The Whitney Biennial Falters On

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( Art Review [The Whitney Biennial Falters On]( This year’s show has just enough high points to get you through it — including three stunning Charles Ray sculptures. Photo: MatteoMobilio About 20 percent of the 2022 [Whitney Biennial]( is really alive. That’s passably high for one of these cattle calls. For all its irritations and flaws, [Quiet As It’s Kept](, as this show is called, is the best Biennial in some time. There’s very little here that’s really bad. Too much that’s mild. Give things that strike you as boring time and they get better. Plus it’s great to have the Biennial back — to talk about, to love and hate — after it was [postponed]( a year because of the pandemic. Seeing one another and touching antennae again in the flesh feels more important and pleasurable than ever. The Biennial has always trafficked in the contemporary, but this year’s offering, even with the inclusion of deceased artists, radiates with the power of now. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [Top Chef: Houston:]( BBQ Beatdown • [Atlanta:]( Robbery and Fraud • [Severance:]( The Hour Is Yours • [Pachinko:]( In Between Days • [Grey’s Anatomy:]( Open Heart [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [In Rothaniel, Jerrod Carmichael Tells Us Who He Is The special is a deliberate breakdown of performance, a set that reverses the burden of giving and receiving. It’s also so much more.]( 2. [It’s Time to Make April Fools’ Day the Halloween of Comedy RIP, pranks.]( 3. [How to Change a Genre Three Grammy-nominated musicians grapple with racism and respect in roots music.]( As told to Justin Curto 4. [The Best Services for Streaming Video Games Right Now Time to play (on the cloud).]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5. [Caroline Stanbury Is Going From London to Dubai The Ladies of London star leads the cast of Real Housewives of Dubai, premiering June 1.]( By Justin Curto 6. [Ben Schwartz’s Broken Mug Won Late Night This Week Plus Hannah Gadsby channels her mother and Rachel Dratch as Seth Meyers’s Teri Garr.]( By Bethy Squires 7. [What to Expect in Bridgerton Season 3, Based on the Novels There are a couple of ways the next Bridgerton sibling romance could go, but ton willing, we will have a masquerade ball!]( By Maggie Fremont [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 17-Down, Five Letters: 4*TOWN and Mouse Rat. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by CBS, HBO and Paramount Pictures Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Listen to [some Grammy nominees]( ahead of Sunday’s ceremony. Record, song, and album of the year were all expanded to ten nominees at the last minute. [Read more from Vulture]( Next week at Union Hall Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, will will feature Niles Abston, Sophie Buddle, Jay Jurden, Jess Salomon, Tom Thakkar, Yedoye Travis, and Zach Zimmerman. [Buy tickets here.]( Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY 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. • [The Critics](: A weekly dispatch on the cultural discourse, sent Fridays. [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, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved