The Food in ‘Challengers,’ Ranked from Least to Most Sensual

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( pulls stool closer [The Horniest Food in Challengers, Ranked From Least to Most]( Talk about a snack-rich diet. Photo: MSG If you were lucky enough to catch [Challengers in its opening weekend](, then perhaps you also left the theater Googling “churros near me” or “cigarettes what brand josh oconnor patrick zweig.” Part of the [greater horny appeal of Challengers]( — beyond its athletic serving and groaning — is the ways in which the characters engage with food as mirrors for their own desires. This is a calorie-dense picture, straddling the line between “so healthy it sucks” and “so bad it’s good.” Below is a list of the film’s menu, so to speak, ranked from the least to most horny. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Vanderpump Villa: [New Girl, Who Dis?]( • Below Deck: [For the ’Gram]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Best Comedy Shorts of April 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.]( By Luke Kelly-Clyne and Graham Techler [The Bone-Chilling Infested Is Spiders All the Way Down The first time an army of tiny spider-babies appeared, my body bent into a shape it has never taken before or since.]( By Bilge Ebiri [18 Jokes That Would Get Jerry Seinfeld Canceled Today Comedians in cars getting canceled.]( [5 New Comedy Specials You Should Definitely Watch (When You Have a Moment) Featuring Kyle Kinane’s epic closer, Christina Catherine Martinez’s experimental release, and Alex Edelman’s one-man show.]( By Jesse David Fox [The 2024 Tony Award Nominations Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead with 13 nods apiece.]( By Jason P. Frank [Brian Cox: Huge Umbilical-Cord Fan “Men do not have that; they’re just sperm banks, movable sperm banks.”]( By Zoe Guy [9 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month A witty novel, a venerated dame on Shakespeare, and two very different memoirs from Rebel Wilson and Salman Rushdie.]( By Marshall Heyman [The Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) New tricks from podcast veterans, a glorious rerelease, and a brand-new season of Serial.]( By Nicholas Quah [Who Killed the Gangster’s Daughter? Revisiting Lisa DePaulo’s 2001 feature about Robert Durst and the death of Susan Berman.]( By Lisa DePaulo [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 23-Across, Six Letters: Rapper with a book club Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Denzel Washington movie directed by Spike Lee? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Amanda Edwards/Getty Images, Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved