Meet Jenny the Donkey, 'The Banshees of Inisherin' Scene-Stealer

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( living the dream [Meet Jenny the Donkey, The Banshees of Inisherin’s ‘Petite and Perfect’ Scene-Stealer]( Colin Farrell tells us he was a “a big fan of some of her acting choices.” Photo: Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Plenty of first-time actors would give an arm and a leg (and perhaps a few fingers) to work with Brendan Gleeson and [Colin Farrell](. After becoming an irresistible onscreen pair in Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges in 2002, this autumn the trio reunite for [The Banshees of Inisherin]( — a similarly biting story about two old friends whose relationship comes to an abrupt end when Colm (Gleeson) decides he no longer wishes to entertain Pádraic (Farrell) or his inane small talk. The accomplished Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan round out the cast, but there’s one more actor who was decidedly less impressed by the caliber of Irish talent assembled: Jenny the miniature donkey. [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Ghosts: [Thor’s Big Idea]( • Atlanta: [Happy Birthday, Lottie]( • Winter House: [Touch and Go]( • Grey’s Anatomy: [The Sex Talk]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Netflix Really Tried to Fool Us With Easy Bake Battle One of the greatest disappointments in television history, right up there with Happy Endings being canceled after three seasons.]( [All of Taylor Swift’s Famously Devastating Track 5’s, Ranked From “All Too Well” to “You’re on Your Own, Kid,” there is a certain vulnerability that comes with the fifth song on all ten of her albums.]( [A Little Life, Off the Page, Is All In on Pain Ivo van Hove’s four-hour Dutch adaptation comes to BAM.]( By Jackson McHenry [Hear Tina Fey As a Suburban Mom With Mighty Literary Aspirations An audio excerpt of the George Saunders story “The Mom of Bold Action” from his new collection, Liberation Day.]( By George Saunders [The 7 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend Love, dragons, and something the Rock said about “the hierarchy of power.”]( By Savannah Salazar [James Corden Says, ‘I Haven’t Done Anything Wrong on Any Level’ Balthazar’s Keith McNally says he needs to apologize to the servers he yelled at to “retrieve the respect he had from all his fans (all 4 of them).”]( By Rebecca Alter [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos Courtesy of Taylor Swift/YouTube With Midnights, [Taylor Swift has returned to pop]( after producing a pair of indie-folk records. The allusions to her public life are back in full force, too, from her boyfriend Joe Alwyn to her anxieties to, yes, her famous feuds. [Read more from Vulture]( A Saturday newsletter from the people who make New York Magazine. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [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