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The Least Boring Moments From the Democratic Debates

The candidates still managed to surprise us… sort of.
Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke Spar on Assault Weapon Buybacks

After the candidates argued over the efficacy of O’Rourke’s proposal, Julián Castro added a strong closer: “Police violence is also gun violence.”
Joe Biden Sticks Up For Son in Debate: Hunter ‘Did Nothing Wrong’

Biden said Trump is attacking him because he’s afraid to face him in the general election.
Andrew Cuomo Says ‘N—’ On The Radio, Still Unclear Why

The governor was describing a New York Times op-ed that had nothing to do with what he was discussing.
Why Haven’t More Democratic Presidential Candidates Dropped Out?

There are seven candidates being left off the stage in the October (and probably November) debates, who for various reasons haven’t been “winnowed.”
Weinstein Reportedly Looked to Woody Allen for Help Silencing His Accusers

“How did you deal with this?” Weinstein asked Allen, according to Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill.
Trump’s New Impeachable Offenses Threaten Pelosi’s Narrow Focus on Ukraine

How do you decide how to impeach a president who won’t stop committing high crimes and misdemeanors? That’s a tough question for House Democrats.
Hunter Biden Admits Mistakes But Says He Did Nothing Illegal in New Interview

The embattled son of the former vice-president defended himself after weeks of attacks about his business ventures in Ukraine.
Cuba Gooding Jr. Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Misconduct

He’s now charged in two alleged incidents.
Matt Lauer Accused of Exposing Himself to Today Producer at Work

When the woman tried to leave, Lauer reportedly became angry, saying, “You’re such a f—cking tease.”
Ex-Cop Who Shot Black Woman in Her Own Home Charged With Murder

Aaron Dean fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson while she was playing video games with her nephew.
John Bolton Reportedly Called Rudy Giuliani a ‘Hand Grenade’

In closed-door testimony on Monday, former Trump adviser Fiona Hill relayed some of Bolton’s finer thoughts on the president’s personal lawyer.
How to Watch Democratic Debate: Time, Schedule & More

Who made the cut for the fourth debate? What time should you tune in? Where can you watch online?
Why Impeachment Is a Difficult Debate Topic for Democrats

Democrats are usually eager to discuss Trump’s troubles, but as Biden’s rivals and potential Senate trial jurors, the candidates are in a tricky spot.
Trump Announces Sanctions Against Turkey, Also Himself

Trump’s sanctions against “any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria” appear to apply to himself.
Michael Bloomberg Is Still Reportedly Thinking About Running for President

The former New York City mayor apparently sees a lane if Joe Biden drops out.
Tom Steyer’s First Debate: What to Expect From the Paradoxical 2020 Democrat

There will be a new face on stage Tuesday night: a rich guy running as the scourge of rich guys (including the one in the White House).
Video of a Fake Trump Massacring Media and Critics Shown at Pro-Trump Event

It starts with fake Trump shooting fake Peter Fonda and goes downhill from there.
Louisiana Governor’s Race Runoff Pits Edwards Against Trumpian Tycoon

Democrat John Bel Edwards fell just short of a majority in the state’s non-partisan primary and will face Republican Eddie Rispone on November 16.
The Trump-Blessed War in Northeastern Syria Is Already a Complete Disaster

America’s abandoned Kurdish allies surrendered to Assad and Russia rather than face Turkey and the threat of ethnic cleansing alone.

12:20 A.M. Why Didn’t Anyone Attack Joe Biden At Tuesday’s Debate? Intelligencer staffers also discuss Bernie Sanders’s strong performance, the attacks on Elizabeth Warren, and more.
11:48 P.M. The Age Issue Finally Came Up in a Democratic Debate It’s been an sub-rosa issue throughout the earliest phases of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination competition. That changed Tuesday.
11:11 P.M. Pete Buttigieg and Beto O’Rourke Spar on Gun Buybacks After the candidates argued over the efficacy of O’Rourke’s proposal, Julián Castro added a strong closer: “Police violence is also gun violence.”
10:03 P.M. Biden Defends Son During Debate: Hunter ‘Did Nothing Wrong’ Biden said Trump is attacking him because he’s afraid to face him in the general election.
9:49 P.M. Andrew Cuomo Says ‘N—’ on the Radio, Still Unclear Why The governor was describing a New York Times op-ed that had nothing to do with what he was discussing.
9:01 P.M. Did Warren Mishandle A Question on Taxes and Health Care? Intelligencer staffers discuss whether her refusal to tie her Medicare for All plan to a tax increase matters for her campaign.
5:33 P.M. Why Haven’t More Democratic Candidates Dropped Out? There are seven candidates being left off the stage in the October (and probably November) debates, who for various reasons haven’t been “winnowed.”
3:39 P.M. LeBron Was Disappointing on China. Expect More of the Same. James’s answer on Daryl Morey’s tweet was not the statement we might have hoped for. But it is the kind of statement we should start to expect.
3:23 P.M. At Battersea, the Best We Could Hope for (in Both Senses) Yet another spectacular building becomes mixed-use luxury.
2:50 P.M. Trump’s New Misconduct Threatens Narrow Focus on Ukraine How do you decide how to impeach a president who won’t stop committing high crimes and misdemeanors? That’s a tough question for House Democrats.
12:31 P.M. Hunter Biden Defends Himself on Ukraine in New Interview The embattled son of the former vice-president defended himself after weeks of attacks about his business ventures in Ukraine.
11:49 A.M. Trump Is Being Impeached Because He Keeps Helping Russia Trump’s Ukraine scandal and his Syria fiasco both happen to benefit one country Trump really likes.
10:20 A.M. Extinction Rebellion and the Birth of a New Climate Politics The U.K. movement’s claims might be exaggerated, but it shows us how the world is ready to grapple with the depth of the problem.
8:44 A.M. Will Warren Have a Bull’s-eye on Her in the Fourth Debate? Various rivals have reasons to hope the new co-front-runner stumbles. But are any of them willing to risk being the one to give her a push?
1:01 A.M. John Bolton Reportedly Called Rudy Giuliani a ‘Hand Grenade’ In closed-door testimony on Monday, former Trump adviser Fiona Hill relayed some of Bolton’s finer thoughts on the president’s personal lawyer.
Oct. 14, 2019 How to Watch Democratic Debate: Time, Schedule & More Who made the cut for the fourth debate? What time should you tune in? Where can you watch online?
Oct. 14, 2019 Why Impeachment Is a Difficult Debate Topic for Democrats Democrats are usually eager to discuss Trump’s troubles, but as Biden’s rivals and potential Senate trial jurors, the candidates are in a tricky spot.
Oct. 14, 2019 Trump Announces Sanctions Against Turkey, Also Himself Trump’s sanctions against “any persons contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria” appear to apply to himself.
Oct. 14, 2019 Bloomberg Is Still Thinking About Running in 2020: Report The former New York City mayor apparently sees a lane if Joe Biden drops out.
Oct. 14, 2019 Paradoxical 2020 Democrat Tom Steyer to Make Debate Debut There will be a new face onstage Tuesday night: a rich guy running as the scourge of rich guys (including the one in the White House).

12:30 A.M. The Least Boring Moments From the Democratic Debates The candidates still manged to surprise us… sort of.
6:31 P.M. Baby Archie Is a Confirmed Ginger Master Archie now has “tufts of reddish hair.”
6:19 P.M. Fall Clothes Are Up to 60 Percent Off at & Other Stories Including cashmere accessories, autumnal sweaters, jumpsuits, and more.
6:16 P.M. Klorane’s Cultish Dry Shampoos Are Half Off at Ulta Beauty Including dry shampoos specifically formulated for oily and dark-colored hair.
5:28 P.M. How to Play Boar on the Floor With Your Pathetic Friends A sick game for us piggies to enjoy until Succession returns.
5:27 P.M. Weinstein Looked to Woody Allen for Help Silencing Accusers “How did you deal with this?” Weinstein asked Allen, according to Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill.
5:20 P.M. Balmain Had an Intimate Party at Saks At Le Chalet because that’s trés Francais.
3:55 P.M. Jennifer Aniston Has Already Mastered the Art of Instagram You can sort of make out the cast of Friends.
3:55 P.M. Saks to Unveil Holiday Windows With Frozen 2 Performance ’Tis the season!
3:53 P.M. How This CBD Line Co-Founder Gets His Skin So Good Gabe Kennedy wants his routine to be as “simple” as possible, with some jade rolling.
3:22 P.M. 5 Minutes With Amber Heard Quickly catching up with the L’Oréal Paris brand ambassador before she made her runway debut.
3:15 P.M. Finally, Diamonds for the Fancy Man Tiffany & Co. celebrates the launch of its first-ever men’s collection.
2:38 P.M. Playing Pictionary With Michael Kors At Bergdorf’s “Designer’s Off Duty” series.
2:33 P.M. This Utterly Pointless Game Soothes My Ego When all else fails, at least I can peel a tiny spinning fruit.
2:04 P.M. Rihanna Has Nothing But Respect for Unprepared Vogue Writer “If you don’t have to prepare, girl, you’re gangster.”
1:37 P.M. You Can Buy a Print of New York’s ‘ALL LI ES MATTER’ Cover The piece, by Hank Willis Thomas, was featured in the magazine’s 50th anniversary Artists Covers Project.
12:00 P.M. ‘My Boss Keeps Guilt-Tripping Me for Leaving My Job!’ You haven’t done anything wrong here.
11:26 A.M. Matt Lauer Accused of Exposing Himself to Today Producer When the woman tried to leave, Lauer reportedly became angry, saying, “You’re such a f—cking tease.”
11:15 A.M. ‘The Only Memory I Had Was Getting Into the Car’ On this week’s podcast, one woman’s story of a Lyft ride gone wrong. podcast
10:58 A.M. Cop Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Has Been Charged With Murder Aaron Dean fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson while she was playing video games with her nephew.

12:33 A.M. Things Are Looking Cloudy for NBC’s Sunnyside The show will be moved to NBC’s streaming platforms.
10:41 P.M. Netflix and Ava DuVernay Sued over When They See Us Scene A police training company is suing for defamation.
10:01 P.M. This Is Us Recap: Untitled Hot Babysitter Pilot In which Malik meets Randall, Carol meets Rebecca, and America meets The Manny.
10:00 P.M. Theater Review: Trying to Locate The Rose Tattoo Lesser Tennessee Williams, starring Marisa Tomei.
10:00 P.M. Theater Review: Flipping the Script in Soft Power David Henry Hwang and Jeanine Tesori reverse Rodgers and Hammerstein.
10:00 P.M. The Real Housewives of Orange County Recap: Ms. Conductor Tamra’s own story lines may have dried up, but that doesn’t stop her from driving all of this episode’s action.
9:15 P.M. Jada Pinkett Smith Might Return to The Matrix She’s in talks to reprise her role as Niobe.
6:12 P.M. Neil Patrick Harris to Join the Fourth Matrix Movie His role has not yet been disclosed.
6:09 P.M. Who Will Win This Year’s Zombie-Comedy Hunger Games? This fall, we’re getting an absolute deluge of zom-com movies. Let them fight!
5:13 P.M. Gina Rodriguez Is Sorry If Saying the N-Word Offended You “I am sorry.”
4:46 P.M. Elton John’s Best Celebrity Stories in Name-dropping Memoir From trash-talking with Freddie Mercury, to reuniting John and Yoko, and plenty more.
4:08 P.M. Passenger List Is About More Than a Missing Plane The fiction podcast looks at what happens when grief meets conspiracy theory.
4:07 P.M. Stand-up Special Trailers Should Just Be One Great Joke A humble request.
3:41 P.M. Here’s How to Watch the Fourth Democratic Primary Debate You don’t have to attend Otterbein University to stay democratically informed.
3:11 P.M. Nancy Drew Brings the Character’s Legacy Full Circle The CW’s new take on the iconic heroine looks less like the original “girl detective” than it does like everything she inspired.
3:04 P.M. 8 Unforgettable Detective-Themed Comedy Sketches Looking back at times when mystery and humor mingled, from Monty Python to Key and Peele.
2:50 P.M. The Hidden Breaking Bad References in El Camino’s Score How composer Dave Porter wove the “original Breaking Bad sound” into the music he wrote for El Camino.
2:00 P.M. Janet McTeer on Her Wrenching Sorry for Your Loss Monologue “I worked on the speech for three weeks. I thought about every word and sentence.”
1:30 P.M. Cuba Gooding Jr. Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Misconduct He’s now charged in two alleged incidents.
1:17 P.M. Judd Apatow and Friends Talk Depression and Bad Therapists Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, and Gary Gulman are the perfect comedians for this kind of chat.

10:17 A.M. Taco Bell Recalls ‘Beef’ in 21 States To the tune of 2.3 million pounds.
8:21 A.M. The Underground Gourmet Plan-B Restaurant Determinator Part two of our foolproof, field-tested, fiasco-averting, starvation-preventing restaurant guide.
Oct. 14, 2019 Here Are Michelin’s 2020 Bib Gourmand Picks for NYC Including Maison Yaki, Haenyeo, Saint Julivert Fisherie, and Ruffian.
Oct. 14, 2019 Lokanta’s Çılbır Will Ruin You For All Other Poached Eggs Chef Orhan Yegen’s take on the traditional Turkish breakfast dish is absurdly satisfying.
Oct. 11, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Oct. 11, 2019 The Great British Baking Show Recap: A Hot Cross to Bear This week’s episode requires so many disparate skills that it could easily have been a finale.
Oct. 11, 2019 Chef Angie Mar’s Grub Street Diet “We ate with our hands, like savages, passing the rib bone back and forth, silently.”
Oct. 10, 2019 10 Interesting Items From Anthony Bourdain’s Estate Auction Gifts from other notable chefs, a signed Simpsons script, and a knife that’ll set most people back a few years on rent.
Oct. 10, 2019 A Super-Rare Greek Delicacy Has Arrived in Astoria “This is the raw power of the sea since ancient days.”
Oct. 10, 2019 The Most Exciting Beers to Drink in New York Right Now Smoked rye ales, fruity sours, crushable goses, and more.
Oct. 9, 2019 What Is This Year’s Status Halloween Candy? One food writer calls it “so freaking good.”
Oct. 9, 2019 ‘World’s 50 Best Bars’ List Faces Backlash Over ‘Icon’ Award Acclaimed bartender Charles Schumann returned the award this week after sexist statements came to light.
Oct. 9, 2019 David Chang’s New Netflix Show Debuts October 23 Check out the the trailer for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner.
Oct. 9, 2019 Here Are the Culinary Stars That Will Be at New York Taste Expect beef tartare from Angie Mar, short-rib ragù from Rocco DiSpirito, Alex Raij’s pickled shrimp, and lots more.
Oct. 9, 2019 The Absolute Best Upscale Seafood Restaurants in New York Piscatory pleasures from France, Spain, Italy, Thailand, and old New York.
Oct. 9, 2019 Meet the Illustrator Who Turns Noodle Soup Into Art In her first cookbook, Michele Humes takes a build-your-own-adventure approach to her favorite meal in a bowl.
Oct. 8, 2019 Inside the Bar World’s Health-Care Crisis “I went to the emergency room — first time I’ve been to the doctor in 20 years.”
Oct. 8, 2019 What Antoni Porowski Can’t Live Without “Sorry to talk so much about T-shirts, but I’m very passionate about white T-shirts.”
Oct. 8, 2019 Joaquin Baca’s Teo Is Reborn (Sort of) in Greenwich Village The izakaya-style restaurant called Būmu will open in the former Neta space.
Oct. 7, 2019 What Restaurateur Emily Hyland Can’t Live Without “I feel like there’s all this wellness stuff on my list, so I might as well have a real, honest vice.”

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3:51 P.M. The Best Cooling Sheets, According to Sleep Experts Some crisp sheets for when you’re always chasing the cool side of the pillow.
3:20 P.M. Ask Chris: My Office Is Business-Casual. What Should I Wear? Plus: Chris’s favorite beanies to sport this fall, and leather jackets that won’t make you look like a Sweetgreen regular who works in marketing.
1:38 P.M. The 14 Holiday Toys to Buy Right Now (Before They Sell Out) It’s never too early to stock up on toys that are going to sell out.
12:55 P.M. Fall Clothes Are Up to 60 Percent Off at & Other Stories Including cashmere accessories, autumnal sweaters, jumpsuits, and more.
11:45 A.M. Introducing … The Strategist UK We’ve gone and launched a British version of ourselves.
11:10 A.M. A Patagonia Fleece (for In-Between-Season Times) Is on Sale It’s 34 percent off.
10:39 A.M. What the Co-Owners of MeMe’s Diner Can’t Live Without “It smells like a walk in the woods. It’s like a millennial Dr. Bronner’s.”
Oct. 14, 2019 All the Best Columbus Day Mattress Deals With picks from Saatva, Casper, Allswell, and more.
Oct. 11, 2019 What Are the Best Boxer Briefs for Men? Including the Calvin Klein originals, as seen on Marky Mark.
Oct. 11, 2019 What Are the Best Bedsheets? We asked a bunch of interior designers and New York tastemakers to share their favorites.
Oct. 11, 2019 12 Wardrobe Items That Got Me Through Breast-Cancer Surgery Including a shirtdress, high-waisted pants, comfy flats, and more nice-looking pieces that will help boost your confidence during a trying time.
Oct. 11, 2019 These Biodegradable Picks Turned Me Into a Regular Flosser They never make my gums bleed, and they extract popcorn kernels with ease.
Oct. 11, 2019 What Are the Best Workout Shoes for Women? We talked to 16 women about the workout shoes they wear for everything from HIIT to long-distance running.
Oct. 11, 2019 The Best Wardrobe Basics for Women Head-to-toe basics, from the best jeans and tees to essential socks and sneakers.
Oct. 11, 2019 This Realistic-Looking Faux Anthurium Is Just $3 You could buy enough for a whole arrangement.
Oct. 11, 2019 What Is the Best Women’s Underwear? We asked stylists, rappers, models, and designers about their favorites.
Oct. 11, 2019 35 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy Including a $50 cashmere sweater from Everlane and a rarely-on-sale Barbour jacket.
Oct. 11, 2019 Cheap (But Expensive-Looking) Dining-Room Décor on Amazon From napkins to silverware to the damn table.

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