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Lisa Kudrow Surprises Fans Visiting ‘Friends’ Couch

Lisa Kudrow made a stop by the “Friends” couch on the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank to surprise fans and playfully ward off her new co-star Ray Romano from the iconic fountainside furniture fixing. In an Instagram post from Kudrow and her “No Good Deed” creator Liz Feldman, Romano is seen approaching the “Friends” couch, […]

Politics

How to stay friends through life changes

This story was originally published in The Highlight, Vox’s member-exclusive magazine. To get early access to member-exclusive stories every month, join the Vox Membership program today. One of the earliest declarations of love we’re exposed to is the classic childhood best friend pact. Though we aren’t old enough to sign legally binding documents, a pinky […]

Politics

How to avoid losing friends and family over politics

When Kay’s two best friends — a married couple she met at work — told her they weren’t voting for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, she believed them. After all, Kay and her friends shared similar values; they all supported issues like reproductive rights and protections for LGBTQ people. But while she was […]

Entertainment

Keira Knightley on ‘Black Doves’ Season 2, Helen and Sam as Best Friends

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from “Black Doves” Season 1, now streaming on Netflix. “Black Doves,” Keira Knightley’s first television series in more than two decades, has already proved a massive success for Netflix, which, knowing it had a hit, had ordered a second season from Knightley and creator/showrunner Joe Barton before the show […]

Technology

The confusing reality of AI friends

nIn April, Google DeepMind released a paper intended to be “the first systematic treatment of the ethical and societal questions presented by advanced AI assistants.” The authors foresee a future where language-using AI agents function as our counselors, tutors, companions, and chiefs of staff, profoundly reshaping our personal and professional lives. This future is coming […]

Lifestyle & Culture

The Best TV Series Finales, Ever

That’s all, folks. On the final episode of Still Watching, Vanity Fair’s TV recap podcast, hosts Hillary Busis, Richard Lawson, and Chris Murphy share their favorite series finales of all time during one last rousing roundtable discussion. Lawson’s choice for best series finale of all time? HBO’s Six Feet Under. On the final episode of […]