It’s Not Cool to Hate Anne Hathaway Anymore

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [View in browser]( [Vulture]( April 5, 2017 [Follow Vulture on Facebook]( What to Read Today [It’s Not Cool to Hate Anne Hathaway Anymore Why is it bad for a woman to be big, and to inhabit that space fully?]( [Here’s the Video John Mayer Had to Preemptively Defend Against Accusations of Cultural Appropriation If you have to explain why you’re not culturally appropriating, you probably are.]( [The 8 Best Comics to Read in April Including stories set in sub-Saharan Africa and up in the clouds, as well as something for Logan fans.]( [Saturday Night Live’s Secret Weapon Julio Torres Makes His Late-Night Stand-up Debut; Does a Good Job Being Funny Julio Torres is one of the most exciting new writers the show has had in years.]( [Vulture Pick: Nevertheless: A Memoir by Alec {NAME} A book of anecdotes from {NAME}’s career that ends up being a comprehensive collection of his grudges, crushes, and confessions.]( [Father John Misty, Dirty Projectors, Mount Eerie, and Sun Kil Moon Find New Ways to Write About Pain Everything is just really hard for everyone.]( [Why Louis C.K.’s Trans Joke Is Better Than Dave Chappelle’s Both comedians address the touchy subject in their new specials.]( [Pepsi Pulls Its Protest Ad, Apologizes to Kendall Jenner “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding. Clearly, we missed the mark.”]( [What Has Feist Been Up to for the Last 6 Years? Watching a Lot of Nashville Feist shared what she’s been up to since Metals.]( [Joan Baez Is Coming Out of Songwriting Retirement Because of Donald Trump “Here’s what I think / You better talk to a shrink.”]( [Walter Hill Defends The Assignment: ‘This Is Entirely Consistent With Transgender Theory’ “Frank, until the very last line, remains a guy.”]( [Carole Radziwill on Being The Real Housewives of New York’s Resident Politico “Ramona could not admit that I probably knew more than she did.”]( [What Big Little Lies Gets Wrong About Monterey If the show inspires you to head West looking for a community of rich, pretty people enjoying wine on their verandas, you may be disappointed.]( [Producer Squabbles With Alec {NAME} Over Claim That {NAME} Didn’t Know His Co-star Was Underage Producer Dana Brunetti says that Alec {NAME} is fudging the real story of when he learned a co-star was underage.]( [Squirrel Girl Is Coming to TV in Marvel’s New Warriors Freeform has ordered the show straight to series for a 2018 debut.]( [Barry Manilow Delayed Coming Out for Almost 40 Years for His Fans: ‘I Thought I Would Be Disappointing Them’ The singer has been with his now-husband Garry Kief since 1978.]( [Say Buon Giorno to the First Trailer for Master of None’s Very Italian Season Two Featuring John Legend, Angela Bassett, and Bobby Cannavale.]( [Why Bonnie, Big Little Lies’ Most Underwritten Character, Deserved More On Big Little Lies, perfection is impossible, and women’s interior lives should be recognized… unless you’re a black woman, apparently.]( [Rick Ross Will Avoid Jail Time for 2015 Kidnapping-and-Assault Case He’s received a fine and probation for pistol-whipping a groundskeeper in 2015.]( [Christine Baranski Politely Acknowledges That Michael Sheen Did in Fact Name His Penis After Her “I love Michael Sheen. I don’t know how I will ever meet that man and look him in the face.”]( [Forget ‘Strong Female Characters’ — Colossal Gives Us One Who’s Gloriously Frustrating, Selfish, and Sloppy Colossal isn’t consumed with introducing a typical “strong female character.” It’s more interested in the ranging toxicity of the male ones.]( [Pepsi Claims Its Protest-Flavored Kendall Jenner Ad Is About a ‘Spirit of Harmony’ The commercial co-opts protest imagery to sell the product.]( [Oscar Winner John Ridley on Hollywood Whitewashing and False Diversity The writer-director tackles show-business racism and how TV can break through culture bubbles.]( [What We Can Expect From Jordan Klepper’s New Late-Night Show From Watching His Best Clips With a new late-night show on the horizon, we look back on his body of work.]( [Sleeping Beauties to Be Adapted for TV, Officially Making 97 Percent of All Upcoming TV Shows and Movies Stephen King Adaptations Co-written by his son Owen, King’s latest book will be released by Scribner in September.]( [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](param=daily) | [privacy policy]( | [nymag.com]( | Copyright © 2017, All rights reserved New York Media LLC 75 Varick St. New York, NY 10013