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Google Tells Employees Not to Protest Google at Pride

A leaked internal memo shows LGBTQ+ employees were told they could be punished for using Google’s platform to protest at Pride in San Francisco.
Iran’s President: The White House Is ‘Afflicted by Mental Retardation’

Trump isn’t the only world leader who can lob cringeworthy insults.
W Magazine Has Finally Sold

And longtime editor Stefano Tonchi is exiting.
Despite Merrick Garland, Trump Would Certainly Fill a 2020 Supreme Court Vacancy

Though the GOP refused to fill the last election-year opening, Trump says he’d appoint a justice even if he only had three days left in his term.
White House: Kellyanne Conway Will Skip House Hearing on Hatch Act Violations

A federal agency said Conway should be fired. Instead, the White House is blocking her from testifying at Wednesday’s House hearing on the matter.
Trump Responds to E. Jean Carroll Rape Allegation: ‘She’s Not My Type’

The president has used the turn of phrase in an attempt to deflect sexual assault allegations on at least two previous occasions.
New York Times Says It Made a Mistake With E. Jean Carroll’s Story

The executive editor admits the paper’s coverage of serious rape allegations against Trump was “overly cautious.”
How Badly Did Pete Buttigieg Mishandle a Police Shooting?

The wunderkind presidential candidate is facing a serious early test of his candidacy.
Susan Collins Has a New Democratic Challenger

Sara Gideon announced her Senate run, taking aim at Collins for voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.
Nightmare Neighbor YouTuber Engaged to Nightmare TanaCon YouTuber. Maybe?

Everything you wanted to know in a dispatch from the dark, fake universe of YouTubers, including cameo appearances from Mod Sun, Bella Thorne.
What the Hell Is Happening Over at Gawker 2.0?

Here’s everyone who has quit the not-yet-launched site so far.
Just What the Democratic Primary Needed: A 25th Candidate

Joe Sestak’s reputation for not taking party Establishment advice probably helped him decide on a longest-of-long-shots candidacy.
University of Utah Student Still Missing After Taking Lyft

It’s been one week, and no one has heard from Mackenzie Lueck.
Team Men Has Nothing to Say About Pay Inequality

The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team just reached a whole new level of disappointing.
Knitting Site Bans the Support of Donald Trump

Ravelry binds off on the president.
What We Learned From Leaked Trump Transition Vetting Documents

Many would-be appointees had “red flags,” but they were hired anyway.
Trump Claims He Saved Obamacare, Despite His Multiple Attempts to Kill It

The latest in a series of breathtaking presidential lies denies his entire first-term health-care policy record.
Democratic Presidential Candidates Respond to New Rape Allegation Against Trump

They were asked to respond to E. Jean Carroll’s accusation and weigh in on whether Congress should get involved.
How Readers, Pundits, and Trump Have Responded to E. Jean Carroll’s Allegations

Carroll’s revelation has prompted praise, heartbreak, anger, and questions — here’s what’s been happening since she came forward.
Even the Trump Transition Team Knew Some Appointees Were Bad Hires: Report

In newly obtained documents, the Trump transition team flagged some candidates as worrisome for the exact reason they were eventually let go.

11:30 A.M. Iran: The White House Is ‘Afflicted by Mental Retardation’ Trump isn’t the only world leader who can lob cringeworthy insults.
10:29 A.M. Google Tells Employees Not to Protest Google at Pride A leaked internal memo shows LGBTQ+ employees were told they could be punished for using Google’s platform to protest at Pride in San Francisco.
10:10 A.M. Bryan Stevenson’s ‘Not Entirely Rational’ Quest for Justice The attorney and activist on how America’s racial sins live on in our criminal justice system — and his belief that a transformation is possible.
8:30 A.M. Trump Would Certainly Fill a 2020 Supreme Court Vacancy Though the GOP refused to fill the last election-year opening, Trump says he’d appoint a justice even if he only had three days left in his term.
7:00 A.M. New York Proved That a Better Democratic Party Is Possible Developers used to call the shots in Albany. This year, progressives did.
3:55 A.M. Layleen Polanco’s Death Haunts a Prideful Celebration Just weeks before the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, Polanco, a transgender woman, died in a solitary confinement cell at Riker’s.
12:15 A.M. White House: Kellyanne Conway to Skip Hatch Act Hearing A federal agency said Conway should be fired. Instead, the White House is blocking her from testifying at Wednesday’s House hearing on the matter.
9:40 P.M. Trump Responds to Carroll Rape Claim: ‘She’s Not My Type’ The president has used the turn of phrase in an attempt to deflect sexual-assault allegations on at least two previous occasions.
6:30 P.M. How Badly Did Pete Buttigieg Mishandle a Police Shooting? The wunderkind presidential candidate is facing a serious early test of his candidacy.
6:00 P.M. Nightmare YouTubers Engaged. Maybe? Everything you wanted to know in a dispatch from the dark, fake universe of YouTubers, including cameo appearances from Mod Sun, Bella Thorne.
5:46 P.M. Trump’s Erratic Reaction to the Migrant Child Crisis It’s hard to keep up with Team Trump’s actions denying or evading the responsibility to give kids decent treatment.
5:44 P.M. I Just Want to Know Who Has My Data, Not What It’s Worth New legislation would force tech companies to put a precise value on user data, but it targets the wrong industry.
5:06 P.M. Just What the Democratic Primary Needed: A 25th Candidate Joe Sestak’s reputation for not taking party Establishment advice probably helped him decide on a longest-of-long-shots candidacy.
1:10 P.M. I Highly Recommend the Beyoncé ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Whatever you do … do not opt to let Beyoncé go swimming.
12:45 P.M. What We Learned From Leaked Trump Transition Vetting Docs Many would-be appointees had “red flags,” but they were hired anyway.
12:25 P.M. Trump Claims He Saved Obamacare, Despite Trying to Kill It The latest in a series of breathtaking presidential lies denies his entire first-term health-care policy record.
12:21 P.M. Why Trump Is So Confused About His Own Iran Policy It’s either an intricate diplomatic plan to confound Iran with an array of ever-shifting demands, or the work of a confused Fox News viewer.
June 24, 2019 Marianne Williamson Makes a Case for a Recovery Presidency Sixty-eight minutes with the self-help guru – and 2020 dark horse – who sees “both sides” on vaccines.
June 24, 2019 How Cindy Yang Learned to Throw a Party at Mar-a-Lago Cindy Yang was a rising fixture in Palm Beach society. Then Robert Kraft got charged with soliciting prostitution and the FBI took notice.
June 24, 2019 Trump Transition Anticipated Its Turnover Problem: Report In newly obtained documents, the Trump transition team flagged some candidates as worrisome for the exact reason they were eventually let go.

12:00 P.M. How to Write an Out-of-Office Message Too many people share too much information.
11:56 A.M. Trump Doesn’t Have a ‘Type’ All he sees is prey.
11:35 A.M. How Our Beauty Writer Gets Her Skin So Good Erica Smith alternates between four cleansers.
10:09 A.M. W Magazine Has Finally Sold And longtime editor Stefano Tonchi is exiting.
9:15 A.M. Khloé and Tristan Were on the Outs During Cheating Drama An anonymous source tells People they weren’t “in a proper relationship” at the time.
8:00 A.M. The Look Book Goes to a Little Tina Turner Audition Dozens of 8-to-12-year-old actresses lined up for the opportunity to play a young incarnation of the star in Broadway’s Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. gallery
7:20 A.M. Trump Responds to Carroll Rape Claim: ‘She’s Not My Type’ The president has used the turn of phrase in an attempt to deflect sexual-assault allegations on at least two previous occasions.
6:30 A.M. The Celebrity Colorist Who Wears Harnesses to Work Kirsten Stuke counts Frank Ocean and Zoë Kravitz as clients.
7:21 P.M. NY Times Responds to Criticism Over E. Jean Carroll Story The executive editor admits the paper’s coverage of serious rape allegations against Trump was “overly cautious.”
6:29 P.M. Will George Clooney Ever Recover From His Plumbing Disaster? Oh no.
6:20 P.M. Susan Collins Has a New Democratic Challenger Sara Gideon announced her Senate run, taking aim at Collins for voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.
6:02 P.M. Meet the Artist Behind Those Cheeky New Celine Graphics When Hedi Slimane approached David Kramer, he thought it was a joke.
6:00 P.M. We Can Stop Worrying About Horns Growing Out of Our Skulls One of the co-authors reportedly left some important details out of the research paper.
5:46 P.M. Renata Klein’s Dirtbag Husband, My Summer Style Inspiration Strap on your leather bracelets and enjoy the Gordon Klein of seasons.
4:39 P.M. Jonathan Van Ness Has a New Job Click, update LinkedIn.
4:37 P.M. University of Utah Student Still Missing After Taking Lyft It’s been one week, and no one has heard from Mackenzie Lueck.
4:35 P.M. What the Hell Is Happening Over at Gawker 2.0? Here’s everyone who has quit the not-yet-launched site so far.
3:44 P.M. Hailey Bieber’s Bieber Beauty Trademark Was Denied Is it too late now to say sorry?
3:32 P.M. Knitting Site Bans the Support of Donald Trump Ravelry binds off on the president.
3:04 P.M. A Summer Bag for People Who Only Wear Black It’s got studs, too.

12:00 P.M. Anthony Jeselnik’s New Show Good Talk Debuts in September The six-episode debut season is full of his comedy friends.
11:40 A.M. How Woodstock 50 Imploded Right Before Our Eyes: A Timeline From definitely sort of canceled to definitely sort of uncanceled in less than a month. Here’s what the hell is going on.
11:36 A.M. Every Time the Bachelorette Men Were Underwhelmed by Travel “Wow, look at this building.”
11:28 A.M. What’s It Gonna Take to Dethrone ‘Old Town Road’? So far the Lil Nas X disruptor has denied Taylor Swift, Drake, and Ed Sheeran a No. 1 hit. Here’s how it might be stopped.
11:21 A.M. ‘I Hadn’t Known Myself Before I Had Sex With a Woman’ Lauren Morelli came out while writing Orange Is the New Black. Now she’s adapting the queer classic Tales of the City.
10:18 A.M. Go Ahead, Post These Comedians’ Sets on Instagram It’s common for A-list comics to lock up fans’ phones — but many up-and-comers see the benefits of being recorded.
10:15 A.M. Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande Join Ryan Murphy’s The Prom With Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, and … James Corden?
10:00 A.M. Daisy Ridley Is Extremely Emotional in This New Ophelia Clip Naomi Watts and Clive Owen also have feelings in the new perspective-switched retelling of Hamlet.
8:30 A.M. Yesterday Doesn’t Know What to Do With Its Premise Only the first half of Danny Boyle’s Beatles fantasy-comedy works.
8:00 A.M. It’s Time to Root for Roger Ailes The making of Showtime’s series about the Fox News founder.
1:29 A.M. Constance Wu Says Hello to Goodbye, Vitamin Adaptation The 2017 Rachel Khong novel follows a woman’s return to her childhood home after her father is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
11:16 P.M. Lady Gaga Celebrates Pride, the ‘F***ing Oscar in My Hand’ The singer got deep in her feelings while playing the Apollo, with extra love for Marsha P. Johnson.
10:15 P.M. Scream Season 3: Mary J. Blige vs. Ghostface Heads to VH1 Unless Mary J. Blige is herself Ghostface? This new season can’t come fast enough.
8:50 P.M. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Stars Take Part in Mueller Report Play Watch The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts online, which is probably better than reading the whole thing yourself.
8:04 P.M. Police Share Video of Jussie Smollett With Rope Around Neck Body-cam footage show officers in Smollett’s home.
4:44 P.M. George Clooney Is a Lonely Scientist in a New Netflix Film His hiatus is over!
4:12 P.M. The Makeup Secrets Behind Who Is America? “If the makeup doesn’t work, the show’s over,” the prosthetics artist told us.
2:17 P.M. Desus and Mero Are Ready for All the Awards You Got On this week’s Good One podcast, the duo talks about connecting on Twitter and what it would mean to win an Emmy.
1:47 P.M. Why We Can’t Stop Watching Keanu Reeves, 30 Years On His longevity and recent resurgence all come down to his particular blend of vulnerability and mystery.
1:47 P.M. Nick Kroll Doesn’t Need Tan France’s Fashion Tips But Big Mouth co-creator Andrew Goldberg does.

11:35 A.M. Here Are the ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ for 2019 The always-controversial ranking of restaurants arrives — and Noma isn’t number one.
12:33 P.M. How to Summerize a Negroni A barista turned bartender is challenging the cocktail orthodoxy by shaking a drink most say should be stirred!
June 24, 2019 Seriously, Why Does This Gordon Ramsay Show Exist? Does the world really need a travel show starring Gordon Ramsay?
June 24, 2019 This ‘Mom & Mom Shop’ Wants to Make Meat Fun Again Former White Gold butchers Jocelyn Guest and Erika Nakamura on starting a family and launching their own business.
June 21, 2019 It’s Time to Try a G&T-Plus Yes, there is a way to make a gin-and-tonic ever-so-slightly better.
June 21, 2019 Jarry Editor Lukas Volger’s Grub Street Diet “Four times a year, you get a box of six pounds of beans — it’s a little overwhelming.”
June 20, 2019 A Guide to All the Very Italian Restaurants Opening In NYC The city’s restaurant scene is overflowing with eateries from Italians.
June 20, 2019 Which 2020 Candidate’s Comfort Food Is the Most Haunting? “A BAKED POTATO.”
June 20, 2019 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
June 19, 2019 Inside the Dinner Party That Uses Pasta to Build Friendships At Pasta Social Club, the focus is on carbs and comfort.
June 19, 2019 The Frye Fest Is the Summer Festival America Deserves Who wouldn’t love “an immersive fried potato festival”?
June 19, 2019 Culinary Institute of America Starts Bourdain Scholarship It will support students in their studies abroad.
June 19, 2019 How to Peel Garlic A handy guide for the harried home cook.
June 18, 2019 Where Does Au Cheval Go From Here? What happens when critics take issue with a restaurant’s core concept?
June 18, 2019 The Oral History of Serious Eats How a cash-strapped start-up became the internet’s food-nerd utopia.
June 17, 2019 The New East Wind Snack Shop Has an Unexpected Specialty Dragon’s beard candy is being made at the dumpling shop’s third location.
June 17, 2019 Everything You Need to Know About LaCroix’s Recent Troubles It’s been a wild nine months for the seltzer brand, which seems to be losing its cult status among consumers.
June 16, 2019 Crown Shy Brings Uncommon Finesse to Fidi Chef James Kent’s precise, seasonal brand of cooking is on display at this deceptively ambitious new restaurant.
June 14, 2019 Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Grub Street Diet “It makes me feel like a million bucks.”
June 13, 2019 On the Trail of New York’s Nutcracker Kings How a brain-numbing street cocktail became a multimillion-dollar uptown hustle.

11:48 A.M. What Are the Best (Nice-Looking) Cribs for Babies? Eleven designers dish on the most stylish cribs for your bundle of joy.
11:48 A.M. These Levi’s Raincoats Are Up to 53 Percent Off (Today Only) The raincoats in a range of colors for men and women are on sale today as part of wider Levi’s discounts on Amazon.
10:00 A.M. The Best Toothpaste on Amazon, According to Reviewers “This toothpaste saved my life.”
9:55 A.M. These Classic Castañer Espadrilles Are Just $48 They’re 60 percent off at Moda Operandi.
5:45 P.M. Guest Strat Haul: What Jia Tolentino Bought in June “Am I allowed to talk about weed beans? All I can say about these beans is that they’re very, very special.”
5:35 P.M. The Bristly Rods I Deep Clean My Mouth With (After Brushing) A gentle back and forth is often all I need to obliterate any lingering detritus in hard-to-reach places.
4:33 P.M. What Are the Best Belts for Women? Buckle up.
12:20 P.M. Lots of Adidas Sneakers Are Half Off at the Outnet Including Superstars, Stan Smiths, Gazelles, and more.
June 24, 2019 What to Buy to Look Like: A New York Art Curator “We never want to overshadow the artist, so there’s a shared sensibility around not taking up too much visual space.”
June 24, 2019 These Summery High-Waisted Cropped Pants Are a Mere $26 They’re from one of Amazon’s house fashion lines.
June 24, 2019 Welcome to Teeth Week From dental floss and fluoride-free toothpaste to toothbrushes and tongue scrapers, everything you need to take care of your teeth.
June 21, 2019 With These Butt Patches, Mosquitoes Don’t Even Know I Exist I’ve actually watched a mosquito approach me, linger a while, and then buzz off.
June 21, 2019 The Best Litter Boxes, According to Vets and Rescuers Because cats — and their owners — can be picky.
June 21, 2019 The 21 Best Deals From Net-a-Porter’s Flash Summer Sale Including sundresses, espadrilles, and a Grateful Dead T-shirt.
June 21, 2019 The Best Vitamin C Serums, According to Dermatologists Including specific serums for dry, oily, and acne-prone skin.
June 21, 2019 35 Things on Sale From Instant Pot to Patagonia Plus: Cos, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, and Herbivore.
June 20, 2019 This Probiotic-Infused Cleanser Stops My Summer Breakouts This cruelty-free, vegan, and probiotic-infused stuff has totally saved my skin from its annual sweat-provoked congestion.
June 20, 2019 Can You Actually Do Anything About Cellulite at Home? It affects more than 90 percent of women, yet is notoriously hard to treat.
June 20, 2019 What Are the Best Swim Trunks for Men? It’s time to ditch those knee-length board shorts.
June 20, 2019 Ask Chris Black: What Are Your Travel Essentials? Plus: towels and slippers to use instead of a smelly bath mat, and stylish swim trunks for guys (without a lobster print in sight).

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