Weezers Jorge Garcia Tribute

When Weezer announced that their next record would be called Hurley, we jokingly wondered, “Is it a Hugo Reyes concept album?” Turns out, yes, yes it is. At right, please find the actual album art for Weezer’s eighth album, due out on September 14. To reiterate, the album art for Weezer’s new album, Hurley, will be a picture of … Hurley. Someone wasn’t disappointed by the Lost finale! Rivers Cuomo says of the image, “I just loved this photo of Jorge Garcia — it just had this amazing vibe. [Read More]

Wendy Williams Tells Fans Shes Healthy and Returning to TV in Three Months

Wendy Williams returned to daytime TV today, though not in the capacity of The Wendy Williams Show’s host. The media personality appeared (via phone call) on Good Morning America a few weeks after her long-running talk show was canceled after 14 seasons. Williams did not host the final season due to health struggles related to Graves’ disease. T.J. Holmes opened the interview asking Williams if she was of sound mind, and she quipped, “Absolutely. [Read More]

Were Going to Miss Vibing With Tokyo Vice

It’s tearing up our hearts to think about saying bye-bye-bye to this show. Slick back that hair, friends, Tokyo Vice has returned. The sophomore season of the yakuza epic that doubles as an argument for studying abroad displays steady improvement over the first, as the episodes broaden out into more of an ensemble piece while continuing to deliver on its promise of genre delights. But it would be wise to prepare for heartbreak: Given the pints of blood Max has been spilling in recent months, renewal odds aren’t looking too hot. [Read More]

Were Just Glad Howie Mandels Wife Seems to Be Okay

For some reason, Howie Mandel has decided that the world needs to know about a bloody accident his wife had in a Las Vegas hotel. During a recent appearance on Live with Mark and Kelly, Mandel recalled that while “tipsy,” his wife had a fall so nasty that he “could actually see her skull” through a gash on her forehead. (He later clarified to TMZ that she was not drunk, but had taken weed gummies. [Read More]

What Are the Commercials in WandaVision Telling Us?

Without a year of new films or shows from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans have been left without much to joyfully obsess over or analyze, except for maybe Chris Evans’s social media. But thankfully, Disney+’s WandaVision is giving us plenty to chew on. The deeply bizarre and deeply delightful show, starring Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff and her lover and fellow (former?) Avenger, the Vision (Paul Bettany), as they hop from one television era to the next, is perfect theory fodder for fans who love to piece together clues. [Read More]

What Has Feist Been Up to for the Last 6 Years? Watching a Lot of Nashville

Leslie Feist. It’s been six whole years since Leslie Feist released Metals, her follow-up to The Reminder, which featured her breakthrough hit “1234.” Now that she’s doing press for her upcoming album Pleasure (due out April 28), we finally get to learn what Feist been up to all this time (and no, unfortunately it wasn’t weighing in on that time Shia LaBeouf and Michael Bay got into a fight over her music). [Read More]

What If the Battle of the Sexes Went Horribly, Disgustingly Wrong?

What if Billie Jean King wasn’t the first to try her hand at a Battle of the Sexes tennis match? Saturday Night Live answered that question this weekend, presenting an untold story that preceded King’s victory, of tennis player Charna Lee Diamond (Sarah Sherman), who challenged any man that thought he could beat her to a match. The opponent was the “biggest star in men’s tennis, Ronnie Dunster, emphasis on big. [Read More]

What Is a Weekend? and the Best Maggie Smith Quotes From Downton Abbey

It’s been a special month for Masterpiece Theater devotees, as PBS has recently started airing the wildly successful British mini-series Downton Abbey for American audiences. The Edwardian drama, directed by Julian Fellowes and owing more than a small debt to Upstairs, Downstairs, delivers all the goodies we’ve come to expect from a period piece: questions of inheritance, ambitious servants, impossibly fancy headgear, hunting parties, late-night trysts, and Earls aplenty. (Even better, it will be back, for a second season. [Read More]

What Teen Shows Should I Watch? Here Are 101 Suggestions

Welcome back to Stay Tuned, Vulture’s TV advice column. Each Wednesday, Margaret Lyons answers your questions about your various TV triumphs and woes. Need help? Have a theory? Want a recommendation? Submit a question! You can email staytuned@nymag.com, leave a comment, or tweet @margeincharge with the hashtag #staytuned. Even though I’m older now, I still love a good teen-based show. I’m worried I’ve seen them all, though. What do I watch next? [Read More]

What Was Brangelina?

They were known for their image-making savvy. As their divorce reenters the press cycle, we’re reminded of who’s better at it. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leaving dinner in Ho Chi Minh City in November 2006. Photo: AFP via Getty Images Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leaving dinner in Ho Chi Minh City in November 2006. At the June 2005 premiere of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, it didn’t matter that Brad Pitt was casually rocking a shock of peroxide-blond hair, distressed jeans, and a deep-brown leather jacket, all working hard to distract from his ecstasy of a smile. [Read More]