Why Not Simply Eat ‘The Last of Us’ Fungus?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( MYCOLOGY [Why Not Simply Eat The Last of Us Fungus?]( It looks tasty! Photo: HBO Watching HBO’s big Sunday-night video-game adaptation, [The Last of Us](, makes me feel a lot of things: sadness (most of the time); anxiety about evading capture (even more of the time); bafflement at some creative decisions (please stop tweeting at me, [but I’m right](); a strong desire to visit the province of Alberta, where it was filmed (beautiful vistas! definitely not Boston!); and, most of all, hunger. Don’t you have a mushroom craving? Haven’t you started considering which wines might pair best with Cordyceps growths? Aren’t you pondering where it’s possible to cultivate Arborio-rice paddies in a military-state America in order to indulge in some postapocalyptic risotto? [Read The Story »]( 72 Hours Only: [Save over 75% on unlimited access]( to Vulture and everything New York during our Winter Flash Sale. The Latest TV Recaps • [The Real Housewives of New Jersey](: Pass the Cheese • [The Bad Batch](: Enough With the Mundane Missions [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Kill the Propecia Joke Jim Jefferies’s latest special features a joke that has been told by at least six other comedians.]( [15 Pokémon Episodes That Show How Ash Ketchum Became the Very Best It took more than 1,000 episodes, but Ash became world champion. Here are the highlights of his journey to become a Pokémon master.]( [The Mischievous Wolf Play Has Sharp Teeth It blurs its factual universe into a fictional one. Plus: Cornelia Street at the Atlantic.]( [A Timeline of Andrea Riseborough’s Controversial Oscar Nomination Within seven days, Andrea Riseborough’s performance in To Leslie went from obscurity to the toast of Twitter. And all it took was a few famous fans.]( [6 Mobile Plans That Can Get You a Free Streaming Service You get a free Disney+! And you get a free HBO Max! And you get a free Netflix!]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 28-Across, Seven Letters: Star Trek weapons frequently set on “stun.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo: Peacock Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne’s [Poker Face was renewed for a second season today](. In [her review of the first season](, critic Kathryn VanArendonk wrote, “Each episode may be its own snarl of violence and greed, but Poker Face knows itself, and it gives viewers exactly what it has promised: a criminal, a detective, a crime, and a solution.” [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f¶m=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 © 2023, All rights reserved