How to Talk Like You’re on 'Billions'

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [View in browser]( [Subscribe]( [Brand Logo]( What to Read Today [How to Talk Like You’re on Billions The people behind the show with the most distinctive voice on television reveal what makes the dialogue on Billions so … Billions-y.]( By Nate Jones [The 10 Best Game of Thrones Duos Forget the dragons: We’re here for the buddy comedies.]( By Hillary Kelly [Michael Shannon’s 10 Favorite Books Charles Bukowski, Dr. Seuss, and more.]( By Michael Shannon [Hobbs & Shaw Trailer: How Swole Can You Go? So many muscles.]( By Jackson McHenry [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Editors’ Pick [The Quiet American by Graham Greene A favorite book of Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who says “Greene points out the dangers of well-intentioned interventions, in a very jaded, British way.”]( [Jamie Bell Really Regrets Being a Neo-Nazi in the Trailer for Skin In theaters this July.]( By Jordan Crucchiola [HBO Would Prefer It If Trump Didn’t Use Game of Thrones Imagery for His Memes Trump responded to the redacted version of the Mueller report with a Thrones meme.]( By Jackson McHenry [Netflix Got Beyoncé’s Homecoming by Paying So Much Money How did the Beychella concert doc end up on Netflix? The same way everything else does.]( By Jackson McHenry [Watch an Astronaut React to Films About Space Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino breaks down the accuracy of movies about space.]( [Here’s Your First Look at Comedy Central’s New Sketch Show Alternatino Starring Arturo Castro, Arturo Castro, and Arturo Castro.]( By Megh Wright [Want to Try Getting Doug With High? Start Here. Doug Benson’s podcast has become a place for all kinds of comedy fans to watch their heroes at their silliest and most vulnerable.]( By Mark Kramer [Ramy Isn’t Telling a Universal Story. That’s Why It’s So Good. Ramy Youssef’s new Hulu comedy is fantastically adept at identifying the absurdities in its protagonist’s many overlapping, often conflicting roles.]( By Kathryn VanArendonk [James Holzhauer, the Jeopardy! Guy, Is Truly Unstoppable He won all the money.]( By Anne Victoria Clark and Milan Polk [How to Read Your Mueller Report (and How Long You’ll Have to Wait) From a no-frills mass-market edition to an audiobook to Alan Dershowitz, five ways to get the goods.]( By Boris Kachka [This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Anna Chlumsky on Without Fail Rounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.]( By Vulture Editors [Rihanna Acknowledges Guava Island [Checks Calendar] 5 Days Later “Wow!”]( By Hunter Harris [Netflix Hatches Tuca & Bertie Trailer Starring Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong A story of two 30-year-old bird women.]( By Anne Victoria Clark [Please Enjoy This Joke From Anthony Jeselnik’s New Comedy Special Fire in the Maternity Ward heads to Netflix later this month.]( By Megh Wright [Meet Nia DaCosta, the Director of a Western With Big, Emotional Yee-Haw Energy Nia DaCosta talks Little Woods, directing Tessa Thompson, and the new movie she’s making with Jordan Peele.]( By Hunter Harris [The Hollywood Fight That’s Tearing Apart Writers and Agents, Explained “If you can only leverage profit for yourself, but not for me, what the fuck do I need you for?”]( By Jordan Crucchiola [The Lost Adventures of the I Love Lucy Cast Ten rare television appearances by the Lucy gang that are worth checking out.]( By Tony Alpsen [Bran’s Stare Is So Creepy Because He Isn’t Wearing His Glasses Isaac Hempstead Wright explains.]( By Jackson McHenry [The Cannes Lineup Doesn’t Have Tarantino, But It Does Have 4 Women! Four women are in competition for the Palme d’Or, the most since 2011.]( By Hunter Harris [Behind the New, Gloriously Queer Emily Dickinson Movie In Wild Nights With Emily, the poet’s madly in love with her husband’s wife. The director says it’s the first and only time we’ve seen the real Emily.]( By Rachel Handler [Tom Slaughter’s Polaroid Portfolio The artist known for his Pop-y paintings and prints had a side project: shooting Polaroid photos, constantly, of everything that interested him.]( By Christopher Bonanos [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read more from Vulture](     [Subscribe to New York](   Subscribe for $5 and get [unlimited digital access]( to Vulture, New York, Intelligencer, the Cut, and Grub Street.     [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=daily)   |   [privacy notice](   |   [update preferences]( Every product is independently selected by editors. 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