The Composer Is Dead Author Lemony Snicket on His Parents’ Fear of Accordions and Why Gallows Humor Is for Kids
"They really expressed a fear that when I started to play the accordion my life would be in danger."
Zoë Heller on How The Believers Is Like Moby-Dick
"I don't mean to liken myself to Herman Melville, but you know, 'Moby-Dick' is a messy book."
Director Matteo Garrone on Gomorrah, the Next-Gen Mob Flick Captivating Italy
The film has caused a sensation in Italy as big as any of the 'Godfather' movies ever did.
Frozen River’s Melissa Leo on Her Oscar Nomination
'If I was playing Jackie Onassis under those conditions, that would be much harder to do.'
The Lonely Island Guys on the Best Time to Sell Out
'It's never a bad time to just sell it all out. What are we standing for?'
Vulture Exclusive: Poster Boy Speaks
"Arresting Henry for being Poster Boy is like plucking a strand of Medusa's hair."
Anoushka Shankar on Her Father, and Guru, Ravi Shankar
She speaks to us about being an apprentice to her father and hanging with George Harrison.
Laurent Cantet, Director of Oscar-Nominated Film The Class, on French Teens and Culture Clash
Cantet’s film won a Palme d'Or and has since been nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘The Internet Is Like a Gossipy Girls’ Locker Room’
Vulture raps with the Franz front man about his new album, and how rumors get started.
An Education’s Carey Mulligan on Not Playing a Lolita
We speak to Mulligan about having an “out-of-body experience” experience at Sundance and realizing how young she looks in a school uniform.
Stella Schnabel on Her Breakout Sundance Performance
We speak to Schnabel about improvising scenes with non-actors, the difference between acting and real life, and her famous father.
The Slammin’ Salmon’s Cobie Smulders on Joining the Broken Lizard Crew and Banging Out Motherhood
Smulders speaks to us about seeing too much of Jay Chandrasekhar and the sexual tension between Barney and Robin.
The American Plan’s Lily Rabe on Working With Mercedes Ruehl, and Her Next Role As a ‘Mafia Princess’
Rabe spoke with Vulture about the challenges of playing impulsive Lili Adler, and her ongoing fashion competition with Ruehl.
America's Studliest Ballet Dancer Returns
Edward Villella, who danced for Balanchine, debuts his Miami City Ballet in New York tonight.
Jorge Garcia on Why Lost’s Hurley Might Not Be So Crazy After All
"I don't think the ghosts are solely coming from his brain."
Elizabeth Mitchell on Juliet and Sawyer and the New Season of Lost
"Juliet is an intellectual wrapped in the shell of a teenage girl."
Big Love’s Bill Paxton on Helping Inspire Women’s Interest in Polygamy
Women are saying, ‘You know, maybe there are benefits to being one of three wives.’
Comic Andrew Dice Clay on His Own Crude Appeal
The Diceman also tells us the last joke that got him thrown out of a building.
Comic Richard Lewis on What Not to Call Ringo Starr
Lewis tells us about how neurotic Larry David was at 12, and getting introduced to his wife by a Beatle.
Director John Patrick Shanley and His First-Grade Teacher on the Difference Between Doubt and The Flying Nun
'Sister Peggy, she was policing those bonnets.'
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