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Just in Time Will Teach You About Bobby Darin and Even More About Jonathan Groff

A dual psychological portrait of subject and star, in the form of a bio-musical.By Jackson McHenry

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Inside the Emmys Race to Take Down the ‘Big 4’ Comedies

Some of these contenders have a real shot at toppling Hacks, The Bear, Abbott, and Only Murders.By Joe Reid

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‘It’s Cynical, Manipulative, and Cruel’

Booksellers are not happy about the tech giant’s decision to hold its big annual book sale during Independent Bookstore Day.By Emma Alpern

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You Should’ve Aimed Higher

It wasn’t just the sexual predation that made Joe Goldberg so evil.By Nicholas Quah

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Doctor Who(S15/E3)
Sign of the TimesA sequel to an unsettling, fan-favorite episode makes for a satisfying adventure.
Dope Thief(S1/E8)
Do You Want to Be Alive?Ray and Mina finally get to team up to get to the bottom of the case.
Étoile(S1/E7)
Rekindled FlamesThe companies are thrown into complete chaos on and off the stage, and it’s all serving Crispin’s larger plan.
You(S5/E10)
The Once and Future Lonely BoyJoe gets what he deserves in the end. Whether it’s a satisfying ending is a whole other discussion.
You(S5/E9)
Old FlamesJust when Joe thinks he can slither away, the ghosts of girlfriends past return to haunt him.
Étoile(S1/E5)
This Must Be the PlaceThe lonely nature of revitalizing the companies and pursuing perfection is beginning to weigh on everyone.
You(S5/E8)
Trust ExerciseAfter how Louise acts in this episode, I can no longer root for her to survive.
Top Chef(S22/E7)
Pizza Pity PartyThe Elimination Challenge delivers a swift reality check that leaves most of the chefs reeling in confusion.
Elsbeth(S2/E18)
Nothing to LoseCrawford’s far-reaching machinations will be sure to throw everyone’s lives into total chaos.
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Every TV Show Canceled in 2025 So Far

Poppa’s House moves out.By Jennifer Zhan

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chapters“Is He Threatening Enough?” The role of Tony Soprano came down to three actors. Inside an HBO conference room, Sopranos creator David Chase needed convincing.By Jason Bailey
coming soonBelly Faces the Battle of the Brothers One final decision for the last season of The Summer I Turned Pretty.By Alejandra Gularte

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How to Stream the Stagecoach Stages from Home

Including performances from Lana Del Rey, Zach Bryan, T-Pain, and more.By Jennifer Zhan

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it’s a katy’s worldKaty Perry’s Lifetimes Tour Launches Into Infamy Every out-of-this-world moment from her concert.By Jason P. Frank

ooh la laThe New Faces Album Just Needs Some Ears Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Kenney Jones have recorded 11 songs and “most of them are good.”By Devon Ivie
sleep paralysis demonsHAIM Haunts Logan Lerman in Lonely Hotel Room “Down to Be Wrong” is the latest video from the band’s new album rollout.By Fran Hoepfner
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summer girlsHoney, HAIM’s Home for the Summer A new album and a new sisters dance arrives this June.By Alejandra Gularte

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Bill Maher Says Larry David ‘Lost the Argument’ by Playing ‘the Hitler Card’

Claiming David’s op-ed parodying Maher’s dinner with Trump was “kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews.”By Jason P. Frank

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oh yeah!Kool-Aid, the Series, Is Happening Apparently, Bill Hader has been watching The Studio.By Hershal Pandya
saymo(re)Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney Again On this week’s episode: Conan O’Brien, Ayo Edibiri, Rita Moreno, Dr. Luis Chiappe, and Metz.By Hershal Pandya

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the grub street dietComedian Kyle Gordon Starts His Passover With Bacon “I hope my dad doesn’t read this.”By Zach Schiffman
finale thoughtsAbbott Elementary’s Janelle James Was Never Going to Play a Loser “It’s very easy to have kept her as a one-note zinger, and I was killing it at that. But to be able to do more has been amazing.”By Devon Ivie
salutationsWe Like Ike Ike Barinholtz is giving his all as The Studio’s sad clown.By Fran Hoepfner

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She’s Hot? He’s Hot? They’re Hot.

Jonathan Groff and Nicole Scherzinger’s “Actors on Actors” devolves into balls jokes and earnestness.By Fran Hoepfner

theater reviewPirates! Is the Very Model of a Modern Major Debacle The ever-delightful David Hyde Pierce can’t disguise that Gilbert and Sullivan’s confectionery operetta has been keelhauled.By Sara Holdren
hey i just met youCarly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham Are Making a 10 Things I Hate About You Musical The year 2012 remains a powerful force in modern culture.By Jason P. Frank
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notesPatti LuPone Still Has ‘Quibbles’ With Sunset Blvd. Hey, it’s a step up.By Jason P. Frank

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Caryl Churchill, Acrobatically, at the PublicFour short plays by the master of knotty stage language. By Sara Holdren

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theater reviewFloyd Collins Is Beautiful But Can’t Break Free A few crucial staging choices kneecap this production from the start, undermining its epic tragedy.By Sara Holdren
brown foxYes, George Clooney’s Hair Looks Like That on Purpose That doesn’t make it any less startling, though.By Fran Hoepfner
a long talkPeople Don’t Always Get Tina Landau’s Vision. She’s Made Her Peace With That. With Redwood and Floyd Collins, the director-writer remains uncompromising.By Jackson McHenry

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booksThere Is No Safe Word How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.By Lila Shapiro
spellcastingHarry Potter Hires Its Hogwarts Professors Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Janet McTeer, and more are headed to the teachers lounge.By Rebecca Alter
well readMcNally Jackson Is Starting a Book Festival The city’s big little indie-bookstore chain is betting on the idea that readers want something more than the standard launch party.By Emma Alpern

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Art

art reviewRashid Johnson’s Visual Feast The new Rashid Johnson survey at the Guggenheim is sprawling and stunning.By Yinka Elujoba
artThe Billionaires Are Battling Over a Giacometti Sculpture David Geffen, lion of the old-guard art world, is up against Justin Sun, tech provocateur.By Rachel Corbett
artCritics Are Fuming About the New MoMA Head “What a disappointing and unsurprising choice.”By Rachel Corbett
art reviewThe Wary Gaze of Amy Sherald A majestic new show at the Whitney features the artist’s gift for portraiture that seethes with subtleties.By Jerry Saltz
art reviewBehold the Frick The newly renovated museum is bigger and better than ever.By Jerry Saltz