FUTURE SHOCK
From Prince Andrew’s brutal downfall to Harry and Meghan’s difficulties, the Queen is surveying a second year from hell—and perhaps asking how the royals can prevent any more.
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NOT IRONIC AT ALL
The excellent Broadway jukebox musical “Jagged Little Pill” uses songs from Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album to furnish a family saga of addiction, sexuality, race, and so much more.
NAFF OFF!
Social media may have been too hasty hailing Princess Anne as a Trump-dissing hero. But, from surviving a kidnapping attempt to shunning publicity, this royal is unlike any other.
Oh, Brother!
Prince Charles uses his brother’s downfall as a power play. Plus, Prince Andrew faces a new financial scandal, and Harry and Meghan reveal an unseen wedding photo on Instagram.
Winter Warmth
Lifetime’s ‘Twinkle all the Way’ feels like any Christmas TV movie. But with a gay couple, and closing gay kiss, it may shake up these snowy, typically heterosexual worlds of love.
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‘Safe Forever’
In an exclusive interview, Judy and Dennis Shepard talk grief, LGBTQ rights, what Matt’s National Cathedral plaque means, and Trump’s “horrifying” policies.
PAST PRESENT
He’s rewritten his pre-“Angels in America” play “A Bright Room Called Day” to take damning account of the Trump era. Plus, all women together in “Fefu and Her Friends.”
GLAM
At the AMAs, Lil Nas X rocked in fitted lime green, Taylor wore a simple gown. Lizzo brought the drama in bright orange, and Billie Eilish did her own darn thing.
QUESTION TIME
The FBI is close to interviewing Prince Andrew over Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, the Queen cancels his 60th birthday party, and how his daughter Beatrice helped set up the BBC interview.
Merry Merry
‘A Christmas Carol’ on Broadway is funny, sad, and beautifully performed and directed. And its despotic, cruel Scrooge seems like a certain president—if he too merits redemption.
