RORSCHACH TEST
“Bless His Heart, Girl”: Laverne Cox on TikTok, Trade, and Barron Trump
February 5, 2025
In this week’s Rorschach Test, the Emmy-winning “Clean Slate” stars joins us to share her hottest takes on awards season, “Emilia Perez,” and the scourge of DL men.
ANNIVERSARY
“Every Week Is a High Wire Act”: Questlove and Maya Rudolph on 50 Years of Saturday Night Live
January 29, 2025
To celebrate his new documentary, which chronicles a half-century of music on “Saturday Night Live,” Questlove joined SNL veteran Maya Rudolph for a walk down memory lane.
TECHNIQUE
“I’m Down to Get Ugly”: Jharrel Jerome, in Conversation With Don Cheadle
January 17, 2025
The “Moonlight” actor got together with Don Cheadle to explain how he prepared for his role as real-life wrestler Anthony Robles in “Unstoppable.”
IN CONVERSATION
Taylor Kitsch and Josh Brolin on Shamans, Sweat Lodges, and Self-Transformation
January 16, 2025
“Man, it was a fucking roller coaster,” the “Friday Night Lights” heartthrob told Josh Brolin about losing 25 lbs for his role in the gritty Netflix western “American Primeval.”
RORSCHACH TEST
Alan Cumming on Private Clubs, Middle Age, and Red Meat
January 2, 2025
The Tony-winning, tartan-rocking actor, activist, and host of “The Traitors” takes our Rorscharch Test.
BUSY
“Get Your Suck Out”: Bowen Yang, in Conversation With Will Ferrell
November 27, 2024
The comedy star talks to his fellow “SNL” alum about his insane trajectory to Studio 8H, overcoming imposter syndrome, and how filming “Wicked” nearly broke him.
BESTIES
Jimmy O. Yang on Kung Fu, Fantasy Football, and Interior Chinatown
November 27, 2024
The star of “Interior Chinatown” called up his friend and former “Crazy Rich Asians” co-star Awkwafina to talk stunts, video games, and Asian-American representation.
RORSCHACH TEST
“We Need Some New Juice”: Abbi Jacobson on Marriage, Traffic, and Democrats
November 25, 2024
In this week’s Rorschach Test, the writer and actor sounds off on skinny jeans, women’s sports, and “In da clerb, we all fam,” the viral TikTok trend from “Broad City.”
ALL GROWN UP
“My Inner Child Is Healed”: How Farrah Abraham Survived the Reality TV Machine
November 22, 2024
15 years after she first appeared on “16 and Pregnant,” the reality TV star joined us to talk about faith, porn, hyperpop, and why her daughter deserves a Cybertruck.
POP
“You’re Super Loquacious”: Finneas, in Conversation With Louis Partridge
November 18, 2024
After dropping his sophomore album, the songwriter, super-producer, and brother of Billie joined actor Louis Partridge to talk pop girls, popularity, and “Paddington.”
ICON
“Have I Done Something Bad?”: Javier Bardem, by Richard Gadd
November 18, 2024
Playing villains like the one in “Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story” can’t be easy. But off-camera, the Spanish movie star is as down-to-earth as they come, as the creator of “Baby Reindeer” discovers.
HEARTTHROB
Isaac Powell and Zachary Quinto on Frogs, Teslas, and the Ryan Murphy Brotherhood
November 13, 2024
Five years after first seeing Isaac Cole Powell in “West Side Story,” Zachary Quinto called up the 29-year-old actor to find out more about his meteoric rise in Hollywood.
in conversation
Matt Reeves Tells Andy Serkis How He Turned The Penguin Into a Leading Man
November 4, 2024
The filmmaker was joined by the English actor to talk mythic pop, famous gangsters, and “The Penguin,” the new Batman spin-off on HBO.
MOVIE STAR
“Film Is Forever, Baby”: Juno Temple, in Conversation With Miles Teller
November 1, 2024
Before her first proper press junket for “Venom: The Last Dance,” the “Ted Lasso” star called up her friend Miles Teller for some veteran advice.
IN CONVERSATION
Himesh Patel and Dan Levy on Big-Budget Movies and On-Set Catering
October 30, 2024
The British actor got together with his Emmy-winning pal Dan Levy to talk about the bleak state of affairs in Hollywood and his role in the new HBO series “The Franchise.”
RORSCHACH TEST
“Who Doesn’t Like a Clean Ass?”: Janelle James on Bidets, Diddy, and Teacher’s Pets
October 29, 2024
In this week’s Rorschach Test, we asked the Emmy-nominated star of “Abbott Elementary” to sound off on Trump, Diddy, and the City of Brotherly Love.
SHARE LOCATION
Love Island’s Leah Kateb Tells Us Why She Deserves Her Own Erewhon Smoothie
October 24, 2024
The reality superstar and part-time equestrian showed us around all the Los Angeles spots she missed the most while in the villa, from the barn to the vegan burger joint.
GOODY-GOODY
Joey King Tells Channing Tatum How She Left Child Stardom Behind
October 22, 2024
“I think I need to be tased once in my life.”
OFF MENU
The Paige DeSorbo Guide to Being an Italian-American Princess
October 11, 2024
In this month’s installment of Off Menu, we took “Summer House” star Paige DeSorbo to New York’s hottest new Italian spot for a lesson in spaghetti and meatballs.
WOMEN
“How Does It Feel to Be So Funny?”: Natasha Rothwell, in Conversation With Quinta Brunson
October 3, 2024
To mark the release of her new series, “How to Die Alone,” the writer and actor talked to the Emmy-winning “Abbott Elementary” creator about death, comedy, and “fine-ass men.”