Sequins, Push-up Bras: Making Jessica Chastain Molly Bloom

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [View in browser]( [Vulture]( December 22, 2017 [Follow Vulture on Facebook]( What to Read Today [Sequins and Push-up Bras: How Jessica Chastain Became Molly Bloom The costume designer behind Molly’s Game breaks down the real-life heroine’s best looks.]( [Phantom Thread Underscores the Great Tragedy of Daniel Day-Lewis’s Retirement We’re not so much watching Woodcock the rarefied designer as Day-Lewis the rarefied actor.]( [Update: Cardi B Releases New Track Featuring 21 Savage She released “Bartier Cardi” just before midnight.]( [Rosamund Pike on ‘Not Giving a Shit’ “I’ve lost my vanity. I don’t care, really!”]( [Vulture Pick: Google Home Mini - Chalk A powerful little helper to control your smart home.]( [The 10 Best Comedy Podcasts of 2017 The world didn’t give us much to laugh about this year, but comic podcasters certainly did.]( [Seth Meyers Wonders If We Can Just Gaslight Trump Into Thinking He Already Did Everything He Promised Meyers also tackles Republicans’ obsessive praise for the president.]( [Molly Bloom on How Molly’s Game Got Her Out of the Poker Life “I just felt sick.”]( [Surprise! Netflix Is Releasing Another Dave Chappelle Special on New Year’s Eve The streaming service just announced its fourth special with Chappelle.]( [10 Great Christmas-Adjacent Movies That Aren’t Die Hard Including L.A. Confidential, Three Days of the Condor, and You’ve Got Mail.]( [What’s Leaving Netflix: January 2018 Anybody want to binge-watch Lost before it’s gone?]( [The 10 Best Thriller Books of 2017 The most unsettling of escapism.]( [2017 Was a Strong Year for Americana Albums This year saw great releases from established players like Jason Isbell and Ryan Adams, as well as newer voices like Lillie Mae.]( [Netflix Launches Wormwood Podcast to Enable Your True-Crime Addiction Netflix knows you can’t resist a good conspiracy theory.]( [How Thee Oh Sees Became Cult Garage-Rock Icons “It must be hard for fans. I’d get sick of my voice if I heard it that much.”]( [This Is the Best Net-Neutrality Joke Because It Has a Tina Turner Impression What’s love got to do with it?]( [SZA Reclaims Her Time in This New Solange-Directed Music Video for ‘The Weekend’ “My man is my man is your man / Heard it’s her man too.”]( [Kendrick Lamar’s New ‘LOVE.’ Music Video Teases a Lovely Black Panther Surprise A present within a present!]( [2017’s Biggest Movie Flops Made the Case Against ‘Cinematic Universes’ Audiences soured on films intended to launch franchises, reflecting a new cynicism toward Hollywood.]( [A Definitive Ranking of Bob’s Burgers Holiday Episodes No show currently on TV understands the wonder and anxiety that comes with the holidays like Bob’s Burgers.]( [Jeff Lemire Is the Hardest-Working Man in Comics The writer-artist has a big year ahead of him.]( [With Molly’s Game, Jessica Chastain and Aaron Sorkin Prove to Be a Potent Combo As a director, Sorkin puts you in the mood to hear actors talk very fast — and Chastain and co-star Idris Elba are virtuoso very-fast talkers.]( [The 10 Best Book Covers of 2017 Culminating with “a brightly bonkers cover that seems just about right for an ‘existential masterpiece.’”]( [Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar Perform ‘LOYALTY.’ and ‘Lemon’ Together at TDE’s Annual Christmas Concert Watch pop’s leading bad gal take over South Central L.A.]( [Travis Scott and Quavo Join Forces on Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho The mixtape, which includes features from Offset and Takeoff, is available to stream now.]( [Read More on Vulture »]( REACH THE RIGHT ONLINE AUDIENCE WITH US For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [subscribe]( | [vulture.com]( | [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy policy]( | [nymag.com]( | Copyright © 2017, All rights reserved New York Media LLC 75 Varick St. New York, NY 10013