The Culture

MOVIES

True Crime

In Nightcrawler (hitting theaters Oct. 31), Jake Gyllenhaal (below) plays a hungry young TV reporter on a mission to capture the grisliest crimes on camera. It’s a sly critique of how far the American news media will go to snag a sensational scoop.

MUSIC

Beats by ‘Ye

The latest album from Theophilus London, Vibes (out Nov. 4), finds the genre-bending Brooklyn rapper teaming up with two icons: Kanye West executive-produced the album, while legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld oversaw its visuals.

TELEVISION

Hoop Schemes

The McCarthy family loves sports–except for Ronny (Tyler Ritter, below center), who’s thrown for a loop when his dad, a high school basketball coach, decides to make him his new assistant in the CBS comedy The McCarthys, premiering Oct. 30.

BOOKS

In the Kitchen With Ina

Ina Garten makes entertaining look easy, but the woman behind the best-selling Barefoot Contessa cookbooks and award-winning Food Network show knows that time is of the essence in preparing for a party. So in her ninth cookbook, Make It Ahead, Garten offers up dozens of recipes, from Italian frittatas to dog biscuits, that you can cook for the next day–or days after. Above, a by-the-numbers look at Garten’s career.

HER NEW SONGS FIZZ AND CRACKLE WITH ELECTRICITY AND SELF-AWARE WIT.

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