The 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever

[View in browser] [Vulture] July 8, 2016 [Follow Vulture on Facebook] What to Read Today [The 100 Greatest Beach Books Ever Whether mass-market candy or high literature, a beach read needs narrative momentum, a transporting sense of place, and, ideally, a touch of the sordid.] [19 Engrossing Nonfiction Books to Read at the Beach This Summer Handpicked by Colin Dickey, Sarah Knight, and Shea Serrano.] [Schoolboy Q Drops Scathing Black Hippy Remix of ‘THat Part,’ Then Releases His New Album Blank Face LP Following up on 2014's forceful Oxymoron, the West Coast stalwart turns the raucous energy even further up on his new track and new album.] [Why You Should Be Watching The Last Alaskans, the Realest Reality Show Out There It's part of that massive cohort of reality shows that ask the question: “Who are these people?” But the answer is very different on this show.] [Vulture Pick: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld This retelling of Pride and Prejudice is Ellie Kemper's next summer beach read.] [Jay Z, Miguel, and Swizz Beatz Release Tracks in Support of Black Lives Matter The tracks are in response to the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.] [In Life, Animated, Disney Movies Provide a Happy (But Not Quite Disney) Ending to a Story About Autism Observing Owen watch The Little Mermaid or Aladdin or The Lion King, I found it hard not to cry. And I don’t particularly even like Disney animation.] [Simon Pegg and Zachary Quinto Share Their Disagreement With George Takei’s Criticism of Sulu’s Sexuality in Star Trek Beyond "I don’t believe Gene Roddenberry’s decision to make the prime timeline’s Enterprise crew straight was an artistic one, more a necessity of the time."] [Let’s Imagine the Cast of Thor: Ragnarok Takes Rides on This Roller Coaster Next Door to the Set Thor gets what Thor wants.] [Take an Exclusive Look at The Light Between Oceans, With Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander It's directed by Blue Valentine's Derek Cianfrance.] [Kim Kardashian on Black Lives Matter: ‘Hashtags Are Not Enough’ "I want my children to grow up knowing that their lives matter."] [The Spice Girls, Reborn As a Spice Trio, Tease a Spice Mystery Probably involving their rumored 20th-anniversary tour.] [Danny McBride’s Vice Principals Will Be Two Seasons Long, So Enjoy Your Brief Time in the Sun, Vice Principals The show debuts July 17.] [Bust Out Your Old WB Posters: The One Tree Hill Cast Will Reunite in Chicago This Fall The soap is getting its own convention November 11–13.] [Did Zac Efron Take Off His Shirt in This Movie? At this rate we'll one day be asking, "Did he put on a shirt in this movie?"] [Will New Albums From the Avalanches and DJ Shadow Revive Turntablism? Neither has reinvented any wheels, but sometimes a couple of cool records will suffice.] [How the Makers of Captain Fantastic Created Its Authentic Off-the-Grid Setting Director Matt Ross — a.k.a. Silicon Valley's Gavin Belson — did his research.] [Hamilton’s New Aaron Burr, Brandon Victor Dixon, on Tough Songs, Easy Rapping, and Feeling Like Kevin Durant "I’mma give them a straight Leslie Odom for a full week to create a false sense of security and then flip the script."] [Jaden Smith Gets Political on His 18th Birthday Song ‘Labor V2’ "They just want us all in jail."] [Trevor Noah Responds to Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Deaths, Calls for Better Police Practices “This isn’t just a black problem, this is an American problem.”] [Where Does The Mindy Project Go Next? And where does Danny fit in?] [Listen to Calvin Harris’s Attempt to Out–Taylor Swift Taylor Swift It all hinges on whether you think "low-key" means "Loki."] [This Guy’s Homemade Iron Man Suit Might Not Be Made of Actual Iron, But It’s Still a Pretty Impressive Cosplay It even has thruster jets.] [Megan Mullally Reveals That Nick Offerman Has Proudly Assumed His Role As International Toilet Man Nick Offerman: recognizable as male from 2,000 yards.] [Uncork a Bottle of Chianti, Because Matthew Rhys and Matthew Goode’s The Wine Show Is Coming to Hulu Dreams really do come true.] [Read More on Vulture »] REACH THE RIGHT ONLINE AUDIENCE WITH US For advertising information on e-mail newsletters please contact [Giorgia.Rosenbluth@nymag.com] This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [subscribe] | [vulture.com] | [unsubscribe] | [privacy policy] | [nymag.com] | Copyright © 2016, All rights reserved New York Media LLC 75 Varick St. New York, NY 10013