Yarrr!

One of the spring TV season’s most delightful surprise stories is the saga of Our Flag Means Death, a gay pirate romance from the mind of Taika Waititi. After a tense waiting period—tense for the HBO Max show’s compact but incredibly passionate fan base—the series was recently renewed for a second season. This week, Waititi comes onto V.F.’s Little Gold Men podcast to discuss what to expect when the show returns, as well as a host of other projects—including this summer’s Thor: Love and Thunder—with Katey Rich. “It’s an interesting world of pirates and vagabonds and people without any rules,” he says of Our Flag. “And of course it makes perfect sense that they had no rules around sex.” 

Elsewhere in HWD, Richard Lawson reviews Disney/Pixar’s latest big-screen release, Lightyear; David Canfield takes a closer look at the strange possibilities of this year’s Emmy ballot; Maggie Coughlan recounts a conversation with Kim Kardashian; and Rebecca Ford lets us know which icons will receive honorary Oscars from the Academy this fall.

Avast, Taika

On this week’s Little Gold Men podcast, a conversation with the extremely prolific writer, director, and TV pirate.

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Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue?

A movie based on a toy in a movie is about as appealing as that description sounds.

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Rock the Vote

A close analysis of what Emmy voters will be looking at this year as they make their choices—and who might be best-positioned.

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“Family Dramz”

“The beauty of being on Hulu is just that we can show a totally different side and it doesn’t have to be all of the drama and fighting,” Kim Kardashian said Tuesday.

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Congratulations!

Four artists, including Michael J. Fox, will receive honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards in November.