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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Exercise Used to Bore Bob Odenkirk. Now He's Doing Stunts. by Kathryn Shattuck

The "Better Call Saul" actor stars in "Normal," his third action film. He finds it freeing: "You let all that rage go in a pretend fight."

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Starts His Days With This Podcast by Kathryn Shattuck

"It's basically professional barbershop talk with an unfiltered delivery," said the star of the new Marvel series "Wonder Man."

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Saturday, January 17, 2026

Rebecca Hall Is OK With Her Cats Waking Her at All Hours by Kathryn Shattuck

"I find it weird when I go away and there are no noises of someone knocking over something or munching at the cat food or playing with a toy at 3 a.m. annoyingly keeping you up."

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Bob the Drag Queen Is 'Fully Obsessed' With League of Legends by Kathryn Shattuck

"I see why nerd culture is so exciting and fun," said the "Drag Race" alum ahead of his Broadway debut in "Moulin Rouge."

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Julie Halston Sees Herself in Dorothy Parker by Kathryn Shattuck

She stole the show in "And Just Like That …," but theater is where the actress's heart lies.

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Saturday, December 20, 2025

Cheyenne Jackson Believes in Kindness as a Drug by Kathryn Shattuck

"I don't do drugs anymore," the actor and singer said, "but when a random baby in a stroller smiles at me, it feels like I just did a bump of coke."

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Jesse Williams Feels Like He's Just Getting Started by Kathryn Shattuck

"My career is just beginning because I was only on one show for a decade," said the longtime "Grey's Anatomy" actor, now starring in "Hotel Costiera."

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

Kate McKinnon's Holy Grail Is 'Indiana Jones' by Kathryn Shattuck

"When those bugs are crawling on Kate Capshaw in 'Temple of Doom,' I'm having the time of my life," the actress and author said.

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

For Richard Thomas, Life Is Best Lived on a Stage by Kathryn Shattuck

"When I walk into a theater, I'm at home," the actor said. "And when I walk out on the stage, it's the most comfortable place for me to be."

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Saturday, August 2, 2025

Tony Hale Cheers Himself Up With 'Veep' Blooper Reels by Kathryn Shattuck

"I watch show bloopers more than I watch shows," the actor said. "There's a freedom that is so full of accidental joy that completely energizes me."

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Saturday, May 31, 2025

Kyra Sedgwick Wants More Middle-Aged Sex Onscreen by Kathryn Shattuck

The actress, currently starring in "Bad Shabbos," on '90s rock, Miranda July and "PBS NewsHour."

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Juliette Binoche Is Taking Christian Louboutin to the Theater by Kathryn Shattuck

"I've seen this play three times, and it's five and a half hours long," said the actress, who stars in the new movie "The Return."

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Monday, September 9, 2024

Julianna Margulies on 'Left on Tenth': 'This Is the Play I've Been Waiting For' by Kathryn Shattuck

The actress returns to Broadway after 18 years, starring in Delia Ephron's new play about falling in love again after her husband's death.

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Saturday, March 23, 2024

Cynthia Nixon Knows What Poem She Wants Read at Her Funeral by Kathryn Shattuck

"I love 'I heard a Fly buzz " when I died,'" said the actress, currently performing Off Broadway in "The Seven Year Disappear." "That one gets me every time."

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Ani DiFranco Learned (and Cried) a Lot During Her First Year in N.Y.C. by Kathryn Shattuck

"The lessons that New York has for you around every corner " it was a big part of my young adulthood, this city," said the singer-songwriter, who will make her Broadway debut in "Hadestown."

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Leo Reich Likes Nothing Better Than a Movie Where Nothing Happens by Kathryn Shattuck

"Any movie by Alexander Payne, Lena Dunham, Greta Gerwig, anything European," said the comedian, who has a special on Max. "Anything where a woman with ennui wanders around a medieval town."

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Mandy Patinkin Finds Healing in Refugee Work and Praying With His Dog by Kathryn Shattuck

Right when the actor thought he'd done almost everything, Ken Burns offered him the role of Benjamin Franklin, and, just maybe, held off an early retirement.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

John Cameron Mitchell Finds Joy in Mavis Staples and 'Veneno' by Kathryn Shattuck

On the eve of concerts celebrating "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," the writer and performer also shares why "The Gnostic Gospels" feeds his soul.

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Uzo Aduba Adjusts Her Mood With Playlists and 'The Real Housewives' by Kathryn Shattuck

The actress talks about sports, her latest film and return to the stage, and why a clean, white pair of Converse All Stars is the shoe for almost any occasion.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Gavin Creel Lets His Imagination Run Wild With Gay Stories and House Music by Kathryn Shattuck

The actor, singer and songwriter, whose new show is inspired by the Met, talks about finding clarity with Yung Pueblo and the spiritual aspects of Grape-Nuts.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Tim Gunn's Happy Place Is 'Schitt's Creek,' Washed Down With Good Gin by Kathryn Shattuck

The 'Making the Cut' host discusses the marvels of Derek DelGaudio, how Nora Ephron didn't disappoint and why he's tempted to steal a Picasso.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Bradley Whitford Finds Inspiration in the Theater (and Dog Park) by Kathryn Shattuck

The star of "The Handmaid's Tale" talks about the magic sauce of Yo-Yo Ma and Aretha Franklin, and is ready to do some Ken Burns voice-overs.

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Sunday, April 11, 2021

'Younger' Departs a Covid-Free New York, a Fantasy to the End by Kathryn Shattuck

The show's final season was delayed by the pandemic and shot on the streets of a still-recovering New York, but its enchanting vision of the city remains intact.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Alex Newell Finds Inspiration in Whitney Houston, Billy Porter and 'Dreamgirls' by Kathryn Shattuck

The "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" star talked about the performers he recognizes himself in, coming full circle with Mariah Carey and his signature banana pudding.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Phillipa Soo's Week: Fund-Raising Videos and 'Agents of Chaos' by Kathryn Shattuck

As Broadway remains on pause, the former "Hamilton" star voices a mythical goddess in Netflix's "Over the Moon" and is lending her support to causes she believes in.

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

David Tennant Craves Old English Dinners and Cigarettes After Sex by Kathryn Shattuck

The band, that is. Tennant, whose mini-series "Deadwater Fell" arrives April 6, also puts Tim Minchin and "Succession" on his list of essentials.

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Friday, February 21, 2020

Pamela Adlon Fuels Her Hectic Life With Fosse and 'Fame' by Kathryn Shattuck

The actress, whose FX series returns on March 5, puts "All That Jazz," A Tribe Called Quest and Norman Lear's comedies on her list of must-haves.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Edie Falco Can't Quit CNN, but Jazz and a Dog Park Keep Her Sane by Kathryn Shattuck

The actress, who has returned to television with a CBS police drama, puts CNN, ABC Carpet & Home and her father's sculptures on her list of essentials.

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Thursday, November 28, 2019

Diablo Cody's Week: 'I'm a Phone Addict' by Kathryn Shattuck

The Oscar-winning screenwriter and first-time Broadway librettist shares what she watched, read and listened to in a week.

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Friday, November 8, 2019

Emma Thompson Can't Live Without Hannah Gadsby and Potato Scones by Kathryn Shattuck

The star of "Last Christmas" shares the movies, books and baked goods that top her list of essentials.

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Friday, September 20, 2019

Ben Platt Unleashes His Inner Egomaniac in 'The Politician' by Kathryn Shattuck

The actor, singer and former "Dear Evan Hansen" star discovers that Ryan Murphy, Richard Linklater and Stephen Sondheim are speaking the language he wants to hear.

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