New York Magazine

The Obscure, Overcrowded Election That Could Change New York City Politics

Next week Melissa Mark-Viverito, Jumaane Williams, and 15 other candidates will compete for public advocate, often a launching pad for ambitious pols.
A Complete Timeline of the Jussie Smollett Case

What started as an apparent hate crime has since grown far more complicated.
Meet the New Bernie Campaign, Same As the Old Bernie Campaign

Sanders’s message hasn’t changed much over the past four years (or decades). His team hopes that this consistency will make a difference in 2020.
Trump’s Defense: Can’t Investigate Him Because Too Many Crimes

Conservative legal experts insist investigations would interfere with the president’s, uh, “work.”
Howard Schultz’s Deficit of Honesty

Howard Schultz says he doesn’t “see color.” That doesn’t tell us much about him, but it does tell us something about racism in America.
Clarence Thomas Wants to Make It Easier to Sue for Libel

In an opinion that Trump will cheer, the eccentric conservative justice attacks a long-settled precedent on criticism of public figures.
Harvey Weinstein Trial Date Pushed to June

About one month later than the previously set date.
Jussie Smollett Reportedly Rehearsed Attack Days Before It Happened

According to CBS, he paid the brothers $3,500 to carry out the attack.
Trump’s National Emergency Is Off to a Bad Start

Lawsuits, protests, horrible polls — and we’re only four days in.
Ryan Adams’s Collaborators Speak Out After Abuse Allegations

Jenny Lewis, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers, Karen Elson, and more have all shared powerful statements.
Can You Believe YouTube Caused the Rise in Flat-Earthers?

Big if true.
How Do Democrats Beat Trump in 2020? Barack Obama Has Some Ideas

The former president is reportedly telling Democratic candidates to rebut Trump’s dystopian vision and court rural voters.
White House Asked Japan for Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize Nomination

But what did Japan get in return for the typically anonymous honor, and was it the only country to receive the request?
Unauthorized Nanny Grounds Nauert’s U.N. Ambassadorship

Maybe ICE should raid the White House.
NYPD Commander Allegedly Told Officers to Shoot 50 Cent ‘on Sight’ at Event

The rapper is now considering legal action.
Saturday Night Live Recap: Don Cheadle Makes It Look Easy

The ever-versatile Cheadle pulls off his hosting debut with aplomb, but the writing doesn’t take full enough advantage of his comedic range.
SNL’s Donald Trump to the Nation: I Can Has Wallz?

“Wall works. Wall makes safe.”
Even If The Fortnite Lawsuits Fail, This Issue Isn’t Going Away

Being able to perfectly reproduce movements into infinity is a new, legally unexplored issue.
Panic Erupts at Hamilton Performance in San Francisco After False Active Shooter Threat

Multiple people were injured.
Donald Trump Seemed Bored While Declaring a National Emergency

The president made a low-energy attempt at seizing authoritarian power in the Rose Garden on Friday.

1:27 P.M. Problematic Tech Billionaire Joins With Problematic YouTuber PewDiePie is trying to win a popularity contest, and it appears Elon Musk is lending a hand.
12:57 P.M. An Obscure, Overcrowded Election Could Change NYC Politics Next week Melissa Mark-Viverito, Jumaane Williams, and 15 other candidates will compete for public advocate, often a launching pad for ambitious pols.
12:40 P.M. Meet the New Bernie Campaign, Same As the Old One Sanders’s message hasn’t changed much over the past four years (or decades). His team hopes that this consistency will make a difference in 2020.
12:33 P.M. Trump’s Defense: Can’t Investigate Because Too Many Crimes Conservative legal experts insist investigations would interfere with the president’s, uh, “work.”
12:11 P.M. Howard Schultz’s Deficit of Honesty Howard Schultz says he doesn’t “see color.” That doesn’t tell us much about him, but it does tell us something about racism in America.
11:52 A.M. Clarence Thomas Wants to Make It Easier to Sue for Libel In an opinion that Trump will cheer, the eccentric conservative justice attacks a long-settled precedent on criticism of public figures.
11:03 A.M. Trump’s National Emergency Is Off to a Bad Start Lawsuits, protests, horrible polls — and we’re only four days in.
9:52 A.M. Can You Believe YouTube Caused the Rise in Flat-Earthers? Big if true.
9:00 P.M. Hudson Yards Is a Billionaire’s Fantasy City Where nothing is ever dirty and everything works, where you can live your perfect life and never have to leave — provided you can pay for it.
9:00 P.M. How Stephen Ross Became New York’s Modern Robert Moses He’s outmaneuvered, outspent, out-leveraged, and out-sweet-talked his way into the Hudson Yards deal.
Feb. 18, 2019 How Do Dems Beat Trump in 2020? Barack Obama Has Some Ideas The former president is reportedly telling Democratic candidates to rebut Trump’s dystopian vision and court rural voters.
Feb. 18, 2019 Trump Has Lost His War on the War on Coal Government agency closes coal plants, saying they’re too expensive.
Feb. 18, 2019 White House Asked Japan for Trump’s Peace Prize Nomination But what did Japan get in return for the typically anonymous honor, and was it the only country to receive the request?
Feb. 17, 2019 Unauthorized Nanny Grounds Nauert’s U.N. Ambassadorship Maybe ICE should raid the White House.
Feb. 17, 2019 The World of American Hikikomori The infamous shut-in syndrome, first identified in Japan, may be catching on in the U.S.
Feb. 16, 2019 Trump Seemed Bored While Declaring a National Emergency The president made a low-energy attempt at seizing authoritarian power in the Rose Garden on Friday.
Feb. 16, 2019 Even If Fortnite Lawsuits Fail, This Issue Isn’t Going Away Being able to perfectly reproduce movements into infinity is a new, legally unexplored issue.
Feb. 15, 2019 Mueller Recommends Manafort Receive Up to 24 Years in Prison Unfortunately for Manafort’s chances of ever getting out of prison, this recommended sentence only deals with his financial convictions in Virginia.
Feb. 15, 2019 You Can’t Stop a Power Grab by Fact-Checking It Trump’s national emergency stems from an ideological problem, and it won’t be fixed by fact-checking.
Feb. 15, 2019 William Weld and the Allure of No-Hope Primary Challenges So many people think Trump ought to have a primary challenger that they’ll exaggerate the importance of anyone who shows up.

1:05 P.M. Burberry Apologizes for Hoodie With Nooselike Tie A model who walked in the show had tried to call it out before the show.
12:57 P.M. A Complete Timeline of the Jussie Smollett Case What started as an apparent hate crime has since grown far more complicated.
12:00 P.M. ‘I Want to Make a Career Change at 40’ You have a bunch of things going for you.
11:56 A.M. Karl Lagerfeld, Boy Prince of Fashion The late designer had opinions on everything — even his own death.
11:36 A.M. I Tried Karl Lagerfeld’s Diet Losing weight with the designer’s regimen of Diet Coke and burnt quail.
11:23 A.M. Karl Lagerfeld’s Most Memorable Quotes From the controversial to the inspiring
10:58 A.M. Who Is Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s Right-Hand Woman? She’s been appointed by the house to oversee the creative work for Chanel in the wake of Lagerfeld’s death.
10:48 A.M. How This Musician Gets Her Skin So Good Annahstasia Enuke’s nighttime routine doubles as her meditation.
10:29 A.M. How I Get It Done: Amy Sedaris The actress and comedian on rabbit care and getting wellness tips from Justin Theroux.
10:20 A.M. Remembering Karl Lagerfeld’s Love of His Cat, Choupette The late Chanel designer’s devotion to his cat was legendary.
9:54 A.M. 40 Incredible Moments from Karl Lagerfeld’s Runway Shows The man loved pageantry. gallery
9:31 A.M. Hear One Woman’s Story of an Abortion at 23 Weeks This week’s episode of The Cut on Tuesdays podcast.
9:15 A.M. Glossier’s Newest Product Is an Oil Cleanser Shake things up with the Milky Oil.
9:12 A.M. Karl Lagerfeld, the King of Fashion, Has Died The inimitable designer was 85.
9:00 A.M. The Masterminds Behind Madewell Have a New Brand Get to know Alex Mill.
8:00 A.M. How to Make Things Quieter Without spending a bunch of money, or moving.
10:00 P.M. Can the Vanderpump Guys Be Near Women Without Cheating? The boys test their relationships on this week’s Vanderpump Rules.
8:45 P.M. The Ideator Who Has to Be on the Lookout for Scammers “It was like my own personal Fyre Festival.”
8:15 P.M. A Dallas Department Store, Lumpy Lamps, and MoMA Prints What’s new in New York stores.
5:58 P.M. Lindsey Vonn Gives Emotional Speech at ‘Oscars of Sports’ “My comebacks have always made me a stronger person, and I’m very sad to be leaving my sport.”

1:46 P.M. Nicole Kidman Wants ‘Sexy Date Night Movies’ From Amazon Nicole loves Basic Instinct and Cruel Intentions.
1:19 P.M. The Weird Sadness of Aughts Nostalgia The good art from the era came at the expense of great distress.
1:06 P.M. The Bachelor’s Cassie Was in a Christian Reality Show Before competing for Colton’s love, Cassie was the star of a reality show about Evangelical college students.
1:06 P.M. Fighting With My Family Is a Charming Underdog Story It’s just clear-eyed enough about the absurdities of a life in wrestling to have some grip to it.
12:08 P.M. The Most Autobiographical Character Seth Meyers Ever Wrote On this week’s Good One podcast, the late-night host discusses writing the Documentary Now! episode “Juan Likes Rice and Chicken.”
12:05 P.M. Ariana Grande Just Tied the Beatles’s Insane Chart Record She’s the first artist to occupy the Top 3 on the Hot 100 since the Beatles in 1964.
11:57 A.M. I Am the Night Made Surrealist Art for Its Haunting Twist Series creator Sam Sheridan talks Salvador Dalí, Man Ray, the real-life George Hodel, and the “undercurrent of misogyny” in Surrealism.
11:57 A.M. Arrested Development Will Return to Netflix Next Month Part two of the fifth season is coming our way on March 15.
11:49 A.M. The Souvenir Trailer: A Tale of Two Swintons Mother Tilda and daughter Honor star.
11:48 A.M. How True Detective’s Third Season Connects to Its First The HBO drama has drawn a clear line between the current season’s Purcell case and the events of season one.
11:44 A.M. Oscar-Nominated Acting Performances by Musicians, Ranked What does it take for a performance by a musician to earn acclaim at the Oscars? We ranked the 25 (pre-Lady Gaga) turns deemed nomination-worthy.
11:40 A.M. Harvey Weinstein Trial Date Pushed to June About one month later than the previously set date.
11:30 A.M. A Very Simple Guide to True Detective’s Multiple Timelines Confused by season three? Here’s a chronological guide to all the major events of True Detective’s grisly mystery.
11:15 A.M. Aubrey Plaza Got Host Advice from Nick Kroll and Amy Poehler “I made some phone calls.”
10:51 A.M. Ryan Adams’s Collaborators Speak Out After Abuse Allegations Jenny Lewis, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers, Karen Elson, and more have all shared powerful statements.
10:32 A.M. Guess Which Gwyneth Movie Her Husband Referenced in His Vows Go on, guess.
10:28 A.M. Minding the Gap’s Bing Liu on America’s Masculinity Crisis “My take in this film was the way in which we do or don’t deal with emotions manifests itself in every aspect of your life.”
9:45 A.M. Conan Is Petting Koalas in Australia for His Next Special Thanks to some shaming from Hugh Jackman, O’Brien is now Down Under.
9:45 A.M. Jussie Smollett Reportedly Rehearsed His Own Alleged Attack According to CBS, he paid the brothers $3,500 to carry out the attack.
9:33 A.M. The Bachelor Recap: Red Flags How many ladytestants need to warn Colton before he realizes he’s the one screwing everything up here?

1:24 P.M. Of Course Bodegas Should Sell Marijuana What better way to lift all New Yorkers rather than just the privileged few?
11:35 A.M. Could This Cocktail Be the New Cosmo? It’s got all the pieces — except a TV show to adopt it.
10:26 A.M. 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.
10:00 A.M. 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.
6:00 A.M. Chelsea Market’s Buon’Italia Has a Secret Pasta Kitchen The gourmet grocer slings a mean paccheri puttanesca and more.
9:00 P.M. 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.
Feb. 15, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Feb. 15, 2019 Amazon Bailed — and Restaurant Owners Are Bummed “Conservatively, I’d say we’ve lost $2 million in revenue per location.”
Feb. 15, 2019 Film Historian Karina Longworth’s Grub Street Diet “Everything arrived looking like a magazine spread from the 1950s.”
Feb. 14, 2019 10 Events That Should Be on Your Weekend Agenda Frida Kahlo, Off-Broadway Week, and Interpol.
Feb. 14, 2019 Which Highly Instagrammable Olive Oil Is the Best? Five experts put some of the most aesthetically pleasing oils to the test.
Feb. 14, 2019 I Bought Illicit Sweethearts — and Couldn’t Give Them Away For the first Valentine’s Day in over a century, Necco’s candy hearts aren’t available. It turns out nobody really cares.
Feb. 13, 2019 New Chef’s Table Trailer Will Fill Your Food-Porn Cravings Netflix’s ode to high-caliber cooking returns on February 22.
Feb. 13, 2019 The Absolute Best Vegan Restaurants in New York From fake-pepperoni pizza to terrine of foie gras made with tahini and cashew cream, vegan food even an omnivore will like.
Feb. 13, 2019 L.A. Times Names In-N-Out Fries Worst in America Truly, no fry can compete in the terribleness category.
Feb. 13, 2019 Thank you, Fatima Ali The chef became an icon by honoring her roots.
Feb. 12, 2019 Whole Foods Is Raising Its Prices Back Up Amazon has also slashed the grocer’s inventory.
Feb. 12, 2019 Everything You Know About Pizza Is Wrong … Maybe Does America have a forgotten father of pies?
Feb. 12, 2019 Why Do Foods Get Banned? How seemingly random, extremely complicated rules prevent you from eating the food you want.
Feb. 11, 2019 Hart’s Team Debuts New Rotisserie and Natural Wine Spot The Fly opens in Bed-Stuy next week.

12:47 P.M. Mascara (and Fake Eyelashes) Are on Sale at Ulta Today Only In honor of National Lash Day.
12:13 P.M. The Next Status Natural Dish Soap Is by Rebel Green It’s charmingly packaged, and (entirely) sulfate-free and biodegradable.
11:04 A.M. What Are the Best Digital Bathroom Scales? One displays an emoji along with your weight.
Feb. 15, 2019 Best Books on How to Raise Toddlers, According to Experts Parenting books to help you navigate the terrible twos and beyond.
Feb. 15, 2019 All the Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals We found all the best mattress deals for this Presidents’ Day.
Feb. 15, 2019 24 Cheap (Expensive-Looking) Amazon Living-Room Décorations From a circular mirror to a Jonathan Adler vase.
Feb. 15, 2019 What Chef Eden Grinshpan Nivron Put on Her Wedding Registry Including the Mauviel copper roasting pan she still uses and the Zalto wine glasses she regrets leaving off.
Feb. 15, 2019 The Strategist’s Mega Presidents’ Day Sales Guide Keep checking in over the weekend.
Feb. 15, 2019 What’s the Best Sofa Under $1,000? We polled interior designers to hear their recommendations.
Feb. 15, 2019 Today Is the Day to Get Yourself a Nintendo Switch You get $35 in Nintendo credit, which is free money toward a game.
Feb. 14, 2019 Ask Chris Black: What Are Your Top 5 Amazon Fashion Staples? Plus: the best men’s moisturizers and workout gear.
Feb. 14, 2019 This SPF Moisturizer Has Replaced My Everyday Moisturizer It makes you look gleamy, but not greasy.
Feb. 14, 2019 These Matt & Nat Backpacks Are Up to 40 Percent Off Pick from structured or (elegantly) slouchy styles.
Feb. 14, 2019 What Are the Best Gym Bags? We polled ten workout enthusiasts to find out their favorites.
Feb. 13, 2019 The Best Sex-Proof Makeup, According to Makeup Artists The best long-wear makeup for keeping it all on while getting it on.
Feb. 13, 2019 37 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Every Type of Man (on Amazon) A cannabis-scented candle, a Braun watch, and real-deal Japanese matcha.
Feb. 13, 2019 Do Blue-Light-Blocking Glasses Actually Do Anything? The answer’s yes, but that doesn’t mean you should wear them all day.
Feb. 13, 2019 What Laure Hériard Dubreuil Can’t Live Without “I can never get enough sunshine — my first-grade teacher called me ‘the tropical plant’ because of my love for sun.”
Feb. 13, 2019 Don’t Dillydally: 10 Things That Will Sell Out Soon From Prada to Peeps.
Feb. 13, 2019 The 6 Best Books for a Healthy Relationship We talked to a handful of relationship savants.

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

Stories Readers Liked

the national interest Trump Has Lost His War on the War on Coal Government agency closes coal plants, saying they’re too expensive. By Jonathan Chait
now streaming The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now Pulp Fiction, Silence of the Lambs, and more. By Brian Tallerico
painless shopping 24 Cheap (Expensive-Looking) Amazon Living-Room Décorations From a circular mirror to a Jonathan Adler vase. By Dominique Pariso

Watch Now

See all videos

Intelligencer

the national interest

Trump Has Lost His War on the War on Coal

Government agency closes coal plants, saying they’re too expensive. By Jonathan Chait

youtube Problematic Tech Billionaire Teams Up With Problematic YouTube Millionaire PewDiePie is trying to win a popularity contest, and it appears Elon Musk is lending a hand. By Madison Malone Kirhcer
the city politic The Obscure, Overcrowded Election That Could Change New York City Politics Next week Melissa Mark-Viverito, Jumaane Williams, and 15 other candidates will compete for public advocate, often a launching pad for ambitious pols. By David Freedlander
vision 2020 Meet the New Bernie Campaign, Same As the Old Bernie Campaign Sanders’s message hasn’t changed much over the past four years (or decades). His team hopes that this consistency will make a difference in 2020. By Eric Levitz

first amendment
Clarence Thomas Wants to Make It Easier to Sue for Libel In an opinion that Trump will cheer, the eccentric conservative justice attacks a long-settled precedent on criticism of public figures. By Ed Kilgore

the national interest Trump’s Defense: Can’t Investigate Because Too Many Crimes Conservative legal experts insist investigations would interfere with the president’s, uh, “work.” By Jonathan Chait

howard schultz Howard Schultz’s Deficit of Honesty Howard Schultz says he doesn’t “see color.” That doesn’t tell us much about him, but it does tell us something about racism in America. By Zak Cheney-Rice

Visit Intelligencer

The Cut

from the archives

Karl Lagerfeld, Boy Prince of Fashion

The late designer had opinions on everything — even his own death. By Vanessa Grigoriadis

how i get it done How I Get It Done: Amy Sedaris The actress and comedian on rabbit care and getting wellness tips from Justin Theroux. By Gabriella Paiella
the cut on tuesdays Hear One Woman’s Story of an Abortion at 23 Weeks This week’s episode of The Cut on Tuesdays podcast. By the Cut
fixations I Think About Keri Russell in Heels After a Blizzard a Lot I will never be the kind of woman who can pull this off, but it would be nice, even for a day. By Sophie Kleeman

faux pas Burberry Apologizes for Hoodie With Nooselike Tie A model who walked in the show had tried to call it out before the show. By Sarah Spellings
crime A Complete Timeline of the Jussie Smollett Case What started as an apparent hate crime has since grown far more complicated. By Amanda Arnold
ask a boss ‘I Want to Make a Career Change at 40’ You have a bunch of things going for you. By Alison Green

Visit The Cut

Vulture

good one podcast

The Most Autobiographical Character Seth Meyers Ever Wrote

On this week’s Good One podcast, the late-night host discusses writing the Documentary Now! episode “Juan Likes Rice and Chicken.” By Jesse David Fox

amazon Nicole Kidman Is Personally Overseeing More ‘Sexy Date Night Movies’ From Amazon Nicole loves Basic Instinct and Cruel Intentions. By Jordan Crucchiola
anniversaries The Weird Sadness of Aughts Nostalgia The good art from the era came at the expense of great distress. By Craig Jenkins
bachelor nation 7 Things We Learned About The Bachelor’s Cassie From Her Christian Reality Show Before competing for Colton’s love, Cassie was the star of a reality show about Evangelical college students. By Devon Ivie
movie review Fighting With My Family Is a Charming Underdog Story — and Amazing WWE PR It’s just clear-eyed enough about the absurdities of a life in wrestling to have some grip to it. By Emily Yoshida

vulture lists
Every Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked 90 years into the Academy Awards, which movies stand above the rest? By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch

chat room
Minding the Gap’s Bing Liu on America’s Masculinity Crisis By E. Alex Jung

TV Recap

TV Recap
The Bachelor
S23/E7: Red Flags
TV Recap
I Am The Night
S1/E4: Ace in the Hole
TV Recap
Vanderpump Rules
S7/E11: Kristen Be Trippin’
TV Recap
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
S11/E15: Proposals and Stuff
TV Recap
Black Monday
S1/E4: Everything Works on a Sitcom

Visit Vulture

The Strategist

micro sales Mascara (and Fake Eyelashes) Are on Sale at Ulta Today Only In honor of National Lash Day. By The Editors
best bets The Next Status Natural Dish Soap Is by Rebel Green It’s charmingly packaged, and (entirely) sulfate-free and biodegradable. By Katy Schneider
recommended by experts What Are the Best Digital Bathroom Scales? One displays an emoji along with your weight. By Karen Iorio Adelson
reading lists The Best Books on How to Raise Toddlers, According to Child-Development Experts Parenting books to help you navigate the terrible twos and beyond. By Lauren Ro
sales sales sales All the Presidents’ Day Mattress Deals We found all the best mattress deals for this Presidents’ Day. By The Editors

Visit The Strategist

Grub Street

family business

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. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

rants Of Course Bodegas Should Sell Marijuana What better way to lift all New Yorkers rather than just the privileged few? By Nikita Richardson
happy hour Could This Cocktail Be the New Cosmo? It’s got all the pieces — except a TV show to adopt it. By Chris Crowley
foodievents Paris’s Mokonuts and More Coming to New York for an Exciting New Dinner Series Gabriel Stulman will host some of the world’s best neighborhood restaurants at his Simon & the Whale. By Chris Crowley
underground gourmet quick bite Chelsea Market’s Buon’Italia Has a Secret Pasta Kitchen The gourmet grocer slings a mean paccheri puttanesca and more. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

the dish
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. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

best of new york The Absolute Best Vegan Restaurants in New York From fake-pepperoni pizza to terrine of foie gras made with tahini and cashew cream, vegan food even an omnivore will like. By Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

The Absolute Best

See All

Visit Grub Street

Latest News

Latest Intelligencer

Latest The Cut

Latest Vulture

Latest Grub Street

Latest Strategist

More Top Stories

Most Popular

Stories Readers Liked

Watch Now

Intelligencer

Trump Has Lost His War on the War on Coal

The Cut

Karl Lagerfeld, Boy Prince of Fashion

Vulture

The Most Autobiographical Character Seth Meyers Ever Wrote

TV Recap

TV Recap

TV Recap

TV Recap

TV Recap

TV Recap

The Strategist

Grub Street

After 50 Years, the Donut Pub Is Expanding

The Absolute Best