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7 New Books You Should Read This November

A queer thriller about ’70s Italian cinema, Salman Rushdie’s return to fiction, and an ambitious examination of sexual trauma. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani

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All’s Fair Series-Premiere Recap: C’mon, Gloves!

Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama kicks off by prioritizing high-glam fashion and sets over inconsequential details like character, plot, and dialogue. By Tom Smyth

chapters

15 Years Capturing Lightning in a Bottle

Frank Ockenfels 3, longtime David Bowie collaborator, shares eight unseen photographs of the music legend from his new book. By Morgan Baila and Frank Ockenfels 3

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Leanne Morgan vs. Leanne Morgan

After blowing up with her 2023 stand-up special, the Tennessee grandma returns to confront her new life as a Hollywood star. By Kathryn VanArendonk

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momtok to dancetok 11/4/2025

Whitney Levitt Becomes the Last MomToker Standing on Dancing With the Stars After Jen Affleck’s elimination last week, Levitt makes it to the top seven.
pokemon zo to the polls 11/4/2025

All the Celebrities Endorsing Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor Sofia Coppola and Romy Mars are all in for Mamdani.
come to brazil! 11/4/2025

Ariana Grande Begs Nation of Brazil to ‘Not Wish Danger’ Upon Her Just be grateful the “Sexiest Man Alive” made it to the premiere of Wicked: For Good.
trailer mix 11/4/2025

Kyle Richards Says, “I Could Go Brad, I Could Go Angelina” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills trailer finds everybody in the midst of transition.
movies fantasy league 11/4/2025

The Grabber vs. CoHo: A Halloweekend Box Office Showdown Black Phone 2 clawed its way back to the top of the charts, just ahead of the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You.
movies fantasy league 11/4/2025

MFL Week Six Recap: A Few Halloweekend Scares The Grabber clawed his way back to the top of the box office.
bear with us 11/4/2025

I Would Die for the West End Paddington Performed by two puppeteers, he deserves all the marmalade sandwiches in the world.
good for him! 11/4/2025

The Smiths’ Drummer Hasn’t Spoken to Morrissey in 33 Years But Moz’s fans still harass him online: “‘I wish you were dead, how dare you,’ all that stuff.”
best of 2025 11/4/2025

The Best Anime Series of 2025 (So Far) It’s been a great year for anime of all sorts.
hot 11/4/2025

Fiyero Voted Sexiest Man in Oz Jonathan Bailey makes history as the first openly gay man elected People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive.”
lookin' for my denim 11/4/2025

Sydney Sweeney Was in It for the Love of the Jeans She didn’t see your posts because she was too busy wearing them every single day.
best of 2025 11/4/2025

The Best Podcasts of 2025 (So Far) If you really want to absorb something, immerse yourself in the wonkiest podcasts imaginable.
vulture 10x10 11/4/2025

The Change Puzzle 16-Across, Four Letters: Cut___ (shorts worn by Tobias Fünke and his fellow never-nudes)
vulture games 11/4/2025

Cinematrix No. 588: November 4, 2025 Can you name a Kerry or Denzel Washington movie that begins with A-M?

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overnights 11/4/2025

Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition Recap: Lipstick on a Pig Watching Emily and Casey make surface-level observations about the importance of family is nice, but it makes for a largely boring hour of television.
overnights 11/4/2025

The Lowdown Season-Finale Recap: Chapter One After putting the final pieces together, Lee finally submits the story he promised Elijah weeks ago, but his personal life remains less resolved.
overnights 11/4/2025

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Word Vomit Between sleeping on deck and the rumors about Todd, Bronwyn is having the charter from hell.
overnights 11/4/2025

All’s Fair Recap: Babies on Board Sarah Paulson playing Carrington Lane as if she’s Sue Sylvester, another of Ryan Murphy’s iconic villains, is the only highlight of this show.
overnights 11/4/2025

All’s Fair Series-Premiere Recap: C’mon, Gloves! Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama kicks off by prioritizing high-glam fashion and sets over inconsequential details like character, plot, and dialogue.
overnights 11/3/2025

Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Switching Sides The love triangle between Joe, Kizzi, and V is solidifying now that Kizzi has broken up with her boyfriend so she can flirt guilt free.
overnights 11/2/2025

I Love LA Series-Premiere Recap: Sympathy Is a Knife It’s Maia’s birthday, and she’ll make up with her influencer bestie, Tallulah, if she wants to.
overnights 11/2/2025

The Chair Company Recap: Pure Hell A flashback-heavy episode makes us see Ron’s obsession and entire character in a new light.
overnights 11/2/2025

Talamasca: The Secret Order: Upping the Stakes Guy finds out that the 752 is some sort of big, dangerous thing, but very little else.
overnights 11/2/2025

It: Welcome to Derry Recap: Buried Past A second episode heavy on introductions and reveals makes for a muddled hour, despite some real bright spots.
overnights 11/2/2025

The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Angel in the Outfield Angel can’t shake the feeling of being ganged up on by the wives, which suggests she might be too normal to survive the group’s intense dynamics.
overnights 11/2/2025

Mayor of Kingstown Recap: Cortez the Killer Mike has two new heavies to deal with in Detroit mobster Frank and Cortez, an ice-cold young killer with a dangerous agenda.
overnights 11/2/2025

Saturday Night Live Recap: Failure to Launch Miles Teller hosts a sleepy episode that shows SNL is still looking for its new center of gravity.
overnights 10/31/2025

Selling Sunset Season-Finale Recap: Galentine’s Day After Chrishell, Emma, and Chelsea snub her, Mary has reached her breaking point and is starting to act erratically.

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review roundup 11/4/2025

All’s Fair’s Bad Reviews Are Making It a Must Watch Critics aren’t a fan of the Ryan Murphy legal drama, but that doesn’t mean we’re not tuning in every week.
best of 2025 11/4/2025

The Best Anime Series of 2025 (So Far) It’s been a great year for anime of all sorts.
comedy review 11/4/2025

Leanne Morgan vs. Leanne Morgan After blowing up with her 2023 stand-up special, the Tennessee grandma returns to confront her new life as a Hollywood star.
best of 2025 11/4/2025

The Best Podcasts of 2025 (So Far) If you really want to absorb something, immerse yourself in the wonkiest podcasts imaginable.
theater review 11/3/2025

Of Fossil Fuels and Fury: Kyoto and Jewish Plot And playing to your audience vs. confronting it.
best of 2025 11/3/2025

The Best Video Games of 2025 (So Far) The Hollow Knight sequel alone makes this a great year for video games.
best of 2025 11/3/2025

The Best TV Shows of 2025 (So Far) Great television will not be confined nor defined by genre.
tv review 11/2/2025

I Love LA Is Young, Dumb, and Full of Fun Don’t be fooled by the lackluster pilot — Rachel Sennott’s 20-something comedy grows into a delusional delight.
close read 10/31/2025

It: Welcome to Derry Delivers a Mother of a Nightmare TV’s fixation with gruesome childbirth gets a horrifying new spin in the latest episode’s standout sequence.
theater review 10/31/2025

What Happens When Bat Boy Grows Up? The cult musical gets a full-out production at City Center, and the scaling-up takes a little bite out of its sense of mischief.
theater review 10/30/2025

You Won’t Stop Watching Laurie Metcalf in Little Bear Ridge Road Samuel D. Hunter’s play is custom-tailored to her onstage skills. Is that enough to make it great?
movie review 10/30/2025

Maybe the Conclave Guy Is Actually Bad at Making Movies? Edward Berger’s latest is a humorless, adrift mess starring Colin Farrell.
checkmate 10/29/2025

Long Live Claude Whelan, Slow Horses’s Finest Failure Everyone on this show is incompetent in their own little way, but his personal brand of incompetence was something special.
theater review 10/28/2025

Re-Encountering Bess Wohl’s Liberation on Broadway Its emotional power, discovered through reporting and deep feeling, still comes through in a larger house.

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Love Is Blind’s Sparkle Meg Explains the Deciding Factor in Her Breakup By Jennifer Zhan

Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition (S1/E3)

Lipstick on a Pig Watching Emily and Casey make surface-level observations about the importance of family is nice, but it makes for a largely boring hour of television.
The Lowdown (S1/E8)

Chapter One After putting the final pieces together, Lee finally submits the story he promised Elijah weeks ago, but his personal life remains less resolved.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (S6/E8)

Word Vomit Between sleeping on deck and the rumors about Todd, Bronwyn is having the charter from hell.
All’s Fair (S1/E2)

Babies on Board Sarah Paulson playing Carrington Lane as if she’s Sue Sylvester, another of Ryan Murphy’s iconic villains, is the only highlight of this show.
All’s Fair (S1/E1)

C’mon, Gloves! Ryan Murphy’s new legal drama kicks off by prioritizing high-glam fashion and sets over inconsequential details like character, plot, and dialogue.
Below Deck Mediterranean (S10/E6)

Switching Sides The love triangle between Joe, Kizzi, and V is solidifying now that Kizzi has broken up with her boyfriend so she can flirt guilt free.
I Love LA (S1/E1)

Sympathy Is a Knife It’s Maia’s birthday, and she’ll make up with her influencer bestie, Tallulah, if she wants to.
The Chair Company (S1/E4)

Pure Hell A flashback-heavy episode makes us see Ron’s obsession and entire character in a new light.
Talamasca: The Secret Order (S1/E3)

Talamasca: The Secret Order: Upping the Stakes Guy finds out that the 752 is some sort of big, dangerous thing, but very little else.
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Streamliner

streamliner Your Frantic Questions About the Disney-YouTube Dispute, Answered Could Election Day put ABC and ESPN channels back on YouTube TV? By Savannah Salazar
now streaming The 11 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend We’ve got two big vampire movies back in theaters just in time for Halloween. By Savannah Salazar
vulture lists The 20 Scariest Horror Anime of All Time Happy Halloween, anime sickos. By Eric Vilas-Boas
the industry The Hottest Show on TV Is 20 Years Old Mormon wives, Andy Richter, and TikTok: Inside the ratings renaissance of Dancing With the Stars. By Josef Adalian

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at the box office Has Netflix Changed Its Tune on Movie Theaters? Famously dismissive of the theatrical experience, Netflix is playing several of its biggest movies in theaters this awards season. By Chris Lee
do you recognize this man? This Is the Most Famous Man in America Right Now Mason Thames rules the box office. He’s just some guy. By Fran Hoepfner
overnights I Love LA Series-Premiere Recap: Sympathy Is a Knife It’s Maia’s birthday, and she’ll make up with her influencer bestie, Tallulah, if she wants to. By Caroline Framke

Movies

movies fantasy league

The Grabber vs. CoHo: A Halloweekend Box Office Showdown

Black Phone 2 clawed its way back to the top of the charts, just ahead of the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You. By Joe Reid

movies fantasy league MFL Week Six Recap: A Few Halloweekend Scares The Grabber clawed his way back to the top of the box office. By Vulture Editors
rip Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Wild at Heart Actress, Dead at 89 Laura Dern remembers her mother as an “empathetic spirit.” By Alejandra Gularte
role call Diane Ladd Answers Every Question We Have About Wild at Heart On working with her daughter Laura Dern, why Blue Velvet made her “angry,” and what she was thinking during that improvised lipstick scene. By Matthew Jacobs

jeremy strong is involved Daniel Day-Lewis Wants Brian Cox to Stop Slandering Method Acting “He’s been given a soapbox … which he shows no sign of climbing down from.” By Jason P. Frank
at the box office Has Netflix Changed Its Tune on Movie Theaters? Famously dismissive of the theatrical experience, Netflix is playing several of its biggest movies in theaters this awards season. By Chris Lee
do you recognize this man? This Is the Most Famous Man in America Right Now Mason Thames rules the box office. He’s just some guy. By Fran Hoepfner
exclusive 100 Nights of Hero Has a Story, or 100, to Tell Maika Monroe is torn between Nicholas Galitzine and Emma Corrin in the exclusive trailer. By Jason P. Frank
british invasion Hello, Hello! Meet the Sexy Beatles. Mia McKenna-Bruce, Saoirse Ronan, Aimee Lou Wood, and Anna Sawai will play Mo Starkey, Linda McCartney, Pattie Boyd, and Yoko Ono. By Alejandra Gularte

Movies

TV

momtok to dancetok

Whitney Levitt Becomes the Last MomToker Standing on Dancing With the Stars

After Jen Affleck’s elimination last week, Levitt makes it to the top seven. By Alejandra Gularte

review roundup All’s Fair’s Bad Reviews Are Making It a Must Watch Critics aren’t a fan of the Ryan Murphy legal drama, but that doesn’t mean we’re not tuning in every week. By Alejandra Gularte
reboot reuse recycle New SUR-vers Attempt to Re-create Magic on Vanderpump Rules But can former Dated & Related cast members match the devilish mayhem of season one Stassi Schroeder? By Jason P. Frank
chat room Love Is Blind’s Sparkle Meg Explains the Deciding Factor in Her Breakup “Onscreen, the breakup comes as a little bit of a shock, but that whole week we were in communication about it.” By Jennifer Zhan
news about the news Stephen Colbert Is Still ‘Unclear’ on Why The Late Show Was Canceled “Other than to curry favor with a single individual” who happened to appear on 60 Minutes November 2. By Jason P. Frank

what's goin' on down
South Park Did a Halloween Spooktacular at the White House The demolishment of the East Wing has unleashed a ghost. By Bethy Squires

best of 2025 The Best TV Shows of 2025 (So Far) Great television will not be confined nor defined by genre.
tv review I Love LA Is Young, Dumb, and Full of Fun Don’t be fooled by the lackluster pilot — Rachel Sennott’s 20-something comedy grows into a delusional delight. By Nicholas Quah
last night on late night Bowen Yang’s George Santos Returns to ‘Weekend Update’ And he won the World Series! By Bethy Squires
last night on late night SNL Brings in Some Ringers for the Mayoral Debate Cold Open Ramy Youssef, Shane Gillis, and Miles Teller played New York’s mayoral hopefuls. By Bethy Squires

Music

good for him!

The Smiths’ Drummer Hasn’t Spoken to Morrissey in 33 Years

But Moz’s fans still harass him online: “‘I wish you were dead, how dare you,’ all that stuff.” By Devon Ivie

the law Lawsuit Claims Drake’s Getting ‘Billions of Fraudulent Streams’ From Spotify However, Drake is not a defendant in the case. By Alejandra Gularte
hey now Hilary Duff’s First Song Since ‘Sparks’ Is Coming Her new single, “Mature,” comes out November 6. By Alejandra Gularte
vulture sports Cardi B Makes Her Football WAG Debut In Robert Kraft’s VIP box, no less. By Bethy Squires

forever brat summer Rachel Zegler Says her Pre-Evita Playlist was Heavy on Brat “Like in ‘Von Dutch,’ she knows that you’re obsessed with her.” By Bethy Squires
roast the rich Billie vs. the Billionaires The pop star’s comments on wealth disparity have pissed off the wrong people. By Fran Hoepfner
chat room How Many Singing Competitions Does It Take to Afford a New Car? Award-winning New Zealand pop star Cassie Henderson has appeared on two reality shows and had a No. 1 song. Success can’t be far behind … right? By Fran Hoepfner
trolling and memes Pop Stars Want Everyone to Log Off But Themselves Lily Allen’s “4chan Stan” is the latest in a series of pop songs that try — and fail — to confront the language of being too online. By Fran Hoepfner
superlatives Bryan Adams on the Best and Most Vulnerable Music of His Career “In the fraternity of this rock world, I don’t think that I’m seen.” By Devon Ivie

Music

Comedy

massive fail

Ridiculousness Is Canceled After 1,700 Episodes

But it’ll still make up a large portion of MTV’s programming. By Jason P. Frank

this week in late night Fight Promoter Jimmy Kimmel Won Late Night This Week Plus, Zohran Mamdani on The Daily Show and Ethan Hawke’s sketch comedy on Late Night. By Bethy Squires
money honey Rob Dyrdek’s MTV Deal Is Ridiculousness Although, to be fair, it’s always airing. By Jason P. Frank
i’ll be back Only Murders in the Building Season 6 Will Head to London But, don’t worry, they’re not breaking the No. 1 rule. By Jason P. Frank

last night on late night Jon Stewart Has Ideas for Zohran Mamdani’s New York “We talk about housing and all those different things. Do we just need more land?” By Jason P. Frank
a long talk The Stavvy Method for Saving Young Men ‘It’s really pathetic that things are getting so bad,’ says podcaster-comic Stavros Halkias, ‘that stand-up comedy might, a little bit, matter.’ By Jesse David Fox
this week in late night A Finger Up Maya Rudolph’s Nose Won Late Night This Week Plus, Jay Jurden bashing (and praising) zoomers on The Tonight Show and Lewis Black’s Daily Show protein rant. By Bethy Squires
the grub street diet Angela Kinsey Still Dreams About The Office’s ‘Hot Snack’ “For nine years, I ate a full buffet meal at 10:30 a.m.” By The Editors
my single is dropping Nobody Wants This Put Selena Gomez in the Scene Her new song “In the Dark” soundtracks the season-two finale. By Jason P. Frank

Comedy

Theater

bear with us

I Would Die for the West End Paddington

Performed by two puppeteers, he deserves all the marmalade sandwiches in the world. By Jennifer Zhan

theater review Of Fossil Fuels and Fury: Kyoto and Jewish Plot And playing to your audience vs. confronting it. By Jackson McHenry
theater review What Happens When Bat Boy Grows Up? The cult musical gets a full-out production at City Center, and the scaling-up takes a little bite out of its sense of mischief. By Jackson McHenry
theater review You Won’t Stop Watching Laurie Metcalf in Little Bear Ridge Road Samuel D. Hunter’s play is custom-tailored to her onstage skills. Is that enough to make it great? By Jackson McHenry
life in pictures Misty Copeland’s Final Bow A photo diary of the dancer’s last day as a principal for the American Ballet Theatre. gallery By Henry Leutwyler

on set
Naked and Unafraid How Bess Wohl’s Liberation pulls off Broadway’s most daring scene of the year. By Sara Holdren

the time warp The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway Finds Its Beefy Frank-N-Furter This “sweet transvestite” is a muscle queen. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Re-Encountering Bess Wohl’s Liberation on Broadway Its emotional power, discovered through reporting and deep feeling, still comes through in a larger house. By Jackson McHenry
relationships Jonathan Groff Reconnected With Gavin Creel Right Before He Died “He texted me congratulations, and that was the last interaction we ever had.” By Jason P. Frank
carrying the banner Broadway Musicians Reach a Deal to Avoid Strike A tentative agreement with “meaningful wage and health benefit increases” was met at 4:30 a.m. on October 23. By Jason P. Frank

Theater

Books

vulture lists 8 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month What do Michael J. Fox and K-Fed have in common? Compelling audiobooks. By Marshall Heyman
you thought you knew 7 Revealing Takeaways From Kevin Federline’s New Memoir On Snoop Dogg, his partying, and, yes, when Britney Spears allegedly held a knife to their kids. By Fran Hoepfner
america’s most hated Kevin Federline Wants to Be the Hero Britney Spears’s most infamous ex uses his new memoir to rebrand as a #BoyDad. By Fran Hoepfner
book review Brandon Taylor’s Limited Notions of Blackness His Black characters treat whiteness as all-powerful but also blameless and beyond reproach. By Tembe Denton-Hurst
scary stories The 16 Best Horror Books of 2025 (So Far) From techno-terrors to rural cannibalism, angelic visitations to squirmy alien sex, there is a new novel for every spooky vibe. By Neil McRobert

Books

Art

art review The Shades of Sasha Gordon The painter’s new show at David Zwirner is packed with her demon identities. By Jerry Saltz
rip Drew Struzan Defined What a Blockbuster Movie Looks Like Even if you didn’t know Drew Struzan’s name, you recognize his radiant poster art. By Bethy Squires
no self portraits Bob Dylan’s Art Makes Its Off Broadway Debut Masquerade had a simple pitch: “The Phantom is the genius of music and Bob is the genius of everything.” By Devon Ivie
art review Fossils From a Future Apocalypse The fragile visions of Andra Ursuța. By Jerry Saltz
art review The Dream Weaver Erin M. Riley’s new tapestries are like Sylvia Plath crossed with a forensic police report. By Jerry Saltz