Could John Cameron Mitchell's 'Shortbus' Get Made Today?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( GET NAKED [Revisiting the Tryouts for the Orgy]( Could John Cameron Mitchell’s gleefully sexual 2006 film, Shortbus, get made today? Photo: Fortissimo/Process Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock I am standing alone in the men’s room of a West Village club, collecting my thoughts, when a good-looking guy comes in. He has followed me. “Hey!” he says. “I wanted to get a moment alone with you.” Smiling, he walks up to me, drops his pants, and takes out his penis. “What do you think?” he says. It is the early spring of 2003. I am a gay man in my 30s in New York City, so this is not an entirely unfamiliar situation. But this is a special circumstance. Both his smile and his dick are big, but they also both look somehow expectant in a way that suggests each could get a lot bigger or a lot smaller very quickly depending on the next words I choose. I choose the wrong words — or the right words, but in the wrong way. “Um,” I venture, trying to keep my gaze at eye level. “I don’t think that … it’s not really my sense that that’s what they’re looking for.” [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [The Book of Boba Fett:]( A Very Special Guest Star • [This Is Us:]( Jack’s Mom • [The Bachelor:]( Let Clayton Himbo [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Aziz Ansari’s Empty Authenticity If at any point his material reached for the same goals as the look of the special, Nightclub Comedian might be a different experience.]( [It’s the End of an Era for Radiolab After nearly two decades, creator Jad Abumrad is stepping down from the highly influential audio series.]( [Elvis Costello’s Aim Remains True, 32 Albums In Plus riffs on everything from Olivia Rodrigo’s songs being “how rock and roll works” to passing on a chance to write for Adele.]( [A Speed Date With Long Day’s Journey Into Night Cut from three-and-a-half hours to two, and TB traded for COVID.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 27-Across: This is what it sounds like when doves cry. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Walt Disney Studios and Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. The comedy-podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. Check out [our comedy-podcast recommendations this month](. [Read more from Vulture]( If you enjoyed reading Vulture’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or dive deeper into the Vulture universe with our other newsletters: • [1.5x Speed](: Podcast recommendations and listening notes from Nick Quah, sent every Wednesday. • [Buffering](: Joe Adalian reports on the streaming industry, sent every Thursday. • [The Housewives Institute Bulletin](: For dedicated students of the Reality TV Arts and Sciences, sent every other Friday. • [Vulture 10x10 Crossword](: A puzzle for pop-culture obsessives sent to your inbox every weekday. [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 email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 11th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved