Leanne Butkovic

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Senior Culture Editor

My Day Off

From a late-night dive bar to an early morning bakery, museum, park, or pit-stop, our favorite celebrities and personalities reflect on why they love the city they’re in the most.

My Day Off: Ultimate Neighborhood Guide

Entertainment

Thrillist's entertainment section covers every facet of popular culture. If you care about television, music, film, or celeb news; we've got it covered.

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TikTokker Mikey Mitchell Spends His Days Off Running Up Colorado’s Tallest Mountains

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On November 27, during the night's second-to-last song, "Hun Du Ruh (Shake It)," performed by the eight-boy K-pop group F8, dancing their asses off on a stage engulfed in a light projection of flames, the entire audience packed in Circle in the Square Theater was screaming, clapping, losing their minds.

Canceling 'K-POP: The Musical' Is a Travesty

The Hangout

Thrillist joins famous actors and musicians at the restaurant or bar of their choice to get an inside look on their career and learn of any new projects they're working on.

The Hangout: Inside Look on Famous Creators

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By "cosmic" circumstance, as Sarah Steele puts it, the sweltering August day we meet in Greenpoint became a tiny farewell party not just for the coming end of The Good Fight, but to say goodbye to the neighborhood itself.

All Rise: Sarah Steele Is Now in Session

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Like denim jackets and air, apples are everywhere in autumn (and also year-round, but you get it).

Here Are the Best Apples for Baking and Eating, Ranked

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Whenever Mark Proksch's energy vampire Colin Robinson would enter a room in the first two seasons of the FX mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows, the quibbles between the rest of the characters would sink to groans.

Mark Proksch Watched Kid Meltdown Videos to Prep for 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season 4

Inspired By

Filmmakers, musicians, and other creators offer a deep dive on the works they intentionally referenced when working on their latest project—from movies to off-the-wall sources of inspiration.

Inspired By: The Projects Behind Famous Artists' Work

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Tuca & Bertie is one of the richest texts of modern women's experience that just so happens to be a joke-stuffed cartoon.

How Nickelodeon, Annie Proulx, and Trolling Inspired Lisa Hanawalt for 'Tuca & Bertie'

Explains It All

Famous actors, writers, comedians, and other celebrities explain everything there is to know about their favorite piece of pop culture that they can't help but obsess over.

Explains It All: Deep Dive Into Celebrities' Obsessions

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On the second-to-last song of Tim Heidecker's new album High School, he unleashes a dirty growl in the bridge that can only be described as Springsteenian, as if Heidecker shotgunned a can of Bruce juice before entering the recording booth with an American flag bandana in his back pocket.

Tim Heidecker Explains His Love of Bruce Springsteen

Westworld World

Westworld: Questions, News, Reviews & Theories About the HBO TV Show - Thrillist

Westworld has sort of lost the thread in Season 4.

A Complete List of Songs Covered in 'Westworld'

Pride

Join us in our celebration of the queer community and learn how to support those near you this month.

Thrillist Pride Month: How to Celebrate Pride Month This Year in Your City

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The Quin twins, Tegan and Sara, have spent a lot of time over the past few years reexamining their youth.

Tegan and Sara Found Their Root in Queer '90s Movies

Starter Kit

Thrillist’s Starter Kit cuts through the clutter of daunting musicians, genres of TV shows, and movies by offering a cheat sheet for entertainment junkies.

Starter Kit: The Ultimate Entertainment Guide

On June 10, just shy of their ninth anniversary as a band, South Korean megastars BTS released the career-spanning 48-song anthology PROOF, the band's sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.

How to Get Into K-Pop

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Top Gun: Maverick has already more than proved itself a worthy sequel and, just as Tom Cruise hoped, a boon for seeing movies on the big screen.

'Top Gun: Maverick' Gets That Sweat Is an Essential 'Top Gun' Ingredient

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If two people have sex on a mountaintop at dawn in a novel, it should be greenlit for a movie adaptation immediately.

Leanne Butkovic

Latest Posts From Leanne

TikTokker Mikey Mitchell Spends His Days Off Running Up Colorado’s Tallest Mountains

Mikey Mitchell, a.k.a. Rave Twink who documents his long-distance runs on TikTok as @mikey.mitch, stays active during the day and hits Denver’s most fun gay clubs at night.

Canceling 'K-POP: The Musical' Is a Travesty

The Broadway show about K-pop idols is abruptly closing after two weeks, which, frankly, sucks.

All Rise: Sarah Steele Is Now in Session

The actress reflects back on a decade growing up with her character Marissa Gold while being surrounded by acting legends in 'The Good Wife' and 'The Good Fight.'

Here Are the Best Apples for Baking and Eating, Ranked

Red Delicious need not apply.

Mark Proksch Watched Kid Meltdown Videos to Prep for 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season 4

Proksch's energy vampire Colin Robinson is undergoing a growth spurt after being reborn at the end of Season 3.

How Nickelodeon, Annie Proulx, and Trolling Inspired Lisa Hanawalt for 'Tuca & Bertie'

The 'Tuca & Bertie' series creator talks about her favorite '90s cartoons, ensemble stories, and more.

Tim Heidecker Explains His Love of Bruce Springsteen

The comedian and musician on how The Boss inspired his new album 'High School' as he gears up for his Two Tims Tour.

A Complete List of Songs Covered in 'Westworld'

We're long gone from Sweetwater, but 'Westworld' is still cranking out the rock and pop covers.

Tegan and Sara Found Their Root in Queer '90s Movies

The Canadian pop duo share the pop culture that helped them come out and why the new crop of gay TV is so inspiring.

How to Get Into K-Pop

Fascinated by the global phenomenon that is K-pop but overwhelmed by its scope? Here's what you need to know to appreciate the genre.

'Top Gun: Maverick' Gets That Sweat Is an Essential 'Top Gun' Ingredient

The original 'Top Gun' was a famously sweaty movie, and 'Maverick' knows when to bring it out.

Florence + the Machine and Taboo Love Sparked Akwaeke Emezi’s Sexy, Sad Summer Must-Read

'You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty' was born from the writer's internal process—plus an obsession with cooking shows and one specific Florence lyric.