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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.
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.
Why Trump Loves War Criminals

Intelligencer staffers discuss the president’s reported intention to pardon soldiers who committed atrocities.
The IRS Basically Put the Superrich on the Honor System Last Year

In 2018, the audit rate for Americans who earn more than $10 million fell by more than half to 6.66 percent.
EPA Science Said Trump’s Coal Rule Would Kill 1,400. So the EPA Ditched Science.

Trump’s coal policy had an estimated death toll so high his administration couldn’t defend it. So the EPA is engineering a lower estimate.
Over 300 Abortion-Ban Protests Are Taking Place Tomorrow. Here’s How to Join One

Everything to know about the National Day of Action to Stop the Bans.

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.
12:45 A.M. 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.
10:07 P.M. 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.
7:42 P.M. 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.
7:12 P.M. 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.
6:36 P.M. Why Trump Loves War Criminals Intelligencer staffers discuss the president’s reported intention to pardon soldiers who committed atrocities.
6:01 P.M. The IRS Barely Bothered to Audit Superrich People Last Year In 2018, the audit rate for Americans who earn more than $10 million fell by more than half to 6.66 percent.
5:31 P.M. These Brilliant Shots Should Be Studied in Film Class Game of Thrones inspired a meme about beautiful, symbolic shots.
May 20, 2019 To Make Deregulation Look Less Deadly, EPA Ditches Science Trump’s coal policy had an estimated death toll so high his administration couldn’t defend it. So the EPA is engineering a lower estimate.
May 20, 2019 Will Trump Go Nixonian With Clemency for War Criminals? Trump is reportedly mulling clemency for several men accused of war crimes, reminiscent of Nixon beneficiary William Calley.
May 20, 2019 LACMA Is Leaping Over Wilshire Boulevard, and L.A.’s Divided A plan that’s either bold or gimmicky.

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.
12:37 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.
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.
9:30 A.M. Ralph Lauren Made a Rainbow Pony for Pride Month The new collection benefits an international network of LGBTQIA+ organizations.
8:00 A.M. Downtown’s Denim Queen Judi Rosen and her ass-flattering jeans have returned to Manhattan.
8:00 A.M. Can You Date a Priest? In case Fleabag season two left you wondering.

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.
1:22 P.M. Moby on Being Politely Shut Down by Lana Del Rey “You’re ‘The Man.’ As in, ‘stick it to The Man.’ As in the person they guillotine in the revolution.”
1:00 P.M. Black Mirror Season 5 Trailers: Weird Dolls and Miley Cyrus The creepy tech shenanigans will return to Netflix on June 5.
12:59 P.M. Who Got the Most Screen Time on SNL This Season? A thorough breakdown of the contributions of season 44’s cast.
12:39 P.M. The 21 Greatest Movie Prom Scenes From Twilight to Lady Bird.
12:32 P.M. Games of Thrones, Lost, and Knee-jerk Finale Rage No show, not even Game of Thrones, should be entirely defined by its ending.
12:14 P.M. Fleabag, Catch-22, and More Shows to Watch This Summer All the hot, hot, hot shows for your consideration.
12:09 P.M. George R.R. Martin Discusses ASOIAF’s Ending “The same ending as the show? Different? Well … yes. And no. And yes. And no.”
11:50 A.M. See Brad, Leo, and Margot in the Once Upon a Time Trailer Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film hits theaters July 26.
11:31 A.M. Who Said It: Fleabag’s Hot Priest or Young Pope’s Hot Pope? Forgive us fathers, for we have sinned reading your quotes.
11:06 A.M. Unregistered Is a Dystopian and Political Sci-Fi Short In this world, Americans are limited to one child — all of whom must be registered. video
11:00 A.M. How Beanie Feldstein Made It to the Party The star of Booksmart tries not to judge.
11:00 A.M. Game of Thrones Gifts for the Fan in Your Life The show may be over, but your fandom can live on.

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.

5:02 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.
6:00 P.M. The Strategist’s Mega Memorial Day Sales Roundup Your one-stop shop for a long weekend of deal-sniffing.
5:29 P.M. The Best Gifts for Dads With Sore Necks and Backs Including a travel-friendly foam roller and an adjustable pillow.
5:20 P.M. 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.
May 17, 2019 36 Things on Sale You’ll Actually Want to Buy The best of the best of the Internet’s sales bins.

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