Watching TV As America Descends Into the Abyss

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( 2024 election [Watching TV As America Descends Into the Abyss]( I spent eight hours with two broadcasts that felt like stage plays from alternate realities. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images, NBC On the night of the closest American presidential election ever, which was also the third successive contest with existential stakes, I spent the country’s descent into the abyss toggling between two very different streaming television experiences. Peacock’s nifty new Multiview election feature built on its [360-degree Summer Olympics coverage]( with three simultaneous screens: the NBC News stream, a rotating window of results, and its patented [Steve Kornacki live cam](, which gave the country the opportunity to observe every second of the nerd king shuffling papers, drinking coffee, and crunching data. Then there was Prime Video, the streaming arm of the tech giant Amazon, which produced a ten-hour pop-up election-cast extravaganza [pitched]( as a more streamlined alternative to its rivals and anchored by NBC émigré Brian Williams. [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 • Shrinking: [Goodwill]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Jon Stewart: Skip the Takeaways and Get to Work “We’re going to make all kinds of pronouncements about what this country is, and the truth is we’re not really going to know shit.”]( By Hershal Pandya [Celebs Are Seeing Red Over the 2024 Election Cardi B, Christina Applegate, and more are sharing their frustration and disappointment.]( By Jennifer Zhan [Azealia Banks Voted for Donald Trump, for What It’s Worth After promising a Harris vote, she ultimately went red. Please don’t be shocked.]( By Jason P. Frank [How Podcasts Became the New Battleground State If Democrats want to win future presidential elections, they need to start bro-ing out.]( By Nicholas Quah [The Best Books of 2024 (So Far) A highly anticipated sequel, a brilliant debut, and nonfiction to linger on.]( By Vulture Editors [The Best Songs of 2024 (So Far) A sexy dance-pop anthem, a country song that cuts deeply, and the most bombastic song of the year.]( By Justin Curto and Alex Suskind [At Least Election Day Gave Us Shady Rihanna Again She spent part of the day taking aim at trolls and Trump supporters in her Instagram comments.]( By Jennifer Zhan [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 7-Across, Eight Letters: Like Spirit Halloween retail workers Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Frazer Harrison, Kevin Winter, Juan Ocampo/NBAE) [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Muppet movie starring Jason Segel or Michael Caine? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Scott Garfield/Walt Disney Pictures/Everett Collection 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