‘Brat’ Summer Is Over. ‘California Split’ Summer Is Here.

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( vulture recommends [Brat Summer Is Over. California Split Summer Is Here.]( Here are 16 ways Robert Altman’s gambling classic can help you make good choices. Photo: Everett Collection Let’s say you find yourself in the disorienting haze of August — the strange doldrums toward the end of summer when the individual days seem endless, but weeks somehow pass in between blinks. The pop album that has thus far [defined your summer]( has reached an arguably uncool level of cultural dominance, the Olympics are winding down, and your nearest multiplex is showing Deadpool & Wolverine 14 times a day until the end of time. You’re left rudderless, drifting ceaselessly toward the fall, desperate for a new pop-cultural anchor. In moments like these, it can be instructive to look to the past. With that in mind, I humbly propose an alternative path forward, a blueprint for your next six weeks or so: California Split Summer. [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 • Sunny: [Been Caught Stealing]( • The Bachelorette: [Something’s in the Air]( • The Real Housewives of Dubai: [Fool Me Once]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Heavy Lies the Mickey Ears The Magic Kingdom’s most successful CEOs each delivered radical change — and left a leadership crisis behind. Can Bob Iger end his tenure differently?]( By Josef Adalian [The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2024 Olympics LOW — A potential muffin shortage in Olympic Village?]( By Jason P. Frank, Anne Victoria Clark and Jennifer Zhan [Here’s Your Genie+ Pass to The Disney Dilemma All of the episodes and companion stories for the latest season of the Land of the Giants podcast.]( By Vulture Editors [Everybody Playing Everybody in Saturday Night Saturday Night (f.k.a. SNL 1975) will premiere October 11, the same date as the show’s first ep.]( By Bethy Squires [Can You Handle Another Bennifer Breakup? It’s looking more and more over by the day.]( By Justin Curto [Where — and When — Were We on The Umbrella Academy? Get your timelines straight before stepping into the series’ final season.]( By Maggie Fremont [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 10-Down, Three Letters: Businessman Iger who ran Disney for over 15 years Photo: Vulture; Photos: Disney, Taylor Hill/WireImage, Steven Ferdman/Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Glenn Close movie nominated for Best Picture? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Jim Spellman/WireImage, Dominik Bindl/WireImage, Munawar Hosain/Getty Images 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