The Audio of Harvey Weinstein Trying to Coerce an Actress Into His Room Is Horrifying

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  659 words  |  Janel Helmers

Weinstein. Harvey Weinstein has been removed as the head of the Weinstein Company following a bombshell investigation that uncovered decades of allegations of sexual harassment against him, and now The New Yorker has obtained audio of Weinstein confessing to groping a woman. In a confrontation recorded by the NYPD of Weinstein and Filipina-Italian model and aspiring actress Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, Weinstein is heard instructing Gutierrez to come into his hotel room and sit in the bathroom for five minutes and drink water while he showers. [Read More]

The Bachelorette Recap: Thats So Brayden

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2480 words  |  Zora Stowers

The Bachelorette Week Four Season 20 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Bachelorette Week Four Season 20 Episode 4 Editor’s Rating 5 stars ***** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » It’s been a rough few years for us Bachelor Fans. We’ve had to slog through boring season after boring season, defending the show to people in our lives who don’t have the same dedication we do. [Read More]

The Best Fantasy Novels of 2022

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  10 minutes  |  2046 words  |  Aldo Pusey

From dark academia to epic journeys, the best fantasy of the year comes in all shapes and sizes. Best of 2022 The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. Photo-Illustration: Rowena Lloyd and Susanna Hayward; Photos: Courtesy of the Publishers Best of 2022 The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. If, in the year of our Lord 2022, the phrase fantasy books evokes nothing but decades-old series of thousand-page sword-and-sorcery door stoppers set in slightly altered versions of medieval Europe, well, we’re thrilled to tell you that you have some catching up to do. [Read More]

The Best Podcasts for Unsettling Yourself This Halloween Season

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1240 words  |  Sherie Connelly

I am terrified by a great many things. Ghosts, monsters, clowns, serial killers, and a wide variety of creatures with more than four limbs, yes, but also destitution, bodily decay, global warming, the ebb and flow of human extremism, and never being truly known by the ones you love. Being alive in the world is as horrific as it is pleasurable, and so it is only appropriate that, as Halloween season arrives, we provide a list of suitably creepy listens for your intimate aural pleasure. [Read More]

The Best True-Crime Podcasts of 2022

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  11 minutes  |  2199 words  |  Elina Uphoff

The genre remains as abundant as ever, and the year produced plenty of strong projects. Best of 2022 The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. Photo-Illustration: Rowena Lloyd and Susanna Hayward; Photos: Courtesy of the Studios Best of 2022 The best entertainment of the year, as chosen by Vulture’s critics. [Corn Kid voice] It’s crime! Well, true crime. In the year of our lord 2022, the podcast genre remains as abundant as ever, and just as we are committed to highlighting great, interesting, and innovative shows that make distinct contributions to the medium, we figured we should do the same for true-crime podcasts, which are a universe unto their own. [Read More]

The Best Video Games of 2023

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  29 minutes  |  6104 words  |  Zora Stowers

This may go down in history as one of the best gaming years ever. Photo-Illustration: Franziska Barczyk ; Photos: Epic Games, Larian Studios, Round8 Studio, Nintendo, Tour De Pizza, Capcom, Insomniac Games, Nightdive Studios After a down few years for the industry largely thanks to COVID delays, 2023 was surprisingly flush with exciting video games. Major releases, offbeat indies, consecrated remasters, and long-gestating sequels kept us plenty occupied, with many gamers declaring this the best year for video games in their living memory. [Read More]

The Best Way to Read John le Carrs George Smiley Books

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1485 words  |  Zora Stowers

John le Carré died on December 12, 2020. We are republishing this piece from September 2017 in commemoration of his work. Nearly three decades ago, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the U.S.S.R., John le Carré retired his greatest character, the potbellied English intelligence agent George Smiley, and turned away from Cold War, great-game spy novels toward one-off thrillers about gangsters, terrorists, and arms dealers. But with Western Europe tilting toward populist turmoil and grappling with new consequences of the communism’s fall, le Carré couldn’t stay away. [Read More]

The Beyhive Came Through With Renaissance Memes

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  633 words  |  Aldo Pusey

It’s not a proper Beyoncé release if Twitter isn’t overflowing with memes from the Beyhive to usher in the next era. Renaissance celebrated dancing and [virgo] grooving and, well, the fans were moving. From memes hyping up specific songs like “Church Girl” and “Alien Superstar” to disassociating into another dimension, fans came prepared with their favorite reaction GIFs to celebrate the first act of Beyoncé’s Renaissance. Below are some of Twitter’s favorite memes that will have everyone removing the plastic of their grandma’s sofas (sorry Grammy, it’s Beyoncé’s world, we’re just living in it! [Read More]

The Big Bang Theory: I Fought the In-Law and the In-Law Won

 Posted on June 12, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1151 words  |  Janel Helmers

The Big Bang Theory The Line Substitution Solution Season 9 Episode 23 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » The Big Bang Theory The Line Substitution Solution Season 9 Episode 23 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg). Penny and Sheldon bonding moments … what Big Bang Theory fan can get enough of ’em? [Read More]