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The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Series-Premiere Recap: Happy As a Clam

One episode in, and we’re already working with a stalled engagement, reluctant polyamory, and swinging accusations. By Tom Smyth

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Should A24 Be Worried About The Drama’s Plot-Twist Drama?

Movie marketers, industry observers, and studio executives are shrugging off the backlash — for now. By Chris Lee

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8 New Books to Read This April

A Ben Lerner novel about when tech fails us, a Lena Dunham memoir, and an investigative saga from the author of Say Nothing. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani

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Survivor Reached a New Low in Screwing Over Its Players

Billie Eilish, beware of jilted Survivor fans. By Jason P. Frank

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Ladies of London Recap: British Psycho Mark’s pettiness at the My Fair Lady party drives Margo mad – and Kimi can’t help but make it worse.
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The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Series-Premiere Recap: Happy As a Clam One episode in, and we’re already working with a stalled engagement, reluctant polyamory, and swinging accusations.
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The Pitt Recap: Crashing Out The night shift has arrived, and boy, the comparison is startling!
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: The Pain Olympics At the final dinner in Tuscany, Dorit and Erika exchange “C” words, upsetting the table and the power balance.
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Survivor Recap: Sit, Shake, Roll Over It’s the biggest merge in Survivor history, which comes with more twists, another sponsored reward, and the most boots in one episode.
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The Valley Recap: Baby Fever The most volatile personality might be gone, but there are still divorces to finalize and interpersonal mom drama to navigate in the season premiere.
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Summer House Recap: Wrinkles in Time A series of difficult conversations among the group shows the moment that Kyle and Amanda hit the point of no return.
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Paradise Recap: The Other Bunker The finale finally reveals who “Alex” is, but Paradise is keeping its biggest answers for season three.
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The Comeback Recap: Nothing New Even if it makes sense that Valerie would have no issue starring in a series co-written by AI, it still makes for a somewhat unpleasant episode.
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We’re in a New Era of Reality-TV Mess The outraged reactions to the Summer House scandal reflect a fandom that increasingly demands its drama with a side of consequences.
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‘Are We Having Fun Yet?’ The Super Mario Galaxy Movie really, really wants us to have a good time.
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Did Dog Day Afternoon Get Away With It? Take it on its own terms, and Stephen Adly Guirgis’s stage reworking of the great New York failed-heist movie mostly succeeds.
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Anchors Reweighed: No Singing in the Navy Milo Cramer’s play tries to interrogate Comden-and-Green-style sailor musicals but ends up looking hardest at itself.
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Ladies of London (S4/E6)

British Psycho Mark’s pettiness at the My Fair Lady party drives Margo mad – and Kimi can’t help but make it worse.
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (S1/E1)

Happy As a Clam One episode in, and we’re already working with a stalled engagement, reluctant polyamory, and swinging accusations.
The Pitt (S2/E13)

Crashing Out The night shift has arrived, and boy, the comparison is startling!
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (S15/E16)

The Pain Olympics At the final dinner in Tuscany, Dorit and Erika exchange “C” words, upsetting the table and the power balance.
Survivor (S50/E6)

Sit, Shake, Roll Over It’s the biggest merge in Survivor history, which comes with more twists, another sponsored reward, and the most boots in one episode.
The Valley (S3/E1)

Baby Fever The most volatile personality might be gone, but there are still divorces to finalize and interpersonal mom drama to navigate in the season premiere.
Summer House (S10/E9)

Wrinkles in Time A series of difficult conversations among the group shows the moment that Kyle and Amanda hit the point of no return.
Top Chef (S23/E4)

One Side After Another Winner Tristen Epps-Long returns for a challenge about centering Southern sides.
Below Deck Down Under (S4/E9)

Escalation Tactics Ellie’s frustration boils over into a full-blown tantrum that threatens the galley for the rest of the season.
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gold rush (music edition) The 2026 Rock Hall Nominee Power Rankings In a battle that includes feuding brothers and bona fide pop stars, we predict who will get inducted this year. By Devon Ivie
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Judge Dismisses Blake Lively’s Sexual Harassment Claims in Upcoming Trial

Her claims of retaliation from Justin Baldoni will head to court. By Alejandra Gularte

movie review ‘Are We Having Fun Yet?’ The Super Mario Galaxy Movie really, really wants us to have a good time. By Bilge Ebiri
mother stands for comfort The Mother Mary Trailer Rules Anne Hathaway is a haunting pop-music icon with bleached brows. By Jason P. Frank
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it’s me hi Critics Aren’t Sure Whether to Marry The Drama Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s new movie is getting cheers and jeers in equal measure. By Jason P. Frank
trailer mix What the Heck Is Going On in the Back Room in Backrooms? The new A24 horror movie tackles the final boss of liminal spaces. By Fran Hoepfner
i’d cry my eyes violet Taylor Swift’s ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ Video Is Basically a Fan Cam Rather than appear in the video herself, the singer put together a montage of the famous actress set to her song. By Fran Hoepfner
courting controversy How Much Is Kristoffer Borgli Trolling Us? An old essay about the director dating a teenager resurfacing right before his movie comes out isn’t ideal … unless … ? By Fran Hoepfner
blonde ambition Kim Novak Thinks Sydney Sweeney Is Too Sexy to Play Her The Vertigo star said Sweeney is “totally wrong” for the part. By Fran Hoepfner

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The Pitt’s Irene Choi Wants to Borrow Joy’s IDGAF Badge

“I don’t think I’ve seen a person who looks like me in a situation like ‘I’m the first one out of here.’” By Ben Rosenstock

casting changes The Pitt Is Discharging One of Its Residents And promoting another to series regular. By Alejandra Gularte
hosting duties All the Saturday Night Live Season 51 Hosts and Musical Guests Colman Domino is making his SNL hosting debut. By Jason P. Frank
fire Eugene Mirman Seriously Injured in Car Crash The Bob’s Burgers voice actor was pulled from his burning car. By Bethy Squires
bummer house We’re in a New Era of Reality-TV Mess The outraged reactions to the Summer House scandal reflect a fandom that increasingly demands its drama with a side of consequences. By Louis Peitzman

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close read Why Is Survivor 50 Hiding the Women? The show has tried to rectify its history of bias against female contestants, yet its anniversary season is sidelining most of them. By Joe Reid
explainers The Biggest Reveals From Lamar Odom’s Netflix Documentary “I remember needing to go to hotel rooms to clean up after him so housekeeping didn’t sell a story,” Khloé Kardashian remembered. By Alejandra Gularte
chat room Don’t Underestimate Emma, Says The Pitt’s Laëtitia Hollard “She’s tougher than she looks. She feels comfortable in the vulnerability.” By Ben Rosenstock
drama mama West Wilson and Amanda Batula Confirm Their New ‘Connection’ “What’s developed recently was the last thing either of us expected.” By Jason P. Frank

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Gucci Mane Reportedly Robbed and Kidnapped By Pooh Shiesty, Big30

His former collaborators allegedly robbed Gucci Mane at gun point. By Alejandra Gularte

my album is dropping Olivia Rodrigo Is ‘Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ The pop superstar’s third studio album will be out June 12. By Jason P. Frank
gold rush (music edition) The 2026 Rock Hall Nominee Power Rankings In a battle that includes feuding brothers and bona fide pop stars, we predict who will get inducted this year. By Devon Ivie
crime Lindsey Buckingham Attacked With Unknown Substance by Reported Stalker He is reportedly unharmed after being doused in a mystery liquid. By Bethy Squires

celeb feuds Courtney Love and Billy Corgan Still Hate Kim Gordon “She was really horrible in the ’90s.” By Bethy Squires
broadway Megan Thee Stallion Hospitalized Mid-Broadway Performance The rapper has been treated for “extreme exhaustion” and dehydration and is looking forward to resuming her role in Moulin Rouge!, her rep confirmed. By Jason P. Frank
case dismissed A Judge Has Seen ‘Enough’ of the Copyright Lawsuit Against Cardi B Dismissing the $50 million complaint over the rapper’s song “Enough (Miami)” in her latest legal victory. By Jennifer Zhan
disrespect the classics Steve Perry Was Wise to End His Journey Chaos is afoot for the band’s farewell tour, with one member admitting he lied about Perry potentially joining them on the road. By Devon Ivie
celebrity health Lola Young Is Doing a ‘Hell of a Lot Better’ Six months after she collapsed on stage at All Things Go. By Alejandra Gularte

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9 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment)

Looking for some stand-up recommendations? Here are some recent releases that are worth your attention. By Jesse David Fox and Hershal Pandya

last night on late night You Wanted SNL UK to be More British? Here You Go. Flying from Bristol to Ibiza only to watch West Ham at a pub. By Bethy Squires
international affairs Dream-Casting an American Version of Last One Laughing We begrudgingly accept keeping Jimmy Carr. By Anne Victoria Clark, Fran Hoepfner, and Hershal Pandya
lawsuits It’s the Circle of Strife What to know about the $27 million lawsuit over a comedian’s Lion King lyric translation. By Jennifer Zhan

this week in late night Fact-Checking Chris Fleming Won Late Night This Week Plus the Kid Mero on The Daily Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live’s Niall Horan superfan staffer. By Bethy Squires
buffering You Won’t Have to Wait As Long to Watch SNL UK This Week American SNL will still come first, though. By Josef Adalian
coming soon Netflix Is Making a Giggly Squad Sitcom Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner are getting the Broad City special from Amy Poehler and Kay Cannon. By Bethy Squires
don’t break Last One Laughing UK’s Second Season Should Not Be This Good The ultimate boss of panel shows dares comedians not to break. By Fran Hoepfner
quality time What Pete Holmes Watches (and Reads) With His Daughter “My daughter and I talk about The Baby-Sitters Club like we’re girlfriends.” By Pete Holmes and Marah Eakin

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Did Dog Day Afternoon Get Away With It?

Take it on its own terms, and Stephen Adly Guirgis’s stage reworking of the great New York failed-heist movie mostly succeeds. By Sara Holdren

the the-a-ter Soon You Can Marry Mariska Hargitay on Broadway She’s taking over Daniel Radcliffe’s role in Every Brilliant Thing. By Jason P. Frank
theater review Anchors Reweighed: No Singing in the Navy Milo Cramer’s play tries to interrogate Comden-and-Green-style sailor musicals but ends up looking hardest at itself. By Sara Holdren
obits Tony-Nominated Actor Mary Beth Hurt Dead at 79 Hurt had roles in films such as Young Adult, The Age of Innocence, and The World According to Garp. By Bethy Squires
obits James Tolkan, Back to the Future’s Mr. Strickland, Dead at 94 With 81 acting credits on IMDb, he was no slacker. By Bethy Squires

theater review
A Play About the Play Becomes the Thing: Hamnet Onstage in D.C. Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of the novel is at its best when it focuses on the travails of Agnes Shakespeare, the playwright’s wife. By Rhoda Feng

theater Last Dance for the Groffies The women swooning over Jonathan Groff and spending a small fortune to see him before his final performance in Just in Time. podcast By Alexandra Starr
the maria bamford questionnaire Daniel Radcliffe Wishes He Played an NBC Page on 30 Rock And that he could warn his younger self about the dangers of a long autograph. By Hershal Pandya
theater review Big, Tall, Terrible Roald Dahl Comes to Life in Giant John Lithgow plays the author as a Vermicious Knid, a flexible and increasingly nasty creature. By Sara Holdren
theater review A Production of Chekhov’s Ivanov That I Wish Everyone Could See The New American Ensemble shucks off the daintiness and goes big. By Sara Holdren

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Books

religious studies The Harry Potter Pilgrims J.K. Rowling’s transphobia turned off many readers. Some still treat the series she created as a sacred text. By Séamas O'Reilly
book review I’m Obsessed With This Novel About a Gay Romance Wayne Koestenbaum’s My Lover, the Rabbi is a hilarious depiction of an intense infatuation. By Daniel Felsenthal
what’s the sitch? Christy Carlson Romano Announces Her Child-Stardom Memoir Call me, beep me, if you want to read me. By Bethy Squires
ai girl We Have Our First Big-Five AI Scandal Mia Ballard’s horror novel Shy Girl has been canceled, Hachette Book Group announced yesterday. By Emma Alpern
a long talk Tom Junod’s Family Secrets How an acclaimed magazine writer wrote his new memoir about his father, who had numerous affairs and may have sexually abused the author’s sister. By Jack Denton

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Art

2026 preview 10 Art Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2026 Will the New Museum actually reopen? By Jerry Saltz
art review The Crazed Cataclysms of Nicole Eisenman Her paintings at David Zwirner are delirious indictments of politics, art, and money. By Jerry Saltz
furniture Bianca Censori Made Some Medical Sex-Dungeon Furniture The designer and wife of Kanye West says it’s about “collapsing the distinction between object, body, and idol.” By Clio Chang
reasons to love new york How the Painter Sasha Gordon Marshaled Her Monsters “People assume I’m a bitchy, confident artist when I’m actually really afraid of everything.” By Adam Moss
rip Frank Gehry, World-Famous Postmodern Architect, Dead at 96 Gehry is one of only two architects to guest star on The Simpsons. By Bethy Squires