Everything Barbra Streisand Eats in Her 970-Page Memoir

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( BABS APPÉTIT [Everything Barbra Streisand Eats in Her 970-Page Memoir]( Illustration: by Kaitlin Brito “I never forget the people who feed me,” [Barbra Streisand]( writes in [My Name Is Barbra](, her 3-pound, 3-ounce memoir, in which, it is clear, she never forgets anything. Every lens, shot, triumph, gripe, and grudge is preserved for posterity and so, we have learned, is every snack. Though Streisand’s 970-page tome more than covers [her greatest hits]( — Funny Girl and Yentl, her 50 studio albums, her strained relationship with her mother, and how much she wanted to fuck Marlon Brando (but then declined to do so when presented with several opportunities) — she spills more ink on the various food choices she made over the course of her 50-plus-year career than on absolutely anything else. Food informs her life, her art (Barbra and Fanny Brice, her character in Funny Girl, “both had Jewish mothers who were concerned about food and marrying us off … not necessarily in that order”), and her much-examined psychology. As she explains, “I eat when I’m nervous. (Well, I also eat when I’m not nervous.)” [read more]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( [Anniversary Sale: Celebrate with $20 off unlimited access, plus get a free anniversary tote.]( The Latest TV Recaps • Loot: [Let’s Go to the Mall]( • Palm Royale: [Blubbering Fools]( • Under the Bridge: [Carefully Floated]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Man Who Gossiped Too Much For years, John Nelson anonymously posted blind items skewering the Hollywood elite on the blog Crazy Days and Nights. Then his identity was revealed.]( [Baby Reindeer Does Something Remarkable The Netflix drama grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way.]( By Shannon Keating [Who Would Win an Actual A24 Civil War? A24’s Civil War never gets into specifics about its divided America, so we imagined our own A24 civil war.]( By Nate Jones [10 Books (and One Video Game) You Are Fated to Consume After Shōgun This should tide you over until a season-two announcement.]( By Bethy Squires [Cher Has Always Been a Rock Star Her Rock Hall induction rectifies one of the most embarrassing snubs in an institution full of them.]( By Justin Curto [Taxi Driver Was Always About Race A new film by Arthur Jafa restores the Scorsese classic to its original intention.]( By Jerry Saltz [Everything We Know About Quentin Tarantino’s Canceled Film, The Movie Critic Sony Pictures was reportedly attached to the project the director “changed his mind” about.]( By Bethy Squires [Biden Signs TikTok Ban Into Law ByteDance, with nine months to sell the company, vows to fight the measure in court.]( By Zoe Guy [Billie Eilish Preaches Self-Love “People should be jerking it, man.”]( By Justin Curto [Oh, Mary! Cole Escola’s Madcap Medley Goes to Broadway It’s no Booth Theatre, but the Lyceum will do.]( By Jason P. Frank [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 29-Across, Four Letters: Squidward has a big one Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Jason Momoa movie with a character name in the title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Mike Marsland/WireImage, Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images, Cindy Ord/WireImage [Bonus Cinematrix]( Can you name a Greta Gerwig movie with a two-word title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Criterion Channel, Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images, Arturo Holmes/Getty Images To celebrate our joint anniversary month, we created a special bonus edition of Cinematrix, the game for movie lovers, featuring directors from the Criterion Channel. Play now to challenge your film knowledge, and your friends, to make it to the top 1 percent of players with rare trivia responses. [PLAY NOW]( 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