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Issa Rae

  1. good days
    Keke Palmer and SZA Are Making Sure Rent Is PaidThey’re starring in a new buddy comedy called One of Them Days.
    By Tom Smyth and Alejandra Gularte
  2. trailer mix
    American Fiction Is Coming (for the Book World’s Neck)Jeffrey Wright and Issa Rae star in Cord Jefferson’s new satire.
    By Zoe Guy
  3. as they should
    The CultureCon Audience Didn’t Come to Play About Issa RaeImmediately (and loudly) correcting an interviewer who mispronounced her name.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  4. roll clip!
    Brush Up on How the Family from Hair Love Is DoingIn the first clip from Matthew A. Cherry’s animated series Young Love, coming to Max this fall.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  5. endings
    Project Greenlight Is Great TV About Making a Not-Great MovieOnce again, an attempt to show off young Hollywood talent becomes an unwitting document of deep and pervasive fractures across the industry.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  6. into it
    Issa Rae is Not Not Moving Like a Hollywood Beyoncé“I can show people that there’s an audience for the work that I want to create, and now it just comes down to the resources to make it.”
    By Sam Sanders
  7. chat room
    Rap Sh!t’s RJ Cyler Wants to Explore Lamont and Mia’s New Dynamic Next Season“Even if they don’t end up together, they’ll still end up being great co-parents.”
    By Roxana Hadadi
  8. dinner party
    Rap Sh!t’s Jonica Booth Is Ready for the Celebrity Basketball Tourneys“I called my dad and he was like, ‘But you’re not a celebrity.’ I said, ‘I know! I gotta go become a celebrity.’”
    By Tirhakah Love
  9. overnights
    Rap Sh!t Recap: Nann BadderShawna and Mia’s discography is growing quickly, but they need to figure out team dynamics.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  10. overnights
    Rap Sh!t Recap: Catching Flights, Not FeelingsThe triumphant NYC trip doesn’t go as planned.
    By Ile-Ife Okantah
  11. human rights
    Over 400 TV Creators Demand Executives Take Action in Anti-Abortion StatesShonda Rhimes, Issa Rae, and more urge studios to publish specific protections for pregnant employees.
    By Zoe Guy
  12. emmys 2022
    Celebrities Are Just Honored to Be Emmy-NominatedWho here had the best morning?
    By Jason P. Frank
  13. hot goss
    Rumormongering Joins the Cast of Greta Gerwig’s BarbieTriple-cast Ken and Barbie makes it safe. Triples are best.
    By Bethy Squires
  14. pick up your feelings
    Jazmine Sullivan Has Issa Rae Talking Mess on Her Heaux Tales DeluxeYou thought you’d start 2022 unscathed from your feelings?
    By Justin Curto
  15. a long talk
    ‘It’s Always Been a Show About Growth’Issa Rae talks through the beats of Insecure’s bittersweet finale, the show’s legacy, and her one regret for Issa Dee.
    By E. Alex Jung
  16. vulture festival 2021
    Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji Reflect on 5 Years of Issa and MollyA wine down with Insecure’s OTP.
    By E. Alex Jung
  17. overnights
    Insecure Recap: All in a Day’s WorkThe penultimate episode finally brings Lawrence back into Issa’s orbit, but is it too late?
    By Cate Young
  18. that’s a wrap okay?!
    HBO Drops Trailer for Insecure: The End DocumentaryIt will debut on HBO Max on December 26.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  19. chat room
    Courtney Taylor on Playing Insecure’s ‘I Got It Covered’ GirlThe actor behind executive assistant Quoia talks ad-libbing lines, purse waffles, and doing the wobble.
    By Radhika Menon
  20. overnights
    Insecure Recap: The Road Less TraveledBut it’s just a sweet, sweet fantasy, baby.
    By Cate Young
  21. chat room
    Insecure’s Leonard Robinson Wants to Show You Taurean’s Softer Side“To be honest, I was kind of happy being the antagonist in the office. But at the same time, in all of season three, I don’t think I smiled once.”
    By Radhika Menon
  22. overnights
    Insecure Recap: Get In Where You Fit InOwn your choices, Issa. Own your choices.
    By Cate Young
  23. overnights
    Insecure Recap: Say My NameMolly has grown, but she’s still trying to do too much.
    By Cate Young
  24. vulture festival 2021
    If an Insecure Movie Ever Happens, Just Know Issa Rae Is ‘Down Bad’Barring financial ruin, we won’t get #FiveSeasonsAndAMovie.
    By Dee Lockett
  25. overnights
    Insecure Recap: A Long Way From the MangerA doozy of an episode exposes the gulf between how Lawrence sees himself and his actual actions.
    By Cate Young
  26. finale-like
    Blowjobs, Breakups, and Beychella: The Insecure Writers’ Room Says Good-byeIssa Rae & Co. on five years of mirror raps and #LawrenceHive vs. Team Daniel.
    By Cate Young
  27. overnights
    Insecure Recap: Back To The FutureIt’s a year later, and big things are happening for Issa and Molly.
    By Cate Young
  28. lowkey reminder
    Are the Characters of Insecure Okay?! Going Into Season 5?A brief rundown of who’s killing it and who’s on the verge of a breakdown as the HBO series heads into its final season.
    By Natalie Lin
  29. tv review
    Insecure Remains Magical and Messy in Its Final SeasonThe series draws to a close with a characteristically effervescent yet uneven exploration of the dynamics of 30-something life.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  30. announcements
    We’re Really Doing It: Here’s Your First Look at Vulture Festival’s LineupInsecure, Henry Winkler, Niecy Nash, The Great, Mira Sorvino, and, of course, Meredith and Brooks Marks are all joining us in person.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  31. trailer mix
    Issa Manifests a Drama-Free Final Season in the Insecure TrailerBut the world has other plans.
    By Zoe Haylock
  32. romance
    Issa Rae Secures HusbandWe love a surprise French wedding.
    By Devon Ivie
  33. secure
    Issa Rae Is Making a Reality Show About Black 20-Somethings in L.A.Sweet Life sounds like an IRL Insecure.
    By Devon Ivie
  34. tv
    Insecure to End After Season 5Didn’t need this news right now but …
    By Zoe Haylock
  35. tv adaptations
    Issa Rae and Adam McKay Take on Nice White Parents for HBOThe pair will adapt the Serial Productions podcast into a half-hour scripted series.
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. calice
    Watch the SNL Sketch That Has All of Quebec Going Tabarnak!The uproar over “Bonjour Hi” ultimately proves the sketch’s main joke: Canada has some really slow news days.
    By Rebecca Alter
  37. last night on late night
    SNL’s 5-Hour Empathy Is Here to Help You Understand Systemic OppressionSo … why haven’t you tried it yet?
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. cut for time
    You Can Love Lovecraft Country, Even If You Can’t Explain It, in Cut SNL SketchLook, you’re going to have to watch it for yourself.
    By Halle Kiefer
  39. last night on late night
    Pandemic Dining Somehow Isn’t the Worst Part of Issa Rae’s SNL DateWe counted three “titty meat” references.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. last night on late night
    Issa Rae Goes to Prom in Her SNL MonologueWe’re all her dates.
    By Charu Sinha
  41. snl
    Bill Burr and Issa Rae to Make Their SNL Hosting Debuts This MonthAlongside musical guests Morgan Wallen and Justin Bieber.
    By Megh Wright
  42. emmy insider
    How Insecure Wrote the Year’s Most Romantic Bottle EpisodeNatasha Rothwell has always wanted Issa and Lawrence to reunite. With “Lowkey Happy,” she finally got her chance to make it happen.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  43. coastal elites
    HBO Has Already Filmed a Quarantine Special With Bette Midler, Issa Rae, MoreIt was produced entirely during the pandemic.
    By Devon Ivie
  44. podcasts
    Insecure Made an Actual Looking for LaToya PodcastThe true-crime parody continues in a new format.
    By Zoe Haylock
  45. huh
    Donald Trump’s Only Liked Tweet Is About HBO’s InsecureIt’s part of the presidential record now.
    By Halle Kiefer
  46. chat room
    Insecure’s Jay Ellis Is Convinced That Issa and Lawrence Are Soul Mates“I think they will always be in each other’s lives no matter what happens.”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  47. movie review
    The Lovebirds Is a Staunchly Average Streaming Rom-ComThe Netflix movie is designed to be watched while performing a menial task — folding the laundry or washing dishes — in quarantine.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  48. chat room
    Kumail Nanjiani Made Sure to Buy Gym Equipment Before the Pandemic HitThe Lovebirds star spoke to Vulture about his new movie and his pandemic priorities.
    By Zoe Haylock
  49. lowkey fightin’
    A Breakdown of the Breakdown of Molly and Issa’s Insecure FriendshipAre you #TeamMolly or #TeamIssa?
    By Chris Murphy
  50. chat room
    Insecure’s Yvonne Orji Isn’t Sure Who to Blame For Molly and Issa’s Big Fight“Was it petty? Maybe. Or was it just setting boundaries?”
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
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