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Supergirl’s Biggest Weakness? It’s a Bad Adaptation

In the big-screen adaptation of DC Comics’ Woman of Tomorrow series, emotion never seems to dictate big decisions. Things just happen. By Siddhant Adlakha

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Jackass: Best and Last Is Not the Best Jackass, and It Might Not Be the Last

Rectal exams. Colonoscopies. Lip injections. Office parties. The latest Jackass movie is all about growing old. By Bilge Ebiri

endings

The Bear Just Couldn’t Help Itself

In an otherwise poignant finale, the show makes one final stumble into a familiar place: So far up its own ass that it’s hard to see daylight. By Kathryn VanArendonk

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Taylor Swift Should Get Married at Madison Square Garden

In defense of the only logical option she has. By Fran Hoepfner

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tayvis wedding 6/27/2026

Stevie Nicks Is Turning Taylor Swift’s Wedding Into a Concert She’s reportedly performing on the big day alongside Tim McGraw.
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Supergirl Lands in a Toy’s World Coming in second for its opening weekend.
thank u next 6/27/2026

Ariana Grande Tests Out ‘Thank U Next’ Lyric Changes Changing Ricky Alvarez’s “Thank U Next” lyric after being spotted together.
gold rush 6/27/2026

The Limited Series Are Down Bad It’s the first year in a long time that the top contenders aren’t driving the TV Zeitgeist.
vulture lists 6/27/2026

Every DC Comics Movie, Ranked From the Christopher Reeve era to the latest Supergirl.
vulture games 6/27/2026

Cinematrix No. 823: June 27, 2026 Can you name a Kevin Costner movie directed by an Oscar nominee?
vulture politics 6/26/2026

Will Kelsey Grammer Be the Next Celebrity Politician? If Spencer Pratt can do it, why not Frasier?
coming soon 6/26/2026

Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour Are Coming Back to Netflix They’ll both star in a spy series from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne.
crime 6/26/2026

Tom Sandoval Accuses Girlfriend of Physical and Verbal Abuse Sandoval filed restraining orders against Victoria Lee Robinson and her father.
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They Are Making the Wrong Animated Animal Sequels The world doesn’t need a Donkey origin story. It needs Parisian rats.
moves like... 6/26/2026

Mick Jagger Wants Your Sticky Fingers to Write Him a Hot Biopic His expectations, after seeing A Complete Unknown, are specific: “What are you going to zero in on? And where’s your two years of interest?”
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7 New Movies You Can Finally Watch at Home This Month If you didn’t catch I Love Boosters in theaters, we have good news.
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The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Up … up … and filet!
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How Many People Still Watch House of the Dragon? The season-three premiere was down from season two, but viewership was still sky-high.

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Sugar Recap: Feeling of the Future Sugar is venturing into Eastside Los Angeles to tell a story of immigrants and working people — with mixed results.
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The Bear Season-Finale Recap: Let It Rip. And R.I.P. The past is finally put to rest, and the future of the Bear looks bright in the series finale.
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Love Island USA Recap: Return to Sender The mailboxes wage psychological warfare on our Islanders, sending Kayda and Aniya into full-blown spin-outs and Bryce into peaceful clarity.
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The Bear Recap: Star Man The staff brings their A game for the Michelin-star man, even in the face of divine chaos.
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Dutton Ranch Recap: The Hangover Dutton Ranch has a huge Carter problem.
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The Bear Recap: Chaos Menu Dinner service is finally underway, and things are getting hectic.
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The Bear Recap: When It Rains … Let the dinner rush begin! No, really. Let it begin.
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Cape Fear Recap: Problem Child The Bowdens act like complete numbskulls in this episode because the plot requires them to do so.
overnights 6/25/2026

The Bear Recap: Nothing Left to Lose Carmy atones and dinnertime approaches in a sleepy — but necessary — episode.
overnights 6/25/2026

The Bear Recap: Keep Grooving Sydney’s frustration results in the team finding out about Carmy’s departure at the worst time possible.
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The Bear Recap: A Horrible Business The restaurant remains flooded, and everyone feels literally and/or metaphorically underwater.
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The Bear Season-Premiere Recap: We’re Out of Time, Chef The Bear is open for business, and absolutely nothing is going as it should.
overnights 6/24/2026

Next Gen NYC Season-Premiere Recap: Hoedown Throwdown Bravo’s nepo babies waste no time retiring tired story lines and igniting fresh ones in the season premiere.
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The Valley Recap: Like, Like, Like The official ruling on whether Danny is guilty of the treasonous crime of liking a social media post about Jason.

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yelling 6/26/2026

No, The Bear Didn’t Copy The Pitt The single-shift structure is both a familiar TV trope and distinctly well-suited to this farewell season.
movie review 6/26/2026

Jackass: Best and Last Is Not the Best Jackass, and It Might Not Be the Last Rectal exams. Colonoscopies. Lip injections. Office parties. The latest Jackass movie is all about growing old.
new noise 6/26/2026

The Bear Abandons Its Sound Without any needle drops, the show no longer feels like itself.
close read 6/26/2026

Cape Fear’s Destination Unknown Apple TV’s puzzle-box adaptation plays coy with what should be this story’s driving questions.
movie review 6/26/2026

The Invite Is Occasionally Funny, But That’s About It Olivia Wilde returns to directing with a stagy, uneven comedy starring Seth Rogen.
tv review 6/25/2026

The Bear Trims the Fat A pared-down final season reveals a fundamental truth about one of the most electrifying series of the past decade.
movie review 6/24/2026

Supergirl Is Fun, But Supergirl Is a Real Letdown Milly Alcock stars in the follow-up to last year’s revamped Superman, but the movie has no idea what to do with her or her character.
movie review 6/19/2026

The Beautifully Handcrafted Rose of Nevada Is a Ghost Story Like No Other Callum Turner and George MacKay are very good in Mark Jenkin’s bewitching folk tale.
movie review 6/19/2026

Maddie’s Secret Feels Like an Attempt to Outrun Irony John Early’s directorial debut, in which he plays a food influencer with an eating disorder, is a strange, delightful homage to TV movies.
movie review 6/18/2026

The Death of Robin Hood Is Logan on … Well, Not Steroids, Exactly Hugh Jackman has been here before, it seems.
tv review 6/18/2026

House of the Dragon Finally Addresses the Dragon in the Room In embracing all-out nihilism, the Game of Thrones prequel reaches its potential in season three.
movie review 6/18/2026

Toy Story 5 Chickens Out on Its Critique of Our Tech Addictions The latest installment in Pixar’s flagship franchise pits Woody, Buzz, and Jessie against devices, but can’t make the tough points.
international affairs 6/17/2026

Kumail Nanjiani Is a Taskmaster Cautionary Tale His middling performance is a warning for future celebrity contestants.
endings 6/17/2026

Widow’s Bay Is Built to Survive the Second-Season Curse There are no guarantees, in life or on hellmouth islands, but if any show can pull it off, it’s this one.

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Sugar (S2/E2)

Feeling of the Future Sugar is venturing into Eastside Los Angeles to tell a story of immigrants and working people — with mixed results.
The Bear (S5/E8)

Let It Rip. And R.I.P. The past is finally put to rest, and the future of the Bear looks bright in the series finale.
Love Island (S8/E20)

Return to Sender The mailboxes wage psychological warfare on our Islanders, sending Kayda and Aniya into full-blown spin-outs and Bryce into peaceful clarity.
The Bear (S5/E7)

Star Man The staff brings their A game for the Michelin-star man, even in the face of divine chaos.
Dutton Ranch (S1/E8)

The Hangover Dutton Ranch has a huge Carter problem.
The Bear (S5/E6)

Chaos Menu Dinner service is finally underway, and things are getting hectic.
The Bear (S5/E5)

When It Rains … Let the dinner rush begin! No, really. Let it begin.
Cape Fear (S1/E5)

Problem Child The Bowdens act like complete numbskulls in this episode because the plot requires them to do so.
The Bear (S5/E4)

Nothing Left to Lose Carmy atones and dinnertime approaches in a sleepy — but necessary — episode.
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stage whisperer Jimmy Award Winner Samia Posadas Is Ready to Work The musical theater wunderkind is off to college, unless the right job comes along: “Of course I’m going to take it.” By Jason P. Frank
quality time What Hershii LiqCour-Jeté Watches (and Listens to) With Her Kids They don’t watch Drag Race, but they’ve been to a handful of her drag brunches. By Hershii LiqCour-Jeté and Marah Eakin
new noise The Bear Abandons Its Sound Without any needle drops, the show no longer feels like itself. By Roxana Hadadi

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Supergirl Lands in a Toy’s World

Coming in second for its opening weekend. By Alejandra Gularte

vulture lists Every DC Comics Movie, Ranked From the Christopher Reeve era to the latest Supergirl. By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
sorry josh o’conner They Are Making the Wrong Animated Animal Sequels The world doesn’t need a Donkey origin story. It needs Parisian rats. By Jason P. Frank
moves like… Mick Jagger Wants Your Sticky Fingers to Write Him a Hot Biopic His expectations, after seeing A Complete Unknown, are specific: “What are you going to zero in on? And where’s your two years of interest?” By Devon Ivie

now streaming 7 New Movies You Can Finally Watch at Home This Month If you didn’t catch I Love Boosters in theaters, we have good news. By Brian Tallerico
now streaming The 10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Up … up … and filet! By Savannah Salazar
now streaming 6 Movies You Shouldn’t Miss on HBO Max This Month Including Michael Bay’s best blockbuster. By Brian Tallerico
crossing all the lines Girls Like Girls Is Darker Than You’d Think It’s almost surprising how far Hayley Kiyoko’s teen-romance directorial debut takes its characters’ meanness, though it also opts for an easy ending. By Fran Hoepfner
movie mvp Who Knew Murray Bartlett Could Act Like This? The actor’s transformational role in The Death of Robin Hood is the best, most haunting thing about the film. By Roxana Hadadi

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gold rush

The Limited Series Are Down Bad

It’s the first year in a long time that the top contenders aren’t driving the TV Zeitgeist. By Joe Reid

vulture politics Will Kelsey Grammer Be the Next Celebrity Politician? If Spencer Pratt can do it, why not Frasier? By Bethy Squires
coming soon Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour Are Coming Back to Netflix They’ll both star in a spy series from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne. By Bethy Squires
crime Tom Sandoval Accuses Girlfriend of Physical and Verbal Abuse Sandoval filed restraining orders against Victoria Lee Robinson and her father. By Bethy Squires
yelling No, The Bear Didn’t Copy The Pitt The single-shift structure is both a familiar TV trope and distinctly well-suited to this farewell season. By Kathryn VanArendonk

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Emmy Rossum and Liz Meriwether Let Themselves Get Angry For Furious, their new cat-and-mouse crime series about a female serial killer and the detective hunting her down. By Roxana Hadadi

quality time What Hershii LiqCour-Jeté Watches (and Listens to) With Her Kids They don’t watch Drag Race, but they’ve been to a handful of her drag brunches. By Hershii LiqCour-Jeté and Marah Eakin
new noise The Bear Abandons Its Sound Without any needle drops, the show no longer feels like itself. By Roxana Hadadi
close read Cape Fear’s Destination Unknown Apple TV’s puzzle-box adaptation plays coy with what should be this story’s driving questions. By Roxana Hadadi
exits Alannah Keyser Ejected From Casa Amor She’s the second bombshell to leave this season after videos surfaced of her allegedly using racial slurs. By Bethy Squires

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Stevie Nicks Is Turning Taylor Swift’s Wedding Into a Concert

She’s reportedly performing on the big day alongside Tim McGraw. By Alejandra Gularte

thank u next Ariana Grande Tests Out ‘Thank U Next’ Lyric Changes Changing Ricky Alvarez’s “Thank U Next” lyric after being spotted together. By Alejandra Gularte
my single is dropping Choose Your It Girl Music Video New music videos from Sombr and Benson Boone feature gals of the moment and a smidge of magical realism. By Bethy Squires
ro-o-o-o-ock music Charli XCX Met John Cale Mid-Breakdown And now they’ve collaborated twice. By Jason P. Frank

first person ‘Watch the Movie. That’s My Voice Coming Out of Rachael Leigh Cook’s Mouth.’ Kay Hanley has made less than $1,500 for her Josie and the Pussycats voicework. She’s now fighting for back pay. By Devon Ivie
vulture festival 2026 Solange Found Her Community Friends, collaborators, and admirers gathered on a recent Sunday night to celebrate A Seat at the Table as it received Vulture’s Concrete Record. By Fran Hoepfner
(yes can do) But Did Daryl Hall Get John Oates’s Kidney? The well-coiffed musician is recovering after a transplant from “a very kind and generous living donor.” By Devon Ivie
who charted Olivia Rodrigo Broke Her Own Chart Records Every song from every Olivia Rodrigo album has hit the Top 40. By Bethy Squires
the kids are all right Olivia Rodrigo Created Her Own Lilith Fair Daisy Chain Fields, a one-day festival this summer, will celebrate “the voices, artistry, and contributions of women in music.” By Devon Ivie

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The Bear Trims the Fat

A pared-down final season reveals a fundamental truth about one of the most electrifying series of the past decade. By Nicholas Quah

death and taxes Carlos Mencia Charged With 12 Felony Tax Counts For failure to report $8.7 million in income. By Alejandra Gularte
celebrity health updates Moshe Kasher Had a Rough Father’s Day Don’t worry: He was still able to work on the latest Judd Apatow project. By Bethy Squires
tributes The Stars of Friends, Taxi, Will & Grace Remember James Burrows The living cast members of Friends all paid their respects to their show’s father figure. By Bethy Squires

obits Legendary TV Director James Burrows Dies at 85 Burrows was instrumental in the early days of Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, NewsRadio, and more. By Bethy Squires
this week in late night A Creamy John Cena Won Late Night This Week Plus slam pigs on WWHL and Kerry Washington’s parenting tips. By Bethy Squires
ridiculousness Louis C.K.’s Ridiculous Looks Less Whimsical Than It Sounds The first clip for the comedian’s new Netflix special recounts how absurd (and dark) it was to pay for his father to go to “the home.” By Fran Hoepfner
stand-up Oof, What a Mess Tony Hinchcliffe’s Netflix special isn’t bad because it’s offensive. It’s bad because it’s incompetent. By Hershal Pandya
vulture lists The 20 Best Players in Taskmaster History (So Far) The true greats are both ruthless competitors and absolute fools — often at the same time. By Matthew Jackson

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Jimmy Award Winner Samia Posadas Is Ready to Work

The musical theater wunderkind is off to college, unless the right job comes along: “Of course I’m going to take it.” By Jason P. Frank

new york new york Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis’s Warriors Musical Is Broadway Bound It’s not about the cats. By Jason P. Frank
stage whisperer The Best Play You Can Find in a One-Bedroom Greenpoint Apartment The buzzy Slanted Floors is being staged for six people per night — carrot stew included. By Jason P. Frank
marmalade news Paddington Sails to America The long-rumored transfer of Paddington: The Musical will finally debut on Broadway. By Jason P. Frank
theater review June’s Off Broadway Productions to See Xhloe & Natasha and Todd Almond’s Fringe imports, plus a bracing dose of anti-McCarthyism at City Center. By Sara Holdren

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The 2026 Tony Winners Schmigadoon! was the night’s big winner, taking home Best Musical. By Jason P. Frank

theater kids So Olivia Rodrigo Wrote a Musical Broadway producers are probably salivating over You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. By Jason P. Frank
theater review A Romeo and Juliet That Ignores Its Own Strength A production that rejects Shakespeare’s poetry puts itself at a disadvantage from the start. By Sara Holdren
the t in egot ‘Gitchie Gitchie Laurie Metcalf Unlocked Everything’ The maestros behind P!nk’s name-checking, Moulin Rouge!–inspired Tonys opening number reveal how they pulled it all off. By Devon Ivie
tony awards 2026 Bernadette Peters Has a Passion for That Cynthia Erivo Rumor She believes the Wicked star will revive Sondheim’s Passion. By Bethy Squires

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q&a Hannah Murray Stopped Playing Make-Believe In her memoir, the onetime actor untangles her time within a wellness cult that resulted in a psychotic break. By Fran Hoepfner
q&a No One Has Dealt With More Angry Odyssey Bros Than Emily Wilson Christopher Nolan cited Wilson’s translation when discussing his upcoming film. She unpacks the backlash to her work and to Nolan’s adaptation. By Jason P. Frank
books 5 Romance Novels to Read This Summer Includes a queer romantasy, a wallflower versus a rake, and a comforting coming-of-age. By Angelina Mazza
1.5x speed What Mina Kimes Is Listening to (and Reading) This Summer “If you’re looking for book recommendations from ten years ago, I got you.” By Nic Juarez
profile Joyce Carol Oates Can’t Quit The octogenarian is on her 50th short-story collection and 15th year as an X power user. By Emma Alpern

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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
the art world How Pace Gallery Broke Itself The mega-gallery embraced a fantasy of endless growth and hype and the assumption that bigger means better. The consequences have arrived. By Jerry Saltz
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

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