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How Ballerina’s Opening Box Office Compared to John Wick

Ana de Armas transforms into a ballerina assassina. By Alejandra Gularte

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Rachel Zoe’s Gonna Be a Housewife

She’s joining the cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills next season. By Alejandra Gularte

peachy keen Ginny & Georgia Season 4 Confirmed: What’s Next for Them? Quickly, before Austin has another growth spurt. By Alejandra Gularte
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Almost All of the Mormon Wives Are Reuniting But wait, where’s Demi? By Alejandra Gularte

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this week in late night A Juvenile Story From the Creator of Adolescence Won Late Night This Week Plus some great wordplay from Jon Stewart and the writers of After Midnight. By Bethy Squires
catch up Oh Yeah, Ginny & Georgia Is About Murder The new season is out now and throws us directly into the madness. By Alejandra Gularte

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Diddy Pressured ‘Jane’ to Participate in His Fantasies

Jane, who is testifying under a pseudonym, is back on the stand to detail the rap mogul’s alleged abusive behavior. By Victoria Bekiempis

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ask an expert No ‘Chance in Hell’ Trump Will Pardon Diddy Plaintiff lawyer Tony Buzbee, who has already filed 40 lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs, weighs in on Combs’s trial so far. By Claudia Rosenbaum
new music fri-yay Sabrina Carpenter Doesn’t Gentle-Parent Her “Manchild” Well, there goes that dream. By Jason P. Frank

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qu’est-ce que c’est? How Saoirse Ronan Became the Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ “I was totally daunted,” Mike Mills says of directing the song’s first-ever video. “How do you make a video for my art heroes?” By Devon Ivie
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court appearances ‘I’m the Devil and I Could Kill You’ Cassie’s friend Bryana Bongolan details alleged Diddy threat and balcony attack. By Victoria Bekiempis
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Seth Meyers Pitched a Very Self-Congratulatory SNL50 Sketch

Involving all the presidential impressions telling the show, “Thanks to your help, we’ve won six of 13 elections.” By Bethy Squires

tv review Stick Is Stuck on the Trauma Plot The Owen Wilson golf comedy is feel-good TV built on a feel-bad foundation. By Kathryn VanArendonk
dumb Nathan Fielder Slams the House Committee on Transportation The comedian was unsatisfied with the governing body’s response to his Rehearsal aviation-safety concerns during their recent assembly. By Hershal Pandya
close read Adults Needs More Room to Grow Where its genre predecessors were given network-size seasons to calibrate their quirks, this streaming-era hangout sitcom has no such luxury. By Hershal Pandya

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 Jesse David Fox
rip Jonathan Joss, of King of the Hill, Killed In Shooting His husband claims Joss was the victim of a homophobic hate crime. By Jason P. Frank
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the hollywood issue It Feels Like 2009 on Dropout With its equitable business model and wholesome, Obama-era vibes, the improv streamer has found a young, progressive, fiercely loyal fandom. By Jesse David Fox
coming soon Find Your Happy Gilmore 2 Place The Sandman is back on the green and the spirit of Carl Weathers will live on. By Bethy Squires

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The Phonys Are Back!

Our writers created their own theater award categories for the year, including “Star-making Performance by a Nonhuman.”

cast away Tom Felton Is Playing Draco Malfoy Again on Broadway Wait ’til his father hears about this! By Alejandra Gularte
tony awards 2025 Who Will Win the 2025 Tony Awards ‘Oh, Mary!’ surely. But also a lot of other non-demon-twink-centric shows. By Jackson McHenry
the t in egot Everyone Taking the Stage at the 2025 Tony Awards There’s drama, there’s intrigue, there’s Cynthia Erivo as host. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Gods and Monsters: Eurydice and Bowl EP Sarah Ruhl’s 2003 play is lush with language; Nazareth Hassan’s play plunks a skate park and a demon down among the theatergoers. By Jackson McHenry

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Lea Michele and Aaron Tveit Are Playing Chess on Broadway Performing “One Night in Bangkok” many nights in New York. By Jason P. Frank

i had a dream The War of the Momma Roses And how it led to Patti LuPone’s first-recorded apology. By Jason P. Frank
statements Patti LuPone Said Sorry for the First Time in Her Career “I hope to have the chance to speak to Audra and Kecia personally to offer my sincere apologies.” By Alejandra Gularte
what did it get me? Over 500 Broadway Artists Sign Open Letter Asking Patti LuPone for ‘Respect’ “Let us be clear: This is about more than one person. It is about a culture.” By Rebecca Alter
the work of art How Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Solved Purpose’s ‘Intermission Problem’ “You have to be intentional about the blue balls you’re creating for the audience.” By Adam Moss

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remembrance How I’ll Remember Edmund White Books and boys and big dinners at home. By Christopher Bollen
best of 2025 The Best Books of 2025 (So Far) Including the millennial answer to bell hooks’s All About Love. By Vulture Editors
vulture lists 50 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your 2025 Reading List Mike Flanagan is back with another Stephen King movie. By Emily Maskell
must reads 8 New Books You Should Read This June A family epic from a National Book Award winner, a gonzo account of Britney Spears’s unraveling, and an inner monologue of an obsessive snob. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani
book review Susan Choi Is Still Outlandishly Talented A father’s disappearance, and the black hole of uncertainty surrounding it, are the subject of her prickly new novel. By Sam Worley

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shock and awe Sparks Are Li’l Album-Cover Freaks Ranking the band’s most museum-worthy artworks with the brothers themselves. By Devon Ivie
announcements Introducing How to Look at Art, by Jerry Saltz A New York Night School course from our senior art critic. By The Editors
encounter The World’s Thirstiest Art Dealer Nick Hissom is over his tabloid-fodder breakup, even if he’s not ready to let go of his Cartier Love bracelet. By Ben Widdicombe
look book The Look Book Goes to Rashid Johnson’s Opening Night Nearly a thousand attended “A Poem for Deep Thinkers,” the artist’s solo exhibition at the Guggenheim. By Jeremy Rellosa
art How the Black Portraiture Boom Went Bust The racial reckoning of 2020 sent prices soaring. Now, no one’s buying. By Rachel Corbett