they repeat that they are so fine and over it.
cape fear (S1/E2)

Making a Monster Cady is just getting started in his revenge plot against the Bowdens, but we’re still left wondering what his motivations are.
Dutton Ranch (S1/E5)

New Ranch, Who Dis? There’s nothing like watching Rip and Beth do what they do best (competently working a ranch and giving a threatening-but-cool aura, respectively).
Cape Fear (S1/E1)

Resurrection Apple TV brings in heavyweights Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson to remake a classic thriller for the streaming age.
Love Island (S8/E2)

The Bombshells Do Challengers Cosplay Gabriel and Kayda shake things up with an overnight throuple situation while Kenzie and Sean are definitely not thinking about Zach and Beatriz.
The Valley (S3/E10)

The White Claws Are Out We have to stop talking about Danny and his maybe-drinking problem for the millionth time.
Love Island (S8/E1)

Door’s Open A demented make-out game gives the Islanders a taste of what this summer has in store.
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (S1/E4)

It Was Just an Accident The death of Karl and Paula’s relationship factors into her becoming a person of interest in the present-day murder case.
Widow’s Bay (S1/E8)

Return of the Boogeyman We’re going full John Carpenter this week, with Patricia running away from the slow-moving Boogeyman.
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that’s a matter for the courts 10 States Might Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger on Antitrust Grounds They got Mark Ruffalo’s letters! By Bethy Squires
now streaming The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend It’s P!nk versus Lestat. By Savannah Salazar
at the box office Another YouTube Phenomenon Is Crashing Theaters This Weekend This one is an indie cartoon — and it already beat He-Man, Scary Movie, and Backrooms on Thursday night. By Tim Brinkhof
now streaming The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend What’s scarier: hallways that never end or another Euphoria season after this? By Savannah Salazar

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stage whisperer Who Will Win the 2026 Tony Awards? It’s been a topsy-turvy Tony season, with new productions taking a backseat to revivals. But someone still has to win. By Jackson McHenry
scene report What I Remember From Phoebe Bridgers’s Phoneless MSG Show Bridgers’s New York concert banned phones, pens, and paper. It ruled. By Jason P. Frank
at the box office Another YouTube Phenomenon Is Crashing Theaters This Weekend This one is an indie cartoon — and it already beat He-Man, Scary Movie, and Backrooms on Thursday night. By Tim Brinkhof

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that's a matter for the courts

10 States Might Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger on Antitrust Grounds

They got Mark Ruffalo’s letters! By Bethy Squires

*leo pointing meme* Every Horror Film Spoofed in the New Scary Movie The new Scary Movie is laden with both deeply specific references and early-aughts homophobia. By Louis Peitzman
now streaming The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend It’s P!nk versus Lestat. By Savannah Salazar
at the box office Another YouTube Phenomenon Is Crashing Theaters This Weekend This one is an indie cartoon — and it already beat He-Man, Scary Movie, and Backrooms on Thursday night. By Tim Brinkhof

encounter Soft Power Alexander Skarsgård is a formidable presence in leather, but Pillion’s Harry Melling is the BDSM biker movie’s real lead. By Jackson McHenry
in conversation Regina Hall Won’t Talk About the Kevin Hart Roast Just Yet But she will talk about returning to the Scary Movie franchise and what Paul Thomas Anderson is like as a neighbor. By Shamira Ibrahim
yeehaw Taylor Swift Writes Jessie’s Heartbreak Redemption “I Knew It, I Knew You” heals a wound for Jessie. By Alejandra Gularte
best of 2026 The Best Movies of the Year So Far 2026’s highlights include a surprising sequel, an artful two-hander, and the sheep that made you cry. By Bilge Ebiri, Roxana Hadadi, and Alison Willmore
the law Shia LaBeouf Gets Probation for New Orleans Brawl The actor pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery. By Bethy Squires

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Buffy Stars Pay Tribute to Anthony Head

Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, and more Scoobies remembered the show’s designated father figure. By Bethy Squires

rip Anthony Head, Buffy and Ted Lasso Star, Dead at 72 The incomparable character actor and singer died peacefully from complications of pneumonia, according to his daughters. By Fran Hoepfner
tv review Black Rabbit Runs on Jason Bateman and Jude Law’s Sublime Brother Act The riveting Netflix thriller is anchored by two of the most mercurial TV performances you’ll see this year. By Roxana Hadadi
apologies Love Island USA’s Contestant Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for Saying Racial Slur “There is no excuse for it, and I am deeply sorry. I am embarrassed and disappointed by my words.” By Alejandra Gularte
nice opinions to hear Sharon Stone and Keke Palmer Are Unimpressed by Generative AI “AI’s a cover band. That’s all it’s got.” By Jason P. Frank

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New on Peacock: June 2026 Love Island USA, Las Culturistas Culture Awards, Lorne, and more. By Savannah Salazar

bring on season 2 The Fall and Rise Transcends Reggie Dinkins Over its exemplary first season, the mockumentary about one man’s image rehabilitation grew into a Hall of Fame hangout show. By Roxana Hadadi
now do quads Love Island USA Is Letting the Bombshells Throuple Up Paradise Cove is full of beds made for three. By Bethy Squires
the newsroom Steve Kroft Calls the Bari Weiss 60 Minutes Retool ‘Disastrous’ “The audience was up about 9 percent last year. Why would you mess with that?” By Bethy Squires
scene report Lestat Comes (Un)Alive Fangirling with the goths, nerds, and theater kids trying to witness Sam Reid channel Interview With the Vampire’s rock god in concert. By Rebecca Alter

Music

my collab is dropping

Olivia Rodrigo Found the Cure and It’s a Collab with Robert Smith

She surprised Primavera Sound with a set and performance with Smith. By Alejandra Gularte

vulture sports! Everyone’s Performing at the FIFA World Cup Former astronaut Katy Perry is helping kick off the party. By Alejandra Gularte
summer game fest Tupac Shakur’s Estate Let Him Be in a Yakuza Video Game First a hologram, now a NPC. By Alejandra Gularte
tayvis wedding Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Getting Married at Madison Square Garden? We know she’s been there before. By Bethy Squires

tayvis wedding Taylor Swift Is Not Getting Married in Bushwick But “the middle of Manhattan” keeps a lot of options on the table. By Fran Hoepfner
scene report What I Remember From Phoebe Bridgers’s Phoneless MSG Show Bridgers’s New York concert banned phones, pens, and paper. It ruled. By Jason P. Frank
vulture politics Trump Replaces Freedom 250 Concerts With Himself And a bit of opera, of course, for good measure. By Fran Hoepfner
friendship wins Olivia Rodrigo Wouldn’t Mind Working With Sabrina Carpenter “I’m open to all types of collaboration.” By Alejandra Gularte
here we go again Role Model’s New Persona Is Basically Forrest Gump “I feel he was always in the background of photos with Michael Jackson for some reason, but also weirdly knows Olivia Rodrigo.” By Alejandra Gularte

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Jimmy Kimmel Would Stop If He Could

Trump wants him out, late night is dying, and he’s tired. What does the end look like? By Kathryn VanArendonk

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 Hershal Pandya and Jesse David Fox
it’s a job Ashley Padilla Is the Most Normal-Sounding SNL Cast Member of All Time “I don’t see the show as competitive at all. And that sounds so silly to people.” By Jason P. Frank
the law Matthew Perry’s Assistant Sentenced for Injecting Actor With Fatal Ketamine Dose Kenneth Iwamasa got almost three and a half years and a $10,000 fine. By Bethy Squires

too far The Roast of Kevin Hart Gets Roasted The debate over what was appropriate to joke about rages on, but Hart himself would like to be removed from the narrative. By Jason P. Frank
obits 30 Rock’s Grizz Chapman Dies at 52 The news was confirmed by Kevin Brown, who played Dot Com. By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Stephen Colbert Thanks His Audience for a ‘Reciprocal Emotional Relationship’ “If you choose to do this with joy, it doesn’t hurt your fingers as much when your fingers get caught in the gears.” By Alejandra Gularte
jolly good show Saturday Night Live UK’s Best and British-est Sketches The London-based show spent its first season distinguishing itself from its older sibling back in New York. By David Renshaw
nom nom nom Yes, Glen Powell Knows All About the Woman Who Eats His Face He met her on the red carpet and still seems spooked. By Jason P. Frank

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stage whisperer

Who Will Win the 2026 Tony Awards?

It’s been a topsy-turvy Tony season, with new productions taking a backseat to revivals. But someone still has to win. By Jackson McHenry

stage whisperer ‘Why Is There No Tony for Best Wigs?’ Fallen Angels has one of the best jokes of the spring theater season. It’s on Rose Byrne’s head. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Music in the Darkness: Girl, Interrupted Comes to the Stage A new adaptation of the book incorporates music by Aimee Mann. By Jackson McHenry
p!nk news How to Watch the 2026 Tony Awards Because New York doesn’t stop when the Knicks have a night off. By Jason P. Frank
theater review The Loneliness of the Ghost-Town Throuple: Jerome In John J. Caswell Jr.’s play, a gay couple living in the Arizona desert meet a stranger with a secret. By Jackson McHenry

theater review
Indian Princesses, at the Corner of Cringe and Compassion In Eliana Theologides Rodriguez’s play, fathers who don’t really understand their daughters still try to do right by them. By Sara Holdren

stage whisperer Gina Gionfriddo Does Mean Well After leaving theater for nearly ten years, the playwright is nominated for her first Tony for Becky Shaw. She’s ready for it. By Jason P. Frank
stage whisperer Qween Jean’s Broadway Reign Is Just Beginning The Cats: The Jellicle Ball and Liberation costumer is nominated for two Tonys in her first year of eligibility. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Video Killed The Maids In the hands of Kip Williams, Genet’s dark drama somehow becomes a play about how you look at your phone too much. By Jackson McHenry
profile Morgan Bassichis Talks to Ghosts The performer’s hit solo show, Can I Be Frank?, is part séance, part comedy routine, and unlike anything else in theater right now. By E. Alex Jung

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Books

best of 2026 The Best Books of the Year So Far 2026’s highlights include a stunning debut novel, a riveting nonfiction mystery, and a brazenly painful memoir. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani
rip Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis Writer, Dead at 56 Her family and friends say she “died of sadness” after the death of her husband. By Jason P. Frank
book gossip How Lit Mags Are Dealing With AI-Slop Submissions “You don’t have to be an AI booster to think ‘catching people out’ is a poor use of the literary community’s energy.” By Jasmine Vojdani
must reads 7 New Books to Read This June A new Ann Patchett, a reissue of a Pulitzer-winning book of essays, and a sprawling, intelligent immigrant novel. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani
book review Maggie O’Farrell Goes Maximalist The Hamnet author’s new novel, Land, is her most ambitious work to date. By Rachel Vorona Cote

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Art

neighborhood news Skinny-dipping in the Park Ryan McGinley’s first solo exhibit in New York in nearly a decade was shot all over the city. By Samuel Hine
announcements Introducing How to Visit an Art Museum, by Jerry Saltz Our senior art critic’s guides to the Met, MoMA, the Whitney, the Frick, and the Guggenheim. By The Editors
critic’s notebook Seeing Red The art world is buzzing after the spring auction frenzy. But I only feel grief, like something is dying. By Jerry Saltz
look book The Look Book Goes to Frieze Art Fair Collectors, dealers, curators, and advisers wore their art-world best to browse the annual fair at the Shed.
chapters Lost Days at the Chelsea Hotel Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Jonas Mekas were just a few of the residents captured in Albert Scopin’s recently recovered photos. By Curbed editors