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Technology
The pandemic has been great for NetflixThe pandemic has been great for Netflix
Technology

The streaming service added another 10 million customers in the second quarter of the year.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
With one twist, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars became a lot like SurvivorWith one twist, RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars became a lot like Survivor
Culture

A chaos agent got the queens on Drag Race: All Stars to stop playing nice and start getting real.

By Alex Abad-Santos
“Usually, trans women are side characters”
Culture

The quiet power of Eve Lindley playing a romantic lead on AMC’s Dispatches From Elsewhere.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries is different from the original. But one episode restores its pulpy aesthetic.Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries is different from the original. But one episode restores its pulpy aesthetic.
Culture

The new series mostly avoids the macabre camp of its predecessor — with one major, skull-clutching exception.

By Aja Romano
Books
How The Baby-Sitters Club raised a generationHow The Baby-Sitters Club raised a generation
Books

The 213-volume series was built on the pleasures of repetition. Netflix’s new TV series will continue its legacy.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Looney Tunes’ slapstick violence and gender-bending rabbits, explained by a 4.75-year-oldLooney Tunes’ slapstick violence and gender-bending rabbits, explained by a 4.75-year-old
Culture

Vox’s 39-year-old critic-at-large and much younger critic-at-small gather to discuss Bugs, Daffy, and the gang.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Recording the Company cast album was infamously hellish. This cult favorite doc captured it all.Recording the Company cast album was infamously hellish. This cult favorite doc captured it all.
Culture

The cult hit documentary for the cult hit musical is finally on a cult hit streaming platform.

By Aja Romano
Culture
In Dave Chappelle’s surprise new special, he drops the comedy to meditate on black AmericaIn Dave Chappelle’s surprise new special, he drops the comedy to meditate on black America
Culture

In “8:46,” named for the length of time of George Floyd’s killing, Chappelle turns his stage into a somber pulpit.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Cop shows won’t just disappear. How can we reinvent them?Cop shows won’t just disappear. How can we reinvent them?
Culture

Hollywood should consider film noir as a way to make cop shows about failed institutions letting people down.

By Emily St. James
Culture
George Bush is only for nowGeorge Bush is only for now
Culture

How one song from Avenue Q kind of explains the tumult of the 21st century.

By Emily St. James
Technology
The tragic lie behind the beautiful dream of Terrace HouseThe tragic lie behind the beautiful dream of Terrace House
Technology

The hit Japanese Netflix series won praise for its everyday authenticity. Then Hana Kimura’s death revealed a more complex truth.

By Aja Romano
Culture
America’s contradictions are breaking wide openAmerica’s contradictions are breaking wide open
Culture

On Donald Trump, standing outside a church, pretending to be strong.

By Emily St. James
Culture
9 movies and shows that explain how America’s justice system got this way9 movies and shows that explain how America’s justice system got this way
Culture

The US’s system of policing, criminal justice, and incarceration didn’t just come from nowhere. And to change it, we have to understand it.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The highlights of HBO Max’s deep catalogThe highlights of HBO Max’s deep catalog
Culture

HBO Max’s bountiful treasures may be hard to find, but they’re worth looking for.

By Allegra Frank and Aja Romano
Culture
Mrs. America’s many brands of feminism, discussed and dissectedMrs. America’s many brands of feminism, discussed and dissected
Culture

FX on Hulu’s Mrs. America is some of the best TV of the year. But how does it want us to feel about Phyllis Schlafly?

By Emily St. James, Allegra Frank and 1 more
Culture
What is HBO Max? And what isn’t it?What is HBO Max? And what isn’t it?
Culture

HBO and HBO Max’s convoluted relationship, explained.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Mrs. America tells a story of conservative politics using a progressive framework. It’s terrific.Mrs. America tells a story of conservative politics using a progressive framework. It’s terrific.
Culture

The FX on Hulu miniseries is not Phyllis Schlafly apologia. It’s something far more complicated and interesting.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The Last Dance is just okay. But it’s a great reminder of why we need sports.The Last Dance is just okay. But it’s a great reminder of why we need sports.
Culture

The 10-part ESPN documentary makes the case that sports aren’t just about players. They’re about all of us.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
A TV show that proves being good doesn’t mean you can’t be funnyA TV show that proves being good doesn’t mean you can’t be funny
Culture

Adult Swim’s kind-hearted Joe Pera Talks With You finds humor in life’s little details.

By Allegra Frank
Culture
5 performances that show why Fred Willard was hilarious, groundbreaking, and beloved5 performances that show why Fred Willard was hilarious, groundbreaking, and beloved
Culture

The prolific comedy actor died on May 16.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the greatest TV shows ever made. Now it’s on Netflix.Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of the greatest TV shows ever made. Now it’s on Netflix.
Culture

Everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked ... your free time.

By Aja Romano
Culture
How Never Have I Ever can avoid the teen soap sophomore slumpHow Never Have I Ever can avoid the teen soap sophomore slump
Culture

Netflix’s new Mindy Kaling show proves teen soaps are strongest when they’re grounded in reality.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The world is careening toward a cliff. There’s never been a better time for Joss Whedon’s Angel.The world is careening toward a cliff. There’s never been a better time for Joss Whedon’s Angel.
Culture

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer spinoff about fighting the system has big things to say to 2020 audiences.

By Emily St. James
Culture
SNL and its cast close the season with a touching goodbyeSNL and its cast close the season with a touching goodbye
Culture

SNL hopes things gets back to normal with its “Dreams” sketch.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
SNL brings back Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump to give the Covid-19 graduation speech no one wantedSNL brings back Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump to give the Covid-19 graduation speech no one wanted
Culture

SNL revives Baldwin’s President Trump to talk about the coronavirus and “success.”

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
ESPN’s The Last Dance, anime about bread baking, and 3 more TV shows we’ve been loving latelyESPN’s The Last Dance, anime about bread baking, and 3 more TV shows we’ve been loving lately
Culture

Find something new to add to your queue.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 3 more
Culture
America’s Next Top Model is 17 years old. And people are still mad at Tyra Banks.America’s Next Top Model is 17 years old. And people are still mad at Tyra Banks.
Culture

Rewatching the 24-season series shows how Tyra Banks was the villain of America’s Next Top Model all along.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The Good Fight is the only TV show that stares our absurd reality in the faceThe Good Fight is the only TV show that stares our absurd reality in the face
Culture

The Good Fight is the absolutely ridiculous television show we need in these absolutely ridiculous times.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The Rise of Skywalker is now on Disney+The Rise of Skywalker is now on Disney+
Culture

Disney celebrated Star Wars day with an early streaming release for the film and the series finale of the much-loved cartoon The Clone Wars.

By Allegra Frank
Culture
Lovecraft Country’s first trailer teems with monsters, genre subversion, and social allegoryLovecraft Country’s first trailer teems with monsters, genre subversion, and social allegory
Culture

Jordan Peele’s upcoming HBO series places Lovecraftian cosmic horror within 1950s Jim Crow America.

By Aja Romano
Culture
New Beyoncé, a Netflix teen rom-com, and other stuff we loved this weekNew Beyoncé, a Netflix teen rom-com, and other stuff we loved this week
Culture

What the Vox Culture team is watching and listening to right now.

By Alex Abad-Santos, Alissa Wilkinson and 3 more
Culture
The Parks and Rec reunion special was pretty good. Please don’t let it be the future of TV.The Parks and Rec reunion special was pretty good. Please don’t let it be the future of TV.
Culture

It’s even more proof that great TV probably can’t be made in quarantine.

By Emily St. James
Culture
8 great TV comedies to watch while you’re otherwise distracted8 great TV comedies to watch while you’re otherwise distracted
Culture

Cheers, Jane the Virgin, and six other TV shows to put on when you’re doing other things.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Greg Daniels created The Office, Parks & Recreation, and more. Now he’s pivoted to space and the afterlife.Greg Daniels created The Office, Parks & Recreation, and more. Now he’s pivoted to space and the afterlife.
Culture

The TV comedy legend talks about his two new projects: Amazon’s Upload and Netflix’s Space Force.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Hulu’s Normal People plays like a highbrow prestige teen soapHulu’s Normal People plays like a highbrow prestige teen soap
Culture

That’s a good thing.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The best new movie out this week is HBO’s Bad EducationThe best new movie out this week is HBO’s Bad Education
Culture

Hugh Jackman and Allison Janney star in a terrific, darkly funny tale of a Long Island school district scandal.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Why Babylon Berlin should be your next Netflix watchWhy Babylon Berlin should be your next Netflix watch
Culture

This German series has it all — twisty mysteries, will-they/won’t-they romances, and a train full of gold.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Netflix had the best quarter in its history because of the pandemicNetflix had the best quarter in its history because of the pandemic
Technology

The streaming company thought it would add 7 million subscribers. A global lockdown gave it 16 million.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
How Bon Appétit’s wildly popular YouTube channel is making videos in quarantineHow Bon Appétit’s wildly popular YouTube channel is making videos in quarantine
Culture

Without the Test Kitchen, the magazine’s stars are taking us into their homes.

By Emily St. James
Culture
How Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz found themselves making 3 Netflix improv specials at onceHow Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz found themselves making 3 Netflix improv specials at once
Culture

The comedy duo talk about their long-running partnership and how they learned to be funny together.

By Alissa Wilkinson