Our theater critics dreamt up their own theater award categories for the year, including a prize for the worst mom on Broadway.By Madeline Leung Coleman
Saturday Night Live(S49/E18)Dua Lipa Does It AllThe pop star and burgeoning actor pulls double-duty in an audacious episode otherwise hampered by a pair of unnecessary sequels.
starburned and unkissedCaroline Polachek Explains Her ‘Straight-Up Grunge’ Moment “Starburned and Unkissed,” Polachek’s song for the I Saw the TV Glow soundtrack, was inspired by Kurt Cobain and “temporary celibacy.”By Rachel Handler
pop musicHelp! There’s So Much Pop! This year’s song-of-summer bracket promises bops and bangers of all types, fit for many situations. Here, a guide to maximizing the current deluge.By Fran Hoepfner
the action editionPicking His Fights The twists and turns of Jake Gyllenhaal’s unlikely, unsettling action career have brought him to Road House.By Bilge Ebiri
in conversationTodd Haynes Plays the Superego The director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.By Madeline Leung Coleman
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the industryRomeo and Juliet Was a Tragedy In 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world. Fifty-five years later, they sued Paramount for child abuse.By Lila Shapiro
screen timeThe Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes The most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.By Lane Brown