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Jussie Smollett’s Empire Character Might Be Recast

The show is reportedly weighing many options.
Ellen Page Says Hollywood Pressured Her to Stay in the Closet

“I was distinctly told, by people in the industry, when I started to become known: ‘People cannot know you’re gay.’”
New Trump Administration Rule Restricts Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood

It will be challenged in court, but the idea is to partly accomplish Trump’s pledge to defund Planned Parenthood without congressional action.
How Exactly Do You Eat a Salad With a Comb?

A disturbing anecdote about Amy Klobuchar is raising questions.
Dianne Feinstein Fumbles in Meeting With Young Activists Over Green New Deal

Senator Feinstein, to climate activists as young as seven-years-old: “I was elected by a million vote plurality. And I know what I’m doing.”
Democrats Should Trust Democracy and Resolve to Kill the Filibuster

A lot of Democratic senators running for president won’t challenge the filibuster. That’s a problem for Democrats.
Even When It Doesn’t Ask For It, Facebook Gets Tons of Data

The company’s many different collection methods reveal a tangled web of collection schemes.
All We Know About How Amy Klobuchar Allegedly Treats Her Staff

Disturbing allegations of staff mistreatment against Klobuchar have emerged, including claims she routinely threw objects at and berated employees.
Trump Condemns All Forms of Voter Fraud — Real and Imaginary

Asked to criticize the GOP’s proven election fraud in North Carolina, Trump condemned the Democrats’ fictional election-stealing in California.
The Jussie Smollett Case Is Not a Parable

It is still good to extend sympathy toward alleged victims of tragedy — even if that tragedy ends up being fake.
GOP Finally Has Documented Case of Election Fraud — Committed by Republicans

The GOP pushes voter suppression to fight imaginary fraud, but that wouldn’t have stopped Republicans accused of tainting a North Carolina House race.
People Aren’t Banging in NYC Parks Like They Used To

“Sex in park” tickets are becoming obsolete.
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged With Soliciting Prostitution

Detectives allegedly have video evidence of Kraft engaging in sex acts at a Florida spa.
R. Kelly Charged With 10 Counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse

The victims reportedly range in age from 13 to 16 years old.
Google Does Thing It Should Have Done Months Ago, Ends Forced Arbitration

The change comes months after thousands of its employees walked out of work, demanding change.
Empire Cuts Jussie Smollett From Last Two Episodes of the Season

“While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system.”
What If the Mueller Report Does Actually Drop Next Week?

How the special counsel investigation’s conclusion is likely to play out.
Prosecutors Lay Out How Jussie Smollett Allegedly Planned His Own Attack

The Empire star rehearsed the assault with his accomplices, according to court documents.
It’s Time for Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to Resign

The former federal prosecutor illegally allowed billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to make a plea deal without notifying victims.
New Election Ordered in North Carolina House District Over Possible Fraud

Republican Mark Harris, who won by just 905 votes, called for a new election after his son testified that he’d warned him about a shady operative.

9:00 A.M. When the Alt-right Loves Your App It’s not just Facebook and Google — small start-ups have to deal with toxic content and figure out how to balance free speech, too.
9:42 P.M. Feinstein Fumbles in Meeting With Young Climate Activists Senator Feinstein, to climate activists as young as seven-years-old: “I was elected by a million vote plurality. And I know what I’m doing.”
7:32 P.M. New Rule Restricts Federal Funding for Planned Parenthood It will be challenged in court, but the idea is to partly accomplish Trump’s pledge to defund Planned Parenthood without congressional action.
6:17 P.M. Democrats Should Trust Democracy and Kill the Filibuster A lot of Democratic senators running for president won’t challenge the filibuster. That’s a problem for Democrats.
6:12 P.M. Even When It Doesn’t Ask For It, Facebook Gets Tons of Data The company’s many different collection methods reveal a tangled web of collection schemes.
5:49 P.M. Trump Condemns All Forms of Voter Fraud — Real and Imagined Asked to criticize the GOP’s proven election fraud in North Carolina, Trump condemned the Democrats’ fictional election-stealing in California.
5:24 P.M. What New York Learned From the Failed Amazon–Queens Deal Why politicians spoiling for a fight with Jeff Bezos were disappointed.
Feb. 22, 2019 The Jussie Smollett Case Is Not a Parable It is still good to extend sympathy toward alleged victims of tragedy — even if that tragedy ends up being fake.
Feb. 22, 2019 Turns Out Election Fraud Is Real – and Involves a Republican The GOP pushes voter suppression to fight imaginary fraud, but that wouldn’t have stopped Republicans accused of tainting a North Carolina House race.
Feb. 22, 2019 Trump Shouldn’t Tell Lies That Racist Terrorists Believe The president might not have inspired Christopher Hasson. But the (alleged) terrorist’s thwarted plot illustrates the dangers of Trump’s demagogy.
Feb. 22, 2019 Andrew Sullivan: The Vatican’s Corruption Has Been Exposed A jaw-dropping new book destroys the remains of the Vatican’s moral authority.
Feb. 22, 2019 Google Finally Ends Forced Arbitration The change comes months after thousands of its employees walked out of work, demanding change.
Feb. 22, 2019 The Myth of Bernie Sanders’s White Working-Class Support A working-class hero is something to be, but Bernie Sanders is not one.
Feb. 22, 2019 What If the Mueller Report Does Actually Drop Next Week? How the special counsel investigation’s conclusion is likely to play out.
Feb. 21, 2019 Sanders’s Two-Pronged Attack on American Exceptionalism Bernie’s foreign and domestic policies may have more in common than you think, including a particular appeal to young people.
Feb. 21, 2019 It’s Time for Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to Resign The former federal prosecutor illegally allowed billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to make a plea deal without notifying victims.
Feb. 21, 2019 New Election Ordered in North Carolina Over Possible Fraud Republican Mark Harris, who won by just 905 votes, called for a new election after his son testified that he’d warned him about a shady operative.
Feb. 21, 2019 Maduro and Opposition Prepare for Dramatic Confrontation Tensions are rising ahead of a Saturday deadline to let humanitarian aid into the country.
Feb. 21, 2019 Some American Airlines Seats Have Built-in Cameras The airline says they’ve never been used, so everything is fine.
Feb. 21, 2019 What Killed the Biggest Passenger Plane Ever Flown? And why the Airbus A380 could be revived in the future.

3:39 P.M. Remembering The Graceful Style of Marella Agnelli The glamorous Italian socialite died at 91 on Saturday. gallery
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6:27 P.M. How Exactly Do You Eat a Salad With a Comb? A disturbing anecdote about Amy Klobuchar is raising questions.
6:21 P.M. Chill, That’s Just the Way Your Cat’s Face Is Stop telling it to smile more.
6:16 P.M. See All the Best Actress Winners From the Past 36 Years Before red-carpet dressing became a team sport. gallery
6:08 P.M. This Retired Supermodel Just Walked Versace And she looked amazing.
6:08 P.M. Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson Get Major Kardashian Shade Everyone in Calabasas has something to say about the juiciest Kardashian drama of 2019.
6:04 P.M. Did Jordyn Woods Apply for a Job at SUR? And what will her role be in the updated Vanderpump Rules credit sequence?
6:03 P.M. All About How Amy Klobuchar Allegedly Treats Her Staff Disturbing allegations of staff mistreatment against Klobuchar have emerged, including claims she routinely threw objects at and berated employees.
5:43 P.M. What’s Going on With This Sexy Shirtless Lincoln Statue? It lives outside of a courthouse in L.A., and is official government property.
5:24 P.M. Bottega Veneta Is Back Designer Daniel Lee had a strong debut.
5:02 P.M. See the Best Street Style From Milan Fashion Week Gucci and Fendi and pockets galore! gallery
Feb. 22, 2019 Here’s How to Turn Off Gmail’s Terrible ‘Nudge’ Feature We already have enough email anxiety, thank you.
Feb. 22, 2019 The Best-est Party Looks of the Week One awe-inspiring look from every fête that mattered.
Feb. 22, 2019 Finally, Some Age Diversity on the Runway Fashion Month finally acknowledges that not at all women are 20 years old. gallery
Feb. 22, 2019 People Aren’t Banging in NYC Parks Like They Used To “Sex in park” tickets are becoming obsolete.
Feb. 22, 2019 Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Charged With Soliciting Sex Detectives allegedly have video evidence of Kraft engaging in sex acts at a Florida spa.
Feb. 22, 2019 R. Kelly Charged With 10 Counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse He is scheduled to appear in court in Chicago on March 8.
Feb. 22, 2019 Max Mara’s Face of the Future Looks Familiar The brand is honoring Elizabeth Debicki.
Feb. 22, 2019 Sunscreens Are About to Get a Lot Safer Thank you, FDA!

3:26 P.M. Jussie Smollett’s Empire Character Might Be Recast The show is reportedly weighing many options.
2:37 P.M. Get Ready for Another Meghan and Prince Harry Lifetime Movie We shall curtsy to this great marketing.
2:12 P.M. Amy Schumer Cancels Comedy Tour Due to Pregnancy Illness “I hate letting people down and I love stand-up and money!”
1:06 P.M. Fox News Will Feast on Jussie Smollett Hoax, Says Bill Maher “It proves their stupid theory that racism is a hoax.”
12:19 P.M. Holmes & Watson Is Officially the Worst Film of the Year The Razzies have spoken.
11:15 A.M. The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood Released His Own Pop Song It was created for the right reasons.
10:35 A.M. Ellen Page Says Hollywood Pressured Her to Stay in Closet “I was distinctly told, by people in the industry, when I started to become known: ‘People cannot know you’re gay.’”
10:13 A.M. A Killing Eve Scene Legitimately Almost Killed Jodie Comer “I was full-on crying.”
10:00 A.M. 15 Actors Who Earned Oscar Noms for First-Ever Performances Only 15 actors have been nominated for their first-ever acting performances. What, if anything, do they have in common?
9:20 P.M. Leslye Headland Scores Will Ferrell’s HBO FIFA Scandal Movie Ferrell will reportedly play corrupt soccer exec turned FBI informant Chuck Blazer.
7:53 P.M. Attorney Details Disturbing R. Kelly Sex Abuse Video Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti said the video is a “break” in the case.
7:14 P.M. Comedian Brody Stevens Dead at 48 Stevens was mourned by the L.A. comedy community on Friday.
6:26 P.M. Wynonna Earp’s Future Is Suddenly in Limbo As worries swirl about studio money problems, showrunner Emily Andras has a message for fans: “The story’s not over.”
6:16 P.M. John Krasinski Is Officially Directing A Quiet Place 2 Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe are all in talks to return.
5:52 P.M. Where to Stream This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Movies Catch up before Sunday’s ceremony.
5:41 P.M. Yorgos Lanthimos to Direct Pop. 1280 for His Next Movie So how can Rachel Weisz fit into this?
5:28 P.M. The Umbrella Academy’s Aidan Gallagher Is an Old Soul The breakout star of Netflix’s superhero show on why it’s a “dream” to play a middle-aged time-traveling assassin.
5:14 P.M. Judging the Oscar Shorts: Our Picks to Win There’s at least one genuine masterpiece in the 15 nominated films, and … a lot of child murder.
4:27 P.M. Jan Broberg on What Abducted in Plain Sight Left Out “The reality is that my parents were victims too, and this man was just a master manipulator.”
Feb. 22, 2019 All Your Questions About R. Kelly’s Indictment, Answered He’s now been charged with ten counts of felony aggravated criminal sex abuse.

Feb. 22, 2019 Brooklyn Has a New Destination for Breakfast Sandwiches Gertie is now in Williamsburg.
Feb. 22, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Feb. 22, 2019 R.I.P. to Superiority Burger’s Tahini Ranch Dressing “I will carry tahini ranch in my heart FOREVER.”
Feb. 22, 2019 Robot Drive-throughs Are the Future of Fast Food At least at one restaurant in Denver, Colorado.
Feb. 22, 2019 Maria Sharapova’s Grub Street Diet “If there’s anyone you trust for coffee, it’s an Aussie.”
Feb. 21, 2019 10 Events That Should Be on Your Weekend Agenda Flaming cocktails, the art of the selfie, and Oscar parties.
Feb. 21, 2019 How to Live, According to Kenny Shopsin Twenty nuggets of soul-saving wisdom from New York’s most opinionated cook.
Feb. 21, 2019 The Brothy Goodness You Need to Make It Through Winter Start the countdown to spring with modern takes on the world’s oldest comfort food.
Feb. 21, 2019 A Woman Died After Eating at a Michelin-Starred Restaurant Eleven others were also sickened after eating possibly tainted food at RiFF in Valencia, Spain.
Feb. 21, 2019 A Survey of the City’s Elaborate Pasta Shapes New York chefs are in an arms race to create ever more niche pasta.
Feb. 20, 2019 Avocado Toast Finally Available in Hypebeast Form The “Suacamole” is hitting the streets.
Feb. 20, 2019 The Absolute Best Restaurants in Rego Park and Forest Hills This corner of Queens has some delicious eats, especially if you’re in the mood for Uzbek plov, Georgian cheese bread, or spinach knishes.
Feb. 20, 2019 Ranch Girl Is the Hero America Needs Now Aren’t we all all just trying to get some ranch?
Feb. 20, 2019 Madame Vo Barbecue’s Beef Feast Demands a Crowd Adam Platt checks in on an East Village newcomer.
Feb. 19, 2019 Of Course Bodegas Should Sell Marijuana What better way to lift all New Yorkers rather than just the privileged few?
Feb. 19, 2019 Could This Cocktail Be the New Cosmo? It’s got all the pieces — except a TV show to adopt it.
Feb. 19, 2019 An Exciting Dinner Series Will Bring Paris’s Mokonuts to NYC Gabriel Stulman will host some of the world’s best neighborhood restaurants at his Simon & the Whale.
Feb. 19, 2019 After 50 Years, the Donut Pub Is Expanding Talking to Buzzy Geduld ahead of his doughnut shop’s new branch, opening soon off Astor Place in Noho.
Feb. 19, 2019 Chelsea Market’s Buon’Italia Has a Secret Pasta Kitchen The gourmet grocer slings a mean paccheri puttanesca and more.
Feb. 18, 2019 This Popcorn Will Bedazzle Snack Snobs at Your Oscar Party Cult brand BjornQorn’s new meteorologically inspired flavor, Cloudy Qorn, is smaller, crisper, and roastier than the original.

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5:36 P.M. I Can’t Stop Buying: Sculptural Candles To burn or not to burn, that is the question.
Feb. 22, 2019 What’s the Best Work Bag for Women? “When I say it does it all, I mean I can bring it on flights, to my client meetings, and then eventually to dinner with my girlfriends.”
Feb. 22, 2019 The French Lotion That Banished My Winter Ashiness When I posted it on Instagram, four friends DM’d to sing its praises, too.
Feb. 22, 2019 27 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy Discounted goodies from Hunter, Pendleton, Nike, Coach, and more.
Feb. 21, 2019 How to Clean Wooden Cutting Boards, According to Experts Including chefs’ favorite oils and a sponge made from walnut shells.
Feb. 21, 2019 NatureLab Tokyo Makes a Perfect Dupe for My Fancy Shampoo If you’re a bleach victim looking to save some money, look no further.
Feb. 21, 2019 What Glenn Howerton Can’t Live Without Including two types of gluten-free chips, a snot-clearing nasal spray, and a lifesaving lip balm.
Feb. 21, 2019 There’s a Bunch of Faux-Sherpa Levi’s Coats Up to Half Off For men and women.
Feb. 21, 2019 This Plush Robe Is Like a Wearable 5-Pound Blanket As if you needed another reason to stay indoors.
Feb. 20, 2019 There Are Still a Few Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals Left President’s Day is over, but there are still some mattress deals.
Feb. 20, 2019 Do Color-blind Glasses Actually Work? Does a world of grays and blacks really become Technicolor?
Feb. 20, 2019 This Korean Sunscreen Contains Glow-Enhancing Snail Mucin Are you guys bored of hearing me talk about how much I love Cosrx products? I really hope not, because I’m not even close to finished.
Feb. 20, 2019 Don’t Dillydally: 5 Things That Will Definitely Sell Out From Tie-Dye Vans to Pat McGrath Lip Gloss
Feb. 20, 2019 The Case That Protected My Phone Through 53 Drops Former tech columnist David Pogue on the RhinoShield CrashGuard Case.
Feb. 20, 2019 Unbulky Marmot Coats for Men and Women Up to 30 Percent Off Great for layering.
Feb. 19, 2019 What Is the Best Lingerie? “It’s the epitome of sexy glamour.”
Feb. 19, 2019 The 31 Best Sheets on Amazon, According to Reviewers From the cool bamboo sheets to the heavyweight flannel ones.
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