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E. Alex Jung is a features writer at New York and Vulture who joined the staff in 2013. He has profiled Michaela Coel, Bong Joon Ho, and was nominated for a National Magazine Award for his piece on Anthony Veasna So.

  1. encounter
    Wherefore Art Thou, Penis?Jacqueline Novak on her lyrical, epic deconstruction of the blow job in Get on Your Knees.
  2. fall preview 2019
    Regina King Finally Gets Her Theme MusicYou could say the actor has been a superhero for years. Now, on Watchmen, she finally gets to play one.
  3. chat room
    Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy Can Also Picture Moira Rose at the Emmys“This is a win for Moira.”
  4. profile
    Lulu Wang Spots the LieThe director of the Sundance sensation The Farewell has made the kind of movie Hollywood never makes.
  5. in conversation
    John Waters on Anna Wintour, Staying Youthful, and Why Trump Ruined Camp“You gotta have youth spies. Even after 30, you need a youth spy. You need ’em!”
  6. a long talk
    ‘I Hadn’t Known Myself Before I Had Sex With a Woman’Lauren Morelli came out while writing Orange Is the New Black. Now she’s adapting the queer classic Tales of the City.
  7. tv
    Drag Race Inc.: What’s Lost When a Subculture Goes Pop?More than ever, the show has felt like content.
  8. footnotes
    Always Be My Maybe’s ‘I Punched Keanu Reeves’ Lyrics, Annotated by Randall Park“I wanted this song to be a tribute to Keanu. A way to thank him for being in our movie.”
  9. movies
    Keanu Reeves Walks Into the Chateau Marmont: An Always Be My Maybe Casting Story“I think the entire Chateau just went silent for a moment.”
  10. profile
    Randall Park’s Small-Town L.A.The star of Fresh Off the Boat has made an occasionally mortifying rom-com, Always Be My Maybe, inspired by his own life.
  11. chat room
    John Wick 3’s Mark Dacascos Geeked Out With Keanu Reeves“It said that I’m a fan, but in my mind I’m a fanboy.”
  12. backstories
    Alien, ResurrectionA high-school drama club goes intergalactic.
  13. a long talk
    The Big, Queer Universe of Gregg ArakiThe filmmaker on Now Apocalypse, writing through the AIDS crisis and Trump era, and gay-baiting on Riverdale.
  14. in conversation
    Catherine O’Hara on Her Career, Sexism in Comedy, and Her Favorite Impressions“I’ve been allowed to create my own characters and do my own writing and improvise and just create in such a free way,” says the Schitt’s Creek star.
  15. profile
    How to Fuck With White SupremacyWith “Daddy” and Slave Play, Jeremy O. Harris does exactly that (sometimes literally).
  16. f marry kill
    Let’s Play ‘F, Marry, Kill’ With Netflix’s Dating AroundTime for some imaginary murder, betrothals, and flings.
  17. chat room
    Oscar-Nominated Minding the Gap Director Bing Liu on American Masculinity Crisis“My take in this film was the way in which we do or don’t deal with emotions manifests itself in every aspect of your life.”
  18. the vulture transcript
    Michaela Coel Isn’t Going to Tweet ThisThe Chewing Gum creator on avoiding Twitter, racial fetishes, Brexit, and Black Earth Rising.
  19. the vulture transcript
    The Tortured Soul of William Jackson HarperLife on earth is just as anxiety-ridden for the charmingly neurotic Good Place star.
  20. profile
    Dan Levy Made Schitt’s Creek With His Dad. But It’s His Weird Little Baby.Scouting for clothes with the creator of TV’s funniest town.
  21. 2018 in review
    2018: When Asian-American Art Became Its Own GenreIs Asian-American art simply Asian-American creators making work? Or is there something intrinsically Asian-American about the work?
  22. photo essay
    Moonlight’s Tarell Alvin McCraney Makes His Broadway DebutA peek backstage ahead of Choir Boy’s premiere.
  23. the vulture transcript
    Steve McQueen Won’t Look AwayThe Widows director on male sexuality, New Queer Cinema, and his unflinching gaze.
  24. chat room
    Constance Wu on the Significance of Her Golden Globe Nom for Crazy Rich Asians“Not only is Asianness something that we don’t want to neutralize, we want to celebrate it.”
  25. chat room
    Elizabeth Debicki Finally Got to Play ‘Ordinary’ in Widows“There is something really beautiful for me to get asked to play somebody ‘ordinary’ and ‘normal.’”
  26. chat room
    American Horror Story’s Leslie Grossman Knows Exactly What Flavor She Brings“Look, we all can’t be chameleons. I’m well aware of my lane, and I’m happy in my lane as an actor.”
  27. comedy
    Padma Lakshmi Put On a Comedy Show!Her friend Chris Rock made an appearance.
  28. oscars 2019
    Can Burning Get South Korea Its First Oscar Nomination?Is the 30th time the charm?
  29. chat room
    The Georgia Governor’s Race Might Keep Alyssa Milano Off Insatiable“If this man is elected I am going to have a very hard time going back to Insatiable and feeding their economy with my industry.”
  30. bts
    40,000 BTS Fans Can’t Be WrongWatching the biggest boy band in the world with the most devoted fandom.
  31. a star is born
    The Story Behind A Star Is Born’s Drag Bar Scenes“What would I do if Willie Nelson came into the bar? I would be like, sign my tits, dude.”
  32. roundtables
    How Do We Talk About Race and Pop Culture Without Going Insane?A panel of critics discuss Wesley Morris’s New York Times essay and some of the biggest anxieties plaguing criticism today.
  33. trailer mix
    The Burning Trailer: Steven Yeun Makes Creepy Very HandsomeAdapted from a Haruki Murakami story.
  34. the vulture transcript
    Alan Yang’s Art-House ComediesThe co-creator of Forever on making Cassavetes for people of color, Master of None season three, and Parks and Recreation’s epic Secret Santas.
  35. the vulture transcript
    Michael Moore on Fahrenheit 11/9 and What He Learned From Steve Bannon“His conversation with me was a turning point.”
  36. the vulture transcript
    Raphael Bob-Waksberg, In Good FaithThe BoJack Horseman creator on Times Up, bad men, and his apology tour.
  37. tiff 2018
    The Winners, Losers, and Surprises of the Toronto Film FestivalFrom Handsomest Sociopath to Worst Wig.
  38. chat room
    Aneesh Chaganty on Searching, John Cho, and the Asian-American Wave“I think everyone was like, ‘Yeah, that’s a cool idea to cast Asian-Americans, but like, why would we have to do that?’”
  39. tiff
    How Patriotic Is First Man?We! Want! Flags!
  40. tiff
    Barry Jenkins Remembers a Racist Moment During His Moonlight Campaign“If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone.”
  41. tiff
    Lady Gaga Was Happy to Become Bradley Cooper’s Drag Mother on A Star is BornBradley Cooper remembers the time he did drag during Halloween with Amy Poehler.
  42. tiff 2018
    Here Are Michael Moore’s Biggest Targets in Fahrenheit 11/9Including Donald Trump, the New York Times, and Barack Obama.
  43. spoiler alert!
    Let’s Talk About the End of Searching Starring John ChoWhere’s Margot?!
  44. backstories
    Crazy Rich Asians’ Proposal Scene Was Changed at the Last Minute“We need to rip it up.”
  45. profile
    Sandra Oh Finally Gets Her DueAfter decades in supporting parts, the Emmy nominee plays the hero in Killing Eve.
  46. backstories
    There’s Something About HenryHow Henry Golding, a travel host with no acting credits to his name, became the leading man in three upcoming films, starting with Crazy Rich Asians.
  47. movies
    Crazy Rich Asians Author Kevin Kwan Goes HollywoodThe author is happy to be the public face of his book’s upcoming movie adaptation. But he’d be happier if somebody else were doing it for him.
  48. a long talk
    Janet Mock on Pose: ‘We Did Something Revolutionary’The writer looks back on the first season of FX’s Pose, challenging Ryan Murphy, and the politics of desire.
  49. cultural diplomacy
    Tom Cruise Learns How to Do Finger HeartsThank you, Simon Pegg!
  50. chat room
    Sandra Oh on Her Emmy Nom for Killing Eve: ‘It’s Not Just Me at This Moment’“I am exceptionally honored that I am able to hold this moment, not only for myself, but what it may mean for our community.”
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