A Walking Tour of New York, Circa 1860, Accompanied by the City’s Last Pirate

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Then came one of the most intense manhunts in city history. In the end, Hicks was caught, tried and convicted. He would be the last man publicly executed in New York City. New York is a palimpsest. Everywhere you look, the old town bleeds through. He was wild in the eyes not nervous, more like elated....

June 11, 2019 · 2 min · 399 words · Sarah Moody

Beyoncé Thinks You Can Pull Off Bike Shorts

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Everything changed the moment Rihanna dropped theFenty fur slidesin 2016. From then on grocery trips, fourth dates, and wash days got a little more fabulous. You couldnt walk around without seeing someone in those bright-purple shoes. The shoes were comfy and fabulous. They embodiedRihannas casualbut maximalist vibe. Celebrity design collabs changed forever. So, is that what Beyonce thought she was doing with theseBeyhive bike shorts?...

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 193 words · Jason Gordon

Drag RaceInc.: What’s Lost When a Subculture Goes Pop?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. More than ever, the show has felt like content. The philosophy ever since has been more is more. There are multiple after-shows featuring judges and alumni dedicated to recapping the competition. (They were not, as Miranda Priestly might note,reaaady.) You could get a spinoff, baby. Shortly after the season-eight premiere in 2016, RuPaul told me that drag wasthe antithesis of the mainstream....

June 11, 2019 · 2 min · 324 words · John Hernandez

How Spike Milligan’sQPaved the Way for Monty Python

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The year is 1969. You might assume that youve stumbled into an episode ofMonty Pythons Flying Circus. Its British, its zany, its 1969. You would also be wrong. Yes, he said, Ive just seen it, too. But, I said, I thought thats what we were going to do. So did I, he replied. In spite of this, the Goons became a prominent fixture in the history of British comedy....

June 11, 2019 · 2 min · 276 words · Caleb Williams

Ilana Glazer’s First Stand-up Special Is Coming to Amazon

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Broad Citymight be over, but that doesnt mean its the end of seeingIlana Glazeron our television screens. Check out Glazers announcement video about the project below: I am vibrating with excitement. Cant wait to share The Planet Is Burning, with you. Heres hoping the planet hasnt been completely destroyed by the time it hits theaters....

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 72 words · Timothy Vega

Inside DragCon

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. A gag was gagged by all. Listen or download below, honey.

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 26 words · Valerie Rogers

Jon Stewart Yelled at Members of Congress for Ignoring 9/11 First Responders

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Theyre costs thatretired NYPD Bomb Squad Detective Louis Alvarezknows well. On Wednesday, he is set to undergo his 69th round of chemotherapy for 9/11-linked cancer. Behind me, a filled room of 9/11 first responders. And in front of me, a nearly empty Congress. Sick and dying, they brought themselves down here to speak to no one....

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 93 words · Erika Taylor

Mike Epps Returns to Netflix With a New Stand-up Special This Month

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June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 17 words · Gregory George

Shailene Woodley Says HerBig Little LiesCharacter Is a Taurus

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The stars have aligned, andseason two ofBig Little Liesis finally here. It really helps me understand their psychology. Im like,Oh, thats why shes so shy, she said. So whats on Janes chart? Taurus with a touch of Sagittarius and Aquarius. I think she can be really funny. Woodley laughed off any haters to her process....

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 173 words · Richard Lewis

The Timothée Chalamet Ventriloquist-Dummy-Maker Breaks His Silence

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. a mistake for a miniature Jonathan Cheban. Because there isnobeatmorefunthantheChalametbeat good morning,Derek! Vulture called the doll-maker behind the dummy to get his side of the story. Im not naive when it comes to the internet. (He estimates he has made 25 ventriloquist dummies in total.) But I wasnt really expecting to get trolled for a dummy....

June 11, 2019 · 5 min · 879 words · Mr. James Willis

Universal Studios Fire May Have Destroyed Hundreds of Thousands of Master Tapes in 2008

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. According to theTimes, a court document from 2009 estimated the assets destroyed at 118,230. The vault where the blaze occurred also housed more than artists immediately associated with UMG. There were also masters from the labels MCA, ABC, A&M, Geffen, and Interscope. Amid the incalculable loss of music history, its possible Billie Holidays entire Decca catalogue was lost....

June 11, 2019 · 1 min · 149 words · Justin Hoover

What Hollywood Can Learn FromVida’s All-Latina Directors

Emmy Insider The Emmy race has begun! Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on June 24. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Vidacreator and showrunnerTanya Sarachois acutely aware of her short television careers unusual trajectory. I approve the budget? she recalls asking her Starz bosses. It was like that! But you buck up. People like us just buck up....

June 11, 2019 · 5 min · 944 words · Angela Bradshaw

6 New, Original Shows You Can Watch (and Listen to) Right Now

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Even the most motivated, hardworking, and innovative minds need an entertainment break every now and then. Maybe itll just be a break, or maybe itll lead to a breakthrough. Ifyoureseekingsomethingoutoftheordinary…watchUnlikelyBusinessLessons. Ifyoureoverdueforsomehigh-qualitylaughs…watchTradeShowShow. Ifyoufindinspirationinrealpeople,realstories…listentoGoingThroughIt. IfyoureintophotographyanduniquePOVs…watchHamburgerEyes. Ifyoulovesomethingeasyandlight-hearted…watchTakingStock. Ifyouvebeenonthelookoutforaworldlyescape…watchWi-Finders.

June 10, 2019 · 1 min · 50 words · Bailey Johnson