April 23, 2025

  Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Illustration: Jane Rosenberg/REUTERS On Monday, April 28, jury selection will begin in the federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, who’s facing five counts of sex trafficking, forced labor, and racketeering. It’s the culmination of a stunning and disturbing series of allegations against one of the world’s best-known music moguls. Victoria Bekiempis, a …

Introducing Court Appearances: United States v. Diddy Read More »

  Photo: Apple TV+ Some disasters take the form of shitsplosions, and others happen bit by bit, with one thing going wrong after another until a full-on collapse can no longer be averted. “The Pediatric Oncologist,” the sixth episode of The Studio’s first season, contains both varieties. For Matt, the shitsplosion is safely contained within …

The Studio Recap: I Hate Cancer! Read More »

  Photo: Kat Nijmeddin/Disney via Getty Images Does he know it’s not called Dancing With the Snakes? Best known for being the son of late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, Robert Irwin is officially stepping into the limelight, and he’s doing it shirtless. Irwin, 21, is the first to join the cast of the 34th season …

Robert Irwin Trades Snakes for Sambas Read More »

  Photo: Lucasfilm Ltd. It’s time once more to visit that far, faraway galaxy, and nothing in all of Star Wars makes the various planets and moons feel as complex and lived-in as Andor. Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the …

Where in the Galaxy Is Andor Now? Read More »

  Photo: Bleecker Street Media/Everett Collection Spoilers ahead for the plot and ending of The Wedding Banquet. “I know it’s scary, but we have to let ourselves hope a little bit.” It’s mere minutes into The Wedding Banquet when Lee (Lily Gladstone) says this to her partner, Angela (Kelly Marie Tran). She’s referring to their …

The Wedding Banquet Gives a Familiar Story a Radical New Ending Read More »

  Photo: Erik Carter for New York Magazine This story contains major spoilers for The Last of Us season two’s second episode, “Through the Valley,” and The Last of Us Part II. On a rainy March morning in Studio City, Los Angeles, Kaitlyn Dever and I meet up to paint ceramic knickknacks. Dressed in jeans, …

It Broke Her Too Read More »