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The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [View in browser]( [Vulture]( November 13, 2017 [Follow Vulture on Facebook]( What to Read Today [Cardi B Was Made to Be This Famous Only in 2017 could this particular strip-club, reality-television, rap-fame fairy tale have come true. And maybe only for Cardi B.]( [Armie Hammer’s Complicated Affair With Call Me by Your Name The actor was poised to be a major matinee idol. But he wasn’t prepared for what happened to him on the set of director Luca Guadagnino’s film.]( [Tori Amos, In Conversation The singer-songwriter on how the music industry silences women, what men need to learn about harassment, and a career spent fighting.]( [Marc Maron Says Louis C.K. Lied to Him When Confronted With Sexual-Harassment Rumors “I believed my friend. It’s just that the environment enabled the dismissiveness of it.”]( [Vulture Pick: Star Wars Death Star Silicone Ice Molds, 2 Pack If you ever imagined the Death Star floating in and keeping your whiskey cold — this is the perfect gift for you.]( [Who Played Inspector Poirot Best? Was it Kenneth Branagh? Albert Finney? David Suchet?]( [Questions We Have After Watching Michael Shannon’s Baffling Furry Christmas Movie Pottersville, Shannon’s latest, is an erotic It’s a Wonderful Life starring Christina Hendricks and Ian McShane.]( [Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Is Really Happening The streaming studio has already committed to two seasons of the J.R.R. Tolkien property.]( [DC Comics Editor Eddie Berganza Fired in Wake of Sexual-Misconduct Allegations Three women accused him of assaulting them.]( [Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge Will Ship Up to Boston for Showtime’s Ben Affleck–Matt Damon Cop Drama City on a Hill is a new Showtime pilot about the “Boston Miracle” police operation.]( [Ben Affleck Admits Sexual Tension With Jason Momoa Is Unavoidable The Batman actor talks about how Joss Whedon’s reshoots affected Justice League.]( [Thor: Ragnarok Has Already Made $650 Million Taika Waititi’s first Marvel outing is on pace to be the biggest superhero movie of the year.]( [The Story Behind MacGruber’s Sex Scene, One of the Funniest Cinematic Moments of the 21st Century With MacGruber, Will Forte raised the bar on how funny a sex scene can be.]( [The Amazon Fall 2017 Pilots, Reviewed Sea Oak, starring Glenn Close, is the strongest out of the gate.]( [Christopher Plummer on Kevin Spacey Recasting: ‘I’m Very Saddened by What Happened’ Plummer talked about replacing Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott’s All the Money in the World.]( [Radhika Jones Named Next Editor of Vanity Fair The 44-year-old was previously the editorial director of the New York Times’ book department.]( [Martin McDonagh’s Filthiest Lines, From Three Billboards to In Bruges The funniest, dirtiest dialogue from McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to In Bruges to Seven Psychopaths.]( [On TV, a Girl’s First Period As a Mark of Female Power Black-ish, Alias Grace, and Big Mouth use the rite of passage as a gateway to female empowerment.]( [How They Did It: The Three Billboards in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri The blood-red signs became the talk of the town in more than just the fictional town of Ebbing.]( [Dave Matthews Band, Lady Bird, and Adolescent Imaginings of Adulthood Why “Crash Into Me” is the perfect theme song for Lady Bird.]( [Robert Kirkman on the ‘Really, Really Ugly’ History of the Comic-Book Industry The Walking Dead creator’s new documentary series debuts on Monday.]( [John Oliver Renames Louis C.K.’s Canceled Film ‘Exhibit A If This Ever Goes to Trial’ Oliver made a joke about C.K. before focusing on Trump for an episode.]( [Tiffany Haddish’s Boo Boo Jeffries SNL Character Is the New David S. Pumpkins She’s a part of the David Pumpkins-verse or the “PCU.”]( [Brand New Postpones Tour Amid Jesse Lacey Sexual Misconduct Allegations Jesse Lacey has been accused of soliciting nude photos from a 15-year-old.]( [Star Trek: Discovery Midseason-Finale Recap: One Day Away From Retirement If you’re planting covert sensors on an enemy ship, maybe try making them quieter.]( [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