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I interviewed the #AllisonAfterNXIVM podcast creators Natalie Robehmed and Vanessa Grigoriadis about how it came together, getting Lauren Salzman to talk for the first time, why they're burned out on NXIVM stories—and the criticism that they're "platforming" Allison Mack. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

“Norman [Lear] would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends...’” variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Nicki Minaj really did us all a favor by completely falling apart as an artist before becoming a non-stop fountain of regurgitated bigotry.

Truly could not be more excited about Season 3 of #TheComeback if I tried. variety.com/2025/tv/glob...

My final two #StrangerThings interviews for Volume 1 went up yesterday — I spoke with Nell Fisher, who plays the new Holly Wheeler, taking over for the Price twins, who'd played Holly in Seasons 1-4. She steals the show, I think! Delightful. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Once you HAVE finished Volume 1 of #StrangerThings5, here is the comprehensive spoiler interview @kateaurthur.bsky.social & I did with Matt and Ross Duffer.

For anyone who sat down to watch Volume 1 of #StrangerThings and just finished, @adambvary.bsky.social and I have a LONG postmortem interview with Matt and Ross Duffer for you to read. It's here when you need it! #Will! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Who knew Linda Hamilton was so delightfully batty? @adambvary.bsky.social interviewed her on the #StrangerThings set in July 2024, and this is very funny! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

#StrangerThings director/EP Shawn Levy championed it from the start. @adambvary.bsky.social and I spoke with him about the origins of the show, what the Duffer brothers were like when he first met them — and how the show has changed HIS career too. He's a quote machine! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

For our #StrangerThings cover story, @adambvary.bsky.social and I interviewed Matt and Ross Duffer for hours over two long sit-downs — so we had a ton left over. There's one COVID-season fact about Sadie Sink in Season 4 that blew me away, but we just couldn't include it! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

For my final interview from #BravoCon, I spoke with Heather Dubrow about Season 19 of #RHOC — we talked about her dad, Katie Ginella stopping filming midseason, how stories about off-camera people hurt the show — and those Gretchen Rossi Instagram likes. Do read! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

I interviewed Frances Berwick, the chairman of Bravo and Peacock, and we MENTIONED IT ALL. We got into the economics of #BravoCon, why #RHOSLC is on fire, "Real Housewives" turning 20—and whether there are roads back to #Bravo for Karen Huger, Kenya Moore and NENE LEAKES. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

At #BravoCon just now, Andy Cohen announced the full cast of "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," which yes, include Ashley Iaconetti and Dolores Catania — and he says #RHONY will begin filming soon. Also, the "Rhode Island" trailer looks hilarious. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

I interviewed Heather Gay about this amazing season of #RHOSLC, "Surviving Mormonism," using her platform for good and WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT PLANE. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Vicki Gunvalson will be back on "Real Housewives of Orange County" for Season 20! #RHOC variety.com/2025/tv/news...

We spoke with Kyle Richards at #BravoCon about her decision to return to #RHOBH for Season 15, how she doesn't like to label her sexuality and her current friendship status with Dorit. (NOT GREAT, BOB.) variety.com/2025/tv/news...

#RHOP star Karen Huger has recorded a sitdown interview with Andy Cohen that will run during the Season 10 finale. The cameras also picked up to film Wendy and Eddie Osefo after they were arrested and charged for fraud! Dispatch from #BravoCon. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

For our #StrangerThings cover story, @adambvary.bsky.social and I interviewed one zillion people, and asked all of them about their final day working on the show. Adam put that reporting together into an oral history of the last days of "Stranger Things." Enjoy! variety.com/2025/tv/feat...

As @kateaurthur.bsky.social and I were reporting out our #StrangerThings cover from last month, the show's cast kept telling us vivid, emotional about their final days on the show. So we put them all together in this (spoiler free) oral history.

Suddenly finding myself loving Joyce Carol Oates for the first time since reading the short story "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" after seeing the movie "Smooth Talk." 2025 is very strange!

In the CBC podcast, "Allison After NXIVIM," Allison Mack tells her story for the first time ever. It drops today, and is weekly. I've listened to all seven episodes, and it's EXCELLENT — the perfect format for this harrowing, sad story. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

I interviewed Sarah Snook about #AllHerFault, her first television role since #Succession ended. This show is BATSHIT, and very fun, and has a million twists and turns. We talked about it all, plus... what she thinks Shiv would be up to today! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

People of #SellingSunset! You will want to read this interview with Chrishell Stause. Is she... quitting? variety.com/2025/tv/news...

The people have spoken! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Finally, this was one of the most enjoyable experiences I've ever had working on a big story. A great deal of that is because I got to work so closely with Kate — my colleague, friend, and work spouse of nearly 12 years (!), who made the reporting and writing process so much fun. So please read! END

Excited this is out! @adambvary.bsky.social and I did the first sitdown with Matt and Ross Duffer about the final season of #StrangerThings. We discussed how they planned "Stranger Things 5," leaving Netflix for Paramount and crying through the show's last days. Do read! variety.com/2025/tv/feat...

After Wendy Osefo's arrest for fraud, Bravo has pushed #WifeSwap a week (the premiere featured Wendy and Eddie!). variety.com/2025/tv/news...

It was a pleasure to work with (not on BlueSky!) Dan D'Addario on this week's cover story: A profile of Charlie Hunnam, who plays Ed Gein in the new season of "Monster," premiering on Friday. One of Dan's best, as I keep telling him, which is a high bar! Do read. variety.com/2025/tv/feat...

Jimmy Kimmel returns to the air tomorrow night (I'm surprised he'd want to!). variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Ben Stiller's love of #RHOBH is unmatched... on E!, he just talked about how stressful Garcelle's departure was. (Rightly so.) He said he's going to start watching #RHOSLC soon.

Some fun news at the end of a long week: Netflix has renewed #TheHuntingWives for Season 2. wp.me/pc8uak-1lGfOW

Here's our annual exhaustive (and exhausting!) fall TV preview! With @emilylongeretta.bsky.social, as usual. variety.com/lists/fall-t...

The Trump administration used Benny Johnson's claims that his house was "burned to the ground" and that "people were murdered in my front yard" to justify its federal takeover of DC. @kenbensinger.bsky.social found out that Johnson made it all up. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...

Rest in peace, Tristan Rogers! You were so cool. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

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#TheHuntingWives, new on Netflix today, is an absolute blast. You probably haven't heard about it yet, because Netflix bought it from Lionsgate (it was made to air on Starz). But my colleagues and I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this show. Here's @aherman2006.bsky.social's review variety.com/2025/tv/revi...

The worst parking lot in Los Angeles is for Constellation Coffee on Glendale in Silver Lake, and you can't convince me otherwise. Yes, worse than the Silver Lake Trader Joe's. I never say things like this on social media anymore — BUT THAT IS HOW BAD IT IS.

#TheComeback is coming back! We need Valerie more than ever. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Before she left for Fiji, I interviewed Ariana Madix about hosting #LoveIsland and all that entails — and her experience during the final season of #VanderpumpRules. I think it's maybe the most she's discussed it? Anyway, here! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

I’m obsessed with this season of #TheValley, and have written this story about how fascinating it is. This wasn’t easy to report! So please read it! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

This year has been garbage for sure, but one bright spot for me has been the ascendance of Gabby Windey. I interviewed her recently, and she said a million smart, hilarious things. Here it is! #TheTraitors variety.com/2025/tv/news...

The Brains On podcast was so important to us when our kids were little, and now they're having to hit pause because of the cuts to public media. So many car rides! And I learned so much MYSELF from this podcast. Yet another terrible thing that Trump has done.

Literal LOL to this! Someone check on the Justin Baldoni cultists. variety.com/2025/film/ne...

This man is not a New Yorker. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/n...

This ChatGPT exposé by @guinz.bsky.social is ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. (h/t @adambvary.bsky.social). amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

10/10 no notes on this photo selection, @kateaurthur.bsky.social @franklinavenue.bsky.social variety.com/2025/tv/awar...

Would rather die, @axios.com!

Nathan Fielder orchestrated a fake singing competition show solely for a tangential point on Season 2 of his social experiment series on HBO, “The Rehearsal.” The contestants thought it was real. One, Lana Love, spoke to my colleague Ethan Shanfeld about the experience.