Now That the Strikes Are Over, What Does Hollywood Want to Be?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( the industry [Now That the Strikes Are Over, What Does Hollywood Want to Be?]( The strikes are over, but corporate entertainment’s identity crisis–cum–reckoning is far from resolved. Photo: David Livingston/Getty Images Depending on your vantage point, after six-plus months of [Hollywood strikepocalypse](, either every single aspect of the entertainment industry has been thrown up into the air for wholesale reevaluation or not much has changed at all. [Last week’s agreement](between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers represents, according to the AMPTP, “the biggest contract-on-contract gains in the history of the union, including the largest increase in minimum wages in the last forty years.” The resolution secured better residuals for actors involved in streaming projects and protections in cases involving artificial intelligence, two issues paramount to the guild in an era when entertainment is dominated by tech companies. [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of Potomac: [Drowning in Drama]( • Married to Medicine: [Who Said That?]( • The Curse: [Hall of Mirrors]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [It’s Going Down at Vulture Festival 2023 The biggest moments from Vulture’s annual L.A. migration.]( [Slipknot Is Down a Drummer Jay Weinberg said he was “blindsided” by his departure from the band.]( By Jennifer Zhan [Kevin Turen, Euphoria and The Idol Producer, Dead at 44 He produced Trey Edward Shults’s Waves, Ti West’s X trilogy, and beyond.]( By Zoe Guy [Garfield Reunites With His Absent Father Gotta keep the reboots fresh.]( By Zoe Guy [2023’s Comedians You Should Know Reflect on a Big Year Jay Jurden helps our honorees wax nostalgic and look ahead to 2024.]( By Hershal Pandya [Drake’s Tour Schedule Is Still Looking Blurry J. Cole is tagging in on the It’s All a Blur tour next year.]( By Justin Curto [Billie Eilish Says Lil Yachty Can Joke About Her Boobs “I do have big tits. I love it.”]( By Justin Curto [Mark Hoppus Gave Whitmer Thomas His Guitar And Thomas used that very Fender Jazzmaster to play “I Miss You” with Katie and Allison Crutchfield.]( By Justin Curto [For Josie Totah, Twerking Was a Fireable Offense Her mother confirmed.]( By Alejandra Gularte [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 20-Down, Five Letters: Musketeer played by Matthew Macfadyen. Photo-Illustration: Vulture ; Photos: Searchlight Pictures, Getty Images [Pretty Major at Union Hall]( We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo: Vulture Tomorrow at Union Hall at 7 p.m., Vulture’s comedy show, Pretty Major, will be hosted by Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman and feature comedy from Emmy Blotnick, Sophie Buddle, Dan Licata, and Veronika Slowikowska. [Buy tickets here.]( [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [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 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved