Katie Heaney

2 months ago | vulture.com | Katie Heaney

This story contains major spoilers for The Last of Us season two’s second episode, “Through the Valley,” and The Last of Us Part II. On a rainy March morning in Studio City, Los Angeles, Kaitlyn Dever and I meet up to paint ceramic knickknacks. Dressed in jeans, an oversize sweater, and a ball cap, she approaches the task with all the gravity befitting an eldest daughter who has been a working actor since she the age of 13.

2 months ago | vulture.com | Roxana Hadadi |Kathryn Vanarendonk |Joe Reid |Katie Heaney

When The Last of Us came out for the PlayStation 3 in 2013, critics and gamers alike hailed it as a new achievement for video games as a medium, praising not just the gameplay but its complex story that was closer to what you might expect from prestige TV than most games at the time. Now, a decade later, Chernobyl showrunner Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, creator of the game, have closed the loop, turning the game into a series for HBO.

Mar 12, 2025 | thecut.com | Katie Heaney

Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty I first heard the name Mel Robbins and, relatedly, the phrase Let Them Theory back in January, New Year’s resolution season. It didn’t take long before I started hearing it almost daily. Comedian Mae Martin praised Robbins on their podcast. Every fifth TikTok I saw referenced her; in one, a blonde woman in a puffy Kith coat sits in her car, explaining how having “Let Them” in college could have freed her from a group of mean girls.

Feb 13, 2025 | thecut.com | Katie Heaney

Photo: Kobe Wagstaff “I pulled out the booty shorts for you,” Gabby Windey teases when we meet for dinner at Taix in Los Angeles. Windey’s voice, often compared to those of Jennifers Coolidge and Tilly, is distinctively breathy, her syllables drawn out and her delivery disarmingly candid. She’s dressed in a style she’s christened “ciggy mommy” — leopard-print coat, slinky black top, silver hoops, French tips, and sheer black tights — and fresh off a call with her psychiatrist.

Dec 31, 2024 | thecut.com | Katie Heaney

If I knew how depressed I’d be in the weeks after my breast-reduction surgery, I’m not sure I would’ve been brave enough to go through with it. It was the spring of 2023, two months after my divorce was finalized. I had moved to Los Angeles four months earlier, a year after my ex left me and the Brooklyn apartment she never quite moved in to.