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don’t rank cinnamoroll NYC Mayoral-Race Candidates As Sanrio Characters The two biggest elections of the summer end this week. By Alejandra Gularte and Fran Hoepfner

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Denis Villeneuve Is the Bond Messiah

Amazon has tapped the Dune director to make its first James Bond movie. By Bethy Squires

bratz summer Kim Kardashian Will Play the Villain in a New Bratz Movie From the makers of A24’s The Masque of the Red Death. By Bethy Squires
coming soon Channing Tatum Steals Toys, Kirsten Dunst’s Heart in Roofman It’s every child’s dream: Peanut M&M’s for dinner. Also living in a toy store. By Bethy Squires
drop the the Aaron Sorkin Will Write (Yay!) and Direct (Hmmm) Social Network Follow-Up But can he get Jesse Eisenberg back and buff to play Zuck again? By Fran Hoepfner

movie review Materialists Is an Inert Misreading of Modern Romance Celine Song’s latest romantic film seeks to be both a frothy fantasy and a treatise on the nature of modern love. It fails at both. By Angelica Jade Bastién
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at the box office It’s Too Soon to Call Elio Pixar’s Biggest Flop Last weekend marked Pixar’s worst box-office opening — but with positive buzz and a big holiday coming up, Elio could rocket toward profitability. By Chris Lee
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Guillermo Is the Flower Girl of Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Diego Luna spent hella bucks on the L.A. Flower Market amid ICE raids. By Bethy Squires

cancel culture Every TV Show Canceled in 2025 So Far The Tiny Chef Show is the latest to get chopped. By Jennifer Zhan
ay caramba! The Simpsons Kills Marge The season-36 finale reveals how Marge will die. For now, at least. By Jason P. Frank
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Music

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Sabrina Carpenter Neuters Man’s Best Friend

The alternate version of her new album cover is not arf-rated. By Jason P. Frank

blonde ambition Sabrina Carpenter Innocent? The first album cover for Man’s Best Friend played into her game of self-objectification. Her second one was “approved by God.” By Fran Hoepfner
surprise songs Taylor Swift Got the Tight Ends to Shake It Off The players gonna play, play, play, play, play. By Jason P. Frank
superlatives Graham Nash on the Best and Most Therapeutic Songs of His Career “I don’t want to waste anyone’s time. Why would I sit down and play somebody a bad song?” By Devon Ivie

1.5x speed What Zohran Mamdani Is Listening To “I’m on a perpetual digital tape delay,” the New York mayoral candidate says. “That’s just my life.” By Nicholas Quah
ride the pony Billy Idol’s Secret Son Not a Shock Because He Had ‘Sex With a Million People’ “I guessed there must be something like that.” By Devon Ivie
build-a-band Liam Payne to Make Final Onscreen Appearance in Building the Band He will do for others what Nicole Scherzinger did for One Direction. By Jason P. Frank
my single is dropping Looks Like the Cardi B Divorce Album Is Coming Soon Cardi is teasing CB2 flocked with crows, much as the Norse god Odin would announce his breakup album. By Bethy Squires
in session ‘People Were Pounding on the Wall, Yelling at Me to Stop Playing’ Toto’s David Paich on the sessions he still can’t believe became hits, from “Africa” to Boz Scaggs’ “Lowdown.” By Devon Ivie

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Does Anybody Want to Buy Richard Kind’s Couch?

The actor’s Maria Bamford Questionnaire covers Trump, used furniture, coffee dates, and his sideburns. By Hershal Pandya

this week in late night A Tribute to Muntadhar al-Zaidi Won Late Night This Week Plus, Dr. Cole Escola on Late Night and Ramy Youssef on Jimmy Kimmel Live! By Bethy Squires
late night jimmies Here’s Who’ll Help Jimmy Kimmel Have a Summer Vacation Fortune Feimster, Alan Cumming, and more will be guest hosts on Jimmy Kimmel Live! so Jimmy can go fishing. By Bethy Squires
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vulture lists 119 Books Every Comedy Fan Should Read The ultimate comedy library. By Brian Boone
the morning show Jenna Bush Hager Receives Schrödinger’s Bob The full Leslie Bibb–inspired hairdo is revealed. By Jason P. Frank
good one podcast Michelle Buteau Lived a Low-Budget Sex and the City Her real-life version of the HBO show later inspired her own Netflix comedy series. By Alejandra Gularte
more pickleball? Jason Segel ‘Would Be Really Surprised’ If Shrinking Ended He explains why Jimmy’s story will probably definitely go beyond three seasons. By Alejandra Gularte
this week in late night Betting on Pants Won Late Night This Week We’ll miss you, After Midnight. By Bethy Squires

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‘Why Are Men Like This?,’ Ask Trophy Boys and Lowcountry

Two plays ask what they get away with and whether to forgive them. By Jackson McHenry

happy is what happens Kristin Chenoweth’s National Anthem Was Elevated, Actually God forbid the nation’s top OKC Thunder fan hit an extremely high note. By Jason P. Frank
revivals Evita Sings on a Balcony, Fork Found in Kitchen Jamie Lloyd’s latest multimedia controversy, explained. By Bethy Squires
theater review Jean Smart Goes South and Solo in Call Me Izzy Jamie Wax’s play attempts to insist it’s important simply because it contains misery. By Jackson McHenry
theater review Three Off Broadway Productions Bite the Donors That Feed Them Theater does class warfare in The Counterfeit Opera, Prosperous Fools, and Not Not Jane’s. By Jackson McHenry

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Nicole Scherzinger Won The Pussycat Doll triumphed in Best Actress in a Musical over Audra McDonald. By Jason P. Frank

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
highs and lows The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2025 Tony Awards HIGH: Cynthia Erivo singing everyone out. WHOA: Nicole Scherzinger wins best actress. LOW: PureLeaf.
the t in egot Darren Criss Is Halfway to an EGOT Blaine beat Jesse St. James. By Bethy Squires
tonys 2025 The 2025 Tony Winners Maybe Happy Ending wins six of its ten nominations, Kara Young made history, and Cole Escola beat George Clooney. By Jason P. Frank

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announcements Read Rob Franklin’s Great Black Hope With New York’s Summer Book Club Join a group of our writers and editors for a weekly discussion newsletter, starting next month. By The Editors
coming soon The Sun Hasn’t Set on the Sunrise on the Reaping Cast Glenn Close will play Druscilla Sickle opposite Billy Porter as her husband. By Bethy Squires
book review Cheating On Your Politics In her new book, Spent, Alison Bechdel once again gives us people whose lofty ideas about society exceed their ability, or willingness, to change it. By Andrea Long Chu
power E. Jean Carroll Has Written a Secret Book — And Learned to Shoot A year and a half after defeating Trump for the second time, Carroll is showing a side of herself kept hidden in the trials. By Jessica Bennett
brain dump How I’m Fixing My Broken Attention Span The infinite scroll has ruined our ability to focus. Is wasting more time the key to getting it back? By Rebecca Jennings

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Art

encounter ‘The Depth Is in the Pictures, Not What I Say About Them’ Rosalind Fox Solomon made haunting photographs for 50 years. She told us about her trajectory from Tennessee housewife to artist. By Christopher Bonanos
the hamptons issue Does Larry Gagosian Like His Bookstore? The art dealer seems to think there is too much children’s stuff at BookHampton, his newest acquisition. By Brock Colyar
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