Patricia Arquette’s Work-Life Balance Is Out of Control Too

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( q&a [Patricia Arquette’s Work-Life Balance Is Out of Control Too]( The Severance actor breaks down Cobel’s penchant for taking work home. Photo: Apple TV+ There are many mysteries embedded in [Severance](, the Apple TV+ series about [Lumon Industries]( — a company that performs a “severance” procedure on some of its employees to split their memories of work and their personal lives. Even though [season one has wrapped](, it’s still unclear what Lumon does — particularly the work of Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette). The supervisor is constantly putting out fires in the Macrodata Refinement division, where she oversees the work of [Mark S. (Adam Scott)](and his colleagues. In the real world, Cobel stalks Mark by posing as his nosy next-door neighbor, Mrs. Selvig. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [Below Deck Sailing Yacht:]( Toss Gabriela a Lifeboat • [Summer House:]( Bonfire of the Inanities Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [Syd’s New Love Story The singer-producer’s new album, Broken Hearts Club, sheds the hedonistic visions of her earlier work.]( By Tirhakah Love 2. [The Most Progressive and Perverse of Devo, According to Mark Mothersbaugh “What we were doing was art. It was sound and vision in a way that talked about what humans are and why we are here.”]( By Devon Ivie 3. [Sexy Cyrano Behind the scenes at BAM with James McAvoy as he brings a smoldering version of de Bergerac Stateside.]( Photographs by Pari Dukovic 4. [In the Novel Post-Traumatic, a Trauma Plot Refuses the Obvious In Chantal V. Johnson’s novel Post-Traumatic, the story of one woman’s breakdown feels visceral and specific.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 22-Across, Four Letters: “The Little Mermaid” desire. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Getty Images and HBO Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. [Watch Ambulance](, the latest from director Michael Bay, a film powered by the jittery force of will and blissful confidence that comes with doing cocaine. [Read more from Vulture]( Tonight at Union Hall Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, will feature Karen Chee, Blair Dawson, Anthony DeVito, Aminah Imani, Jay Jurden, Rojo Perez, 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