An Oral History of 'Center Stage'

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( Devour pop culture with us: [Subscribe]( now. What to Read Today [An Oral History of Center Stage How 24 pairs of leather pants, a tearaway tutu, and red pointe shoes made for a generation’s greatest dance movie.]( [Thank God We Still Have Music Respect is owed to the artists releasing vital new work this spring without any immediate prospect of a tour to back it up.]( By Craig Jenkins [In Never Have I Ever, the Real Love Story Is Between a Mother and Daughter By the finale, Paxton Hall-Yoshida and Ben Gross feel like an afterthought.]( By Mallika Rao [Jerry Stiller Made Frank Costanza a Sitcom Legend No one could yell quite like George’s dad did on Seinfeld.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [25 Notable New Releases Over the Next Two Weeks Charli XCX’s new album, Snowpiercer premieres, Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae in The Lovebirds, and more.]( [Tory Lanez Is the New King of Raunch As “Demon Time” has emerged as a kind of makeshift strip-club VIP room for Instagram, Quarantine Radio is sort of like its “Howard Stern Show.”]( By Craig Jenkins [Hair Metal, the CIA, and a Cold War Plot: Wind of Change Is a Thrilling Ride Did American spies write a Scorpions song?]( By Nicholas Quah [Mandy Patinkin Contemplates Mortality and GIFs From Inside His Cabin These videos have been elevated to meta commentary.]( By Rachel Handler [What to Expect in Outlander Season 6, According to Diana Gabaldon’s Books It’s getting tougher to predict exactly what’s coming for Claire, Jamie, and Fraser’s Ridge, but one thing’s for sure: There will be tears.]( By Maggie Fremont [No One Had a Messier Mother’s Day Than Future and Diplo Future used the holiday like a baby-mama power ranking.]( By Zoe Haylock [Olivia Jade Praises ‘One of a Kind’ Lori Loughlin As Not All Moms Bribe Colleges “Thank you for being you.”]( By Devon Ivie [Ryan Murphy Working on an AHS Spinoff Called, of Course, American Horror Stories He casually dropped the news on Instagram, as one does.]( By Jackson McHenry [Is This Guy Really Michael Jordan’s Best Friend? His name is George Koehler, he lives in Chicago, and his friendship with Jordan has a surprising backstory.]( By Dan McQuade [Interview With the Energy Vampire: Mark Proksch Chatting with the comedian about What We Do in the Shadows and the art of being boring on purpose.]( By Rebecca Alter [A Breakdown of the Breakdown of Molly and Issa’s Insecure Friendship Are you #TeamMolly or #TeamIssa?]( By Chris Murphy [Idina Menzel and Ben Platt Remind Us of the Outside With ‘A Whole New World’ A highlight from Disney Family Singalong: Volume II.]( By Justin Curto [SNL’s Solution for Parents in Quarantine: ‘Let Kids Drink’ Due to the unusual circumstances, it’s time to make this new rule official.]( By Megh Wright [Watch Katrina Lenk’s Haunting Rendition of The Sound of Music’s ‘Something Good’ Nothing comes from nothing.]( By Jackson McHenry [Let Your Next Quarantine Impulse Purchase Be John Oliver’s Stamps Save the USPS.]( By Devon Ivie [SNL Has a Special Message for All the Girls Missing Prom This Year Let Aiden and Kurt shower you in admirances, girl.]( By Megh Wright [Why Did Michael Jordan Star in Space Jam? Why did the most competitive athlete of his generation spend a summer shooting a kids’ movie? Brand synergy, baby.]( By Nate Jones [The Office Cast Re-Creates Show’s Wedding Dance for Very Special Zoom Nuptials John Krasinski has become his co-stars’ puppet master during quarantine, and we are all the better for it.]( By Halle Kiefer [Betty Wright, Grammy-Winning Soul Singer, Dead at 66 Wright was known for hits like “Clean Up Woman” and “Tonight Is the Night.”]( By Halle Kiefer [Run Recap: Is the Badger Okay? A rocky installment of Billy and Ruby’s journey sneaks in a fan-service-y gift, albeit a poorly wrapped one.]( By Kathryn VanArendonk [Insecure’s Yvonne Orji Isn’t Sure Who to Blame for Molly and Issa’s Big Fight “Was it petty? Maybe. Or was it just setting boundaries?”]( By Maria Elena Fernandez [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read more from Vulture](     [Subscribe to New York]( [Subscribe to New York](   Subscribe for $5/month and get [unlimited digital access]( to New York Magazine, home of the Cut, Vulture, Grub Street, and Intelligencer.     [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=daily)   |   [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 e-mail newsletters please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2020, All rights reserved