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The Fall Guy Wasn’t Always a Love Story

 Making one of the year’s most romantic movies was a death-defying stunt in itself. By Bilge Ebiri
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Help! There’s So Much Pop!

 This year’s song-of-summer bracket promises bops and bangers of all types, fit for many situations. Here, a guide to maximizing the current deluge. By Fran Hoepfner
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The Idea of You Is a Mostly Not-Guilty Pleasure

 Anne Hathaway is just terrific as a 40-year-old woman swept up by a romance with a boy-bander. By Alison Willmore
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What Does Harvey Weinstein’s Successful Appeal Really Mean?

 “I can’t imagine any situation where he’s retried and acquitted,” one attorney said. By Victoria Bekiempis

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    Ryan Gosling Regrets His Gay Little Wrist Or, in his words, his “La La Hand.”
  2. rap history lessons
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    The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Can you survive a 20-hour Star Wars marathon?
  5. i saw the tv glow
    Jane Schoenbrun Saw the TV Glow The We’re All Going to the World’s Fair director is back at Sundance with a haunting new film about the thin line between fiction and reality.
  6. triple double
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  7. movie review
    In Search of a More Welcoming Reality Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow is an enveloping, confounding film about isolation, gender transition, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  9. this week in late night
    This Week’s Cutest, Weirdest, Whoo-iest Late-Night Audiences It was a big week for awkward audience interaction!
  10. fine lines
    Rachel Chinouriri’s Capsule of Chaos Her debut album’s lyrics preserve her era of trauma, heartbreak, and too many sips of “dumb bitch juice.”
  11. best of 2024
    The Best Albums of 2024 (So Far) An electric debut, a colorful musicology lesson, and motormouth sex raps.
  12. encounter
    Honor Levy Finally Published Her First Book Six hours in Dimes Square with the 26-year-old author and niche icon.
  13. the grub street diet
    Rita Bullwinkel Wants to Invite You for Dinner “I crisp the pasta by accident, but the crunchy bits are still delicious.”
  14. vulture games
    Cinematrix No. 50: May 3, 2024 Can you name a Ryan Gosling movie with a character name in the title?
  15. vulture 10x10
    The Remake Puzzle 10-Across, Five Letters: Like Paul Mescal or (honorarily) Ayo Edebiri
  16. monkey time
    Donkey Kong Yearns for the Mines at Universal Studios Orlando Grab your banana for Epic Universe’s Mine-Cart Madness.
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