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Matthew Jacobs is a freelance culture writer who has covered movies and television for more than a decade. He has also written for Vulture, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, the Daily Beast, and The Wall Street Journal. Follow him on Twitter at @majacobs.

  1. culture
    Rose Glass Gets Down With Dolly PartonThe Love Lies Bleeding director can’t get enough of early Dolly, John Waters films, and J. G. Ballard’s short stories.
  2. celebrity
    Julio Torres Wants to Violate Your Dress Code“Wear whatever you want to wear at all times,” says the director and star of Problemista.
  3. nostalgia
    Inside ‘The Simple Life’ 20 Years LaterWith plenty of feces, feuds, and unforgettable foolery, two socialites changed the nature of reality television.
  4. celebrity
    Give Fran Lebowitz an Aisle SeatYou never know when you’ll need to make a quick escape.
  5. and just like that
    The Best Character on And Just Like That … Is a DogIn praise of the English bulldog who plays Charlotte York Goldenblatt’s prized pooch, Richard Burton.
  6. style
    Revisiting Tina Turner’s Most Fabulous LooksCostume designer Bob Mackie recalls the singer’s iconic style.
  7. introductions
    Anders Danielsen Lie Is 2021’s Hottest Actor-DoctorOn top of all that, the Bergman Island star is a musician too.
  8. dream date
    Don’t Put Jaboukie Young-White in a BoxThe Dating & New York star never wants to “play himself.”
  9. encounter
    Give Regina Hall the Credit She DeservesIf you’ve seen Nine Perfect Strangers, you know it’s about damn time.
  10. encounter
    Vicky Krieps Is On Her Own TimeThe Phantom Thread actress is ready for the next phase of her career.
  11. pride essentials
    Isabel Sandoval Grew Up With A League of Their Own and Wong Kar-WaiThe filmmaker behind Lingua Franca on the art that shaped her.
  12. pride essentials
    This Theater Collective Is Inspired by Cruella de Vil and The Real HousewivesMichael Breslin and Patrick Foley on the art that’s shaped them.
  13. pride essentials
    For Ryan O’Connell, Parker Posey and Popular Were ‘Everything’The Special creator on the art that shaped him.
  14. appreciation
    Jean Smart Is Hitting Her StridePlaying a Joan Rivers–esque comic in Hacks, the 69-year-old actress is doing some of the best work of her career.
  15. girl groups
    She Wanted to Be a Pop Star. Now She Gets to Play One on TV.The Tony-winning Renée Elise Goldsberry is the MVP of the witty new series Girls5eva.
  16. introductions
    Meet the Young Queer Director Behind Shiva BabyEmma Seligman’s “classic sex comedy” has turned her into one of Hollywood’s most promising young talents.