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6:23 A.M. If Trump Cares About Stock Prices, Why Is He a ‘Tariff Man’? It’s one of the core contradictions of Trump administration.
6:00 A.M. The Unlikely New Generation of Unabomber Acolytes Two decades after his last deadly act of ecoterrorism, Ted Kaczynski has become somewhat of a fringe prophet.
12:31 A.M. ‘I Don’t Care’: GOP Sens Dismiss Allegations Against Trump “The Democrats will do anything to hurt this President,” said Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch.
7:29 P.M. Trump Better Get Used to a Democratic House The odds of Republicans regaining the House in 2020 even if Trump is reelected aren’t great.
5:54 P.M. Here’s a Solution for Fixing the BQE: Get Rid of It New York City wants to spend billions upgrading a perpetually jammed roadway. Bad idea.
5:43 P.M. Here’s One Easy Way to Increase Diversity at Universities New research reinforces the systemic nature of the barriers low-income students encounter when they consider higher education.
4:43 P.M. White House Chief of Staff Selection Could Signal Total War A top staffer like Mark Meadows would be confirmation that Trump’s strategy to defend against political and legal threats is maximum polarization.
3:47 P.M. ‘Election Night’ Is an Outdated and Dangerous Relic More and more, the traditional media-driven drama of single-day voting and vote counting is out of line with reality. And that’s bad for democracy.
2:46 P.M. What’s It Mean That Kavanaugh Sided With Planned Parenthood? The new justice voted with liberals in declining to hear a case that could have cut off funding for the group.
2:41 P.M. Elon Musk Is the Physical Embodiment of a Reddit Post He does not respect the SEC, by the way.
2:23 P.M. YouTube Bans Gavin McInnes for … ‘Copyright Infringement’ McInnes had already been de-platformed by all other major social-media companies.
1:59 P.M. Tech Workers Are Fed Up With Forced Arbitration Google updated its sexual harassment policies. Now its employees want the rest of Silicon Valley to follow suit.
10:30 A.M. Everybody Says Mueller Is Almost Done. What If He Isn’t? What we know from Mueller is still a small fraction of the publicly available facts about Trump’s long relationship with Russia.
10:08 A.M. The Nation’s First Charter-School Strike Is Over – For Now Acero Schools’ management gave in on some of the educators’ key demands, agreeing to raise pay, reduce class sizes, and set a sanctuary school policy.
Dec. 10, 2018 ‘Dumb As a Rock’: 5 Times Trump Insulted People He Appointed Rex Tillerson is the latest to join a not-so-exclusive club.
Dec. 9, 2018 When Republicans Lose, They Work Harder to Rig the Game Anti-democratic forces are winning the post-election.
Dec. 9, 2018 New York’s Tiny Streets Are Simply Delightful But just how short are they? video
Dec. 9, 2018 Sherrod Brown Has a Blueprint for America 2020 Is looking this rumpled a path to the presidency?
Dec. 9, 2018 Commentary Roundup on Cohen and Manafort Sentencing Memos The president thinks he’s been cleared, but pundits and experts who actually understand the Cohen and Manafort sentencing memos beg to differ.
Dec. 9, 2018 How Should House Democrats Use Their Very Limited Power? Take a lesson from the GOP, Democrats, and focus on regaining power more than arguing over how it will be used.

10:55 P.M. It’s Pride Day on Vanderpump Rules, and Everybody’s Fighting But James has a washer and dryer in his apartment now, which is nice.
8:09 P.M. Oh No, He’s Gone and Grabbed the Ceremonial Mace A British Member of Parliament caused absolute chaos in the chamber when he broke the rules in an act of protest.
6:36 P.M. Ex-Frat President Accused of Rape Only Has to Pay $400 Fine “I am devastated by your decision to let my rapist… go free without any punishment,” the survivor said through tears in court.
5:52 P.M. This Artist Filled a Giant Chanel Makeup Case With Lasagna Chloe Wise combines all our interests.
5:36 P.M. Meghan Markle (and Her Bump) Made a Surprise Appearance The Duchess of Sussex honored Givenchy designer Clare Waight Keller at the British Fashion Awards.
5:33 P.M. Are These Dog Leggings Supposed to Be Sexy? A brief investigation.
5:20 P.M. Gift of the Day: Fancy Face Glitter A rose-gold glitter to match pink Champagne.
4:14 P.M. The Cut’s CBD-Infused Gift Guide 15 CBD gifts, from gummies to skin-care products.
3:24 P.M. The Next Milk Is Sesame “Milk” The milk frontier knows no bounds.
3:21 P.M. Can I Build a Gingerbread House Big Enough for My Dog? A tense and exciting holiday challenge.
3:20 P.M. What’s It Mean That Kavanaugh Sided With Planned Parenthood? The new justice voted with liberals in declining to hear a case that could have cut off funding for the group.
1:57 P.M. Kanye West Got Skate Lessons in Miami It wasn’t performance art.
1:54 P.M. You Can Wear a Plaid Skirt to Literally Any Holiday Party It transcends dress code.
1:29 P.M. Why the Idea of ‘the One’ Is a New and Stressful Concept What should we expect from marriage?
12:31 P.M. These Custom Tees Come Delivered in a Pizza Box Would you prefer Parmesan or red pepper flakes on your T-shirt?
12:22 P.M. All I Want for Christmas Is a Pair of Silver Doll Shoes These from Chanel will do nicely.
12:18 P.M. Fashion’s Most Colorful Designer Loves Bravo Shows Sander Lak of Sies Marjan has mastered the high-low mix.
11:18 A.M. Love Is Dead: Woman and Her Ghost Husband Are Breaking Up “All I want to say is be VERY careful when dabbling in spirituality.”
11:13 A.M. Disturbing Video Shows Police Ripping Baby Away From Mother She’s now in custody at Rikers Island for resisting arrest.
11:06 A.M. Meghan Markle’s Dad Is Getting Involved in the Royal Drama He gave another exclusive interview to the Daily Mail.

12:29 A.M. Enjoy Your Filthy Puppets While You Can! Avenue Q Is Closing The show took home Best Musical, Best Book and Best Original Score at the 2004 Tony Awards
11:08 P.M. And Now the Academy Might Not Want an Oscars Host at All But we have so many good suggestions!
10:11 P.M. Toxic Avenger Reportedly Might Rise Again as a Reboot Not the avenger we deserve, but certainly the avenger we need.
10:04 P.M. My Brilliant Friend Finale Recap: For Better, For Worse As Lila’s wedding approaches, the differences between her and Elena unite the two friends in silent understanding.
10:00 P.M. Vanderpump Rules Recap: James and the Giant Breach Is DJ James Kennedy abusive, or just a scumbag? The women of SUR are on the case!
8:31 P.M. Constance Wu Reportedly In Talks for Pregnancy Rom-Com And you thought your love life was complicated.
8:21 P.M. Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In American Remake of The Guilty Just picture a camera on Gyllenhaal’s face as he gets increasingly upset for an entire movie.
5:41 P.M. Here’s Nicole Kidman in Her Gretchen Carlson Wig Or is it Naomi Watts?
4:48 P.M. Mrs. Maisel’s Costume Designer Explains Five Key Outfits From Tony Shalhoub’s beret to Midge judging the swimsuit competition.
4:36 P.M. The Trouble With XXXTentacion’s Fragmented SKINS It’s all chilling ideas that dissipate before they can be resolved.
4:27 P.M. Jonah Hill Breaks Silence on Gaga’s ‘100 People in a Room’ “She’s delivering those same talking points every night and making them sound new. That’s acting.”
4:22 P.M. 16 Works Sell for Over $1M in Miami — Only One Is By a Woman Peruse this list of hundreds of reported sale prices from Art Basel Miami Beach.
4:02 P.M. Mrs. Maisel’s Michael Zegen Knows You Don’t Like Joel “I’m always surprised when people tell me, ‘Oh, I’m rooting for you.’ It’s like, really?”
3:48 P.M. Zach Broussard Reveals the Top 1,000 Comedians of 2018 Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
3:36 P.M. The 10 Best New TV Shows of 2018 A wildly eclectic year of debuts, from Queer Eye to Sharp Objects.
3:27 P.M. Tom DeLonge Is Making a Sci-fi Show for Teens Combining DeLonge’s loves of skateboarding, the paranormal, and dirty jokes.
3:00 P.M. Watch the Godzilla: King of the Monsters Trailer Featuring Rodan, Ghidorah, and most fearsome of all, character actress Vera Farmiga. video
2:51 P.M. Opera Review: A Tale of Two Tones in the Met’s La Traviata Michael Mayer’s production makes the sparkly life so unsexy and over-sugared, the last act’s bleakness comes off as refreshingly spare.
2:38 P.M. Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon to Cover the 2019 Rose Parade They’re back!
2:20 P.M. How a Bunch of Romantic Goths Changed Music As We Know It This Mortal Coil’s influence is everywhere.

6:00 A.M. The Underground Gourmet’s Year-End Digest The top pizzas, sandwiches, dishes, and desserts of 2018, ranked.
2:41 P.M. A New Kaiseki Spot From a Renowned Chef Opens Tomorrow Odo will offer dishes like washugyu rib eye with sansho-soy sauce.
11:12 A.M. The Egg Salad Sandwich That Won Instagram in 2018 Food that manages to be gorgeous without resorting to gimmicks.
9:14 A.M. Instacart Shoppers Are Boycotting Over Falling Wages Under a new pay model, employees have seen their earnings fall by half or more.
Dec. 9, 2018 Mario Batali’s Empire in the Wake of Mario Batali A year after allegations against him emerged, anyone who eats at Babbo is still filling his pockets.
Dec. 7, 2018 Trailblazing Cocktail Bar Flatiron Lounge Will Close Julie Reiner’s mixology destination ushered in New York mixology’s golden age.
Dec. 7, 2018 Mark Ladner’s Fast-Casual Pasta Flyer Will Close The chef is looking for a new space for the restaurant.
Dec. 7, 2018 Restaurant Power Rankings: Where to Eat Right Now It’s our weekly ranking of the city’s most important restaurants.
Dec. 7, 2018 Actor Max Greenfield’s Grub Street Diet “That’s crazy talk!”
Dec. 6, 2018 New-Brooklyn Pioneer Battersby Will Close This Month The restaurant will host its last night of service on New Year’s Eve.
Dec. 6, 2018 10 Events That Should Be on Your Weekend Agenda 2 Dope Queens, local beer and cider, and a celebration of the Dude.
Dec. 6, 2018 What Our Editors Are Giving This Year Grub Street has gift ideas for ramen fans, rosé lovers, and plenty more.
Dec. 6, 2018 Lasagna Pizza Is the Food Mash-up America Needs Right Now Little Caesars has answered our collective prayers.
Dec. 6, 2018 Why Tips Won They’re outdated. They’re discriminatory. And they aren’t going anywhere.
Dec. 5, 2018 The San Francisco Chronicle Names Soleil Ho Its New Critic She succeeds Michael Bauer, who retired earlier this year.
Dec. 5, 2018 The Absolute Best Restaurants in Gowanus A home for festive Korean barbecue, hangover-curing Cubanos, and red sauce both retro and refined.
Dec. 5, 2018 How to Pair Wine With Oreos You can even dunk them.
Dec. 4, 2018 City Begins Annual Preparations to Brace for SantaCon Every local transit system is banning alcohol on Saturday.
Dec. 4, 2018 Amazon Is Testing Its Cashier-less Tech for Bigger Stores If it’s implemented at Whole Foods, employees’ worst fears would be confirmed.
Dec. 4, 2018 One Simple Seafood Dish Is Ruining New York Restaurants It’s a scourge that must be stopped.

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3:37 P.M. Package Deals: 11 Kitchen Gift Bundles Under $100 Like DIY gift baskets, but with kitchen gear and cookbooks.
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12:55 P.M. The Tesla of Electric Toothbrushes Is $100 Right Now Good gift alert!
12:30 P.M. Dyson Vacuums, Fans, and Blow-Dryers Up to 60 Percent Off Including that fancy hair dryer.
12:30 P.M. Welcome to the Strategist’s Celebrity White Elephant Follow the journey of the Queen Elizabeth figurine, see who wins a karaoke microphone, and find out who brought composting worms.
9:30 A.M. 35 Gifts for Every Type of Girlfriend From a Vitamix to a pair of cheap but expensive looking earrings.
Dec. 7, 2018 I Can’t Stop Buying Bud Vases Cheaper than regular vases, and one little stem makes them a perfect host gift.
Dec. 7, 2018 What’s the Best Throw Blanket to Give? Perfect for winter hibernation.
Dec. 7, 2018 What Dylan McDermott Can’t Live Without “Take your vitamin D, listen to Poison, and floss.”
Dec. 7, 2018 This Mini Staub French Oven Is the Perfect Two-Person Pot Plus, it’s a foolproof rice maker.
Dec. 7, 2018 What Strategist Readers Are Buying: Holiday Pop-Up Edition Lots of our greatest hits, plus new favorites.
Dec. 7, 2018 47 Things on Sale You’ll Want to Buy: From Longchamp to Dior Plus: Madewell, Everlane, Uniqlo, Isabel Marant, and Veja.
Dec. 6, 2018 The 20 Best Coffee-Table Books, According to Art People Recommendations from artists, curators, gallerists, collectors, critics, and more.
Dec. 6, 2018 Pampas Grass Is the New Monstera Leaf “Pampas grass is sort of like a pair of white cowboy boots.”
Dec. 6, 2018 The Cheapest, Nicest Gifts From The Most Expensive Brands From Chanel to Gucci to Le Creuset
Dec. 6, 2018 So Many Men’s Everlane T-Shirts Are On Sale (Some for $10) Lots of colors and all the sizes, too.
Dec. 6, 2018 The Best Career Advice Books, According to Executive Coaches We talked with career coaches, career strategists, and executive coaches to find the best books to read to advance your career.

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