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Where is Britney?
Culture

After Britney Spears was released from her conservatorship, some of her fandom latched on to a new theory: What if she had never been freed at all?

By Rebecca Jennings
How Drake won
Culture

The Canadian, biracial, Jewish, middle-class, former child actor has reshaped rap, pop, and the masculinity wars.

By Bianca Betancourt
The Manson Family murders, and their complicated legacy, explained
Criminal Justice

The Manson Family murders weren’t a countercultural revolt. They were about power, entitlement, and Hollywood.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Taylor Swift is no longer in her Matty Healy eraTaylor Swift is no longer in her Matty Healy era
Culture

Swifties had extremely mixed feelings about her romance with the 1975 lead frontman.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
The downfall of Armie Hammer, explainedThe downfall of Armie Hammer, explained
Culture

House of Hammer is the latest entry in the Armie Hammer true crime scandal.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Scandoval broke the fourth wall for one of the greatest reality TV episodes everScandoval broke the fourth wall for one of the greatest reality TV episodes ever
Culture

On the Vanderpump Rules finale, the cameras finally capture Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix at the most dramatic moment of their lives.

By Rebecca Jennings
King Charles’s coronation, decoded
Culture

The UK is about to experience its first coronation in 70 years. Here’s what you need to know.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Are Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in love, or are they good actors?Are Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in love, or are they good actors?
Culture

Why everyone suddenly cares about the stars of the yet-to-be-released rom-com Anyone But You.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn’s relationship was a mystery on purposeTaylor Swift and Joe Alwyn’s relationship was a mystery on purpose
Culture

Swifties are losing it over the pair’s breakup, but we never really knew them to begin with.

By Rebecca Jennings
Culture
Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski-and-run trial is a reminder that stars are not like usGwyneth Paltrow’s ski-and-run trial is a reminder that stars are not like us
Culture

Countersuing an optometrist for a ski slope collision is basically Gwyneth Paltrow’s White Lotus audition.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The fantasy of Ted Lasso and the reality of Jason SudeikisThe fantasy of Ted Lasso and the reality of Jason Sudeikis
Culture

The Jason Sudeikis-Olivia Wilde breakup changed the way watching Ted Lasso feels.

By Constance Grady
Keanu Reeves, explained
Culture

Keanu Reeves is a celebrity for all times.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and the Easter egg-ification of the Hollywood feudHailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and the Easter egg-ification of the Hollywood feud
Culture

Remember when Hollywood feuds were fun? This one is extremely not.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
One year later, Chris Rock addresses the Will Smith Oscars slapOne year later, Chris Rock addresses the Will Smith Oscars slap
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

“Will Smith practices selective outrage,” says Rock in his new Netflix comedy special.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The Purity ChroniclesThe Purity Chronicles
Culture

Constance Grady looks back at the sexual and gendered mores of the late ’90s and 2000s, one pop culture phenomenon at a time.

By Vox Staff
Brad Pitt was the only winner of the Aniston-Jolie tabloid battle
Culture

In the biggest tabloid love triangle of the 2000s, there was never a right kind of woman to be.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Why Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failedWhy Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failed
Culture

Netflix’s new Pamela Anderson documentary is a clever meta commentary on the wronged-woman reevaluation trend.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The Good Morning America anchors who made us love cheating scandals exit ABCThe Good Morning America anchors who made us love cheating scandals exit ABC
Culture

Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes prove we still love a classic tabloid drama.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Prince Harry’s Spare is a sad and self-indicting portrait of royalty on the brinkPrince Harry’s Spare is a sad and self-indicting portrait of royalty on the brink
Culture

The press is the villain but there are no heroes in Prince Harry’s new memoir.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Real Housewife Jen Shah is sentenced to 6.5 years in prisonReal Housewife Jen Shah is sentenced to 6.5 years in prison
Culture

The Real Housewives’ spectacle of unearned wealth was all fun and games until Jen Shah defrauded the elderly.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Gossip was the saving grace of 2022Gossip was the saving grace of 2022
Culture

The year of living pettily.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Netflix’s Harry and Meghan docuseries brings nothing new to the tableNetflix’s Harry and Meghan docuseries brings nothing new to the table
Culture

The three-episode first volume trods extremely familiar ground.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Does it matter how real The Crown is?Does it matter how real The Crown is?
Culture

Season five of “The Crown” is somehow both too accurate and too distorted for the royal family’s supporters.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explainedJohnny Depp, Amber Heard, and their $50 million defamation suit, explained
Culture

Why Johnny Depp and Amber Heard accused each other of domestic violence.

By Constance Grady
Culture
All the big new rom-coms star the same people they did 20 years agoAll the big new rom-coms star the same people they did 20 years ago
Culture

George Clooney and Julia Roberts are the stars of Ticket to Paradise. They’re not the only boldface names of the ’90s back in a mid-budget film.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Let’s go down the rabbit hole of Taylor Swift conspiracy theoriesLet’s go down the rabbit hole of Taylor Swift conspiracy theories
Culture

The theories surrounding Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, Midnights, explained.

By Constance Grady
The Chinese government’s unlikeliest standoff is with … fandom
Culture

Xi Jinping versus the stans.

By Aja Romano
What are we supposed to do about Kanye now?
Culture

So your favorite rapper turned out to be a bigot, or: The art vs. the artist, Ye edition.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Angelina Jolie alleges Brad Pitt physically abused her and their childrenAngelina Jolie alleges Brad Pitt physically abused her and their children
Culture

A new court filing alleges physical violence against his children for the first time.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Cheating scandals hit different right nowCheating scandals hit different right now
Culture

Cheating hasn’t changed. But post Me Too, our reactions have.

By Aja Romano
Who built Marilyn Monroe?
Culture

Marilyn Monroe was an artist. Her magnum opus was her own image.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The many scandals of Don’t Worry Darling, explainedThe many scandals of Don’t Worry Darling, explained
Culture

Don’t Worry Darling features a Harry Styles love triangle, a possible feud, and maybe some spit. And that’s just behind the scenes!

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The queen’s funeral (plus what’s happening with the money and the corgis), explainedThe queen’s funeral (plus what’s happening with the money and the corgis), explained
Culture

10 questions about the queen’s funeral, asked and answered.

By Constance Grady
Culture
A complete timeline of the Lea Michele-Beanie Feldstein-Funny Girl casting controversyA complete timeline of the Lea Michele-Beanie Feldstein-Funny Girl casting controversy
Culture

Your guide to the endlessly convoluted Broadway musical drama.

By Constance Grady
Culture
They hate to see a nepotism baby winningThey hate to see a nepotism baby winning
Culture

The pure satisfaction of the term “nepotism baby.”

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
With I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy lays bare the horrors of child actingWith I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy lays bare the horrors of child acting
Culture

The former Nickelodeon star burns her bridges in her new memoir.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Ezra Miller — and their recent volatility — explainedEzra Miller — and their recent volatility — explained
Culture

Miller is on the cusp of massive fame, but their hedonistic spate of aggression may be their undoing.

By Aja Romano
How Beyoncé became Beyoncé in 3 not-at-all-easy steps
Culture

From surprise albums to Beychella to “Break My Soul”: Behind the singer’s 10-year journey to cultural dominance.

By Constance Grady
Culture
What we mean when we say Beyoncé is “saving” house musicWhat we mean when we say Beyoncé is “saving” house music
Culture

Disco and house music are as American as hip-hop and rock ’n’ roll. But Americans have never fully embraced that idea.

By Alex Abad-Santos
The hollowness of Tom Cruise
Culture

How Tom Cruise went from superstar to laughingstock and back again.

By Constance Grady