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12:46 P.M. Trump Now Needs the Votes of the House ‘Losers’ He Mocked Are the lame-duck Republicans Trump scorned going to race back to Washington to help him save face in the shutdown battle? Probably not.
12:12 P.M. MLS Charts a Course to Relevance By Accepting Its Mediocrity Why did it take so long?
12:00 P.M. Why Verizon’s $9 Billion Bet on Digital Media Failed By rolling up Yahoo and AOL—including HuffPost, Tumblr and more—the telecom giant was hoping to compete with Google and Facebook. It couldn’t.
11:41 A.M. Boy, We Sure Googled Some Dumb Things This Year A look at 2018 search trends from Google.
11:22 A.M. Dem: I Voted for Yemen War Because I Know Nothing About It Collin Peterson believes that America should have a global empire — but American congressmen shouldn’t have to keep up with international news.
11:05 A.M. The Smartphone Companies That Will Make Your Next Next Phone A guide to the Chinese smartphone companies you’re going to be very familiar with soon.
9:30 A.M. Does Donald Trump Have a Reelection Strategy? Trump seems incapable of “pivoting to the center” or becoming more popular. So either he’ll wing it, or focus on demonizing his opponent.
8:22 A.M. Is a Green New Deal Possible Without a Revolution? Corporate America tolerated economic transformation to prevent a Nazi victory. There’s no sign it’s willing to do the same to prevent climate ruin.
6:45 A.M. Vote Confirms Theresa May Is U.K.’s Least Terrible Option The results of the confidence vote were fitting, as the prime minister is pushing a bad, unpopular deal that’s still the best version of Brexit.
6:00 A.M. California’s Multibillion-Dollar Private-Equity Boondoggle As public pensions across the U.S. rot from the inside, California’s influential CalPERS fund wants to set up a sketchy new business model.
1:25 A.M. The Search for Trump’s Next Chief of Staff Is Getting Absurd Newt Gingrich is visiting the White House and Jose Canseco has submitted his résumé.
7:33 P.M. Pelosi Clinches Speakership With Term-Limit Agreement She’ll be out of leadership by 2022.
6:38 P.M. Supreme Court Dealt a Blow to Unions, But Not a Knockout Despite the dire outlook after June’s Janus v. AFSCME decision, union membership isn’t dropping as expected.
4:33 P.M. Look What You Made Taylor Swift Do Swift used facial recognition to scan audience members at a May concert looking for stalkers.
2:34 P.M. New York’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2018 The articles our readers were most deeply engaged with this year.
2:31 P.M. Early Presidential Buzz Can Be an Omen or an Illusion Beto O’Rourke is looking very good as a 2020 presidential prospect. But others have looked just as good and have quickly flamed out or failed to run.
2:28 P.M. Why Are Libertarians and the Left Both for Open Immigration? Reihan Salam’s book Melting Pot or Civil War? seeks to answer this question — and offers a plan for a sustainable 21st-century immigration policy.
2:05 P.M. Michael Cohen to Do 3 Years Time for Helping Trump Do Crimes “The irony is that today I get my freedom back,” Cohen said. “Blind loyalty to [Trump] led me to choose a path of darkness over light.”
1:50 P.M. Tech Companies Just Don’t Know How Their Algorithms Work The complex webs of code tech companies rely on produce results, but even they don’t know how. It’s time for them to admit it.
Dec. 12, 2018 Facebook HQ Evacuated Overnight Due to Bomb Threat Thankfully, things are now back to business as usual.

1:26 P.M. Don’t Worry, You Can Buy Nancy Pelosi’s Coat Next Year An online frenzy drove Max Mara to reinstate it in a range of colors.
1:24 P.M. Meghan Markle Is Mad She Can’t Stand Up for Herself A new report claims Meghan wishes she could defend herself from all the drama.
12:59 P.M. Help, Everyone Is Saying Meghan Markle Broke Royal Protocol It seems the rebellious Meghan Markle has upended royal nail norms.
12:40 P.M. Inside an Extremely Bizarre, Extremely Florida Murder Case A woman is on trial for the death of her husband, who was initially thought to be eaten by gators.
12:19 P.M. Congress to Make Members Pay for Own Harassment Settlements The settlements had previously been funded with taxpayer money.
12:03 P.M. Consider Hailey Bieber’s New Haircut A fitting end to a big year.
11:56 A.M. What If We Did Secret Scenta Instead? Where we exchange soap and candles?
11:48 A.M. Fanny Packs Accounted for 25% of Accessories Economy Growth Good job, everyone.
11:06 A.M. Melania Trump Goes Blonde on Fox News And the internet has some thoughts.
11:00 A.M. A Modernist Apartment With Dazzling Views Nancy and John Novogrod loved their Park Avenue home — until they discovered this classic ’60s gem overlooking the East River.
10:45 A.M. People Are Apparently Stealing from Melania’s Haunted Trees They crave the haunted fruit.
10:20 A.M. John Mayer’s Cheesy Attempt to Pick Up Kourtney Kardashian Not surprising!
10:09 A.M. All I Want for Christmas Is a Replica of My Own Head Here’s how much it would cost.
9:43 A.M. 8 Beauty Products I Kind of Want to Eat And/or drink.
9:24 A.M. The Creative Who Turned Her Wedding Rings Into Gold Teeth She also starred in a Rihanna music video.
9:11 A.M. Justin Theroux Explains His Instagram Lovefest With RBG “I’m the dark horse in this race.”
9:06 A.M. Why Are Girls Dancing Like Elaine Benes on Instagram? These freewheeling, unchoreographed performances sure are something.
8:47 A.M. How to Resolve Conflict, According to Vanderpump Rules The Toms explain how not to be consumed by festering resentment when you are constantly surrounded by people who have egregiously wronged you.
8:26 A.M. I Would Eat More Hazelnuts A bit of nut news.
7:21 P.M. This Seems Like a Very Chill Divorce Situation Lisa Bonet’s current husband, Jason Momoa, got matching rings with her ex-husband, Lenny Kravitz.

1:05 P.M. Have a Polaroid Introduction to Greta Gerwig’s Little Women Meet Meg, Jo, Amy, Beth, and [sigh] Laurie.
1:00 P.M. How Spider-Ham Went From Joke to Spider-Verse Superhero Peter Porker’s backstory is as bizarre as you’d hope it would be.
12:54 P.M. Watch the Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Trailer Returning to CBS All Access January 17.
12:35 P.M. Devil Wears Prada–Style Weinstein Assistant Movie Finds Star Ozark’s Julia Garner.
12:11 P.M. How TV Finally Got Its Own Blockbuster Special Effects In recent years, groundbreaking VFX work has transformed the TV landscape. But it’s not easy making monsters and dragons like ones on the big screen.
12:00 P.M. One Day at a Time Will Return for Season 3 in February February 8, to be exact.
11:57 A.M. No One Wants to Help Maroon 5 Play the Super Bowl Just like the Oscars, the NFL is scrambling.
11:44 A.M. Samantha Bee Dives Into the ‘Toxic Slob’ of Fox Nation “It’s like television, grandpa, but you get it on the smaller screen you use for writing racism on Facebook!”
11:21 A.M. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Ted Alexandro on WTF Rounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
11:00 A.M. How The Favourite Created Its Peculiar Soul Train Dance “It’s not looking like dance dance. It’s dance, anyway, but it’s not formal.”
10:54 A.M. Lin-Manuel Miranda Is Billy on the Street’s Happiness-Maker “Miss, it’s Lin-Manuel Miranda. Are you inspired?!”
10:05 A.M. Taylor Swift’s Reputation Tour Movie Will Come to Netflix Brace for snakes!
9:59 A.M. Robin Thicke, Pharrell Ordered to Pay Over ‘Blurred Lines’ They must pay Marvin Gaye’s family nearly $5 million in damages.
9:42 A.M. South Park Season-Finale Recap: Bezos Goes Up in Smoke The season ends with a consideration of the challenges inherent in building and occupying a new world, and a cameo from a C-word-dropping Santa.
9:32 A.M. 2019 Rock Hall of Fame: Janet Jackson, Radiohead Inducted But will Radiohead even show up?
9:00 A.M. The 10 Best Performances of 2018 Including Bradley Cooper, Zoe Kazan, and Rachel Weisz.
9:00 A.M. Barry Jenkins on Bringing James Baldwin to the Screen The Moonlight director on the challenges and rewards of adapting If Beale Street Could Talk.
9:00 A.M. Nathan Englander’s 10 Favorite Books Nikolai Gogol, Colson Whitehead, and more.
9:00 A.M. Art to See in Singapore Right Now One show invites you to try on slippers made from spent bullet cartridges.
8:00 A.M. How Dirty John Actors Compare to Their Real Counterparts Meet the real-life men and women (and one dog) who inspired Bravo’s twisted story of love, betrayal, and death.

11:30 A.M. 10 Dining Trends We’re Tired Of The year was filled with excellent restaurants; it was also filled with some truly irritating gimmicks.
11:28 A.M. What’s the Deal With the World’s First ‘Lab-Grown’ Steak? An Israeli company says it’s two years away from bringing a lab-grown steak to market, which is really good news for the environment.
8:00 A.M. The Best Cookbooks of 2018 Including another Ina Garten hit; instant classics from the world’s best restaurants; and deep dives into Persian, Korean, and Southern cuisine.
Dec. 12, 2018 It’s Time to Stop Calling Foods ‘Crack’ A restaurant chain is nixing the term from its menu, and others should follow.
Dec. 12, 2018 The Absolute Best New Restaurants of 2018 A diner’s dozen.
Dec. 12, 2018 Old Bay Maker Understandably Upset About ‘New Bae’ Spice Mix A new lawsuit aims to shut down the copycat.
Dec. 12, 2018 How Narcissa Makes a Sweet Potato Taste Like Bacon Murasaki and Okinawan sweet potatoes are boiled, smoked, smashed, and deep-fried, then draped in two Peruvian-inspired sauces and pickled peppers.
Dec. 11, 2018 Drink the World’s Best Dessert Wine With a Twinkie Sauternes: Great with Twinkies and with foie gras.
Dec. 11, 2018 Journalists Arrested for Inserting Salt Bae Into Last Supper Jordan’s government accused them of inciting sectarian strife.
Dec. 11, 2018 The Underground Gourmet’s Year-End Digest The top pizzas, sandwiches, dishes, and desserts of 2018, ranked.
Dec. 10, 2018 A New Kaiseki Spot From a Renowned Chef Opens Tomorrow Odo will offer dishes like washugyu rib eye with sansho-soy sauce.
Dec. 10, 2018 The Egg Salad Sandwich That Won Instagram in 2018 Food that manages to be gorgeous without resorting to gimmicks.
Dec. 10, 2018 Instacart Shoppers Are Boycotting Over Falling Wages Under a new pay model, employees have seen their earnings fall by half or more.
Dec. 9, 2018 Mario Batali’s Empire in the Wake of Mario Batali A year after allegations against him emerged, anyone who eats at Babbo is still filling his pockets.
Dec. 7, 2018 Trailblazing Cocktail Bar Flatiron Lounge Will Close Julie Reiner’s destination bar ushered in New York mixology’s golden age.
Dec. 7, 2018 Mark Ladner’s Fast-Casual Pasta Flyer Will Close The chef is looking for a new space for the restaurant.
Dec. 7, 2018 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Dec. 7, 2018 Actor Max Greenfield’s Grub Street Diet “That’s crazy talk!”
Dec. 6, 2018 New-Brooklyn Pioneer Battersby Will Close This Month The restaurant will host its last night of service on New Year’s Eve.
Dec. 6, 2018 10 Events That Should Be on Your Weekend Agenda 2 Dope Queens, local beer and cider, and a celebration of the Dude.

1:22 P.M. Ask the Strat: Where Can I Find this Lipstick from the GBBO? “It’s a red-pink hybrid, like some sort of tropical Hawaiian Punch situation.”
1:00 P.M. Welcome to the Strategist’s Celebrity White Elephant Follow the journey of the Queen Elizabeth figurine, see who wins a karaoke microphone, and find out who brought composting worms.
12:15 P.M. 24 Tech Gifts Under $50 That You Can Buy on Amazon Including a wireless phone charger, blue-light-blocking glasses, and an Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass.
12:01 P.M. Extremely Warm Madewell Sweaters Are Up to 65 Percent Off Stock up for the cold weather still to come.
9:30 A.M. 35 Stocking Stuffers Under $15 (That You Can Buy on Amazon) Including a chocolate rocks and a Bluetooth speaker.
5:01 P.M. The Best Day Each Month Is the Day My Universal Yums Arrives Delicious treats from around the world for $16 a month.
4:34 P.M. What’s the Best Wallet to Give? To help us sort through the vast wallet-sphere, we talked to buyers, tastemakers, and fashion directors.
2:20 P.M. This pH-Balanced Body Wash Is Shockingly Eczema-Friendly It emulsifies like a dream.
Dec. 12, 2018 Barbour Jackets and Vests for Men Up to 50 Percent Off For all your winter layering.
Dec. 12, 2018 This Supersharp Knife Is the Best Thing I Bought in 2018 It slices, dices, butterflies, chops, and cuts like a dream.
Dec. 12, 2018 The Best Gifts for People Who Are Big on Instagram From beaded bags to chocolate protein powder.
Dec. 12, 2018 What Strategist Readers Bought: The 25 Top-Sellers of 2018 A year of pimple patches, weighted blankets, and metal straws.
Dec. 11, 2018 25 Office Secret Santa Gifts (on Amazon) for Under $25 From a reusable coffee mug to fish-shaped cat toys.
Dec. 11, 2018 If You Have This Kitchen Item, You’ll Love This Other Thing Actually useful kitchen gifts for people who already own a Vitamix or an Instant Pot.
Dec. 11, 2018 This Baby Formula Machine Is Practically a Night Nurse Imagine it’s 3 a.m. You haven’t slept in days. You have to wake up and make formula.
Dec. 11, 2018 DVF and Anthropologie Dresses for Up to 72 Percent Off For all your holiday party needs.
Dec. 11, 2018 The 28 Best Holiday Gifts for Boyfriends and Husbands “I remember one time someone got me a bunch of these wool socks — like six pairs — and it was the best winter ever.”
Dec. 11, 2018 The Gifts Strategist Editors Want (and Will Be Giving) From CBD gum drops to cashmere beanies to a smart dog camera.
Dec. 11, 2018 What Kristen Bell Can’t Live Without “EVERY time I wear this, I get compliments on my lips. Every. Single. time.”
Dec. 10, 2018 Odor-Free Kitty Litter Is the Best Thing I Bought in 2018 It also changes colors if your cat’s sick.

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