Which Characters From 'The O.C.' Would Be Into Crypto?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( OCNFT [Which Characters From The O.C. Would Be Into Crypto?]( Welcome to web3, bitch. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Shutterstock and Warner Bros. Actor Ben McKenzie is best known for his portrayal of Ryan Atwood, the brooding kid delivered from the streets of Chino to a pool house in Newport Beach, California, on The O.C. But lately, the self-described [former teen idol]( has been [making headlines as a cryptocurrency critic]( — a curiosity that sprung up for McKenzie during the pandemic and is now the basis of a book with journalist Jacob Silverman. While McKenzie has been digging into the risks of unregulated markets, his work has raised a number of serious questions, including: What would Ryan Atwood think? Here, the show’s main characters are ranked by how interested they’d be in today’s web3 world. [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [The Real Housewives of New Jersey:]( Lowered Standards • [This Is Us:]( This Is Kevin’s Wife Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [The Offer’s Exhausting Self-Congratulation Makes The Godfather Into Gabagool Despite some strong performances, the overlong miniseries is an incurious bit of nostalgia bait.]( 2. [Let’s Unpack That Diabolical Incest Scene in The Northman A prince creates an unalterable image of his mother and takes it with him into her bedchamber — where she destroys it.]( By Roxana Hadadi 3. [Lea Michele Is the Guilty One (of Oversharing About Jonathan Groff) On occasion of HBO’s Spring Awakening doc, Those You’ve Known.]( By Justin Curto 4. [The Hardest Sequel I Ever Wrote The writers behind Blade Runner 2049, Batman Returns, the John Wick sequels, and more on their toughest franchise gigs.]( By Dan Reilly and Vikram Murthi [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword](The Alien Puzzle) 10-Across, Three Letters: Actor and thirst-trap king Pace. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Getty Images and studio Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. [Watch The Lion King 1 1/2.]( The sequel engaged with the quirks of its own materiality in a way that feels rare for a Disney feature; if anything, it brings to mind early Fleischer animations and how characters would [hop out of the inkwell]( to toy with their cel animators. [Read more from Vulture]( Next week at Union Hall Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, will feature Jay Jurden, Glennis LaRoe, Ismael Loutfi, Moses Storm, Nat Towsen, 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. Introducing Dinner Party, a lively new evening newsletter about everything that just happened. [Sign up]( to get it every weeknight. [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