Andy Cohen vs. the Housewives

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( reality tv [Andy Cohen vs. the Housewives]( How the Watch What Happens Live host survived the “Reality Reckoning” (at least for now). Photo: Martin Schoeller for New York Magazine [Andy Cohen]( thinks about his cancellation a lot. What will it look like? When will it come? “It’s fascinating to me, the idea that you could say something and everything would be pulled away from you,” he says. It was a bright afternoon in May, and we had been talking about an event he had coming up, “An Evening With Andy Cohen,” at the 92nd Street Y. Cohen had been thinking he might read an excerpt from his 2012 memoir, Most Talkative, but now he was having second thoughts. “It’s called ‘Cry Indian,’ and it’s about a prank I played on my parents where I convinced them that I thought I was a Native American,” he says. It was a sweet, relatable story — about a joke gone too far and how being funny can sometimes tip into being mean — but he worried that the title and nature of the prank wouldn’t land with a 2024 audience. “You have to be smart about what you say because there’s no nuance anymore,” he says. “People are just waiting to be outraged by every little thing.” [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 • The Real Housewives of Dubai: [All Roads Lead to Beyoncé]( • Interview With the Vampire: [Children and Art]( • The Real Housewives of New Jersey: [Bad and Bougie]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [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 [2024 Book-to-Screen Adaptations to Add to Your Reading List Another chapter for The Boys, the return of George R.R. Martin’s dragons on HBO, and a supernatural horror book makes the leap to the big screen.]( By Emily Maskell [And Just Like That … Brings SJP Back to Gramercy Park A moment with SJP as she shoots season three of And Just Like That … John Corbett, a.k.a. Aidan, made an appearance that day as well.]( By Christopher Bonanos [Megan Thee Stallion Pokes Head Out of Cocoon The album cover for Megan looks like an ANTM photo shoot.]( By Jason P. Frank [The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) Couples (and a throuple) working through their issues, feudal lords on the brink of war, and a comedian we’d follow anywhere.]( By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi and Kathryn VanArendonk [(Almost) Every Reality TV Lawsuit Right Now From villain edits to one contestant being forced to bake a pie the day she had a stroke.]( By Jennifer Zhan [Lady Whistledown Hasn’t Tired of Drama Everything we know about the romance, gossip, and empire waists awaiting Penelope Featherington in part two.]( By Alejandra Gularte [Steve Miller Digs Eminem’s Groovy Voodoo The rapper sampled “Abracadabra” for his comeback single, and Miller says he’s “on my short list of people who respect the art.”]( By Devon Ivie [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 14-Across, Four Letters: Post-debate job for Sam Seaborn Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Halle Berry movie with a number in the title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Taylor Hill/WireImage, Jason LaVeris/Getty Images, Mike Marsland/WireImage 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