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Bill Lawrence Is Poised to Have His Soderbergh Year

With three comedies in Emmy contention, the prolific showrunner could join the rarefied air among TV greats. By Joe Reid

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Sandra Hüller Is Having One Hell of a Year

In Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland, she gives the kind of performance that we should be talking about come awards season. By Alison Willmore

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All the Hot Girls Will Be Reading John Steinbeck This Summer

East of Eden is the tip of the iceberg. By Fran Hoepfner

overnights

Outlander Series-Finale Recap: Last Breath

Ending the series that began as “the Scottish sex show” with a gasp? That just feels right. By Maggie Fremont

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Everything we’re covering out of Cannes.

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Who Won Eurovision 2026? The audience vote helped this country score the top prize.
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Love Is Blind’s Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin Broke Up After four years of marriage and joining the Love Is Blind casting team.
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So, Harry Styles Was Marathon Training for His World Tour? The stage for the Together Together looks like the best way to get the zoomies out.
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Cinematrix No. 781: May 16, 2026 Can you name a Paul Giamatti movie released between 1990 and 2005?
reality check 5/15/2026

A Complete Guide to Who’s Still Together From Netflix’s Love Is Blind Universe Every couple that broke up, made up, and is still going strong.
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The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Standing-O-Meter All of a Sudden we have a new frontrunner.
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Drake Is Flooding the Zone In releasing three new albums, 43 songs, and 14 music videos in a day, the rapper is borrowing from the MAGA playbook.
obits 5/15/2026

Claudine Longet, French Pop Star and True-Crime Figure, Dead at 84 Longet was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after shooting her partner, Olympic skier “Spider” Sabich.
lawsuits 5/15/2026

Jermaine Jackson Ordered to Pay $6.5 Million in Sexual-Assault Lawsuit The plaintiff won a default judgment when Jackson failed to respond.
a love for the ages 5/15/2026

Everywhere and Everywhen Outlander Has Taken Us Time-travel through a chronological guide to eight seasons (and one spinoff) of swooning.
the law 5/15/2026

Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Trial Ends in a Mistrial Again Alvin Bragg’s office will now have to decide if it will pursue charges against Weinstein a fourth time.
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The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Fixate on this.
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Everything Bravo Announced at Upfronts All of the new shows and premiere dates that will keep us busy this year.
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The Highlights From Our Reality Masterminds Interview Studio Featuring Andy Cohen’s text messages, Melissa Gorga’s advice, and much more.

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overnights 5/15/2026

Outlander Series-Finale Recap: Last Breath Ending the series that began as “the Scottish sex show” with a gasp? That just feels right.
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Dutton Ranch Series-Premiere Recap: That’s Right, You’re Not From Texas Beth and Rip leave Montana for Texas, where they become genuine upstarts in a place where no one knows them well enough to fall into line.
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For All Mankind Recap: Listen, All Y’all, It’s A Sabotage With the M-6 troops on their way to gain access to Goldilocks, the Marsies find themselves in a dicey-looking situation.
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Hacks Recap: Seen the Lights Go Out in Vegas It’s starting to feel like we’re killing time until Deborah can get to Madison Square Garden.
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Survivor Recap: Zero Weddings and Two Funerals With two big votes out in tonight’s episode, it looks like only one clear winner is left standing for the finale.
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The Valley Recap: A Real Drag Danny was already on thin ice before he drew Lala’s ire. It’s just a matter of time before he finds out how badly he’s messed up.
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The Boys Recap: No Room for Heresy With one episode left, the series takes a moment to celebrate the supporting characters who are the heart of the show.
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Good Omens Series-Finale Recap: Holding Hands at the End of the World Though rushed and overcrowded, this stubby final installment does right by the relationship that made this series so charming in the first place.
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The Testaments Recap: The Rules of Engagement It’s wedding season in Gilead, and the brides-to-be are blindsided by the expectations that await them on their wedding night.
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Margo’s Got Money Troubles Recap: You Got Jinxed Margo’s custody predicament is bad enough without Jinx’s addiction struggles making the situation even more fraught.
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Summer House Recap: Fight Night We finally see the fight between Kyle and Carl that we’ve been waiting for all season.
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Top Chef Recap: Seven Fishes The seven remaining chefs compete in a head-to-head prep battle, then go boating for freshwater fish for their Elimination challenge.
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cannes 2026 5/15/2026

Asghar Farhadi Has Made a Very Silly French Melodrama Parallel Tales finds the Iranian filmmaker seriously off his game.
movie review 5/15/2026

In In the Grey, Guy Ritchie Would Rather Confuse Us Than Entertain Us Did you even know that there’s a new Guy Ritchie movie out? It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill and makes no sense.
cannes 2026 5/15/2026

Jordan Firstman Grows Up in Club Kid The internet comedian and I Love LA star makes his directorial debut with a surprisingly soft center.
movie review 5/15/2026

Obsession Asks: What If Your Demon Was Love? Curry Barker’s new horror movie has a clever premise — and maybe that’s enough.
cannes 2026 5/14/2026

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Is an Absolute Banger Jane Schoenbrun’s ecstatic meditation on slasher movies and sexual hang-ups is the first great film at this year’s Cannes.
tv review 5/14/2026

Nemesis Brings the Heat Courtney A. Kemp’s fantastically entertaining new series proves there’s still life, and even originality, to be found in the cops-and-robbers genre.
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Venice Trashed The Wizard of the Kremlin, But It Happens to Be a Great Film Olivier Assayas is getting some of the worst reviews of his career for his new film, in which Jude Law plays Putin. But I can’t wait to see it again.
book review 5/14/2026

Is The Hill a Novel of the Left or an Obituary for It? In Harriet Clark’s debut, a child lives with the fallout of her family’s radical past.
theater review 5/13/2026

Teen Angst, Online and IRL, in Dad Don’t Read This Young people entangle with friends and Sims in Eliya Smith’s new play.
tv review 5/11/2026

Putting the ‘Deus’ in Amadeus The captivating and anachronistic miniseries reconfigures the enmity between composers Salieri and Mozart to transcend the bounds of petty rivalry.
theater review 5/8/2026

Work Is Work: The Receptionist and The Fever Adam Bock’s play earns a middling performance review; Wallace Shawn’s is a unicorn.
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The Talking-Sheep Movie Made Me Cry The Sheep Detectives is ready to do a surprisingly good job educating your kids about death.
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The Post-Trauma Plot Book Is Here Recent works by Avigayl Sharp, Kaveh Akbar, Jamie Hood, and Jen Beagin embrace a more irreverent attitude toward their pain.
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The Dark Wizard’s Unconquerable Contradiction The HBO docuseries can’t settle on an answer for why Dean Potter was the way he was, but it’s riveting to watch it try.

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Outlander (S8/E10)

Last Breath Ending the series that began as “the Scottish sex show” with a gasp? That just feels right.
Dutton Ranch (S1/E1)

That’s Right, You’re Not From Texas Beth and Rip leave Montana for Texas, where they become genuine upstarts in a place where no one knows them well enough to fall into line.
For All Mankind (S5/E8)

Listen, All Y’all, It’s A Sabotage With the M-6 troops on their way to gain access to Goldilocks, the Marsies find themselves in a dicey-looking situation.
Hacks (S5/E8)

Seen the Lights Go Out in Vegas It’s starting to feel like we’re killing time until Deborah can get to Madison Square Garden.
Survivor (S50/E12)

Zero Weddings and Two Funerals With two big votes out in tonight’s episode, it looks like only one clear winner is left standing for the finale.
The Valley (S3/E7)

A Real Drag Danny was already on thin ice before he drew Lala’s ire. It’s just a matter of time before he finds out how badly he’s messed up.
The Boys (S5/E7)

No Room for Heresy With one episode left, the series takes a moment to celebrate the supporting characters who are the heart of the show.
Good Omens (S3/E1)

Holding Hands at the End of the World Though rushed and overcrowded, this stubby final installment does right by the relationship that made this series so charming in the first place.
The Testaments (S1/E8)

The Rules of Engagement It’s wedding season in Gilead, and the brides-to-be are blindsided by the expectations that await them on their wedding night.
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switched on pop Let’s Break Down Our Favorite Eurovision Finalists “We eclipse”? Doesn’t one thing eclipse another thing? We discuss. By Reanna Cruz, Nate Sloan, and Charlie Harding
stage whisperer ‘If Those Stockings Had a Sound, What Would It Be?’ For her Tony-nominated Death of a Salesman score, Caroline Shaw knew she had to do something different. By Justin Davidson
extremely online The Feed Is Fake That “viral” song, movie, influencer, and celebrity drama you scrolled by recently was likely the result of a stealth marketing campaign. By Lane Brown

Movies

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In In the Grey, Guy Ritchie Would Rather Confuse Us Than Entertain Us

Did you even know that there’s a new Guy Ritchie movie out? It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Henry Cavill and makes no sense. By Bilge Ebiri

now streaming The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Fixate on this. By Savannah Salazar
movie review Obsession Asks: What If Your Demon Was Love? Curry Barker’s new horror movie has a clever premise — and maybe that’s enough. By Bilge Ebiri
the scuttlebutt There Will Be a New James Bond … Eventually. By Jason P. Frank

cannes 2026 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Is an Absolute Banger Jane Schoenbrun’s ecstatic meditation on slasher movies and sexual hang-ups is the first great film at this year’s Cannes. By Alison Willmore
cannes 2026 Jane Schoenbrun’s New Movie Just Might Heal the American Sexual Psyche “I have a feeling for a lot of people, especially men, the sex scenes will be like, ‘What am I looking at?’” By Rachel Handler
a long talk Tony Leung’s Smoldering Cool The Hong Kong–born icon on what it’s like to act with a tree, drinking with Wong Kar-wai, and what he wanted to change about Marvel’s Shang-Chi. By Bilge Ebiri
chat room Lewis Tan Isn’t Done With Mortal Kombat Yet “Sub-Zero died, Kung Lao died, and they all came back. There’s a plan.” By James Grebey
what’s next? All Your Unanswered Questions About the Baldoni-Lively Battle The It Ends With Us drama is an infinite loop. By Victoria Bekiempis

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TV

reality check

A Complete Guide to Who’s Still Together From Netflix’s Love Is Blind Universe

Every couple that broke up, made up, and is still going strong. By Charlotte Walsh, Alejandra Gularte, and Laura Bradley

a love for the ages Everywhere and Everywhen Outlander Has Taken Us Time-travel through a chronological guide to eight seasons (and one spinoff) of swooning. By Maggie Fremont
upfront and personal Everything Bravo Announced at Upfronts All of the new shows and premiere dates that will keep us busy this year. By Brian Moylan
this week in late night Stephen Colbert’s Second City Memories Won Late Night This Week Plus Pedro Pascal on The Late Show and Sally Field on WWHL. By Bethy Squires
exit interview ‘We Thought of Her As the Terminator’ Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King explain how they arrived at the moment that unlocked Valerie Cherish. By Jackson McHenry

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Meg Stalter’s Dream of Doing Oh, Mary Is Coming True The prettiest girl in the America? More like … the prettiest First Lady in America. By Fran Hoepfner

this! is! a shocking twist! Oh My God, It’s Her? Survivor 50 has twisted itself into a no-win position. By Jason P. Frank
tv review Nemesis Brings the Heat Courtney A. Kemp’s fantastically entertaining new series proves there’s still life, and even originality, to be found in the cops-and-robbers genre. By Roxana Hadadi
anti-heroines The East of Eden Trailer Is a Tribute to Florence Pugh Emmy incoming. By Jason P. Frank
good-byes Selina Meyer Roasts Stephen Colbert No word on why she skipped Kevin Hart’s roast. By Jason P. Frank

Music

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Who Won Eurovision 2026?

The audience vote helped this country score the top prize. By Alejandra Gularte

speedrun So, Harry Styles Was Marathon Training for His World Tour? The stage for the Together Together looks like the best way to get the zoomies out. By Alejandra Gularte
maga chain link Drake Is Flooding the Zone In releasing three new albums, 43 songs, and 14 music videos in a day, the rapper is borrowing from the MAGA playbook. By Hershal Pandya
obits Claudine Longet, French Pop Star and True-Crime Figure, Dead at 84 Longet was convicted of criminally negligent homicide after shooting her partner, Olympic skier “Spider” Sabich. By Bethy Squires

lawsuits Jermaine Jackson Ordered to Pay $6.5 Million in Sexual-Assault Lawsuit The plaintiff won a default judgment when Jackson failed to respond. By Bethy Squires
switched on pop Let’s Break Down Our Favorite Eurovision Finalists “We eclipse”? Doesn’t one thing eclipse another thing? We discuss. By Reanna Cruz, Nate Sloan, and Charlie Harding
after the deluge This Is So Much Drake The rapper released three albums last night, addressing the aftermath of his feud with Kendrick Lamar and complaining about UMG. By Jason P. Frank
vroom vroom Drake’s Son Took Shane Gillis on a Joyride Adonis is in the driver’s seat in Drake’s new music video for “Dust.” By Alejandra Gularte
statements Britney Spears’s Rep Says Her ‘Erratic’ Dinner Was ‘Blown Out of Proportion’ “This constant attack on everything that she does.” By Alejandra Gularte

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Comedy

the grub street diet

SNL’s Jeremy Culhane Is an Uncrustables Purist

“I recently tried a peanut-butter–and–honey Uncrustable at the airport and it just wasn’t good.” By Rima Parikh

quality time What James Austin Johnson Watches (and Reads) With His Son The SNL star managed to get his 4-year-old to sit through (most of) Seven Samurai. By James Austin Johnson and Marah Eakin
coming soon Kimmel and Fallon Will Go Dark for Colbert’s Last Late Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show will air reruns on May 21. By Bethy Squires
not a parody The New ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Musical Will Be Mandatory Fun Let’s get him that EGOT. By Devon Ivie

let it be You Can’t Roast Paul McCartney or His Silly Love Songs It’s too bad. No one’s ever joked about the Beatles before. By Bethy Squires
the last night of late night Late Night Makes the Case for Late Night The hosts of Strike Force Five all guested on The Late Show and made arguments for their own relevance. By Jason P. Frank
stand-up How Sheryl Underwood Won The Roast of Kevin Hart Despite being one of the least famous people on the lineup, the comic found a way to break up the monotony of the bloated proceedings. By Hershal Pandya
roastin’ The Roast of Kevin Hart Was Chelsea Handler vs. the Manosphere Host Shane Gillis and Handler traded particularly intense barbs at the Netflix Is a Joke centerpiece. By Jason P. Frank
grief Martin Short Gives First Interview Since His Daughter’s Death “Mental health and cancer… are both diseases,” Short said, “and sometimes with diseases, they are terminal.” By Bethy Squires

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Theater

stage whisperer

‘If Those Stockings Had a Sound, What Would It Be?’

For her Tony-nominated Death of a Salesman score, Caroline Shaw knew she had to do something different. By Justin Davidson

theater review Teen Angst, Online and IRL, in Dad Don’t Read This Young people entangle with friends and Sims in Eliya Smith’s new play. By Jackson McHenry
in conversation Taraji P. Henson Tells It Like It Is The actress is having a ball in her Broadway debut, but she still has some bones to pick with Hollywood. By Zak Cheney-Rice
theater review Work Is Work: The Receptionist and The Fever Adam Bock’s play earns a middling performance review; Wallace Shawn’s is a unicorn. By Sara Holdren
a long talk ‘I Want to Make Theater for the Millions’ Fresh off a dozen Tony nominations, Michael Arden discusses The Lost Boys, the Maybe Happy Ending controversy, and his Queen of Versailles misfire. By Jason P. Frank

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Bess Wohl’s Liberation Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama Daniel Kraus’s one-sentence war novel Angel Down took the Fiction award. By Jason P. Frank

broadway Book of Mormon Cancels Performances Through May 17 Due to Fire “The exact cause of the fire is unknown.” By Alejandra Gularte
theater review A Hamlet Without an Idea in Its Skull The National Theatre’s production comes to BAM, cut and reshuffled for no apparent reason besides novelty. By Sara Holdren
the t in egot The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! Tie for Most Tony Nominations Here are the full list of nominees for the 2026 Tony Awards. By Jason P. Frank
tomorrow is a latter day Book of Mormon Musical Cancels Two Shows After Electrical Fire “There’s been substantial damage on the fourth floor, in the electrical room.” By Alejandra Gularte

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Books

book review Is The Hill a Novel of the Left or an Obituary for It? In Harriet Clark’s debut, a child lives with the fallout of her family’s radical past. By Madeline Leung Coleman
podcasts Hayden Panettiere Did Not ‘Just Give Up’ her Daughter She spoke at length about giving up custody while in treatment for addiction, and how she stayed connected to her daughter. By Bethy Squires
close read The Post-Trauma Plot Book Is Here Recent works by Avigayl Sharp, Kaveh Akbar, Jamie Hood, and Jen Beagin embrace a more irreverent attitude toward their pain. By Gideon Leek
look book The Look Book Goes to a Midnight Release of On the Calculation of Volume Fans of Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume gathered at Le Pistol Bar & Cafe for a group reading organized by the Brooklyn Public Library. By Jeremy Rellosa
must reads 8 New Books to Read This May Two dark-academia novels, a memoir from a Pen15 co-creator, and a debut we think will make a splash. By Emma Alpern and Jasmine Vojdani

Books

Art

chapters Lost Days at the Chelsea Hotel Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Jonas Mekas were just a few of the residents captured in Albert Scopin’s recently recovered photos. By Curbed editors
the yesteryear issue Jerry Saltz’s ’90s Slideshow “I knew nothing about photography, but I ended up making 40,000 goddamn slides.” By The Editors
the yesteryear issue Jerry Saltz’s ’90s Art World “I saw 25, 30 shows a week, made hundreds of studio visits, and everywhere I went I brought my camera.” By Jerry Saltz
the work of art Julio Torres’s Second Brain Before it became an Off Broadway show and now an HBO special, Color Theories began as scribbles in his notebooks. By Adam Moss
chapters ‘He Was Genius About Sex’ How the photographer Peter Hujar turned cruising into works of art. By Andrew Durbin