Looking Back at Brangelina

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( performance review [What Was Brangelina?]( They were known for their image-making savvy. As their divorce reenters the press cycle, we’re reminded of who’s better at it. Photo: AFP via Getty Images At the June 2005 premiere of [Mr. & Mrs. Smith](, it didn’t matter that [Brad Pitt]( was casually rocking a shock of peroxide-blond hair, distressed jeans, and a deep-brown leather jacket, all working hard to distract from his ecstasy of a smile. He was a vision, and so was [Angelina Jolie](. When she charged from the back of a limo in a black gown (also leather), tits hiked to the heavens, chestnut-brown hair slicked back off her face, it’s no wonder the crowd swelled in volume. Pitt and Jolie never actually got that close to each other at the event; in most of the pictures taken of them, others fill the frame. But one photographer did manage to capture them together. Physically they remain apart, his body facing the opposite direction and awkwardly blocking half the shot. But her eyes, beaming his way, tell a story of closeness. Here are two heavenly bodies, each outshining everyone in their path, poised to become the greatest couple of the modern age. [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of Potomac: [Rockin’ Robyn]( • The Serpent Queen: [Everyone’s Related]( • The Walking Dead: [Uncivil Disobedience]( • American Gigolo: [Our Roles to Play]( • Power Book III: Raising Kanan: [Southside We Outside]( • Interview With the Vampire: [Parents Just Don’t Understand]( • House of the Dragon: [Blood of the Dragon]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Midnights’ Moonlit Lessons Taylor Swift’s tenth album reveals a simpler fantasy: the desire to be truly free.]( [The Best Sex I’ve Ever Read: A Breastfeeding Housewife’s Nostalgic Lust “I often think of this passage from Bird because of how uncomfortable it made me,” says Three Women author Lisa Taddeo, “and how much I like that.”]( By Lisa Taddeo as told to Natalie Villacorta [Every Colin Farrell Movie, Ranked From The Lobster to The Batman — and his latest, The Banshees of Inisherin.]( By Bilge Ebiri [U2 Made an Album That You Won’t Be Able to Get on Your iPhone That’s because the band isn’t releasing its latest, Songs of Ascent.]( By Justin Curto [7 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month Constance Wu, Jodi Picoult, Alan Rickman, Sharon Olds, and more.]( By Marshall Heyman [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 12-Across, Three Letters: Sequel to the sequel. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos Courtesy of Samir Hussein/WireImage, Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images and Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Pretty Major at Union Hall Photo: Vulture Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, returns tomorrow, October 25, at 7 p.m., with hosts Jay Jurden and Zach Zimmerman and featuring comedy from Sophie Buddle, Karen Chee, Aparna Nancherla, Maddie Peck, and Tessa Skara. [Get your tickets now!]( [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