J.Lo’s Never-Ending Love Story

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( performance review [Never-Ending Love Story]( In This Is Me … Now, J.Lo returns to her rom-com roots. Is she tired of repeating herself? Photo-Illustration: Max-o-matic In 2021, when [Jennifer Lopez]( and [Ben Affleck]( got back together after nearly 20 years, with four divorces between them (three of them hers, the other his) and one A-Rod, it felt like a romantic destiny fulfilled; like something amiss in the universe had been put back together. Much like Jen and Ben, we realized we may not have been ready for their relationship in the early aughts — it was too bright, too prominent, too blingy. We didn’t understand that something so high profile and overexposed could be genuine. Two decades later, we’ve had other (para-social) relationships with celebrity couples and have learned a thing or two about how the tabloid coverage contributed to their 2004 breakup. ([Bennifer]( 1.0 walked — nay, dragged itself through broken glass — so [Taylor and Travis]( could run.) [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Tokyo Vice: [Who Will Burn First?]( • The Traitors: [This Is Not The Bachelor]( • Summer House: [Go West, Young Man]( • Expats: [As Years Go By]( • Masters of the Air: [When Harry Met Landra]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [Let the Hypnotic, Caustic Beauty of About Dry Grasses Consume You Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Cannes award winner is one of the best films of this or any other year.]( By Bilge Ebiri [What Is Kim Petras Doing? She could have reminded fans why she’s actually worth listening to. Instead, we got Slut Pop Miami.]( By Reanna Cruz [J.Lo’s Never-Ending Love Story In This Is Me … Now, she returns to her rom-com roots. Is she tired of repeating herself?]( By Allison P. Davis [An Avatar: The Last Airbender Travelogue Let’s recap all the iconic locations visited by Aang & Co., the notables they meet there, and what happens once they arrive.]( By Maggie Fremont [Rage Against the Machine’s Bassist Needs Breakup Intel, Too “I’m the bass player. I just wait for someone to tell me what to do,” legendary realist Tim Commerford said.]( By Devon Ivie [Checking Into the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’ Criminal Trial The trial’s in for a dramatic turn when Don Henley testifies.]( By Justin Curto [Just to Clarify, Sam Waterston Is Not Retiring As he says good-bye to Law & Order (again), the former Jack McCoy has a message for casting directors: Call him!]( By Kathryn VanArendonk [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 15-Down, Five Letters: Jada Pinkett Smith’s is famously red Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [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 © 2024, All rights reserved