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The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( role call [Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich Answer All Our Questions About Scream]( “Looking back on this has been like looking back on the first love of your life.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture. Photo: Dimension Films In December 1996, scary-movie fans got a Christmas treat. Wes Craven, the director who helped push horror to new thresholds of violence with The Last House on the Left and Nightmare on Elm Street, catalyzed another wave of evolution in the genre with Scream. Years after most audiences had tapped out following the glut of 1980s slashers, he and the young screenwriter Kevin Williamson introduced a fresh irreverence and a cast of hot, charismatic new faces. Those actors gave themselves over to the story so completely that they created a whole coterie of new screen icons — half of which are so enduring they’ve appeared in every entry in the franchise, including nü Scream, now in theaters. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [And Just Like That … :](Put a Ring on It • [The Book of Boba Fett:]( A Very Special Guest Star [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [We Asked Linguists Why People Are Adding -Ussy to Every Word A calzone is a pizzussy. A wine bottle has a winussy.]( [A Timeline of the Allegations Against West Side Story’s Ansel Elgort West Side Story co-stars Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, and Rita Moreno addressed the claims over a month after the premiere.]( [Skeleton Crew, Transferred Uptown, Loses Some Muscle Phylicia Rashad and company try to make a small show fill up a big stage.]( [PGA Noms Boost Tick, Tick … Boom! and Being the Ricardos Oscar Odds Spider-Man: No Way Home did not receive a nomination.]( [A Talk With That Cool-Glasses Guy Who Defeated Amy Schneider on Jeopardy! “I thought I was destined to lose, so I just did my best.”]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 33-Across: “Dear Evan Hasen” prop. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by ABC, Adult Swim and Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Podcast fans! The arrival of Brian Reed’s The Trojan Horse Affair is imminent. [All eight episodes of the new Serial Productions podcast drop next week](. [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