Nathan Fielder's Dazzling, Horrifying Trial Run of Reality

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( comedy review [Nathan Fielder’s Dazzling, Horrifying Trial Run of Reality]( The Rehearsal lays bare the assumptions and expectations of social conventions. The more naked they become, the queasier it feels. Photo: Allyson Riggs/Warner Media [Nathan Fielder]( messes with people. It was true for his Comedy Central series [Nathan for You](, and it’s still true in [his new HBO series, The Rehearsal](. He’s fascinated by people, drawn to and perplexed by them, and he uses the inherent allowances of TV to conduct social experiments. But in order to achieve his ends, Fielder almost inevitably deceives his subjects. He misleads them, makes them uncomfortable, and tries to goad them into saying or doing things they might not want to. The combination of Fielder’s focus on regular people and his willingness to screw with them means The Rehearsal will not be universally liked, but it will nevertheless elicit two universal responses: No one will feel comfortable, and everyone will wonder how much of it is real. [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 Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Club:]( Making It Nice • [Southern Charm:]( Petty in Pink • [The Old Man:]( Paternity Test [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [Every Marvel TV Show of the MCU Era, Ranked Twenty shows over 14 years, and some of them are even pretty good.]( By Nola Pfau 2. [‘She Wanted to Be Fantastic’ An oral history of Beyoncé in Austin Powers: Goldmember, a goofy anomaly in a now-rarefied pop career.]( 3. [Chelsea Peretti Directed a Movie About Directing First Time Female Director features Kate Berlant, Megan Stalter, and Amy Poehler.]( By Hershal Pandya 4. [The 20 Best Books of the Year (So Far) A few novels, a transcendent memoir, and an old Greek tale to lay on your beach blanket.]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( 5. [The Radical Power Reversal of Nadja’s What We Do in the Shadows Costumes Customized plaid, a Kate Middleton–esque fascinator, and chandelier-adorned reading glasses highlight the vampire’s growing ambition.]( By Anne Victoria Clark 6. [The Mid-2022 Podcast Industry Progress Report Where things stand now, creatively and financially.]( By Nicholas Quah [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 14-Across, Five Letters: Pokémon with a palindromic name. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Focus Features/Universal, and Disney, Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Bea Kristi, who performs under the moniker beabadoobee, has a new album out, Beatopia, which the singer says [“sounds very 2006.”]( [Read more from Vulture]( 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=vulture-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