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Lane Brown

Features Writer, New York Magazine

Lane Brown is a feature writer for New York Magazine. He was previously the magazine’s culture editor and one of the original editors of Vulture. He was also a founding editor of Grantland and the co-creator of the podcast Exit Scam.

  1. in conversation
    In Conversation With Quentin TarantinoMidway through his eighth movie, the director discusses writing scripts by hand, ‘90s nostalgia, and becoming — relatively — mellow with time.
  2. vulture lists
    The Stoner Canon: 101 Trippy Movies, Albums, Books, TV Shows, and MoreThe definitive keys to unlocking the high headspace.
  3. letterman
    Watch the Foo Fighters Play Letterman OffFor his final show, David Letterman called in his favorite band (Foo Fighters) to play his favorite song (“Everlong”).
  4. music
    Blur Is Back, With an Album So Good Even Noel Gallagher Likes ItModern life is terrific.
  5. the end
    So, How About That Mad Men Finale?If you thought Matthew Weiner was going to give us a tidy, satisfying ending in tonight’s Mad Men series finale then you’re probably an idiot. But still, what just happened?
  6. chat room
    Noel Gallagher on His New Album and Beyoncé“If I were Beck, I’d have handed Kanye the award and a dictionary and said, ‘Have a look at the word artistry and see if it applies to Beyoncé.’”
  7. Is Big Corn Behind All of Our Blockbusters?Hollywood’s really into farming these days. 
  8. the interview
    3 Actors From The Interview on the Movie’s Cancellation“Well, I got my check! Although this will affect my residuals, unfortunately.”
  9. music
    Benji Hughes on His 3 New Albums — Plus, Stream a New Song!“It would be misleading to call it a kids’ album because it would most likely scare a lot of kids.”
  10. 21 Things in Interstellar That Don’t Make SenseSpoilers and confusion ahead!
  11. vulture on set
    Scenes From the Birdman SetA movie so odd and challenging that Batman had no choice but to say yes.
  12. vulture lists
    The 7 Greatest Wrong Lost Theories EverPlus our guesses on how the show would have ended if they’d actually been right.
  13. video games
    How Bungie Got Paul McCartney to Write Music for Destiny“There was no check involved, big or otherwise. He’s in it for the creativity.”
  14. fall preview 2014
    Robert Plant on His New Album and Favorite Supermarket“You know, Whole Foods is more of a dating agency than a shop.”
  15. mad men
    Mad Men: How Much Money Did Each of SC&P’s Partners Make This Week?Poor Harry.
  16. mad men
    Mad Men: Hear Bert Cooper’s Greatest HitsIf that performance of “The Best Things in Life Are Free” left you craving more vocal stylings from that particular actor, man are you in luck.
  17. summer movie preview 2014
    Why Melissa McCarthy Is Hollywood’s Top StarThere is no other star delivering as consistently, and in such great numbers, and with so little assistance, as McCarthy.
  18. playing catch-up
    Our Speedy Mad Men Refresher Course Will Prepare You for Season SevenWhether you’re a Mad Men veteran or a newbie, our guide will help you prepare for Sunday’s premiere in record time.
  19. talking with
    In Conversation: Saturday Night Live’s Lorne MichaelsThe man who broke the network mold four decades ago has a television empire all his own.
  20. books
    A No-Frills Buyers’ Guide to January BooksAre Perfect, Shovel Ready, and Andrew’s Brain worth getting?
  21. 38. Because Vinyl Megastores Still Seem Like a Good Business Proposition HereStill, if you visit only one monument to the hipster fetishization of physical music media this winter, it should be Rough Trade NYC.
  22. influences
    The Coen Brothers’ Folk InfluencesJim and Jean, Bob Dylan, Mickey Woods, and more.
  23. end of culture
    The Last Culture Guide You’ll Ever NeedExhausted by trying to keep up with new culture? Why not give it up altogether? Our critics’ handbook to all the wonderful stuff lurking right behind your screen.
  24. chat room
    Danny McBride on Kenny Powers’s Retirement“I used to not really give a sh*t about cussing in front of kids.”
  25. The New RootQuestlove & Co. welcome their latest member: Elvis Costello.
  26. upfronts 2013
    In Conversation: Vince Gilligan on the End of Breaking BadKnee-deep in edits for the final season, which premieres in August, the creator of television’s darkest drama talks with Lane Brown.
  27. influences
    Shane Carruth Explains His Cultural InfluencesFrom Fatal Attraction to Borderliners, the movies, books, video games, and grocery stores that inspire Carruth.
  28. now you see them…
    A New Approach in Celebrity Portraits: Have the Stars HideIn these portraits of Seth Rogen, Amy Poehler, and others, photographer Chris Buck asked them to stay out of sight.
  29. movies
    Darren Aronofsky’s Disaster Epic NoahHe’s overseen the construction of an ark large enough to hold two of every species, plus a human cast that includes Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, and Emma Watson.
  30. Beware the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!Lena Dunham’s funny self-help manual just sold last week to Random House and probably won’t hit stores for at least a year—but it’s already all […]
  31. roundtable
    Roundtable: Ex-Mad Men StarsHow do you readjust to life outside of Sterling Cooper?
  32. Beware the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!Fall’s here, and suddenly we’re buried in serious films, important novels, and promising new TV shows,
  33. Clarification: Meganovel or Meteorological Behemoth?NW Zadie Smith’s widely anticipated fourth novel examines social mobility in 21st-century working-class Britain through the intercrossing narra […]
  34. Late Summer on the Undulating Curve of Shifting Expectations!We’re still a month away from fall’s big novels and Oscar-baiting films, and all of this season’s high-tone popcorn movies have already come and gone.
  35. chat room
    Blur’s Graham Coxon on the New Album Rumors“People are saying they want [an album], and that’s making us panic.”
  36. Summering on the Undulating Curve of Shifting ExpectationsIt’s the season of high temperatures and low hopes, when anything more than complimentary air-conditioning is probably too much to expect at the […]
  37. Clarification: Superhero Movie or Kosher Dog Food?The Avengers The Avengers, new in theaters last week, stars a team of superheroes—Iron Man, the Hulk, et al.—recruited by eye-patched leader Ni […]
  38. playing catch-up
    Take Our Speedy Mad Men Refresher CourseWhether you’re a Mad Men veteran or a newbie, our guide will help you prepare for Sunday’s premiere in record time.
  39. beef
    Meet Wes Anderson Cinematographer Tristan Oliver, the New Megan Fox“I think [Anderson is] a little sociopathic.”
  40. bye!
    Good-bye From a Vulture!So long, everybody!
  41. batman
    Christopher Nolan Just Casting Everybody From Inception in Batman 3Marion Cotillard is now in talks to join ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’
  42. exclusive
    Watch The Wire’s Isiah Whitlock Jr. Practice More Omar Lines in Cedar Rapids
  43. chat room
    Randy Newman on His Twentieth Oscar Nomination, and Why Lady Gaga Didn’t Make the Toy Story 3 Soundtrack“I tried to get them to hire someone really inappropriate to perform the song for me.”
  44. scheduling
    Five Reasons We Wish the 2011 Oscars Had Happened in JanuarySurprises! Bad behavior! Christopher Nolan!
  45. black swans
    Kobe Bryant Asks Pau Gasol to Play More Like the Black Swan“He was always very nice. Very white swan. I need him to be black swan.”
  46. exclusive
    Vulture Premieres the Poster for Tom McCarthy’s Win WinSee the poster!
  47. chat room
    Alan Menken on What He’d Do With a Ninth Oscar“I’m going to build a menorah.”
  48. chat room
    Toy Story 3 Director Lee Unkrich and Writer Michael Arndt on Their Oscar Nominations“That sense of being a total impostor has lessened slightly.”
  49. oscar race 2011
    The Oscar Nominees Are Out — Now Here Are Their NarrativesVulture’s taken a look at the newest crop of contenders and the careful narrative crafted for each.
  50. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Our Final Pre-Nomination PredictionsWho’s up? Who’s down?
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