Let’s Unpack All the Emotional Baggage on ‘The Bear’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( reheated beef [Let’s Unpack The Bear’s Emotional Baggage]( The kinfolk, culinary, competitive, and collaborative relationships to bear in mind before digging into season three. Photo: Chuck Hodes/FX As a series, [The Bear]( is deeply invested in the idea of growth through change. In its first season, we watched wunderkind chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto ([Jeremy Allen White]() return home to Chicago to take over his brother Mikey’s (Jon Bernthal) failing sandwich shop, The Beef. With no small amount of conflict, Carmy and sous-chef Sydney “Syd” Adamu ([Ayo Edebiri]() transform The Beef’s chaotic staff, led by Mikey’s loud, sarcastic, belligerent best friend, Richie ([Ebon Moss-Bachrach](), into a tightly focused crew intent on doing their best every day. They got better at their jobs, and they became, The Bear argued, better people — better co-workers, better friends, and better family members. [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: [Rocky Road]( • Presumed Innocent: [Everyone Needs Their Own Therapist]( • The Acolyte: [The Dark Side]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Céline Dion Is Still Aiming for Perfection Her new documentary refuses to be a portrait of a diva in decline.]( By Madeline Leung Coleman [Mia Goth Will Almost Convince You MaXXXine Has Something to Say For that, the girl deserves an Oscar.]( By Alison Willmore [The Longform Episodes We Won’t Forget With the long-running journalism podcast coming to an end, we asked media people to tell us the episodes they can’t get out of their heads.]( By Nicholas Quah [We Watched Peacock’s New AI Replicant of Al Michaels AI or Al?]( By Eric Vilas-Boas [Interview With the Vampire Renews Its Lease on Immortal Life With Season 3 This is going to ruin the tour. “What tour?” Rockstar Lestat’s world tour.]( By Rebecca Alter [Céline Dion Being Iconique: A Timeline A rare star who is as happy to read herself to filth as she is to wear her pain publicly.]( By Nathan Smith [Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Are De-Aged to Teenagers in Here Reuniting with Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis.]( By Zoe Guy [Emma Roberts Isn’t Into Nepo-Baby Discourse, Unsurprisingly “If you’re kind of not the girl from the middle of nowhere that broke into Hollywood, there’s kind of an eye roll.”]( By Jason P. Frank [SXSW Will No Longer Work With the U.S. Army or Defense Contractors More than 60 artists and participants boycotted this year’s festival in support of Palestine.]( By Justin Curto [We Know Where Jimmy Pesto Sr. Was on January 6 Bob’s Burgers actor Jay Johnston plans to plead guilty for his involvement in the Capitol riot.]( By Zoe Guy [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 10-Down, Eight Letters: Parent who might foist her dreams upon her child Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos:/Everett Collection (Jordin Althaus/Fox, Jessica Miglio/Netflix), Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name an Oscar-nominated movie starring Whoopi Goldberg? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Dimitrios Kambouris, Brad Barket, Evan Agostini) 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