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Appreciation
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remembrance
The Master of OversharingNo one channeled their anxiety and neuroses into comedy brilliance quite like Richard Lewis.
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vulture lists
Sinéad O’Connor Was Always a Protest SingerShe was willing to risk her own career to highlight the world’s injustices.
By Allyson McCabe
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the industry
De La Soul’s Music Is Here to Stay (For Now)The seminal trio’s albums have emerged from the streaming rights wilderness.
By Craig Jenkins
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appreciation
Joan Didion’s Greatest Two-Word SentenceThe power of an ice-cold, unflinching gaze.
By Molly Fischer
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in memoriam
The Unique Genius of Norm MacdonaldHe delivered jokes in a way no one else did before him.
By John Roy
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appreciation
Jean Smart Is Hitting Her StridePlaying a Joan Rivers–esque comic in Hacks, the 69-year-old actress is doing some of the best work of her career.
By Matthew Jacobs
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Allow Anne Beatts to Set the Record Straight About Square PegsThe late, great comedy writer wanted to correct the narrative surrounding the demise of her influential teen sitcom.
By Jen Chaney
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Lucille Bluth Was Jessica Walter’s Comedic Pièce de RésistanceWalter had an amazing, varied acting career, but making us love such an entitled, acerbic character may have been her greatest feat.
By Jen Chaney
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remembrance
The Outlaw History of Arturo Di Modica’s Crosby Street StudioIt’s the Charging Bull sculptor’s largest yet least obvious New York work.
By Christopher Bonanos
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We Could Always Look to Alex Trebek for the Right AnswersAs a personification of objective truth, the late Jeopardy! host was a great comfort in an era when facts can have alternatives.
By Jen Chaney
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everybody wants some!!
Eddie Van Halen Could Even Turn a Burger Into a Rock GodOn that surreal scene from Better Off Dead and the power of the late guitarist’s gift.
By Jen Chaney
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Lynn Shelton Left Behind a Bounty of Beautiful TelevisionThe acclaimed filmmaker’s empathy and humanity was on display in an impressive array of TV shows, from Mad Men to GLOW.
By Jen Chaney
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appreciation
By Helen Shaw
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Remembering Penny Marshall, a Hollywood Legend With a Radical LegacyAs both a performer and a filmmaker, Marshall stood apart from what women like her were expected to do.
By Matt Zoller Seitz
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An Appreciation of Mark Hamill’s Meta-Casting in Brigsby BearWhy his meta-casting in Kyle Mooney’s eccentric indie is so damn delightful.
By Jordan Crucchiola
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appreciation
By Julia Edelman
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appreciation
Gene Wilder’s Genius Was in His Simmering HysteriaThe comic icon could go deep into himself and still be the greatest audience imaginable for his fellow clowns.
By David Edelstein
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Remembering Garry Marshall, TV’s Mr. Nice GuyGarry Marshall made some beloved movies, but his ’70s sitcoms are what made him a legend.
By Jen Chaney
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appreciation
Brooklyn Author Colm Tóibín on Saoirse Ronan’s New York “What Saoirse captures more than anything else is the drama of her own growth.”
By Colm Tóibín
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Ornette Coleman’s Uncompromising GeniusA tribute to the brilliant jazz musician, dead today at 85.
By Glenn Kenny
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appreciation
Remembering Paul Walker, an Everyman With Leading-Man LooksHe was immediately relatable, which is rare for an actor so good-looking.
By Bilge Ebiri
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appreciation
The Forgotten Career of Director Jack ClaytonWhat makes The Innocents so powerful is the very thing that made Clayton’s films so distinctive.
By Bilge Ebiri
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appreciation
By Laura June
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let cage be cage
Nicolas Cage Doesn’t Need a McConaissanceHe delivers a sturdy, soulful performance in Joe. But he doesn’t need roles like that.
By Nick Schager
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appreciation
By Kat Stoeffel
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bragging rights
Obama Knows Idris Elba Is Way SexyThis according to Elba, but we don’t doubt it.
By Maggie Lange
