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2026’s highlights include a cozy Canadian lake escape and a rapidly maturing Gen-Z sitcom.

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Marlon James Describes His Latest Book As a Gay Revenge Thriller

“I don’t know where I stand as a writer, but I am the greatest procrastinator of my generation.” By Jasmine Vojdani

encounter

Love Island’s Melanie Is Going to Be Okay

Outside of the villa, she’s distancing herself from a divisive relationship and pursuing fresh ambitions: “There’s a bigger picture for me.” By Paula Mejía

backstories

‘I Was in Jay’s House and I Couldn’t Find a Way Out’

How Elizabeth Meriwether and the Furious team built to that final twist. By Roxana Hadadi

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trailer mix 8 mins ago

George Michael Finally Gets His Big-Screen Moment After all that “Father Figure” fever the past few years, a George Michael concert documentary is coming to theaters.
little death 8:00 a.m.

How Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Became the Cult Film of the Year Fans are turning up to screenings in costumes and fake blood, while the ecstatically reviewed film is quietly creeping up the box-office leader board.
vulture 10x10 5:00 a.m.

The Lights Puzzle 11-Across, Four Letters: Princess Celestia, Fluttershy, or Pinkie Pie
vulture games 5:00 a.m.

Cinematrix No. 889: Abel Ferrara’s New York Can you name an Abel Ferrara or Melanie Griffith movie released between 1980 and 2015?
gimme 10 8/31/2026

Love Island USA Reunion: What Did Melanie Say About Sincere? “I think he’s building that trust.”
pokémon 8/31/2026

Mimikyu Is the Perfect Movie Star He gets his Hollywood debut in Pokémon: Wild Card.
charts 8/31/2026

People Keep Choosing ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Ella Langley’s country hit continues to top the ‘Billboard Hot 100.’
box office beatdown 8/31/2026

The Dog Stars Is a Dog at the Box Office The latest Ridley Scott film raked in just $8 million domestically in its opening weekend.
a goose is born 8/31/2026

Paul Thomas Anderson Is Making Cameron Winter a Star The Oscar-winning director’s next film is a concert documentary about the Geese front man’s Carnegie Hall show, premiering at this year’s NYFF.
main pop girls 8/31/2026

How Stella Lefty’s ‘Boston’ Became One of the Year’s Defining Hits The song, which interpolates Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season,” is another TikTok success story.
on the record 8/31/2026

Chris Hansen Can’t Stop Talking About Primetime And he thinks he has a “decent case” to sue A24.
vulture fashion 8/31/2026

John Galliano Backs Out of the Met Gala “I understand that meaningful atonement is not achieved through an exhibition, institutional recognition or a single public gesture.”
vulture games 8/31/2026

Telematrix No. 159: August 31, 2026 Can you name a Tyra Banks TV show with a two- to four-word title?
vulture games 8/31/2026

Cinematrix No. 888: August 31, 2026 Can you name a Leslie Nielsen or Jones comedy movie?

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overnights 8/31/2026

Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Don’t Poke the Bear The never-ending Nathan-Joe rivalry finally hits its breaking point, but everyone is over it and just wants them to move on.
overnights 8/31/2026

Furious Season-Finale Recap: Mona Lisa Smile Alice and Catherine come to an understanding in a finale that is simultaneously moving and terrifyingly dark.
overnights 8/30/2026

Lanterns Recap: Interview With a Guardian A flashback-heavy episode retells the origins of Earth’s first Green Lantern from John’s point of view.
overnights 8/30/2026

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip Recap: I Dream of Nene Between confronting Nene over a minor offense and whipping the SLC wives up against Lisa, Gizelle continues to produce magical moments.
overnights 8/30/2026

Lioness Recap: Side Quest Joe’s side quest to take down a communist professor makes for a perversely enjoyable bit of schlock.
overnights 8/28/2026

Adults Recap: I’ve Always Said That Samir dreads telling his girlfriend, Carly, that her pursuit of a career as a K-pop artist is doomed.
overnights 8/28/2026

Dark Matter Season-Premiere Recap: Escape From Chicago The prime dimension’s Dessens learn that sticking it out in their home dimension will be more complicated than they’d hoped.
overnights 8/28/2026

Silo Recap: Deafening Booms, Distant Echoes Daniel and Helen tour the silo complex in the 21st-century timeline and take a little too long to realize something is off.
overnights 8/28/2026

Project Runway Recap: Twist and Shout Another synergistic crossover episode with Dancing With the Stars feels (mostly) like vintage Project Runway.
overnights 8/27/2026

Adults Recap: Weird Little Guy Tensions mount as the friend group undergoes the dreaded room swap post Paul Baker and Issa’s breakup.
overnights 8/27/2026

Adults Recap: One Last Big Night The group scrambles to get rid of an unwelcome guest before acid night.
overnights 8/27/2026

Adults Recap: Spermworthy Anton’s efforts to prove he’s not the monster his sister and parents think he is sends him spiraling out.
overnights 8/27/2026

Adults Recap: It Comes With Age Billie’s quarter-life crisis kicks into high gear when a sweet, naïve zoomer ends up with her fake ID.
overnights 8/27/2026

RHOC Recap: The Atchison, Topeka, and the Rancho Santa Fe Everyone continues to pick on Heather, which seems self-defeating at this point.

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best of 2026 9:00 a.m.

The Best TV of the Year So Far 2026’s highlights include a cozy Canadian lake escape and a rapidly maturing Gen-Z sitcom.
endings 8/31/2026

Furious Goes Out With a Smile Emmy Rossum breaks down Alice’s final moments of the season: “There is a moth-to-a-flame thing going on with her.”
movie review 8/31/2026

The Greatest Robot Anime Is Back With Something to Prove The new Mobile Suit Gundam movie is mad as hell and relishes in the franchise’s intoxicating weirdness.
movie review 8/28/2026

Coyote vs. Acme Is a Commanding, Heartfelt Argument Against Corporate Cruelty More importantly, it’s funny too.
(not a movie review) 8/28/2026

I Can’t Review This Movie, But You Should See It Anyway Watching myself in the insightful new doc Boorman and the Devil, about the troubled 1977 sequel to The Exorcist, was a very strange experience.
movie review 8/28/2026

Buddy Is the Latest Effort to Find the Scary Side of Nostalgia Adult Swim stalwart Casper Kelly riffs on Barney in his new horror movie that just isn’t as good as his short Too Many Cooks.
movie review 8/28/2026

A Tale of Golf, Heat, and Capitalism Filipiñana is the kind of movie that asks for attention and patience — not because it is slow but because it’s built entirely out of details.
movie review 8/27/2026

The Dog Stars and Ridley Scott’s Broken Worlds What would the Ridley Scott of yore have done with a postapocalyptic tale such as The Dog Stars?
tv review 8/27/2026

Adults Has Outgrown Its Awkward Phase In its assured second season, the FX comedy graduates from imitating a great hangout sitcom to actually being one.
close read 8/27/2026

Miss Piggy Is Our Last Movie Star Like Mae West and other classic Hollywood icons, Miss Piggy plays with femininity in delightful, contradictory ways.
tv review 8/26/2026

Sean Duffy’s Great American Road Trip Took the Cowardly Route The Transportation secretary’s new reality series has all the makings of a hate-watch but immediately runs out of gas.
theater review 8/25/2026

Don’t Overthink Paranormal Activity The stage version of the horror classic knows what its audience wants, even if the experience feels a bit too normal at times.
podcasts 8/25/2026

Dolly Parton’s America Examines the Woman Behind the Icon The WNYC podcast goes deep into the Dollyverse.
book review 8/24/2026

Rachel Cusk’s Alleged Natalie Portman Novel Is Not Very Good Life of M’s celebrity character study is half salacious, half tediously vague.

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Interview

Bugs Bunny Loves That Coyote vs. Acme Will Make You Cry By James Grebey

Below Deck Mediterranean (S11/E13)

Don’t Poke the Bear The never-ending Nathan-Joe rivalry finally hits its breaking point, but everyone is over it and just wants them to move on.
Furious (S1/E8)

Mona Lisa Smile Alice and Catherine come to an understanding in a finale that is simultaneously moving and terrifyingly dark.
Lanterns (S1/E3)

Interview With a Guardian A flashback-heavy episode retells the origins of Earth’s first Green Lantern from John’s point of view.
The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip (S5/E4)

I Dream of Nene Between confronting Nene over a minor offense and whipping the SLC wives up against Lisa, Gizelle continues to produce magical moments.
Special Ops: Lioness (S3/E5)

Side Quest Joe’s side quest to take down a communist professor makes for a perversely enjoyable bit of schlock.
Adults (S2/E6)

I’ve Always Said That Samir dreads telling his girlfriend, Carly, that her pursuit of a career as a K-pop artist is doomed.
Dark Matter (S2/E1)

Escape From Chicago The prime dimension’s Dessens learn that sticking it out in their home dimension will be more complicated than they’d hoped.
Silo (S3/E9)

Deafening Booms, Distant Echoes Daniel and Helen tour the silo complex in the 21st-century timeline and take a little too long to realize something is off.
Project Runway (S22/E8)

Twist and Shout Another synergistic crossover episode with Dancing With the Stars feels (mostly) like vintage Project Runway.
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Streamliner

now streaming The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend As Dolly once sang, “Everything’s gonna work out just fine.” By Savannah Salazar
price hikes Apple TV Is Going to Cost You an Extra $2 Every Month New seasons of Ted Lasso don’t come cheap. By Eric Vilas-Boas
it’s about time Your Favorite Shows Are Coming Back (a Little) Faster From The Pitt to The Paper, streamers are starting to embrace a core cadence of TV programming: annual seasons. By Josef Adalian
coming soon Only Murders Season 6 Will Be Your Cozy British Winter Mystery We’ve got secrets to reveal — like Olivia Colman’s role and a first look at the show’s trip across the pond. By Josef Adalian

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Features

the maria bamford questionnaire Stavros Halkias Worries That He’s Living a Truman Show–esque Simulation But that won’t stop him from begging for a role in Heat 2. By Megh Wright
gold rush The Emmys Are Changing Again, and One Show Is Getting Particularly Screwed DTF St. Louis went from seven nominees eligible for the ceremony’s main telecast to just one. By Joe Reid
movie review Coyote vs. Acme Is a Commanding, Heartfelt Argument Against Corporate Cruelty More importantly, it’s funny too. By Angelica Jade Bastién

Movies

trailer mix

George Michael Finally Gets His Big-Screen Moment

After all that “Father Figure” fever the past few years, a George Michael concert documentary is coming to theaters. By Fran Hoepfner

little death How Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Became the Cult Film of the Year Fans are turning up to screenings in costumes and fake blood, while the ecstatically reviewed film is quietly creeping up the box-office leader board. By Chris Lee
pokémon Mimikyu Is the Perfect Movie Star He gets his Hollywood debut in Pokémon: Wild Card. By Alejandra Gularte
box office beatdown The Dog Stars Is a Dog at the Box Office The latest Ridley Scott film raked in just $8 million domestically in its opening weekend. By Jason P. Frank

a goose is born Paul Thomas Anderson Is Making Cameron Winter a Star The Oscar-winning director’s next film is a concert documentary about the Geese front man’s Carnegie Hall show, premiering at this year’s NYFF. By Fran Hoepfner
on the record Chris Hansen Can’t Stop Talking About Primetime And he thinks he has a “decent case” to sue A24. By Nicholas Quah
the maria bamford questionnaire Stavros Halkias Worries That He’s Living a Truman Show–esque Simulation But that won’t stop him from begging for a role in Heat 2. By Megh Wright
movie review The Greatest Robot Anime Is Back With Something to Prove The new Mobile Suit Gundam movie is mad as hell and relishes in the franchise’s intoxicating weirdness. By Eric Vilas-Boas
box office report card In Spider-Man vs. Coyote, Spider-Man Wins A grand showing for the Coyote, and a devastating blow to the Acme Corporation. By Bethy Squires

Movies

TV

gimme 10

Love Island USA Reunion: What Did Melanie Say About Sincere?

“I think he’s building that trust.” By Alejandra Gularte

endings Furious Goes Out With a Smile Emmy Rossum breaks down Alice’s final moments of the season: “There is a moth-to-a-flame thing going on with her.” By Roxana Hadadi
pika pika An Aardman Animated Pokémon Show Comes to Disney+ The same studio that brought us Wallace and Gromit. By Alejandra Gularte
gold rush The Emmys Are Changing Again, and One Show Is Getting Particularly Screwed DTF St. Louis went from seven nominees eligible for the ceremony’s main telecast to just one. By Joe Reid
now streaming The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend As Dolly once sang, “Everything’s gonna work out just fine.” By Savannah Salazar

cast away!
Leah Remini Is Joining Real Housewives of Beverly Hills She’s trading escaping Scientology for escaping Sutton Stracke. By Jason P. Frank

upholding the constitution Jen Shah Is Really Free Now The former Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star has served her federal-prison sentence. By Jason P. Frank
it’s about time Your Favorite Shows Are Coming Back (a Little) Faster From The Pitt to The Paper, streamers are starting to embrace a core cadence of TV programming: annual seasons. By Josef Adalian
scoobydoobydopaliscious André 3000 Returns to Spooky Island He and Cathy Moriarty will have their plans ruined by meddling kids in Scooby-Doo: Origins. By Bethy Squires
obits Peter Cullen, Voice of Optimus Prime, Dead at 85 Besides leading the Autobots, Cullen voiced iconic characters like Eeyore, K.A.R.R., and the Predator. By Bethy Squires

Music

charts

People Keep Choosing ‘Choosin’ Texas’

Ella Langley’s country hit continues to top the ‘Billboard Hot 100.’ By Alejandra Gularte

main pop girls How Stella Lefty’s ‘Boston’ Became One of the Year’s Defining Hits The song, which interpolates Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season,” is another TikTok success story. By Jason P. Frank
the festival circuit Olivia Rodrigo Promises Another Year of Daisy Chain Fields And hopefully a year without record-breaking heat and humidity. By Bethy Squires
wed me hard and soft Hey 2027 Brides, Billie Eilish Can Officiate Your Wedding She officiated her brother Finneas O’Connell’s wedding to Claudia Sulewski. By Bethy Squires

the festival circuit Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival Fully Blossomed Rodrigo’s spirit left Stevie Nicks “awestruck” by the end of the night. By Alejandra Gularte
pinky up ankle elevated Some of Katseye Stopped by Daisy Chain Fields “My ankle is on hiatus, but our hearts are definitely not,” said Megan Skiendiel. By Bethy Squires
chapters That Time Dolly Parton Switched Up Her ‘Reputwah’ After a chance run-in with Steve Buckingham, a lost Dolly Parton decided to try bluegrass music. By Martha Ackmann
tributes Hollywood Remembers Their Favorite Blonde, Dolly Parton From Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to Brandi Carlile. By Alejandra Gularte
tributes Miley Cyrus Pays Tribute to Her Godmother, Dolly Parton “Dolly would want me to feel it, write a song about it, and then continue on and be strong.” By Jason P. Frank

Music

Comedy

review roundup

Will Forte Un-Gaslit by Coyote vs. Acme Rave Reviews

The film had a shocking 101 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. By Bethy Squires

movie review Coyote vs. Acme Is a Commanding, Heartfelt Argument Against Corporate Cruelty More importantly, it’s funny too. By Angelica Jade Bastién
last night on late night MAGA Says ‘No!’ to Jelly Roll’s New Telly Role While guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, the country star sparked boycotts of his music by telling softball Trump jokes. By Hershal Pandya
tv review Adults Has Outgrown Its Awkward Phase In its assured second season, the FX comedy graduates from imitating a great hangout sitcom to actually being one. By Jackson McHenry

coming soon American Vandal Is Getting a Really Weird Third Season If I had a nickel for every time Jimmy Tatro starred in a true crime mockumentary… By Bethy Squires
last night on late night Did You Know Donald Trump Doesn’t Like Rosie O’Donnell? Jimmy Kimmel Live!’s most loyal viewer weighed in on the latest guest host. By Bethy Squires
last night on late night How Seth Meyers Spent His Summer Vacation Launching A Closer Look: Out of Office, for starters. By Bethy Squires
last night on late night God, It Feels Good to Have Rosie O’Donnell Back Her guest-host spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live! felt like a warm hug. By Jason P. Frank
shade Law Roach Releases Pettiness for Prettiness “Holding grudges makes you ugly.” By Jason P. Frank

Comedy

Theater

tributes

Watch Broadway’s Frank-N-Furters Pay Tribute to Tim Curry

Paul Soileau, Luke Evans, and Jake Shears sang “I’m Going Home” together at Studio 54. By Bethy Squires

theater review Don’t Overthink Paranormal Activity The stage version of the horror classic knows what its audience wants, even if the experience feels a bit too normal at times. By Jackson McHenry
stage whisperer Into the Woods A caravan of Broadway stars found themselves in upstate New York for a weekend of musical theater outdoors. What could go wrong? By Julia Edelstein
musical the-a-ter All-Star 10 Things I Hate About You Musical Aims for Broadway Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen’s collaboration is set to premiere one year from now. By Jason P. Frank
a long talk Cat Cohen Needs People to Tell Her She’s Crazy She levels up with her new Off Broadway show, Broad Strokes: “I’m thrilled, but I want so much more.” By Jason P. Frank

west end
Sunday in the Park With George Confirms Ariana Grande Will Be Recast “We know this cannot have been an easy decision, and she makes it with our complete understanding and support.” By Alejandra Gularte

theater review The Winter’s Tale Ambles Onstage, Accompanied (Briefly) by a Bear Daniel Sullivan’s Shakespeare in the Park production is smooth and well-executed but rarely urgent. By Sara Holdren
good news Ayo! Edebiri! Is! Snoopy! In the Encores! production of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. By Jason P. Frank
way down hadestown Hadestown Recasts Its Hades Geno Segers is out after his controversial opinions about the LGBTQ community and women’s rights went viral. By Jason P. Frank
exclusive Bowen Yang Will Star in Oh, Mary! This Fall The SNL alum is the latest coup for the production, which has a knack for making savvy casting choices. By Jason P. Frank

Theater

Books

profile I Was Inspired by the Native Writer Thomas King. Then I Learned He’s White. Thomas King influenced a generation of Native writers, including myself. Then we discovered he wasn’t Native at all. By Tommy Orange
chapters ‘Let’s Just Take the Piss Out of Bane’ The Batman: The Animated Series writers didn’t like the roided-up villain’s intrusion on their Rogues Gallery. By Daniel Dockery
book review Rachel Cusk’s Alleged Natalie Portman Novel Is Not Very Good Life of M’s celebrity character study is half salacious, half tediously vague. By Emma Alpern
books Here’s How Life of M Leads Back to Natalie Portman Two big dogs … actress living in Europe … By Fran Hoepfner
a long talk Roland Orzabal Wanted Fame, Fortune, and Therapy How Tears for Fears beat their “three-album act with one greatest-hits album” fate — and what’s next for the band. By Devon Ivie

Books

Art

vulture fashion John Galliano Backs Out of the Met Gala “I understand that meaningful atonement is not achieved through an exhibition, institutional recognition or a single public gesture.” By Jason P. Frank
rip Beloved Avant-Garde Artist Yayoi Kusama Dead at 97 “I will keep on making my art until the day I die,” she once said. “And even after I die, my spirit will keep creating new art.” By Jason P. Frank
art Mary Heilmann, Troublemaker The naughty, vivid, touching paintings of the late artist gave abstraction a much-needed pulse. By Jerry Saltz
art What’s an Artist Worth? A wave of New York dealers are leaving galleries to start their own agencies with new ideas about how to build their clients’ careers. By Rachel Corbett
art What David Hockney Saw He leaves behind a way of looking that makes the world larger, brighter, stranger, and more alive. By Jerry Saltz