Photo: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images M.F.A. or NYC … or AI? On Tuesday, Sam Altman, the chairman of OpenAI, posted a metafictional short story generated by a new large-language model that is “good at creative writing,” as he put it. The 1,172-word piece is about an unnamed AI model asked by a pensive …
Photo: Apple TV+ Spoilers ahead for Severance season two episode nine, “The After Hours.” Even before the season-two heartbreak and yearning, Dylan G., the Innie who most acts like an actual colleague, was probably the most relatable character on Severance. He’s a lover, an ally, a shoot-the-shitter, an F-bomber, and, being the most perk-motivated one at …
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Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Denise Truscello, Christopher Polk, Will Heath) Lady Gaga has been reborn this way. On her new record, Mayhem, she’s back to the rock-influenced dance tracks that defined her early career, caterwauling about someone “putting paws all over me” on “Zombieboy” and making “Paparazzi”-esque moves on “Perfect Celebrity” by belting …
Photo: Netflix/Everett Collection Before they were given the keys to the Marvel kingdom, Joe and Anthony Russo were known primarily for their comedy work in movies like You, Me, and Dupree (2006) and shows such as Arrested Development and Community. Their levity made for a good fit with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which had …
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Photo: Walt Disney Co./Everett Collection The drama surrounding Snow White is enough to make anybody want to take a bite out of a poisoned apple. Disney’s live-action film has become so fraught with controversy that the premiere on March 15 will be scaled back and exclude pesky, inquisitive press from the red carpet. From racist attacks …
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Universal Black Bag begins with Michael Fassbender’s back to the camera in an unblinking tracking shot from city street to subterranean club, and it is immediately clear that I am in the hands of a master. In this case, Steven Soderbergh, in his second film of the year, after the ghost story Presence. Soderbergh’s …
Photo: Joseph Okpako/WireImage As Madonna says, “Music makes the people come together.” Unless you’re a Playboi Carti fan, in which case, just the word music is enough to send a shiver down your spine. But no longer: After years of teasing and delays, the rapper’s third album, Music, is finally here. The 30-track album …
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Everett Collection (Claudette Barius/Focus Features, Anna Kooris/A24, Jessica Kourkounis, Apple TV+) A week after two Robert Pattinsons were launched into space, here come Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender engaged in a sexy spy tête-à-tête. It’s shaping up to be a good month for great-looking people on screen! Here’s everything to watch …
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Photo: Kailey Schwerman/Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME “Thanksgiving (Canada)” is available to stream now via Paramount+; it will make its Showtime network premiere on Sunday. Why, hello. A new group has just entered the Yellowjackets chat. And this new blood promises a shake-up that might just bring everything back to life. (Well. Except for Ben, …
