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Netflix Is Officially Trying to Win the Podcast Wars

The streaming service has announced new deals with Barstool Sports and iHeartMedia, both of which will join the Ringer on the platform.By Nicholas Quah

Haim Knows Where the Future of Rock Is Going

The three sisters on why, for some reason, “people just can’t place us” in one genre.

The Eyes Wide Shut Conspiracy

Did Stanley Kubrick warn us about Jeffrey Epstein? podcast

A Fresh, Sharp Tartuffe That Shakes the Powder off the Wigs

Matthew Broderick and David Cross star in Lucas Hnath’s new translation of Molière.

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overnights 12/16/2025
Fallout Season-Premiere Recap: Viva Las Vegas The trail to Hank leads the Ghoul and Lucy toward New Vegas, one of the last remnants of prewar America, thanks to a multihyphenate tech genius.
overnights 12/16/2025
Vanderpump Rules Recap: To Venus and Back Venus is right to be sick of hearing about Marcus and Kim’s “toxic relationship” for the millionth time.
overnights 12/16/2025
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Recap: Stubborn as a Donkey The group tries just about everything to get Meredith to engage with them during the trip, including having Whitney apologize.
overnights 12/15/2025
Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Stay Toxic, Queen It’s painful to watch Joe and Kizzi so blatantly fool around as soon as V isn’t in the picture, even though it was obvious this would happen.
overnights 12/15/2025
The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Who Made the Potato Salad? Angel was already struggling this season, so the last thing she needed was word of her slipping up to make its way back to Gizelle.
overnights 12/14/2025
I Love LA Recap: Back 2 Back Maia won’t let her friends, boss, or boyfriend slow down her ambitions for Tallulah’s career, even when Tallulah doesn’t seem to care all that much.
overnights 12/14/2025
It: Welcome to Derry Season-Finale Recap: Frozen Empire Even with the limitations of the It films hanging over the finale, Welcome to Derry manages to deliver a satisfying end to the season.
overnights 12/14/2025
Saturday Night Live Recap: Josh O’Connor Kissed Everyone Except You Josh O’Connor was relegated mostly to straight-man, but sometimes a host being charming, hot, and British is enough to make a satisfying episode.
overnights 12/14/2025
Mayor of Kingstown Recap: Red Alert Merle Callahan’s escape from prison and rampage in Kingstown rattles everyone, but it’s Mike who has the most significant “reckoning” coming his way.
overnights 12/14/2025
Landman Recap: The Rules of the Game Tommy and Cami’s very different ideas for cleaning up the mess Monty left behind come to a head when Danny enters the picture.
overnights 12/12/2025
Heated Rivalry Recap: Dancing On My Own Feelings between Ilya and Shane become so incredibly intense that they have no choice but to start dating women.
overnights 12/12/2025
Pluribus Recap: Saving the World Just as loneliness sends Carol to her very lowest, an unlikely ally joins her cause.
overnights 12/11/2025
Elsbeth Recap: A Model’s Life At last, the triumphant return of Laura Benanti as Nadine Clay, one of the four supermodels dubbed the Glamazons.
overnights 12/11/2025
Matlock Recap: Cruel Yule Olympia and Matty’s mission gets muddled just as they were circling back to figuring out how to trust each other.

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Fallout (S2/E1)
Viva Las Vegas The trail to Hank leads the Ghoul and Lucy toward New Vegas, one of the last remnants of prewar America, thanks to a multihyphenate tech genius.
Vanderpump Rules (S12/E3)
To Venus and Back Venus is right to be sick of hearing about Marcus and Kim’s “toxic relationship” for the millionth time.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (S6/E14)
Stubborn as a Donkey The group tries just about everything to get Meredith to engage with them during the trip, including having Whitney apologize.
Below Deck Mediterranean (S10/E12)
Stay Toxic, Queen It’s painful to watch Joe and Kizzi so blatantly fool around as soon as V isn’t in the picture, even though it was obvious this would happen.
The Real Housewives of Potomac (S10/E11)
Who Made the Potato Salad? Angel was already struggling this season, so the last thing she needed was word of her slipping up to make its way back to Gizelle.
I Love LA (S1/E7)
Back 2 Back Maia won’t let her friends, boss, or boyfriend slow down her ambitions for Tallulah’s career, even when Tallulah doesn’t seem to care all that much.
It: Welcome to Derry (S1/E8)
Frozen Empire Even with the limitations of the It films hanging over the finale, Welcome to Derry manages to deliver a satisfying end to the season.
Saturday Night Live (S51/E8)
Josh O’Connor Kissed Everyone Except You Josh O’Connor was relegated mostly to straight-man, but sometimes a host being charming, hot, and British is enough to make a satisfying episode.
Mayor of Kingstown (S4/E8)
Red Alert Merle Callahan’s escape from prison and rampage in Kingstown rattles everyone, but it’s Mike who has the most significant “reckoning” coming his way.
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It’s a Great Time to Finally Buy a TV AntennaBy Rebecca Alter
The 14 Movies and Shows That Defined Rob ReinerBy Brian Tallerico
The 12 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This WeekendBy Savannah Salazar
The WGA Denounces Paramount’s Hostile Bid for Warner Bros.By Eric Vilas-Boas

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in memoriamRob Reiner Was GoodThe beloved director was better than most at making classic movies, Hollywood careers, and California policy change.By Matt Zoller Seitz
tv reviewFallout Season Two Plays the Long GameThe shift from a binge to weekly release means weeks of new foes and new conflicts for our Vault- and surface-dwelling heroes.By Roxana Hadadi
normal thingsFinn Wolfhard Brings George Harrison’s Garden to LifeHow the Stranger Things star found himself directing a Claymation music video for his favorite Beatle.By Devon Ivie

review roundup

Like the Na’vi, Critics Are Split on Avatar: Fire and Ash

Is James Cameron’s latest alien epic a bizarro upgrade or a tired rehash of what’s come before?By Alejandra Gularte and Fran Hoepfner

exclusiveAmanda Seyfried’s Version of ‘Hunger & Thirst’ Will Quench Your Soul She finds a way to make a 200-year-old song sound new in this scene from The Testament of Ann Lee.By Fran Hoepfner
mergers and acquisitionsWarner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount And Ted Sarandos is committing to releasing WBD movies in theaters with proper windowing.By Jason P. Frank
kiss camEthan Hawke Had ‘One Selfish Question’ for Gwyneth Paltrow Regarding her onscreen kiss with Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme.By Alejandra Gularte

the tribe has spoken

President Trump Will Pause the Survivor Finale for His Own Means

Maybe Trump scheduled his address then because he is a Rizo fan who wants the suspense to continue for his boy.By Jason P. Frank

It’s a Great Time to Finally Buy a TV AntennaMeet your ticket to free broadcasts. A good one costs less than $20.By Rebecca Alter
Fallout Season Two Plays the Long GameThe shift from a binge to weekly release means weeks of new foes and new conflicts for our Vault- and surface-dwelling heroes.By Roxana Hadadi
The Pitt Season Two Promises FireworksThe Fourth of July–set season covers Dr. Robby’s last shift before a break.By Jason P. Frank
Anthony Geary, General Hospital Star, Dead at 78Genie Francis says she was “so lucky to be his partner.”By Alejandra Gularte

Stranger Things’s Next Volume Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight“You die, I die.”
Vecna Had Some Sound Advice for Stranger Things’s Delightful DerekSeason-five breakout Jake Connelly says he now looks to co-star Jamie Campbell Bower as a mentor.

normal things

Finn Wolfhard Brings George Harrison’s Garden to Life

How the Stranger Things star found himself directing a Claymation music video for his favorite Beatle.By Devon Ivie

the titular roleDakota Johnson Plays Madeline for Lily Allen on ‘SNL’ Love and light, Madeline.By Bethy Squires
ripAbraham Quintanilla Jr., Selena Quintanilla’s Father, Dead at 86 His son and Selena’s brother confirmed his death on December 13.By Alejandra Gularte
receipts proof timelinesWhat Happened Between Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade? From the make out fake out to RHOBH to the confirmation of their relationship (and break up).By Bethy Squires

rat watch 2025

Are You Doing Your Part to Keep Casey Wilson’s Home Rat Free?

The comedian is dealing with a dire infestation, and she needs your help.By Tom Smyth

last night on late nightWho at Saturday Night Live Just Watched Heated Rivalry? If I had a nickel for every man Josh O’Connor kissed last night…By Bethy Squires
this week in late nightAmanda Seyfried’s Magic Trick Won Late Night This Week Plus, Taylor Swift writing a mystery with Stephen Colbert and Rob Corddry’s return to The Daily Show.By Bethy Squires
in conclusionThe Best Comedy Books of 2025 They all share the same desire: to reckon with history, dig deeper, and explore why comedy matters so much.By Brian Boone

theater review

Michelle Williams Hits Every High Note in Anna Christie

O’Neill wrote a rich and chewy set of parts to play, and Thomas Kail’s production finds their tactile vitality.By Sara Holdren

It’s a Privilege to Watch Ruthie Ann Miles Portray Grief On Stage“I am giving a gift to the audience to watch me in my pain.”By Jason P. Frank
Jeremy O. Harris Is Now in Japan By ChoiceA rep said he was released from custody without charges but is staying in the country.By Jennifer Zhan
Return of the Replicants: Marjorie PrimeA thoughtful, well-wrought play that’s cool to the touch.By Sara Holdren
Jeremy O. Harris Has Been in Japanese Custody for Almost a MonthThe playwright and producer was arrested for bringing ecstasy into Okinawa.By Jason P. Frank

This Christmas Carol Tries to Put Scrooge on the CouchPlus a very different UK social critique in The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions.
The Best Plays and Musicals of 2025High-school agonies, Wilde and Chekhov and Caryl Churchill, and an encounter group that left our critics enthralled.

must reads6 New Books You Should Read This DecemberIncluding a debut about an aging movie star, a midlife road-trip novel, and a new novel from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.

ripSophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Author, Dead at 55Born Madeleine Wickham, she wrote more than 30 novels over the course of three decades.

in conclusionThe Best Novels of 2025, According to Anthony JeselnikThe stand-up comedian read 51 books this year. Here are his favorites.

vulture lists83 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your 2025 Reading ListSydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star in the film adaptation of The Housemaid to close out the year.

in conclusionThe Best Books of 2025Even in a fractured media landscape, these books held our attention.

furnitureBianca Censori Made Some Medical Sex-Dungeon FurnitureThe designer and wife of Kanye West says it’s about “collapsing the distinction between object, body, and idol.”

reasons to love new yorkHow the Painter Sasha Gordon Marshaled Her Monsters“People assume I’m a bitchy, confident artist when I’m actually really afraid of everything.”

ripFrank Gehry, World-Famous Postmodern Architect, Dead at 96Gehry is one of only two architects to guest star on The Simpsons.

in conclusionThe Best Art Shows of 2025From tiny clay sculptures to the grandest museum reopenings.

the year in cultureWhat the Culturati 50 Loved in 2025While we were watching these culture-makers, they were watching each other.

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