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The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com.Brand Logoidentity crisis HacksIsn’t a Good Comedy But it could be a great drama.Photo: Jake Giles Netter/Max Three seasons in,Hacks, a showbiz comedy built around the relationship between a Joan Rivers–inspired stand-up and a youngwriter, isan Emmy fixture. It’s the subject of intense adulation — Thursday nights on the site formerly known as Twitter arefilled with people losing their mind over the show’speppy Hollywood satire. It’s often talked about in prestige-televisionterms.The Atlanticrecently held it upas a show that “breaks the curse of ‘Mid TV.’” (Not thatthere’s anything wrong with MidTV, of course.) This is rare territory for a comedy … or at least for a show everyone broadly understands to be a comedy.read moreDevour pop culture with us. to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York.The Latest TV Recaps• Evil: The Possessed Pork Challenge• Top Chef: Wisconsin: Story TastersLearn more about RevenueStripe...Stories We Think You’ll LikeThe Acolyte Is Not the Star Wars You Were Looking For And that’s a very good thing. By Roxana Hadadi and Jackson McHenryIt’s the End of Paramount+ As We’ve Known It (and That’s Fine) Why Paramount’s new streaming strategy makes a Peaco*ck merger morelikely. By Josef AdalianA Murderers’ Row of Hit Men on Film Twelve essential movies about hired killers. By Christina NewlandAlyson Hannigan Answers All Our Questions About American Pie On her Buffy co-stars’ mixed reactions to the movie, frustrationswith the casting director, and the shock of hearing Taylor Swift’s “So High School.” By Mara ReinsteinWhat Seth Meyers Is Listening To “I’ve had my time with true crime. I enjoyed it more before I had children.” By Nicholas QuahAppetite for More Hunger Games Will Be Met The movie based on the barely announced book will be released before the second Wickedmovie. By Jason P. FrankPharrell’s Lego Character Has Absurdly Large Hair Follicles As seen in the trailer for the upcoming animated biopic, Piece byPiece. By Zoe GuyJon Bon Jovi Gives Garden State Parkway Rest Stops a Decent Name “It’s a big deal. It’s a career highlight. I’m not joking.” ByDevon IvieGail Matthius’s Short Time on the SNL ‘Playground’ The voice behind iconic ’90s kids’ cartoons reflects on her brief stint duringthe Eddie Murphy era. By Andy HoglundThe Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) A juicy diss track, a genre-mashing magic trick, and Billie Eilish’s coolest performance yet. ByJustin Curto and Alex SuskindLearn more about RevenueStripe...Vulture GamesToday’s Crossword22-Across, Three Letters: They’re now called “posts” on “x”.comPhoto-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images Today’s CinematrixCan you name a Marion Cotillard movie with a number in the title?Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images, Pablo Cuadra/WireImage, Marc Piasecki/WireImage A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. Sign up to get it every week.Get the Newsletterlogofacebook logo instagram logo twitter logo| privacy notice |This email was sent to . Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get this newsletter in your inbox. You received thisemail because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with usFor advertising information on email newsletters, please contact [emailprotected] Vox Media, LLC1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved
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