New York Magazine

IRS Memo From 2018 Says Agency Must Release Trump Tax Returns: Report

The 10-page memo states that the disclosure of tax returns to the Ways and Means Committee is “mandatory” unless Trump declares executive privilege.
Obama Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Could Rule on Trump Subpoena Appeal

Garland heads the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Trump hopes to appeal a decision that he can’t block a House subpoena for financial records.
Today’s Dark Horse Candidates Could Be Tomorrow’s Supernovas

There’s a decent chance a little-known Democrat will become a contender when better known. Donald Trump, however, will need strong turnout and luck.
Do Democrats Have the Right Message on Abortion?

Intelligencer staffers discuss the party’s reaction to a raft of stringent new laws.
Ben Carson Confuses a Cookie for a Real-Estate Term the HUD Sec Should Know

In a tense appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Carson confused “an REO” for “an Oreo.”
Texas Republicans Fighting to Protect Chick-fil-A’s Right to Discriminate

In a mostly symbolic fight between equality and “religious liberty,” Republicans stand up for the Evangelical chicken purveyor.
Uber’s Irrational Pricing Is a Problem for Policy-makers

How do you incentivize a company that seems hell-bent on generating massive losses?
McDonald’s Workers Say Time’s Up on Sexual Harassment

Backed by the Fight for 15, the ACLU, and the legal fund that grew out of #MeToo, fast-food employees are pushing for a safer workplace.
Trump to Tap Anti-Immigrant Crusader Ken Cuccinelli for Homeland Security Post

The former Virginia attorney general is part of Trump pushing DHS in a “tougher direction.”
Alabama’s Extreme Abortion Law Is Dividing Republicans

Suddenly Republicans are exposing their common extremism by arguing over rape exceptions to a total abortion ban.
Apple Finally Says It’ll Fix Its Crappy MacBook Keyboard

In caseeeeee you’reeeeee typing likeeeee this.
AOC and Elizabeth Warren Are Not Happy With the Way Game of Thrones Ended

“It’s like, ugh, this was written by men!”
The NXIVM Trial Keeps Getting More and More Disturbing

High-ranking members of the alleged sex cult have started their testimonies against the group’s founder.
Kris Kobach to Trump: I Can’t Be an Effective Adviser Without 24/7 Jet Access

The GOP’s “populist” anti-immigration guru told the White House he won’t serve his country unless he’s given an on-call plane, other perks.
Leave Change Behind at Airport Security? It Could Soon Fund Border Security

A DHS proposal suggests sending $3 million of loose change down to the border.
Johnny Depp Now Claims Amber Heard ‘Painted on’ Her Bruises

In his ongoing $50 million lawsuit against his former wife, who has accused the actor of abuse.
Fox News Host Lobbied Trump in Private to Pardon Alleged War Criminals: Report

For more than four months, the Fox & Friends host has tried to convince Trump to let accused war criminals off the hook. It appears to be working.
Amazon Returned the Rights to Woody Allen’s New Movie to Woody Allen

Well well well.
McConnell Wants to Raise Tobacco Age to 21, in Rare Good GOP Public Health Move

McConnell’s bill appears to be a step in the right direction to cut smoking, which makes it a departure from standard GOP policies on public health.
Trump Directs White House Counsel Don McGahn to Skip Congressional Testimony

Trump’s claims of executive privilege are becoming so frequent that even House Republicans are getting frustrated by them.

1:27 A.M. IRS Memo Says Agency Must Release Trump Tax Returns: Report The 10-page memo states that the disclosure of tax returns to the Ways and Means Committee is “mandatory” unless Trump declares executive privilege.
9:06 P.M. Merrick Garland Could Rule on Trump Subpoena Appeal Garland heads the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Trump intends to appeal a decision regarding a House subpoena of his financial records.
7:18 P.M. Today’s Dark-Horse Candidates Could Be Tomorrow’s Stars There’s a decent chance a little-known Democrat will become a contender when better known. Donald Trump, however, will need strong turnout and luck.
6:23 P.M. Do Democrats Have the Right Message on Abortion? Intelligencer staffers discuss the party’s reaction to a raft of stringent new laws.
5:41 P.M. Watch Ben Carson Confuse a Cookie for a Real-Estate Term In a tense appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Carson confused “an REO” for “an Oreo.”
4:55 P.M. Texas GOP Fights to Protect Chick-fil-A From Equality In a mostly symbolic fight between equality and “religious liberty,” Republicans stand up for the Evangelical chicken purveyor.
4:41 P.M. Uber’s Irrational Pricing Is a Problem for Policy-makers How do you incentivize a company that seems hell-bent on generating massive losses?
4:31 P.M. McDonald’s Workers Say Time’s Up on Sexual Harassment Backed by the Fight for 15, the ACLU, and the legal fund that grew out of #MeToo, fast-food employees are pushing for a safer workplace.
2:40 P.M. Anti-Immigrant Crusader Ken Cuccinelli Joining Trump DHS The former Virginia attorney general is part of Trump pushing DHS in a “tougher direction.”
2:03 P.M. Alabama’s Extreme Abortion Law Is Dividing Republicans Suddenly Republicans are exposing their common extremism by arguing over rape exceptions to a total abortion ban.
1:59 P.M. Apple Finally Says It’ll Fix Its Crappy MacBook Keyboard In caseeeeee you’reeeeee typing likeeeee this.
10:59 A.M. Kobach to Trump: Give Me 24/7 Jet Access or Give Me No Job The GOP’s “populist” anti-immigration guru told the White House he won’t serve his country unless he’s given an on-call plane, other perks.
10:42 A.M. Change Left at Airport Security Could Fund Border Security A DHS proposal suggests sending $3 million of loose change down to the border.
10:38 A.M. 5 More Impeachable Acts Trump Has Committed Just This Week And it’s only Tuesday.
6:24 A.M. Smith’s Morehouse Gift Is More Generous Than His Vision The billionaire’s donation of $40 million to pay off the debt of Morehouse grads was a noble act of charity. But charity is not justice.
May 21, 2019 Fox News Host Lobbied Trump to Pardon War Criminals: Report For more than four months, the Fox & Friends host has tried to convince Trump to let accused war criminals off the hook. It appears to be working.
May 20, 2019 Trump Directs Don McGahn to Skip Congressional Testimony Trump’s claims of executive privilege are becoming so frequent that even House Republicans are getting frustrated by them.
May 20, 2019 Trump’s Approval Rating Slumps Back to Normal Again and again, it’s obvious Trump’s popularity just isn’t elastic, no matter what the economy is doing or special prosecutors have said.
May 20, 2019 Rare Good GOP Public Health Idea: Raise Tobacco Age to 21 McConnell’s bill appears to be a step in the right direction to cut smoking, which makes it a departure from standard GOP policies on public health.
May 20, 2019 Why Trump Loves War Criminals Intelligencer staffers discuss the president’s reported intention to pardon soldiers who committed atrocities.

5:50 P.M. The NXIVM Trial Keeps Getting More and More Disturbing High-ranking members of the alleged sex cult have started their testimonies against the group’s founder.
5:46 P.M. Cher’s New Perfume Will Be ‘Touchy Feely’ What will “all the feels” smell like?
5:33 P.M. Everlane Is Having a Big Sale Right Now If you need to stock up on basics, now is your chance.
5:25 P.M. Pharrell Is Feeling the ‘Design Theta Waves’ The musical artist was honored at the annual Parsons benefit gala.
4:51 P.M. Congrats to Elle Fanning, Best Dressed at Cannes Her Old Hollywood red-carpet outfit is a winner.
4:25 P.M. Who Is Michelle Obama Now? Ask Her Pants A close reading of her recent wardrobe change.
3:59 P.M. What Is Happening in These Pictures of Brad Pitt? A milky, smoky boy.
3:47 P.M. Kate Middleton Is Extremely Pink at the Queen’s Garden Party It’s garden party season.
3:12 P.M. The Cannes Red Carpet Is Having a Very Good Year The festival is known for an extravagant red carpet and so far has not disappointed. gallery
1:52 P.M. The Realtor Who Makes Construction Boots Look Stylish Soiti Roy Anderson describes her polished, practical approach to workwear.
1:30 P.M. How to Join the Nationwide Abortion-Ban Protest Today Over 400 #StopTheBans protests are taking place today. Here’s how to join one.
1:27 P.M. AOC and Elizabeth Warren Aren’t Happy With Game of Thrones “It’s like, ugh, this was written by men!”
1:19 P.M. Justin Bieber Is Making Deodorant All-natural, vegan, and emotionally present deodorant for your pits.
12:31 P.M. How This Food Writer Gets Her Skin So Good With help from beauty products she finds at Trader Joe’s.
12:19 P.M. Gemini Season Is Actually Good, Okay? Gemini season is a time for fresh air and sparkling light, for ideas and conversation.
12:00 P.M. ‘My Co-workers Won’t Stop Talking to Me in the Bathroom!’ If you allow people to interrupt you, you’re teaching them that their behavior works.
11:49 A.M. The Joy of Misreading Things On finding absurdity in accidentally garbled phrases.
11:18 A.M. What Does It Mean to Be Horny in Spring 2019? This week’s episode of the Cut podcast explores.
10:58 A.M. Is Olivia Jade Playing Mind Games With the American Public? “Sources” say she is.
9:55 A.M. Johnny Depp Now Claims Amber Heard ‘Painted on’ Her Bruises In his ongoing $50 million lawsuit against his former wife, who has accused the actor of abuse.

1:18 A.M. A Hash Brown Finally Gives Us Some Real Hope for America It’s the next best thing to change.
12:49 A.M. Chrissy Teigen ‘Spoiled’ The Voice By Retweeting It Not.
11:43 P.M. Gay of Thrones Is Now Over, Too Okay, now the loss is really real.
11:18 P.M. Fosse/Verdon Recap: That’s Good, Isn’t It? The best episode of the series so far tells the story of Chicago’s difficult birthing process, mostly through Gwen’s eyes.
10:01 P.M. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Lie Deflector Lisa’s stunt with the polygraph is obnoxious, yes, but it’s also Housewivery at its finest.
10:00 P.M. Theater: Continuity, Where Hollywood Crises Face Global Ones Diva behavior and props that shatter, on the set of a film about climate change.
9:31 P.M. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Is Terrific … Until it Isn’t If the director’s ninth movie makes any missteps, they come at the end.
7:00 P.M. Lisa Kudrow and Greg Kinnear to Star in Amazon Comedy Pilot Whitney Cummings, who co-created the show, will also star.
6:54 P.M. How Long Was Once Upon a Time’s Standing Ovation at Cannes? More than four minutes, less than nine minutes.
6:34 P.M. Aaron Rodgers Does Two-Minute Rant on Game of Thrones Finale “Bran?”
5:55 P.M. Leo and Brad Were Starstruck by Luke Perry on Tarantino Set “We both had this butterfly moment.”
5:33 P.M. Why Game of Thrones Ends With a New Beginning “The Iron Throne” invites us to imagine unwritten futures for the Starks.
5:13 P.M. The Game of Thrones Finale Was Impressed With Itself, Huh? Brienne becomes a blogger, Tyrion lectures everyone about storytelling, and everyone hails Bran, start-up king of Westeros.
4:56 P.M. Björk’s Cornucopia Concert Is Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Seen It’s fitting for a catalogue that doesn’t much sound like anything else to generate a live show that doesn’t look like anything else.
4:29 P.M. Swallow Shows the Connection Between Repression and Control Through the lens of a seemingly picture-perfect husband and wife. video
4:25 P.M. GoT’s Lino Facioli Loves Those Hot Robin Arryn Memes “This is the best I’ve ever had it in terms of memes. Being that weird kid on Game of Thrones, I was like, ‘How do I deal with this?’”
4:20 P.M. The 12 Best SNL Sketches of Season 44 From “Bodega Bathroom” to Abraham H. Parnassus, here are the standout moments from this season.
3:25 P.M. Julianna Margulies: CBS Blamed Me After Good Fight Dispute “They were twisting it that I didn’t want to be on the show.”
2:46 P.M. Holly Hunter Will Be Succession Season 2’s New Power Player Meet Rhea Jarrell, media conglomerate CEO.
2:08 P.M. Toy Story 4 Trailer: Meet Keanu’s Very Canadian Toy Stuntman As well as Forky, Bunny, and Ducky.

2:07 P.M. Jamie Oliver’s U.K. Restaurant Empire Collapses It could mean the loss of upwards of 1,000 jobs.
12:56 P.M. Vegetables Become Vehicles for Luxury at Le Jardinier Chef Alain Verzeroli steps out on his own after two decades’ work under the acclaimed Joël Robuchon.
9:19 A.M. Here Are Food & Wine’s Best New Restaurants of 2019 Adda and Frenchette made the cut.
9:00 A.M. Chama Mama Serves Irresistible Georgian Food in Chelsea The new restaurant showcases the distinctive walnut-sauced, tart-fruited, dairy-enriched gastronomy of the former Soviet republic.
May 20, 2019 This Year’s Vendys Will Be the Last “We kind of feel, honestly, that the Vendys have mostly accomplished, if you will, what we set out to do 15 years ago.”
May 20, 2019 Here’s What Went Down at the Café Altro Paradiso Bake Sale Natasha Pickowicz’s annual fundraiser in support of Planned Parenthood of New York raised $17,000 before it even started.
May 20, 2019 Roy Choi and Jon Favreau Are Turning Chef Into a TV Show The Chef Show premieres on Netflix on June 7.
May 19, 2019 Thomas Keller’s TAK Room Has Lots of Retro, Pricey Pleasure His destination restaurant in Hudson Yards is outlandishly expensive and curiously satisfying.
May 17, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
May 17, 2019 Robert Parker Has Retired From Wine Criticism He’s been an industry tastemaker, if a controversial one, for decades.
May 17, 2019 Podcasting Star Phoebe Judge’s Grub Street Diet “I sat by myself and spent most of the time listening to a father try to get his two teenage daughters to have a good time.”
May 16, 2019 NYC’s Most Splurge-Worthy Restaurants, According to 14 Chefs Sometimes you just need to go big.
May 16, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About the TWA Hotel at JFK The blockbuster mid-century restoration certainly looks the part. Does the food measure up?
May 15, 2019 The New Bar Jungle Bird Was Made for Summertime Drinking The eye-catching Chelsea spot from bartending vet Krissy Harris revolves around the flavors of Southeast Asia.
May 15, 2019 The Absolute Best Tiki Bars in New York A retro fantasy retains relevance in New York’s bar scene.
May 15, 2019 American Express Is Buying Resy It’s a big boost in the platform’s fight against OpenTable.
May 15, 2019 Manhattan’s Newest Trader Joe’s Finally Gets an Address 432 East 14th Street to be exact.
May 14, 2019 A Definitive Ranking of Spotify’s Dinner-Party Playlists Including “Flapper Jazz Dinner Party,” “Dinner and Soul,” and “Friendsgiving.”
May 14, 2019 America’s Most Exciting New Diner Is in Upstate New York A Michelin-caliber chef is slinging hash and homemade Reubens in the Hudson Valley.
May 14, 2019 Twitter Disappointed by LaCroix’s New Flavor Or raspberry lime. Or dragon fruit. Or strawberry kiwi.

5:37 P.M. The Dopp Kits and Makeup Bags Our Editors Use Clear vinyl and colorful canvas options.
5:02 P.M. These Temporary Tattoos Are a Toe Dip Into the Real Thing Unlike the stuff from vending machines, they last from 8 to 18 days.
4:51 P.M. A Bunch of Things for Women and Men Are on Sale at Everlane Including lots of summer basics.
2:50 P.M. 21 Things on Sale Under $150 at Net-a-Porter Right Now Up to 50 percent off summery duds like tops, swimsuits, and mules.
1:55 P.M. Ask Chris Black: What Hair Products Do You Use? Plus, Chris’s opinion of joggers and black derbies.
10:08 A.M. Some Hanky Panky Dupes From Amazon’s House Line Are on Sale Plus lots of other extremely well-priced underthings.
May 20, 2019 The Strategist’s Mega Memorial Day Sales Roundup Your one-stop shop for a long weekend of deal-sniffing.
May 20, 2019 The Best Gifts for Dads With Sore Necks and Backs Including a travel-friendly foam roller and an adjustable pillow.
May 20, 2019 20 Things Worth Buying at Dermstore’s Summer Beauty Sale Sunscreens, dry shampoo, lip and cheek tints.
May 20, 2019 Mathematicians No Longer Have to Hoard This Japanese Chalk “If you write with a nice gel pen, it feels like it just flows across the page — it’s the same idea.”
May 20, 2019 The Best Deals From REI’s Anniversary Sale Early birds get the best deals.
May 20, 2019 The Best Memorial Day Mattresses on Sale (so Far) We scoped out all the best mattress deals.
May 20, 2019 What Strategist Readers Are Buying: Flowers and Massagers Plus digital picture frames, linen sheets, and more.
May 20, 2019 The Best Motorcycle Helmets, According to Experts We spoke to bikers, motorcycle shop owners, and the founder of the New York Classic Riders about the best helmets.
May 20, 2019 What Anwar Hadid Can’t Live Without “Honestly, whenever I stop to get gas or I’m at a corner store, I always get Red Vines.”
May 20, 2019 The Best Glider Rockers for Nursing, According to Experts We polled experts for their favorites.
May 20, 2019 A ‘Great Little Grill’ for Tiny Outdoor Spaces Is on Sale It’s $68 today only.
May 17, 2019 What Nicole Richie Can’t Live Without “I swish the oils around, which actually kills bacteria and helps improve dental health. It really works!”
May 17, 2019 The Best Stuff Under $200 From Moda Operandi’s Designer Sale Including goods from VEJA, Isabel Marant, Solid & Striped, and more.
May 17, 2019 The Best Bike Shorts for Women, According to Stylish Women Including the most flattering, the best patterned, and the coolest logo bike shorts around.

Visit Intelligencer » Visit The Cut » Visit Vulture » Visit Grub Street » Visit Strategist »

Stories Readers Liked

cityscape LACMA Is Leaping Over Wilshire Boulevard, and L.A.’s Divided A plan that’s either bold or gimmicky. By Justin Davidson
piece of work Why Do We Turn Into Snack Maniacs at Work? It’s not (just) about the Cheez-Its. It’s the freedom they represent. By Katie Heaney
obits The Most Upsetting Game of Thrones Death Was the Show Itself And we couldn’t look away. By Matt Zoller Seitz

Watch Now

See all videos

Intelligencer

the national interest

5 More Impeachable Acts Trump Has Committed Just This Week

And it’s only Tuesday. By Jonathan Chait

trump tax returns IRS Memo From 2018 Says Agency Must Release Trump Tax Returns: Report The 10-page memo states that the disclosure of tax returns to the Ways and Means Committee is “mandatory” unless Trump declares executive privilege. By Matt Stieb
merrick garland Obama Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Could Rule on Trump Subpoena Appeal Garland heads the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where Trump intends to appeal a decision regarding a House subpoena of his financial records. By Matt Stieb
vision 2020 Today’s Dark-Horse Candidates Could Be Tomorrow’s Supernovas There’s a decent chance a little-known Democrat will become a contender when better known. Donald Trump, however, will need strong turnout and luck. By Ed Kilgore

lgbtq rights
Texas GOP Fights to Protect Chick-fil-A From Equality In a mostly symbolic fight between equality and “religious liberty,” Republicans stand up for the Evangelical chicken purveyor. By Ed Kilgore

abortion Do Democrats Have the Right Message on Abortion? Intelligencer staffers discuss the party’s reaction to a raft of stringent new laws. By Irin Carmon, Benjamin Hart, and Sarah Jones

gaffes Watch Ben Carson Confuse a Cookie for a Real-Estate Term In a tense appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Carson confused “an REO” for “an Oreo.” By Matt Stieb

Visit Intelligencer

The Cut

in her shoes

The Realtor Who Makes Construction Boots Look Stylish

Soiti Roy Anderson describes her polished, practical approach to workwear. By Diana Tsui

red carpet derby The Cannes Red Carpet Is Having a Very Good Year The festival is known for an extravagant red carpet and so far has not disappointed. gallery By Sarah Spellings
zodiac seasons Gemini Season Is Actually Good, Okay? Gemini season is a time for fresh air and sparkling light, for ideas and conversation. By Claire Comstock-Gay
burning questions Can You Date a Priest? In case Fleabag season two left you wondering. By Gabriella Paiella

nxivm trial The NXIVM Trial Keeps Getting More and More Disturbing High-ranking members of the alleged sex cult have started their testimonies against the group’s founder. By Amanda Arnold
now smell this Cher’s New Perfume Will Be ‘Touchy Feely’ What will “all the feels” smell like? By Kathleen Hou
rainbow brites Why Are Everyone’s Eyelids Teal? From Janelle Monáe and Winnie Harlow to models at Rodarte’s runway show, aqua makeup is everywhere this spring. By Erica Smith

Visit The Cut

Vulture

cannes 2019

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Is Terrific … Until it Isn’t

If the director’s ninth movie makes any missteps, they come at the end. By Bilge Ebiri

SNL’s Opera Man Sings What We’re All Thinking About the End of Game of Thrones

last night on late night A Hash Brown Finally Gives Us Some Real Hope for America It’s the next best thing to change. By Anne Victoria Clark
the voice Chrissy Teigen Is Sorry for ‘Spoiling’ The Voice By Sharing the Show’s Own Tweet Not. By Anne Victoria Clark
comedy Jonathan Van Ness Finally Found His Dragons On the Last Gay of Thrones Okay, now the loss is really real. By Anne Victoria Clark
theater review Theater Review: Continuity, Where Little Hollywood Crises Face Big Global Ones Diva behavior and props that shatter, on the set of a film about climate change. By Sara Holdren

you know nothing
The Game of Thrones Finale Was Impressed With Itself, Huh? Brienne becomes a blogger, Tyrion lectures everyone about storytelling, and everyone hails Bran, start-up king of Westeros. By Rachel Handler

chat room
Killing Eve’s Owen McDonnell on His Villanelle Face-off By Lisa Liebman

Latest News

Latest Intelligencer

Latest The Cut

Latest Vulture

Latest Grub Street

Latest Strategist

More Top Stories

Most Popular