What the Shuck Is Happening?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( scene report [What the Shuck Is Happening?]( Getting on line at Shucked, the only Broadway musical that runs on corn. Photo: Lucia Buricelli Up Eighth Avenue and down 41st Street, ears of corn are sprouting from banners on every light pole. They lead right to the Nederlander Theatre, the façade done up with blinding Minion yellow. In the ’90s, angsty teens camped out here to see Rent. Now, the theater has a giant decal that reads, “We’re Here, We’re Ear, Get Used to It!,” attributed to the “Grain Men’s Health Crisis.” There are ads plastered across subway stations promoting a mysterious “new musical comedy” with gag reviews (“The Musical That Has Broadway All A-Twitter!”) from fake critics (“Elon Husk”). Some just say the show’s name: Shucked. [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Ted Lasso: [Keeping It 2011]( • The Mandalorian: [Kicking the Battle Droid]( • The Real Housewives of New Jersey: [Grounds for Dismissal]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [To Fly Is Human. To Air, Divine. Ben Affleck’s Air might as well be a faith-based film about Nike’s signing of Michael Jordan.]( [Clone High Has Thawed The clones are indeed back and, in fact, there are even more of them.]( By Anne Victoria Clark [Sneaky Little Gremlin Taylor Swift Finds New Hidey-hole No, nothing good starts in a janitor cart!]( By Rebecca Alter [Late Night Goes All in on Donald Trump’s Arrest Even Jon Stewart got back in the game for the big event.]( By Hershal Pandya [Are You Ready for the Industry Revolution? Kit Harington joins as the CEO of a “green tech” company, but don’t bet on ethics.]( By Jason P. Frank [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 26-Across, Ten Letters: Voice of Luigi in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Marty Beckerman, McSweeney’s, Stone Soup, NYU Press, Wayne State University Press Jennifer Caplan’s history of comedy as it relates to the 20th-century Jewish experience is as entertaining as its subjects, examining how the last few generations of Jewish Americans have held humor in high esteem and use its tools to express cultural identity. Funny You Don’t Look Funny also reveals that as the Jewish American community has changed, American comedy developed in parallel. [Check it out](, along with our other best comedy books of 2023 (so far). [Read more from Vulture]( A weekly newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [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